Florida guard Scottie Wilbekin named SEC Player of the Week

[InstiGATOR1]

Here is an article:

http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/NEW...the-week.aspx#

BTW, who had Wilbekin in the pool for first UF player this season to win this award?

[DrewLaing]

Good for him. Lights out defense will do that for you! He's made some huge strides this season

[MJGator8104]

Originally Posted by DrewLaing

Good for him. Lights out defense will do that for you! He's made some huge strides this season

Except his defense isn't even mentioned...

[InstiGATOR1]

Originally Posted by DrewLaing

Good for him. Lights out defense will do that for you! He's made some huge strides this season

I am in the camp that Wilbekin has been shutting first team All SEC guys:

http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/NEW...announced.aspx

since his Frosh year. He has shown the ability in flashes to score against big time competition since his frosh year:

http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=310720057

So it is not a huge surprise to me that he is a decent scoring, excellent defender, solid turnover to assits PG this year. He does still need to tighten up his ball security a bit.

[g8rboy]

2 solid offensive games. and the suffocating gnat-like defense. he has to be annoying to play against.

[gatorbogey]

the "swamp gnat defense"
is that a worthy nickname? or "Swamp Skeeter D" ?

[madgator]

Originally Posted by gatorbogey

the "swamp gnat defense"
is that a worthy nickname? or "Swamp Skeeter D" ?

I like it


Swamp Gnat Defense!

[MJGator8104]

Originally Posted by madgator

I like it


Swamp Gnat Defense!

Yeah and if you've ever been swarmed by gnats, you'd know how crazy they make you feel!

[madgator]

Originally Posted by MJGator8104

Yeah and if you've ever been swarmed by gnats, you'd know how crazy they make you feel!

swirling at you, coming at you from all directions, non-stop, never backing off, knock some away and there are more right there waiting

perfect comparison!

[regurgigator]

I could be wrong, but I wouldn't be surprised to see Wilbekin start getting some national popular notoriety due to his defense and his look (the hair and kind of a unique angular(?) face).

The other Wil(l) should get some of that notoriety too (the hair styles would complement each other ), but if it happens, it will probably be just Wilbekin.

[HALLGATOR]

Originally Posted by gatorbogey

the "swamp gnat defense"

That's a good one!

[gogators73]

I hated losing Walker but never would have imagined what we would have gained with Wilbekin's defense.

[tupacbiff]

Originally Posted by gogators73

I hated losing Walker but never would have imagined what we would have gained with Wilbekin's defense.

Why? It was pretty obvious last yr what Scottie brought to the table defensively

[themistocles]

Originally Posted by tupacbiff

Why? It was pretty obvious last yr what Scottie brought to the table defensively

Right Tupac - actually, even as a really skinny 16-17 year old Frosh he brought way more to defense than one should ever expect.

It has absolutely astounded me the way people year after year have said: "Ohh now that Rosario and Beal are here, Wilbekin's minutes will drop off."

or

"Boynton will be at PG with Rosario at 2, and Ogbuze as the #2 PG, Wilbekin's minutes will drop off."


Some people simply do not understand what makes a team stronger, although fortunately Bill D usually does.

Actually, although I knew he was a shooter, recall Boynton's first comment - "That kid's a shooter." - I really didn't expect him to put up the sort of offensive games he has shown in the last two. Of course, I also figured that Ogbuze or Boynton would play the point some and he wouldn't have to average like 35 minutes per game.

[GatorPlanet]

Even as a freshman, he frustrated the heck out of one of UT's stars. Can't remember the guy's name, but he was lighting us up until BD sent Scottie into the game.

Well deserved award this week for young Mr. Wilbekin. I frankly don't see him losing the starting job to any freshman next season.

[InstiGATOR1]

Originally Posted by GatorPlanet

Even as a freshman, he frustrated the heck out of one of UT's stars. Can't remember the guy's name, but he was lighting us up until BD sent Scottie into the game.

As I alluded too also, it was Scotty Hopson. He was on that All SEC team I linked in an earlier post.

[madgator]

Originally Posted by gogators73

I hated losing Walker but never would have imagined what we would have gained with Wilbekin's defense.

how about offensive discipline and cohesion?


having a real point guard makes a tremendous difference on so many levels. Especially when you have a guy who initiates so much of the team offense (particularly transition opportunities) through his defense.

[Go2gtr]

Now teams are scheming on how to play our best defender.

[tim]

Swamp Skeeter FTW

[xenythx]

Wilbekin needs more national respect for being one of the best on-the-ball defenders in the nation. All we hear about is how great Aaron Craft is when he's hacking the crap out of guys with the refs swallowing their whistles.