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SavageGator · 11-15-2012, 09:31 AM

Rosario's play impressed me. He had no fear in taking the ball to the basket!

kygator · 11-15-2012, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by SavageGator

Rosario's play impressed me. He had no fear in taking the ball to the basket!

He's never shown fear taking it to the basket even when it was a bad idea. However, I agree that he looked really good last night.

jcp · 11-15-2012, 09:37 AM

I've noticed he seems more invested in playing defense now.

gatorfansrule · 11-15-2012, 09:42 AM

He played well last night. I've been critical of him, but if he can take and make good shots and limit the bad ones, he will be a very valuable member of this team. He is probably our best option at driving into the paint.

bullish · 11-15-2012, 10:01 AM

Last night's line-up with Boynton at PG and Rosario at 2g/sf worked. Wilbekin could be looking for backup minutes with a tough freshman pg Ogbueze. Rosario still needs to be aware of shooting too soon in our offense as he still rushed a few. But he is a true scorer and last night we saw a line-up that produced fireworks. Great job Mike!

gatordd · 11-15-2012, 10:01 AM

I hope Rosario holds onto the confidence she showed last night

**G8RNTN** · 11-15-2012, 10:02 AM

Probably his best game as a gator. Something maybe he can build off of.

g8rboy · 11-15-2012, 10:33 AM

he surely isn't afraid. he just makes me cringe when he has the ball and it's time to make a decision. kind of like brewer early on.

manigordo · 11-15-2012, 11:33 AM

If last night was any indication, the light has come on for him. 5 assists. He was also keeping Patric Young in the game. I sit just behind the team towards the scorers table.He was in Patric's ear all night keeping him focused when he was frustrated. He is a team favorite for sure.

InstiGATOR1 · 11-15-2012, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by SavageGator

Rosario's play impressed me. He had no fear in taking the ball to the basket!

It appeared to me that Wisconsin had a defensive liability at one guard. They smartly put him on Rosario, but UF smartly took advantage of that guard. Wisconsin is stubborn and does play zone and UF was able to spread them out and exploit one guy.

**gatordee** · 11-15-2012, 11:47 AM

Maturity goes a long ways and the team sees it.

**RattlerGator** · 11-15-2012, 11:49 AM

I'm still not big on Rosario. Hope he continues to improve but he still seems shaky to me. Put a series of good games together and then I'll be impressed.

ufgator4ever · 11-15-2012, 12:45 PM

Wilbekin's d will get him pt down the road. Rosario needs to prove he can bring same energy and d for next several games before wilbekin loses starting/primary guard role for SECgames.

GatorPlanet · 11-15-2012, 12:55 PM

It'll be interesting to see how the lineup looks with Wilbekin back. The starting 5 right doesn't work on paper, but it sure seems to work on hardwood.

ArtVandelay · 11-15-2012, 01:10 PM

Rosario is a baller! His game is more street ball than college, but he is ridiculously talented offensively. A little too wild and excited. Not sure why its so much different here than he was at Rutgers.

Some players just aren't going to be good defensively the way you want them to. As long as his effort is there, I am okay with that. I think he will be a big piece to our teams success as we head into March.

Jaggator · 11-15-2012, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by gatordd

I hope Rosario holds onto the confidence she showed last night

Since when did Rosario become a "she"?

gator34654 · 11-15-2012, 01:53 PM

Is it Roseario?

**Osiris_DPM** · 11-15-2012, 02:15 PM

He never saw a shot he didn't like. He was in the zone. I just hope he's in the zone more than he's out of it this year if he's going to be playing extended minutes.

**Osiris_DPM** · 11-15-2012, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ArtVandelay

Rosario is a baller! His game is more street ball than college, but he is ridiculously talented offensively. A little too wild and excited. Not sure why its so much different here than he was at Rutgers.

Some players just aren't going to be good defensively the way you want them to. As long as his effort is there, I am okay with that. I think he will be a big piece to our teams success as we head into March.

It's not different than at Rutgers. He took all kinds of circus shots and shot about 37% from the field and 30% from the 3-point arc during his 2 years at Rutgers (averaged over 15 shots per game over that span). He scored a lot of points because he took a ton of shots. His shooting percentage has been much higher since he's been at UF. So far he's shooting 50% from the field this year, after going 43% last year.

**MJGator8104** · 11-15-2012, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Osiris_DPM

It's not different than at Rutgers. He took all kinds of circus shots and shot about 37% from the field and 30% from the 3-point arc during his 2 years at Rutgers (averaged over 15 shots per game over that span). He scored a lot of points because he took a ton of shots. His shooting percentage has been much higher since he's been at UF. So far he's shooting 50% from the field this year, after going 43% last year.

With that and his obvious new dedication to and improvement in defense, you can bet he'll be staying in the starting lineup.