Rosario is Still the Starter

[GatorPlanet]

Per Billy, he's happy with Mike's play, although concerned about the turnovers.

Also, Casey P has been wearing a padded boxing helmet in practice. Pat thinks it might even help his game, because it limits his vision and forces him to swivel his body.

[regurgigator]

Sounds good! Hope Rosario can keep the bad plays to a minimum. Looking at some of the first half of that last game again, other than his outside shooting, Rosario was playing pretty well and making a lot of positive things happen in the first half by putting pressure on the defense by driving the ball and passing.

[VTGator]

Originally Posted by regurgigator

Sounds good! Hope Rosario can keep the bad plays to a minimum. Looking at some of the first half of that last game again, other than his outside shooting, Rosario was playing pretty well and making a lot of positive things happen in the first half by putting pressure on the defense by driving the ball and passing.

I agree. I'm glad Billy is not overreacting. Rosario has the potential to be a real difference maker for this year's team.

[InstiGATOR1]

Donovan does not like to change lineups when UF is winning. He probably kept Young coming off the bench longer than his ankle required last year. I suspect that foul trouble among his bigs might get him to change his lineup without a loss.

[MJGator8104]

Also, I believe Rosario is a player who just seems to play better when starting as opposed to coming off the bench. I truly believe that if BD benches him, he'll end up as a bust.

[NorthCaptivaGator]

I didn't think Rosario played too poorly against UCF, except for the no look alley oop which would have drawn him bench time even if it worked, plus, I like the idea of bringing Scotty and Casey in at the same time to turn up the defense a notch

[akaGatorhoops]

The biggest difference I see in Rosario is that in spite of sometime flawed technique.... he is really making a solid effort on the defensive end.
Without a doubt, this is giving him a bit longer leash than he had last season.

[themistocles]

There are benefits and costs no matter what one chooses to do.

And yes, Billy D doesn't like to make lineup changes when the team is winning with a fair degree of consistency.

[GatorPlanet]

Mike is a lot of fun to watch. He's quite a creative scorer.

[GatorChoice]

I love Mike when he curls in the lane - he's got a nice, creative game. He still is not very good defensively but at least is putting forth the effort.