Gator Country

dailydoublecat · 02-17-2013, 07:18 PM

I have to admit I haven't watched enough around the country. What teams scare you?? The thing that separates Florida from the teams I've watched are numerous shooters on their team and you never know whose going to be hot. So what teams scare you??
Jeff

**gator1986** · 02-17-2013, 07:22 PM

Not too many teams scare me, only two I can say do, possibly three are Arizona and KSU because they found the blueprint, and possibly Michigan.

UFSECKINGS · 02-17-2013, 07:29 PM

Michigan State/Indiana

gatordavisl · 02-17-2013, 07:34 PM

Mizzou
Arkansas
Tenn
Bama
Vandy
UK

Pretty much in that order.

Ok, not to be a smart alec. I guess the teams that scare me are Mich, Indiana, and Louisville. I've seen Tennessee suck out loud earlier this year, but they appear to be putting it together. Considering the fact we often have a snafu game up there (and tend to get knocked around with zero consideration from the zebras), I'm worried that they put it all together in their game against the Gators. It will be their biggest game of the year.

**Bear1974** · 02-17-2013, 07:39 PM

I think general concerns would be playing teams that have an extremely good home record and/or is playing well at home recently.

Or any team ranked in the top 15 can certainly get hot in the end.

I do think if UF does get relatively healthly and has everybody playing by the NCAA tourney time then one would think UF would not be a team somebody would want to play in the tourney.

I think before the end of the season it would be good to see a scenario of winning a close game in the end especially on the road just to see if they can win that type of game.

I think this week for UF provides an interesting gauge as to the mindset of where this team is at. You get a road game on Tuesday against a team you butt whipped at home so you know there will be a level of hate/revenge in this game. And then you get the home against a team that you recently lost too and gives you an opportunity to redeem yourself so to speak.

It is a week of different mental challenges and should give helpful experience going into March.

gatordd · 02-17-2013, 07:43 PM

In the tourney I'm scared of Louisville, Arizona, Michigan, IU...

I think we thrash anyone else come tourney time

gatorbogey · 02-17-2013, 07:51 PM

Michigan State
Louisville
might get queazy seeing wisconsin again in the bracket or 'zona would cause some indigestion.

typically, #1 and #2 type seeds won't cause me to be scared - i take those as challenges.

probably be concerned about teams like butler if we were to be paired with them in indy or a team like kansas in a venue where they'd be like a home environment...

ArtVandelay · 02-17-2013, 08:05 PM

Michigan and Arizona...

The only other team I would put out there is Louisville and the only reason I say that is because they have given us some heartbreak recently. I don't think they should really be able to hang with us.

gatordavisl · 02-17-2013, 08:06 PM

Yeah - forgot about Mich St. Izzo has them headed the right direction this time of year.

**ufgatordad** · 02-17-2013, 08:11 PM

What about miami? Not scared, but it cant be a fluke that they have beaten everybody in that conf, and just pulled off another close one over clemson.Havent watched them a lot, though. But seems to be going their way

**ufgatordad** · 02-17-2013, 08:14 PM

And i agree with gatordavis. We still have ours in front of us on the road to prove ourselves, esp mental toughness at mizzou and tenn

akaGatorhoops · 02-17-2013, 10:13 PM

Michigan
Miami
Mich. St.

I think we would beat all three on most nights, but those are the 3 I would least like to face.

tommyuf21 · 02-17-2013, 10:58 PM

My worry centers around our two (or three) bigs getting into foul trouble. Having Will back minimizes that a lot, but we still only have three low post players.

Any top 15 team that has more than 3 guys 6'8" or taller who are skilled/experienced. I think that would include Michigan State, Indiana and Miami (to a lesser degree than the other two). I would add Louisville because we seem to have a problem with them, no matter how good they are and I would rather not see either of the the two that beat us (Zona, KSU). I don't necessarily believe that Zona and KSU are better than us, but they certainly know how to beat us and would carry that confidence into a matchup.

My hesitance to label us as a final four team is rooted in that lack of depth. If Young and Murphy avoid foul trouble, we can beat anyone. If they don't, then we become very vulnerable to teams with really good low post games.

ETGator1 · 02-17-2013, 11:12 PM

With Yeguete back and a healthy 8 deep, no one.

Short handed, too many teams to want to talk about it on the national level. In the SEC, at Mizzou and at UT. Both will be hard games to win playing with 7 players and short depth in the frontcourt.

BengermanV · 02-17-2013, 11:32 PM

Indiana is the only team in the country that I'd consider to be better than us. However, would not want to run into:

Louisville -- Basically the same team that beat us last year. I don't think we match up too well with them, but I still think we're the better team.

Michigan State -- There is one coach in the country I'd take over Billy Donovan in a heads up match.

Butler -- Teams that can shoot the three really well have the potential to give us trouble.

Michigan -- Very similar to us, I think they are about as equally matched around the board.

Outside of that, and maybe a team like Miami, I think we match up well with just about everyone.

tilly · 02-18-2013, 12:00 AM

Tommy Izzo scares me.

WESGATORS · 02-18-2013, 12:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gatordavisl

Mizzou
Arkansas
Tenn
Bama
Vandy
UK

Pretty much in that order.

Not that any of these teams scare me, but I have a hard time looking past the pursuit of an SEC Championship.

I do hope Miami makes it to the Final Four (provided that they're not in our region). Other than that, the teams I want to see knocked out are the teams that have a large fanbase (Michigan State and Indiana in the Final Four would make for a pretty tough ticket). That said, I would love a rematch vs. Michigan State for the championship.

Go GATORS!
,WESGATORS

InstiGATOR1 · 02-18-2013, 01:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dailydoublecat

I have to admit I haven't watched enough around the country. What teams scare you?? The thing that separates Florida from the teams I've watched are numerous shooters on their team and you never know whose going to be hot. So what teams scare you??
Jeff

In 2007, I was nervous that UF would be matched up against a team with big athletic guards that Green and Humphrey could not guard. That never happened but there were teams like that including a bad LSU team that beat UF with a back court that UF struggled with.

This year I think this team has more flexibility than the 2007 team. Though this team starts 3 guards, it can with Yeguete back in a couple of weeks go big with Prather on the wing if UF comes up against a team with say a good 6'8" wing. So I there is not team I am concerned with. I am more concerned with UF playing UF's game.

I do concur with those who have said I do not really want to see teams like Marquete and Wisconsin who UF has already handle this season.

**regurgigator** · 02-18-2013, 01:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dailydoublecat

I have to admit I haven't watched enough around the country. What teams scare you?? The thing that separates Florida from the teams I've watched are numerous shooters on their team and you never know whose going to be hot. So what teams scare you??
Jeff

Our 3-point shooting has been excellent. But, the thing that we can bring every game in the Tourney that separates us from any team I've seen is our defense.

The thing that scares me most is a game where the refs call it very close and fall for flops and offensive players jumping into the defender, which could take us out of our intense defense and/or get us in deep foul trouble.

But, as to other teams, I think Indiana and Mich State are both looking tough.

I wouldn't be too worried about facing K State again. I think if we play a decent game, we'd beat them handily. I think Arizona's excellent guards will not fold under our pressure defense (which they didn't see in our first game IMO), but their bigs were not that great, so I think we'd handle them too.

madgator · 02-18-2013, 01:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ufgatordad

What about miami? Not scared, but it cant be a fluke that they have beaten everybody in that conf, and just pulled off another close one over clemson.Havent watched them a lot, though. But seems to be going their way

we CLOBBER Miami

not even a contest