Strokes Post Game Comments

[gogators73]

Originally Posted by REM08

This is the 3rd thread I've had to make this point in. Florida isn't the only team in the country with injuries. That orange team you played last night is without a guy who was supposed to be their best player this year.

There is an ENORMOUS difference between being without a player all year and losing guys who have been a huge part of your team.

Do you really think that is the same?

[jmoliver]

We are a final four team if Stokes had selected us instead of calling in UT lap. He is the missing puzzle piece for us. Nothing wrong with what he said.

[108]

i don't mind the confidence, but you would have no idea from his comments that UF was without 2 ingredients, and lost another late in the game

it would be hard for any team with a 6 man rotation to beat the Vols right now

[ArtVandelay]

Originally Posted by Jaggator

I'm going to use Peyton Manning's saying and turn it around and apply it to us.

"Until we learn to beat them, they have the right to say what they want."

Originally Posted by REM08

I dont' know how you bash a kid for post game comments like this. Isn't that what you want players to think? He's got the right mindset whether its accurate or not.

Agreed!

[jmoliver]

I would love to get UT in the SEC Tournament with a full complement of players on each team. Play on a neutral court. The numbers dont lie at UT but anywhere else and the Gators win in double digits.

[jagervol01]

Originally Posted by tommyuf21

I'd love to see them again. Of all of the team's that have beaten us this year, they impress me the least.

I can believe that and I thought for sure Florida would win big last night even while short-handed but this matchup never plays out like one would think it should on paper. I think that Stokes made these comments because he believes that although Florida is more talented they are also soft and can be pushed around.

[108]

Originally Posted by jagervol01

I can believe that and I thought for sure Florida would win big last night even while short-handed but this matchup never plays out like one would think it should on paper. I think that Stokes made these comments because he believes that although Florida is more talented they are also soft and can be pushed around.

all 270 lbs of him is right

[REM08]

Originally Posted by gogators73

There is an ENORMOUS difference between being without a player all year and losing guys who have been a huge part of your team.

Do you really think that is the same?

Apparently I think the difference is much closer than you do. I understand teams get slightly better at coping with the loss of a player overtime, but it all depends on who you have to replace them with and how they improve or adapt. UT, having lost Maymon a while ago, hasn't just regenerated a similar player to him - neither have they adapted by becoming a team that is as good (or close) as they would have been with him. Both losses are big.

I will add though, that I think Florida wins by double digits on a neutral floor, healthy or not, and I do think they are the much better team. Wouldn't be shocked if we get to see this in the SEC tourney.

[gatorcwboyfan]

He can say what he wants. He played like a man last night and his team won. I'm pretty sure any UT team expects to best UF considering how much they've dominated in recent years.

[regurgigator]

I think the same Gator posters who approve of the comment would have slammed any Gator player if they had said something similar during our NIT seasons. It's just in their nature to roast our own team and players when they aren't at the level of perfection that the posters themselves personify


It's a weak comment from a player on a team that has a record of such overwhelming mediocrity.

And, it's weak of our fans to obsess over a loss to a particular team they think "has our number" in the midst of a season that's going so well overall.


But, yeah, everyone has the right to say whatever weak comments float their boat.



I don't care if we play them again or not. We've got more important fish to fry.

[MichaelJoeWilliamson]

Originally Posted by Jaggator

I'm going to use Peyton Manning's saying and turn it around and apply it to us.

"Until we learn to beat them, they have the right to say what they want."

Yep

[HALLGATOR]

Go back to the start of the season and you will see we have been without one, or the other, of our players for most of the games. Yet we are headed for a high seed in the NCAA Tourney and Tenn is not.

[CAGator93]

Downplay your only win over a good team for the entire season.

I don't know -- doesn't seem like the best move.

[BengermanV]

REM, you won't hear a single excuse out of my mouth as to why we lost, but I know you watch (and have probably played) enough basketball to know that running with 6 players for 40 minutes is almost impossible. That's what that team had last night. If you watched, you'd know that having Brax and DeVon on the court is basically like having no one. Both of the guys are way undersized and under-experienced right now.

Tennessee is not better than us, but they played better than us last night.

[REM08]

Originally Posted by BengermanV

REM, you won't hear a single excuse out of my mouth as to why we lost, but I know you watch (and have probably played) enough basketball to know that running with 6 players for 40 minutes is almost impossible. That's what that team had last night. If you watched, you'd know that having Brax and DeVon on the court is basically like having no one. Both of the guys are way undersized and under-experienced right now.

Tennessee is not better than us, but they played better than us last night.

Agreed. Which is why other fans should be taking last nights close loss on the road while short-handed a little better. Other than the fact that it would have been nice to win a close game just to boost confidence in those situations, last night will prove pretty meaningless. NCAA games aren't played on the road and, God-willing, you guys will have a full roster at that point.

[NorthCaptivaGator]

Originally Posted by REM08

I think Stokes is a good guy and still wish we'd landed him at Kentucky. Florida fans would like him if they had him also.

I dont' know how you bash a kid for post game comments like this. Isn't that what you want players to think? He's got the right mindset whether its accurate or not.

God i hope we beat Uk at Rupp

[DuPontGator]

Trolls coming out...

[BEH]

Originally Posted by BengermanV

REM, you won't hear a single excuse out of my mouth as to why we lost, but I know you watch (and have probably played) enough basketball to know that running with 6 players for 40 minutes is almost impossible. That's what that team had last night. If you watched, you'd know that having Brax and DeVon on the court is basically like having no one. Both of the guys are way undersized and under-experienced right now.

Tennessee is not better than us, but they played better than us last night.

Many title teams play 6 players. Depth is the most overrated thing there is. Only five players can be on the court at a time. Six quality players in good shape can do it.

[HALLGATOR]

Originally Posted by BEH

Many title teams play 6 players. Depth is the most overrated thing there is. Only five players can be on the court at a time. Six quality players in good shape can do it.

Sure, that must be it. That's why coaches only recruit a team of six players.

[BEH]

Originally Posted by HALLGATOR

Sure, that must be it. That's why coaches only recruit a team of six players.

They have 13 scholy's. How many teams play more than 7? How do you keep team continueity with more than 7?

UK won last year with basically 6.
Uconn won year before last with basically 7.
Duke won three years ago with basically 6.