Florida Gator Basketball

The Florida Gators continued their win streak last night with a victory over 18th ranked Wake Forest. The Gators notched their first “big win” of the season in a year that was supposed to be sub-par. If you are new to my blog, you will soon realize that a lot of my posts will cover Gator Basketball (I am UF Alumni hard at work). If you don’t follow Gator ball, then hopefully you will learn a few things by reading my posts.

Lee (1st round New York Knicks), Roberson (who knows where?), and Walsh (also fell off the face of the earth?) all either graduated or left early to the NBA draft last year. They were the Gators Big 3. High expectations last year led to huge disappoint in their early NCAA Tournament departure. And an early NCAA departure led to the Gators not being ranked. True men’s basketball fans know the Gators are still a solid team. Defense will be our specialty this season. Without the inconsistent hot dogs Walsh and Roberson, the Gators can concentrate on playing fundamentally sound basketball.

Chris Richardson is not the offensive threat that Lee was, but man can he fill the pain. Richardson is a big man that can grab the boards and throw down a nasty dunk. Adrian Moss (Randy’s cousin who looks just like him minus the dreads) is a defensive beast. He is the windex man when it comes to cleaning the glass. He also has that feisty attitude that Randy has. Moss usually ends up with 4-5 fouls every game, and he does not back down from a fight. His energy and enthusiasm drive this team. Taurean Green, Lee Humphrey, and Corey Brewer make up the guards and small forwards. Humphrey is a 3 point machine. He is automatic from beyond the arch. Now, if you follow basketball you have probably heard of Corey Brewer. I swear the man has glue on his hands. Steals and forced turnovers are his game. Corey is a high energy player that loves to run up and down the court. There is no slack in his game.

Now that the Gators don’t have their ball hogs this year, I can see them going further in the NCAA Tournament. They are still a very young team. Moss is the only senior. This could be a Cinderella year for the Gators, but more than likely it will be next year.

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