Donovan speech inspires UF comeback; Yeguete out indefinitely
By JOHN BOOTHE | Feb. 21, 2012Brad Beal could not repeat what he heard at halftime in Florida’s locker room.
Brad Beal could not repeat what he heard at halftime in Florida’s locker room.
The bombardment has lasted 60 minutes, so far.
Mike Rosario will likely be available for Florida’s matchup against Auburn tonight, coach Billy Donovan said Monday.
Before the first half ended in Bud Walton Arena, it was clear Florida was not going to play like any of Arkansas’ previous guests.
What happened to the Florida Way?
A little more than a week ago, the Gators barely had to think about losing players to foul trouble.
At halftime of Tuesday’s matchup with Alabama, Florida looked like it might not be able to break free of its funk.
Whenever Billy Donovan hears a dead-ball whistle, he expects at least one of his players to come alive and reign in the rest of his teammates.
After levying four suspensions in the past week, Alabama coach Anthony Grant said Monday that two of those players — guards Trevor Releford and Andrew Steele — will “most likely” be back for tonight’s matchup with Florida.
In the two minutes Will Yeguete spent on the court Saturday, he created havoc.
As Kentucky’s lead swelled in Rupp Arena and Florida’s missed shots mounted, Brad Beal could feel the disunity building on the court.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Florida coach Billy Donovan warned his team before Tuesday night’s 20-point loss that poor shots and quick possessions would allow Kentucky to run wild in transition.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — In the Gators’ two previous losses against top-three teams, outside shooting was their saving grace from an embarrassing final margin.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — For 5-foot-8-inch Erving Walker, Kentucky was too tall of a test.
Last Thursday, with less than four minutes to play, Brad Beal was in mid-air above the rim and about to exact a small piece of revenge on South Carolina’s Damontre Harris.
Kenny Boynton has not always been comfortable with clearing his mind and closing tight games for the Gators.
When South Carolina hosted Florida nearly three weeks ago, the Gamecocks allowed their visitors to shoot 50 percent from three and steal their first road win of the season before they left town.
Billy Donovan entered Southeastern Conference play for the 16th time in his career with the belief that he had coached worse rebounding teams.
There were times last season when Will Yeguete felt like a single mistake would land him on the bench.
Florida coach Billy Donovan isn’t worried about Brad Beal getting tired any time soon — at least in his legs.