Team inspired by Butler’s obsession
By MATT WATTS< | Jan. 31, 2011Watching SportsCenter at 3 a.m., it’s possible a commercial for the Florida women’s basketball team espousing the word “obsessed” has graced the screen.
Watching SportsCenter at 3 a.m., it’s possible a commercial for the Florida women’s basketball team espousing the word “obsessed” has graced the screen.
STARKVILLE, Miss. — In the closing moments of Saturday’s game, the free-throw line was the Bulldogs’ strongest weapon and the Gators’ biggest weakness.
UF captains Jordan Jones and Azania Stewart stepped up in a big way Sunday.
STARKVILLE, MISS.— In the closing moments of Saturday’s game, the
When the clock struck zero on the Florida women’s basketball team’s first win in almost three weeks, point guard Lanita Bartley tossed the ball skyward in a moment of jubilation.
Once the Gators leave Gainesville, their entire focus changes.
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As the Gators closed their 120th minute of action over a six-day stretch, fatigue was clearly taking a toll.
ATHENS, Ga. — After missing two critical free throws in the closing moments of regulation, Erving Walker found redemption by draining a game-tying three with one second left in overtime, igniting the Gators.
All season, the Gators have had a crutch to lean on after making mistakes: six new players trying to adapt at the next level.
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Although Florida currently sits atop the Southeastern Conference standings, its players feel like underdogs.
Last year, a lack of depth forced the Gators to shy away from the full-court press that proved effective early in the season.
After two weeks of Southeastern Conference play, the league’s hierarchy is nearly as muddled as it was on opening day.
After weeks of playing well in only one aspect of the game at a time, the Gators finally put together a complete performance Saturday night.
Before Sunday’s game, LSU coach Van Chancellor said he was worried by how hard the Gators play.
After weeks of playing well in only one aspect of the game at a
AUBURN, Ala. —— Although it was his team’s lowest scoring output in his time as Florida’s coach, Billy Donovan still called Thursday’s game “one of the best wins I was a part of.”
The Gators knew it was coming, but still, they couldn’t stop it.
When Erving Walker missed a potentially game-changing free throw in the closing moments of Saturday’s game, he likely took it harder than anybody.