With this team who can predict anything at all?
A victory would truly shock me. Florida is dialed in and well on their way to the Top Ten.
How are we feeling about Florida???
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A victory would truly shock me. Florida is dialed in and well on their way to the Top Ten.
Yeah they are definitely good. Hopefully it can be a competitive game at least. We aren't playing too bad either at the moment.
I know no one wants a moral victory, but if they play a hard 40 minutes, lose by 6 or something, I can live with that. The team is still growing, its mostly new, lot of injuries, still just Pope's 2nd year. I dont expect Kentucky to win every big/tough road game they have in early February. In March, sure thats what the goal is. But a game like this Florida game is never going to be easy
Florida has a VERY formidable front court, so this might be the perfect opportunity for JQ to give it another go, especially having that mid week “bye” for extra recovery time!
This would be the perfect game for JQ to return, and start getting ramped up for March Madness as well
you think the midweek “bye” will really help?
wow, I’m just surprised because I figured if his mid season “bye” since MIZZOU on Jan 7 hasn’t helped, not having a midweek game this week wouldn’t change much…but maybe that’s just me
Florida is a worse match up for us on the inside but they're not a great 3 point shooting team. If we hit our 3's & don't allow a **** ton of offensive rebounds we can win.
They will offensive rebound the **** out of us in a zone imo, hell, they probably will in man to man. Playing zone will keep Fland & Lee out of the paint & force them to shoot 3's so playing zone is definitely something to try if all else fails.
I don’t think there’s a big difference. Arky has an advantage positions 1 & 2. Possible wash on 3. Fl advantage at the 4 & 5. I do think Fl is a little better, but it’s not like there’s a really big difference.
We can compete in this one. Who knows what happens if we hang close in the last 4 minutes.
We will need to play very physical. If we play defense in this one the way we played in the second half vs UT, I think we win this one. That defense was the best I’ve seen us play in several years.
I see both Mareno and Garrison getting into foul trouble…especially at Florida.
Unless UK hits a lot of threes, I see UF wearing UK down for a 12-16 pt victory. But maybe Aberdeen goes off against his old team!
Unless UK hits a lot of threes, I see UF wearing UK down for a 12-16 pt victory. But maybe Aberdeen goes off against his old team!
No. Bama is a guard heavy shooting team. Florida is very front court heavy and the worst three point shooting team in the league.
Pack the paint and force them into shots further from the basket (easier said than done).
Georgia looked like us a in a few of our games, started out by missing 20 of their first 25 shots.
Florida, entering the game last in the SEC in 3PT% at 28.8% shot 38% (10/26) from beyond the arc. UGA shot 28% (8/29)
UGA had more OFF REB (13-9), but UF was not missing many shots by comparison (51% FG% by UF vs. 35% by UGA)
Cyril limited to 2 Rebounds vs. Chinyelu's 20 is crazy. BG/MM/Mo D. will need to be physical AF! REB advantage to UF (42 vs. 35)
All in all, a bad overall game by Georgia and an above average backcourt game by Florida.
We can beat the Gators if we play physical, hustle, stop missing shots in the paint, and have a decent game from our backcourt.
Youre confusing the early Season Gators to todays Gators. which is killing everyone they play home and away
Many people, and I mean many, we’re saying the same exact thing before the Arkansas game. The fact is, we’re a little better than we were earlier in the season too.
Last offseason I was really hoping Haugh entered the portal and we could go after him. He’s a good one for sure, but I feel like both Chandler and Oweh “can” guard him (this is a game where having Williams could have been particularly helpful too). And, of course, the remaining FL frontcourt is going to be tough to match up with. But I think UK could have a real advantage at the Guard spots physically. Trying to think of a scenario where UK could pull off the upset (again), maybe it could be Aberdeen and Oweh physically dominating FL’s Guards. Yes, the FL frontcourt backstops the ability to beat up their Guards in the paint. . . but I need something to hang some hope on.
I would like to play them with JQ and and Lowe, and Williams, then it would be a game like it was supposed to be. We are down 2 starters and another of our top 7 players. If it were the same for them, it would be like them without Fland and Rueben and then one more of their top 8. It is what it is but Kentucky not having their complete team two years in a row really sucks and put us at a disadvantage no other team in the SEC is dealing with. The last two years teams haven’t had to deal with a healthy Kentucky team that has final four capabilities. I’m very proud of what we have done with the teams we have had and have now.
