Coaching Matters- Florida going down

[canebreak]

Hurley might be the best coach. His players give supreme effort and he is relentless with refs. This is all coaching. He does not accept excuses. Love him or hate him. It’s how you win.

I’ll admit I thought Florida was unbeatable but I forgot what happens when you get punched in the mouth. UConn rounding into form of their coach.

SEC so overrated

 

[bbncal02]

They're down three and this is the crap that gets posted.

Go root for that asshole more.

 

[MegaBlue05]

Another steaming hot take from one of the most negative posters in the history of this board.

 

[bbncal02]

Another steaming hot take from one of the most negative posters in the history of this board.

Yeah, the Cal and Hurley thirst trap fest is pissing me off.

 

[LmdCat]

As with Arkansas, UConn is showing that the best team doesn't always win. They are playing out of their minds right now.

 

[UKBB4Ever]

Fl could very well win this game.

But so far the moment has been too big for them.

I’m hoping that is what we see from Il later.

 

[Titpwhami2014]

Florida seems beat but everytime I look up it’s a 3-6 point game.

Time for Clayton to bail them out.

 

[Jazzycat]

Florida is playing way too soft right now - they need to give UCONN some of their own medicine. They are the better team - they need to prove it..

 

[noncomposmentis]

Won’t be a popular take, but in tournament play you could argue toughness prevails. Toughness, mental and physical, is the most important thing. You can talk about x and os and pretty free flowing European offenses all you want. That philosophy is the backbone of some pretty successful coaches (Izzo, C**i**r* are the first two coming to mind), versus some others that I’d call tacticians (Pitino, Self, Painter).

 

[UKWildcats1987]

Florida bricks a dunk. Yeah, luck not going their way today.

 

[bbncal02]

Won’t be a popular take, but in tournament play you could argue toughness prevails. Toughness, mental and physical, is the most important thing. You can talk about x and os and pretty free flowing European offenses all you want. That philosophy is the backbone of some pretty successful coaches (Izzo, C**i**r* are the first two coming to mind), versus some others that I’d call tacticians (Pitino, Self, Painter).

And it comes down to a lot of luck too. You can play a team extremely well, and lose on a last second shot. This tournament very very rarely crowns the best team of the year. It crowns the best team of the tournament. Which makes it both bad and good.

 

[canebreak]

Won’t be a popular take, but in tournament play you could argue toughness prevails. Toughness, mental and physical, is the most important thing. You can talk about x and os and pretty free flowing European offenses all you want. That philosophy is the backbone of some pretty successful coaches (Izzo, C**i**r* are the first two coming to mind), versus some others that I’d call tacticians (Pitino, Self, Painter).

Agree. My take is the same and so clear and simple. But I’m “the most negative poster on the board”.

People I’d rather know the truth even if it stinks.

 

[ukwazoo]

Florida is playing way too soft right now - they need to give UCONN some of their own medicine. They are the better team - they need to prove it..

Yeah, I don't see any fight

 

[catben]

Won’t be a popular take, but in tournament play you could argue toughness prevails. Toughness, mental and physical, is the most important thing. You can talk about x and os and pretty free flowing European offenses all you want. That philosophy is the backbone of some pretty successful coaches (Izzo, C**i**r* are the first two coming to mind), versus some others that I’d call tacticians (Pitino, Self, Painter).

That's part of it, but even BIGGER is making shots when you REALLY need them. That is what wins in these types of games.

I don't care how "tough" a team is if they can't make shots, they won't go all the way. Izzo(whom you mentioned) is THE prime example of that. Great coach that can get you to the Final 4, but will struggle winning it all.

 

[catben]

Gators missing FT's, Huskies making FT's. HUGE in a game like this.

 

[TeoJ]

Agree. My take is the same and so clear and simple. But I’m “the most negative poster on the board”.

People I’d rather know the truth even if it stinks.

I love people that spews opinions as facts,if they say something they think that is a fact.

 

[cbrwalt]

Florida has missed 7 free throws in 2md half


That's the difference

 

[bbncal02]

That's part of it, but even BIGGER is making shots when you REALLY need them. That is what wins in these types of games.

I don't care how "tough" a team is if they can't make shots, they won't go all the way. Izzo(whom you mentioned) is THE prime example of that. Great coach that can get you to the Final 4, but will struggle winning it all.

Woah...woah...woah. You mean you have to score more points than the other team to win?

Hang on....I need to sit down and think about this for awhile.

 

[runt#69]

It looks like if UConn keeps getting the calls and making their free throws, they will win this game. It's certainly setup for that right now. Florida has missed theirs. Would be a surprise, but not a shocker. Thre goes my brackets if Gators lose ! hahahah !

 

[noncomposmentis]

That's part of it, but even BIGGER is making shots when you REALLY need them. That is what wins in these types of games.

True - but that’s a form/part of toughness. It’s not just D-ing up or crashing the boards. Hitting free throws, making big shots, not backing down….refusing to lose.

 

[LmdCat]

It is hard to believe that the 3rd highest scoring team in the country is struggling to put up 60 points today.

 

[runt#69]

and boom goes the dynamite

just like that

Good, Gators. Good. Go get it.

 

[catben]

Woah...woah...woah. You mean you have to score more points than the other team to win?

Hang on....I need to sit down and think about this for awhile.

 

[BMR_1987]

Get your sky-is-falling talking points ready, folks:

If Florida wins, we went after the wrong "up-and-coming" coach and he will abuse us in the portal for years to come.

If UCONN wins, our "old money" can no longer keep up with the new blue bloods and shows how far we've fallen that we just can't buy whatever we want, except when we want the narrative to be that we don't have the NIL money to compete for talent.

 

[Chief Paducah]

I like what the OP was doing here. Reverse psychology right….right?

 

[LmdCat]

Get your sky-is-falling talking points ready, folks:

If Florida wins, we went after the wrong "up-and-coming" coach and he will abuse us in the portal for years to come.

If UCONN wins, our "old money" can no longer keep up with the new blue bloods and shows how far we've fallen that we just can't buy whatever we want, except when we want the narrative to be that we don't have the NIL money to compete for talent.

That will take a back seat to all of the Cal talk.

 

[Eccain01]

Hurley might be the best coach. His players give supreme effort and he is relentless with refs. This is all coaching. He does not accept excuses. Love him or hate him. It’s how you win.

I’ll admit I thought Florida was unbeatable but I forgot what happens when you get punched in the mouth. UConn rounding into form of their coach.

SEC so overrated

Hurley is a great coach but it’s a good game lol don’t know how that makes the sec overrated

 

[LmdCat]

One insufferable going to the sweet sixteen is enough; I don't think I could handle two. Lol

 

[the dopester]

Aged well.

 

[LmdCat]

That boy has ice water in his veins.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

I like what the OP was doing here. Reverse psychology right….right?

I doubt it.

 

[Chief Paducah]

WC Jr….Onions.

 

[chattanoogawildcat]

Looking like another failure thread started by the op.

 

[bbncal02]

Get your sky-is-falling talking points ready, folks:

If Florida wins, we went after the wrong "up-and-coming" coach and he will abuse us in the portal for years to come.

If UCONN wins, our "old money" can no longer keep up with the new blue bloods and shows how far we've fallen that we just can't buy whatever we want, except when we want the narrative to be that we don't have the NIL money to compete for talent.

Yeah, this is the crap I get tired of the most. Especially in modern society. No matter the outcome, Captain Hindsights come out of the woodwork to say how they would've done it and they're ALWAYS right.

 

[ukcatz12]

Great coaching by Golden telling Clayton to nail that off balance fadeaway 3.

 

[BurnTheCouch]

Please respond now OP

 

[ukwazoo]

UF woke up just in time!

 

[blackcat714]

Dont look like a trifecta for the big mouth guy

 

[LmdCat]

The refs sure didn't want to call that foul. They gave UConn every chance to mug UF before making the call.

 

[LmdCat]

As Mike Tyson once said, everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face. UConn just got punched in the face.