Muskie
12-17-2019, 09:21 AM
Link (https://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2019/12/16/struggling-gators-seek-more-scoring-after-revamping-scheme/)
White spent fall practice and the first few weeks of the season allowing his guys to play with few, if any, rules. They had freedom to shoot, permission to drive and the flexibility to improvise.White was trying to maximize his team’s potential. After all, the Gators returned three starters, added the nation’s most coveted graduate transfer in forward Kerry Blackshear Jr. and had a top-10 recruiting class that featured two high school All-Americans.
They opened with their highest preseason ranking in more than decade and were a popular pick to win the Southeastern Conference and make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament.White’s loose, laid-back scheme worked to perfection in practice.
Florida looked good while playing fundamental basketball: setting screens and back-screens, making cuts and curls, utilizing bounce passes and working the ball around to keep finding a better shot.
Everything changed “when the lights were on.”“It was like watching 6-year-olds in a soccer game,” White said. “We all know how that looks: everybody chasing the ball.”
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White spent fall practice and the first few weeks of the season allowing his guys to play with few, if any, rules. They had freedom to shoot, permission to drive and the flexibility to improvise.White was trying to maximize his team’s potential. After all, the Gators returned three starters, added the nation’s most coveted graduate transfer in forward Kerry Blackshear Jr. and had a top-10 recruiting class that featured two high school All-Americans.
They opened with their highest preseason ranking in more than decade and were a popular pick to win the Southeastern Conference and make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament.White’s loose, laid-back scheme worked to perfection in practice.
Florida looked good while playing fundamental basketball: setting screens and back-screens, making cuts and curls, utilizing bounce passes and working the ball around to keep finding a better shot.
Everything changed “when the lights were on.”“It was like watching 6-year-olds in a soccer game,” White said. “We all know how that looks: everybody chasing the ball.”
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