There was a time when just getting into the NCAA Tournement seemed like a dream to the Gators. Now we've won the whole thing! What a difference the right coach can make. Billy, the Kid, Donovan! May he stay at Florida for 30 more years! A very happy No make that estatic! Gator Bill
Congrats Bill and the rest of the Gators here, I would have never believed that Fla could run the Bruins out of the building like they did tonight. I can't remember when I've seen so many dunks, so much intimidation inside on defense. Joakim Noah is a terrific young player, a real pleasure to watch. Terry ps..what was your line tonight in bowling Bill!
Thanks Terry, this group of Gator players are a special group. They play like a team. We are hopeful they will all be back next season. But I bet there will be some pressure on Noah to jump to the NBA. Gator Bill
:!: Congrats to Bill, MCG and all Gators. This is my second attempt. I've been getting a critical error from the web site. Did Skybox crash? .........JO'Co
The big factors in the game were Brewer completely X-ing out Afflalo and Donovan's coaching. His scheme erased Afflalo and forced Farmar to pass the ball underneath to guys who didn't match up. Wow. Well done. .................JO'Co
Congratulations Gator Fans! I was wrong in my assessment of your chances against the Bruins. The Gators were not to be denied and really had an excellent tournament. Sort of reminds me of my Buckeyes back in 1960 with Jerry Lucas and John Havelichek, when they were sophmores vs. California. Don
Thanks to all of you. Not only did we win but our average victory margin was 14 points. I'm still in a daze. The Orlando Sentinel announces that Florida is now a basketball school! How about that? Gator Bill
Congrats to the Gator fans. You got a great coach in Billy D. Speaking of Lucas and Havlicheck. Great players and great memories of those 2 as a kid growing up.
Congratulations to all the Gator fans on the board. Very impressive tournament. Donovan is doing a great job down there.
Congratulations Bill, MCG and all the other FL fans on this board. It was a decisive victory. A no doubter.
Congrats on your Championship Bill. We at Nebraska only use BBall to keep the FB players in shape. :wink: 11 days till the spring game.
Here's a couple of nice articles about the Gators and Billy Donovan and his relationship to Rick Pinto. If I recall correctly our AD conculted Pinto while he was at Kentucky about who to hire as a coach and he recommended Donovan. A lot of fans who think they know everything were very critical of the hiring a no name coach. But it sure worked out great. Last Team Standing Rick Pinto Proud of Billy Gator Bill
A belated thanks to all those here offering up the congrats. UF is a worthy champion and we're fortunate as Gator fans to have this team and Donovan. Thanks again.