Thursday, March 18, 2004
Blogging the Gators.
One perk of being your own boss is getting to come home early for the first round of the NCAAs, and I'm watching the Gators and Manhattan right now. I plan to periodically update my takes on the game, and the Gators got off to just an awful start, turning the ball over on their first three possessions. Fortunately, though, Manhattan hasn't done much themselves, missing numerous shots, and the Gators now enjoy an early 4-3 lead.
MID-FIRST HALF UPDATE: With about 9 minutes to go, the Gators are down 20-18. They've still been too careless with the ball, and Manhattan's press has given them some trouble. Rasheed Al-Kaleem just came off the bench and knocked down a 3, while Bonnell Colas (despite a few plays that make me call him Bonehead Colas) leads with 6 points. Although they've allowed some offensive rebounds, the Gators seem to have the edge inside right now, and need to pound Lee, Colas and Moss some more. Manhattan has hit their last three 3s.
HALFTIME UPDATE: Gators down 36-29. Pretty pathetic performance - they got worse as the half went on. No interior defense, no defensive rebounding. Other than a couple of steals, Matt Walsh has been terrible. And it's mostly been mental (poor shot selection, failure to get back on defense) than physical (his hurting foot). Flores for Manhattan starting going wild once they went from zone to man-to-man. Meanwhile, this pick (the Gators) and my Charlotte pick (down 14 at the half) already may have my picks in tatters, although I had neither going past the 2nd round.
MID SECOND HALF UPDATE: More of the same, with the Gators now down 50-40, and this after cutting the lead from 14. The only thing going for them down is the fact that they're in the bonus, but they're still getting killed on the offensive boards. Going to take a minor miracle now.
FINAL THOUGHTS: They lost 75-60, and the score wasn't really that close, as Manhattan led by as many as 19 (I believe). Not much more to say - they are now 2-4 in the tourney since the 2000 championship game run, with both wins coming over overmatched small conference teams. Texas Tech beat Charlotte, so i'm 0-2 on the first two results.
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MID-FIRST HALF UPDATE: With about 9 minutes to go, the Gators are down 20-18. They've still been too careless with the ball, and Manhattan's press has given them some trouble. Rasheed Al-Kaleem just came off the bench and knocked down a 3, while Bonnell Colas (despite a few plays that make me call him Bonehead Colas) leads with 6 points. Although they've allowed some offensive rebounds, the Gators seem to have the edge inside right now, and need to pound Lee, Colas and Moss some more. Manhattan has hit their last three 3s.
HALFTIME UPDATE: Gators down 36-29. Pretty pathetic performance - they got worse as the half went on. No interior defense, no defensive rebounding. Other than a couple of steals, Matt Walsh has been terrible. And it's mostly been mental (poor shot selection, failure to get back on defense) than physical (his hurting foot). Flores for Manhattan starting going wild once they went from zone to man-to-man. Meanwhile, this pick (the Gators) and my Charlotte pick (down 14 at the half) already may have my picks in tatters, although I had neither going past the 2nd round.
MID SECOND HALF UPDATE: More of the same, with the Gators now down 50-40, and this after cutting the lead from 14. The only thing going for them down is the fact that they're in the bonus, but they're still getting killed on the offensive boards. Going to take a minor miracle now.
FINAL THOUGHTS: They lost 75-60, and the score wasn't really that close, as Manhattan led by as many as 19 (I believe). Not much more to say - they are now 2-4 in the tourney since the 2000 championship game run, with both wins coming over overmatched small conference teams. Texas Tech beat Charlotte, so i'm 0-2 on the first two results.
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