Florida Has Little Chance To Go Dancing This Year

Jeremiah Jackson by Scribe Written on March 10, 2008
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After winning 18 consecutive postseason games, the Florida Gators (21-10) will need to extend their streak to 22, to ensure themselves a chance of defending their two back to back championships.

With their fourth place finish in the SEC East, the Gators will open tourney play against the Alabama Crimson Tide on Thursday instead of their customary Friday start.

The young Gators got off to a great start this year but lack of experience led to a .500 SEC record with only one win of importance (vs. Vanderbilt at home). The Gators suffered through bouts of inconsistency for the whole season and that plus a weak schedule has left them outside the NCAA's according to the experts.

Nick Calathes has shined as the freshman floor general of this team that seems destined for bigger things in the future and Marresse Speights has been a adequate fill-in on the block. Robert Hodge has guided the team nicely and will get more help next season.

The Gators will move past Alabama and will give Mississippi State a challenge in the quarterfinals. Without some magic, the Gators will be on the wall watching The Big Dance.

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