agree here..noah, horford, humphries, and brewer are going to be too much plus its their time of yeat
3/21/2007 8:26 PM ET
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Butler has had a nice run but they can start packing it up....While they did post an impressive victory against Maryland, they were also playing against a squad that can be inconsistent and ineffective for long periods of time during games. Florida doesn't have that same problem and their agressiveness up front with Noah and Horford will be a major problem. Unless Graves can step up and hit 8-10 three pointers, this could get out of hand very quickly
3/22/2007 11:43 AM ET
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I have to side with the vast majority here as well. Bottom line; Butler has no active player on their roster taller than 6-foot-7. It's going to be nearly impossible for them to match-up with the Gators' quick, aggressive frontline of Joakim Noah, Al Horford, and Taurean Green. I pity poor Ligon and Crone, trying to contain those monsters. Florida had a bit of scare last round against Purude, but they are tourney tested (same starting five as last year's National Champs) and poised for a "coming-out party" type of big game. I admire Butler's Sweet 16 run this year, especially the shooting/leadership of point guard Graves, who looks like Gomez from the Adams Family. But this will be the end of the line for the Bulldogs.
3/22/2007 12:14 PM ET
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I don't think Florida is going to run away with this game. You heard it here first...with 10 minutes left to go this will be a one posession game. I think Butler is going to give Florida a big scare, but like everyone else has been saying the Gators have too much talent to lose to the Bulldogs. Besides the talent mismatch, Florida also knows how to get it done late in tournament games. I think they pull away in the last few minutes but it will be fairly close for a while.
3/23/2007 5:21 PM ET
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very bold prediction Mjason23....i am going to have to disagree with you. I think that Butler has been a very nice story but a one possession game with 10 minutes left ? I'd like to see how they play the gators evenly for 30 minutes. There are just too many mismatches to keep this game close. Maryland was a streaky team but Florida isn't. They are solid from bottom to top. Butler will have to play the game of their lives to keep this close....
3/23/2007 5:45 PM ET
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Looks like I got you Listen_To_Lipsit...the game turned out almost exactly like I said. Butler is a good team but Florida was just a little too much at the end. I really think when all is said and done Florida will defend its title but it's going to be much harder this time around than last year.
3/23/2007 9:09 PM ET
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