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Gator Hotline with Billy Donovan airs tonight, Feb. 8, from 7-8 p.m. , live from Beef 'O' Brady's on Archer Road in Gainesville. The show will air live, state-wide on the Gator Radio Network and can also be heard on www.gatorzone.com. The show is hosted by... Full Article at GatorZone.com
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“We had to have a presence at the basket,” Florida coach Billy Donovan said. “The last two years we played them with him (Varnado) there, we had no presence at the basket. “Even when we tried to have a presence, we couldn’t have a presence. I thought Vernon,... Full Article at Biloxi Sun Herald
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Florida's head coach Billy Donovan screams to his team during the second half of NCAA college basketball game against Mississippi State in Gainesville, Fla. , Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. View Photo »
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I think it's a lot for Erving and Kenny to handle the sole responsibility of handling the ball against pressure, then you're asking them to score and make shots, and then we also ask them to play defense against good offensive players
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SANDLIN/Associated Press Florida’s Ray Shipman (right) tries to steal the ball from Mississippi State’s Ravern Johnson (2) during the first half in Gainesville on Saturday. GAINESVILLE — After watching Jarvis Varnado pretty much handle his frontcourt the... Full Article at Jacksonville.com
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Gators, winners of six of their last seven with the lone defeat a one-point road loss to No. 14 Tennessee last Sunday, improved to 17-6 overall and 6-3 in SEC play with the win, while the Bulldogs, who have lost four of their last five, slipped to 16-7,... Full Article at Scout.com
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Currently second all-time in blocks, Varnado has passed Adonal Foyle (492), Tim Duncan (481) and Alonzo Mourning (453) this season. “He might go down as the greatest shot blocker in NCAA history,” Florida coach Billy Donovan said. But Varnado has provided... Full Article at Gainesville Sun
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Florida coach Billy Donovan, center, gives instruction to Chandler Parons (25), Cernon Macklin (32) and Alex Tyus (23) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee won 61-60. View Photo »
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There are very few coaches in the country that would take an hour-and-a-half out of their time the night before a game to do something like that ... I hope our community appreciates that. Billy Donovan is a special man.
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Florida only had two conference road wins last season -- the second season in a row the team missed the NCAA Tournament. The Gators have played with newfound confidence recently and coach Billy Donovan credits some of that confidence to Walker, who started... Full Article at Miami Herald
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Florida is 4-3 in those games. The Gators' 66-65 win over Alabama on the road Thursday night is evidence the Gators, particularly sophomore point guard Erving Walker, are becoming more mature and confident in those late-game situations with the outcome on... Full Article at TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times
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Florida's head coach Billy Donovan screams to his team during the second half of NCAA college basketball game against Mississippi State in Gainesville, Fla. , Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010.
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Florida coach Billy Donovan, center, gives instruction to Chandler Parons (25), Cernon Macklin (32) and Alex Tyus (23) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee won 61-60.
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Florida's Billy Donovan applauds his team late in the second half against Arkansas during an NCAA college basketball game in Fayetteville, Ark. , Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. Florida defeated Arkansas 71-66.
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Florida's Billy Donovan questions a call during Florida's 89-77 loss to Kentucky in an NCAA college basketball game in Gainesville, Fla. , Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010.
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Florida head coach Billy Donovan, right, talks with guard Kenny Boynton (1) during the second half of an NCAA basketball game against Vanderbilt on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010, in Nashville, Tenn. Boynton led Florida with 28 points but Vanderbilt won 95-87.
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Florida head coach Billy Donovan yells to his team during the first half of an NCAA basketball game against Vanderbilt on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010, in Nashville, Tenn.
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Florida coach Billy Donovan wears an unhappy expression as his team counts down the final minutes of play against American during an NCAA college basketball play in Gainesville, Fla. , Monday, Dec. 28, 2009. Florida defeated American 76-60.
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Florida's head coach Billy Donovan signals to his players during the first half against South Alabama in an NCAA college basketball game in Gainesville, Fla. , on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009.
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Florida coach Billy Donovan shouts instructions to his team during an NCAA college basketball game against Florida State in Gainesville, Fla. , Tuesday, Nov. , 24, 2009. Florida took a 68-52 win.
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Florida State's Deividas Dulkys (4) holds back as Florida's Erving Walker (11) brings the ball up during the second half as Florida coach Billy Donovan, right, watches during an NCAA college basketball game in Gainesville, Fla. , Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Florida defeated Florida State 68-52...
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Florida coach Billy Donovan whistles to his team against Troy during an NCAA college basketball game in Gainesville, Fla. , Friday, Nov. , 20, 2009, where Florida defeated Troy 80-58.
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SUNRISE, FL - DECEMBER 19: Head coach Billy Donovan of the Florida Gators watches first half play against the Richmond Spiders on December 19, 2009 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.
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Florida head coach Billy Donovan wipes his face in the final seconds of the game against Richmond during the Orange Bowl Classic NCAA college basketball game in Sunrise, Fla. , Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009. Richmond won 56-53.
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Florida head coach Billy Donovan talks to his team during a second-half timeout against Syracuse during an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, in Tampa, Fla.
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Florida coach Billy Donovan signals in a play during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Jacksonville at Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. , Friday, Dec. 4, 2009.
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Florida head coach Billy Donovan questions a move in the second half against Florida A&M during NCAA college basketball play in Gainesville, Fla. , Tuesday, Dec. , 1, 2009. Florida defeated Florida A&M 80-59.
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Florida's coach Billy Donovan calls out to his players while playing against Rutgers during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Atlantic City, N.J. on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009.
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Florida head coach Billy Donovan gestures as he shouts to his players during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Michigan State, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, in Atlantic City, N.J. Florida won 77-74.
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Florida coach Billy Donovan presses a point as he talks with Kenny Boynton (1) and Dan Werner in the second half of an NCAA college basketballl game against Georgia Southern in Gainesville, Fla. , Monday, Nov. 18, 2009. Florida defeated Georgia Southern 69-49.
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Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino, left, and Billy Donovan Sr. , right, father of Florida coach Billy Donovan, laugh during Florida's 69-49 victory over Georgia Southern in an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, in Gainesville, Fla. Pitino's son, Richard, is an assistant...
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Florida coach Billy Donovan scratches his head as he watches his team paly Stetson inan NCAA college basketball game in Gainesville, Fla. , Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Florida defeated Stetson 74-46.
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Florida's coach Billy Donovan tries to direct his team during a NIT men's college basketball game against Penn State in Gainesville, Fla. , Tuesday, March, 24, 2009 but fell short as Penn State defeated Florida 71-62.
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Florida's coach Billy Donovan, left, talks with Alex Tyus (23) during NIT college basketball play against Jacksonville in Gainesville, Fla. , Wednesday, March, 18, 2009. Florida defeated Jacksonville 84-62.
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An NCAA referee, right, tells Florida head coach Billy Donovan, left, to stop yelling after what he believed was a non-foul call during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Auburn at the Southeastern Conference men's tournament Friday, March 13, 2009, in Tampa, Fla.
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Florida head coach Billy Donovan, right, talks to player Walter Hodge during a break against Arkansas during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Southeastern Conference men's tournament Thursday, March 12, 2009, in Tampa, Fla.
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Florida coach Billy Donovan, center, gives instruction to Chandler Parons (25), Cernon Macklin (32) and Alex Tyus (23) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee won 61-60.
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I think it's a lot for Erving and Kenny to handle the sole responsibility of handling the ball against pressure, then you're asking them to score and make shots, and then we also ask them to play defense against good offensive players
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There are very few coaches in the country that would take an hour-and-a-half out of their time the night before a game to do something like that ... I hope our community appreciates that. Billy Donovan is a special man.
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Offensively, Chandler Parsons and Vernon Macklin really carried us in a lot of ways ... We did get a lot of good minutes from everyone. And I think that we did a much better job of attacking the basket, especially in the second half.
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Yeah, some will look at it like that. ... You mean like, 'Teddy, what are you doing? You're short and white. You can't play basketball.' ... 'Teddy, what are you doing? No one's going to give you a Division-I scholarship.'... 'Teddy, what are you doing? Don't go to Florida. They stink and Billy Donovan ...
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Most post players, the really good ones in this league, score before they catch the ball ... I thought Vernon worked. He didn’t just stand behind him. When he got close to paint Vernon tried to change angles and make it a little bit difficult for the post feeder to throw it into him. When he got him off...
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After the program’s best week in more than 2½ years, Florida coach Billy Donovan was concerned about a letdown.
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We had to have a presence at the basket ... The last two years we played them with him [Varnado] there we had no presence at the basket. Even when we tried to have a presence we couldn’t have a presence. I thought Vernon, if he could get the ball in there, could do some things.
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Not many people could say they worked for Billy Donovan and Rick Pitino
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You look at the stat sheet and it wasn't much but there will little things they all did during the course of the game
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I think at one point we were 2 for 22 from our leading scorers from the field and we were only down two so I actually felt pretty decent about that going into the half
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It was probably more mental (of a practice) then physical
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I don't know if a lot of teams have had success doing that (against Varnado) ... But at the same time, I don't think you can allow him to just sit back there in the lane and not really have to guard his man.
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He might go down as the greatest shot blocker in NCAA history
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I think it probably is what it is, in terms of playing at 1:30 p.m.
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He has really been a guy in our league that probably for a long, long time has really altered the game around the basket ... I think a lot of what he can do defensively, I think sometimes you need to make him play some defense. I don't think you can just stand there and allow him to stand in the middle ...
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Everybody in our league at some point or another has got to deal with it
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I think for some players, you try to teach it and coach it and try to help them, but there's certain guys that have a level of confidence and just know what they need to do ... We've had a lot of games like that, but the last thing I want our team to feel is that we've got it all figured out. We kind of...
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Erving Walker drove that lane and hits a tough shot, but if that ball rolls off the rim we could be sitting here talking about a tough loss ... I think it’s important to keep that perspective and getting better at those other things that you can control.
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We've had a lot of close games, and we were fortunate enough to win this one ... I've got a lot of confidence in Erving. He made a great play. He had lost control a couple of times and gotten stripped a couple of times, but you know what, he hung in there and made a big shot at the end.
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Erving Walker drove that lane and hits a tough shot ... But if that ball rolls off the rim, we could be sitting here talking about a tough loss. I think it's important to keep that perspective and getting better at those other things that you can control.
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In years past with this group I would say that was something that was a big, big flaw and probably not all their fault because there wasn't a lot of leadership here
– Billy Donovan SOURCE: Gainesville Sun -
Sometimes when you have a new coach or a coaching change in a lot of respects you are dealing with freshmen when the year starts out because there is a new system and a new mentality
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We're doing a lot of similar things on offense and defense ... So in a lot of ways preparation-wise there will be things concept-wise that our guys will totally understand.
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You never like to play against one of your friends, but Anthony and I have a great relationship ... I have great respect and admiration for Anthony and always appreciate all the things he's done for the program during the time he was here and even with me at Marshall.
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It's always a tough game when you're playing against a close friend and a guy you have great respect for ... Anthony has done a great job at Alabama. They've had some great wins in our league. They're very athletic, very talented.
– Billy Donovan SOURCE: Orlando Sentinel
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