Unless they completely fall off the earth, she's fine for this year and next, especially with a top notch recruit coming in, but if she doesn't capitalize on that and add a couple of other key players she probably doesn't make it past that..
Stephen Manuel From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of mail.bobparks.com Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 7:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] Gainesville SUN GatorNews For 1/25 (FRI), AM Edition So, the question here is how hot Amanda's seat is? Is she on a short leash like Carolyn Peck was? Or will she be treated like Carol Ross apparently was with all necessary latitude? With this current recruiting class and transfers I hope for the best. Also, her being an alumnae should help. Now that Pat is gone I would look for more parity in the SEC with little or no drop off in quality of play. Anyone got an inside perspective? Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks, LLC 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 615-972-4239 615-826-4040 Sent from my iPhone On Jan 27, 2013, at 4:39 PM, "Stephen Manuel" <[email protected]> wrote: Some perspective, FSU and Miami have significantly better women's Bball teams than UF, yet their support and facilities are no better and probably significantly below UF, it all comes down to recruiting talent, the state of Florida is producing very talented female basketball players..Ronni Williams from Daytona is a start but we need several more where that came from. Stephen Manuel From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sandy Alonso Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 11:24 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] Gainesville SUN GatorNews For 1/25 (FRI), AM Edition Leon is probably right on the upgrade. I stand corrected on the facilities (assuming that you are correct that they also coat-tailed on the upgrade for the men), but I still contend it's an uphill battle to recruit quality women's players toward UF. I think now that Pat Summitt is gone from UT there really is an open window for getting top flight recruits in the region (esp those who don't want to be too far from home or are averse to northern winters). Butler added Gator great Murriel Page (who had a fine career in the WNBA and was a heckuva post player) to the coaching staff a year or two ago and I can't help but think that has helped her grab the 4-star freshmen that are in this year's class, as well as 2013 recruit Ronni Williams out of Daytona, who is ranked #13 in the country, and is the highest-ranked recruit ever to sign with the women's program. There's a long article in Alligator Army that is a good read, IMHO, but perhaps I like it because it supports my argument. :-) Worth having a look at if you're interested. http://www.alligatorarmy.com/2013/1/15/3879466/florida-gators-womens-basketb all-amanda-butler http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/gators/content/florida-gators-women-sign-dayto na-star-ronni-williams-highest-ranked-recruit-uf-history On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 8:58 PM, Arthur Polhill <[email protected]> wrote: I thought we built equal facilities for the women's BB team when we built the new BB practice facility across from the track a few years ago. If so, facilities should be as good as anyone in the conference. A. Leon Polhill, Gator "I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know." - Mark Twain _____ From: Sandy Alonso <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, January 26, 2013 7:57:45 PM Subject: Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] Gainesville SUN GatorNews For 1/25 (FRI), AM Edition There was an article I read recently that said UF spends the least (or at best near the bottom) on the women's basketball program than any other SEC school. I would suspect that our facilities for women's hoops certainly ranks well below those at say Tennessee, UConn, Maryland, or Baylor. The games are sparsely attended, unlike volleyball (usually 2-3k), softball (SRO), lacrosse (1/2 full most times, if not more) or gymnastics (3-5k). It can't be easy to sell coming to UF over other programs, but with Moss, Needles, a 6' 7" transfer (McIntyre), a very promising freshman on the bench due to injury and another due to transfer, she is showing that she is finally getting the recruits she needs. If they cut Butler now, really - who the heck will they get that's better? On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 5:10 PM, mail.bobparks.com <[email protected]> wrote: The team just seemed so unprepared for the game. I doubt Jeremy Foley holds her to the same standard as football coaches. And, I hope she gets enough time to make something happen. Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks, LLC 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 615-972-4239 615-826-4040 Sent from my iPhone On Jan 25, 2013, at 1:38 PM, Sandy Alonso <[email protected]> wrote: I hope this is not her make or break year. They've been short-handed the last two games (Jennifer George out, Jaterra Bonds with a nagging leg injury) and she's brought in a couple of transfers that are really going to make a difference once they can get on the court -- next year. This is also a very young team, where even the juniors haven't seen much playing time before this year. They nearly beat Tennessee a short few games ago (with a healthy Bonds and George for 1/2 the game). Freshman Sydney Moss shows continual improvement and will be something special, and freshman Carlie Needles will be great from the 3-pt line but needs to really, really work on her defense. These two games have been very painful, indeed, but I think Amanda needs at least one more year. On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 12:35 PM, Oliver Barry <[email protected]> wrote: I'm afraid you're correct. Oliver Barry CRS,GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks Realty 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 Phone: 615-826-4040 Fax: 615-822-2027 Mobile: 615-972-4239 _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Woody Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 10:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] Gainesville SUN GatorNews For 1/25 (FRI), AM Edition Some think this is a make or break year for her... I think if they dont make the tournament... Amanda is gone. On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 11:39 AM, Oliver Barry <[email protected]> wrote: This game, as have been all their games this season, was painful to watch. I had high hopes for this season because Amanda had a pretty good recruiting haul this year. It's not looking so good now. Ole Miss hadn't won an SEC game yet. until last night. I really like our coach; I hope she can make it work. Depends on how much patience Foley has, I guess. She is making progress; it's just slower than I'd hoped. Oliver Barry CRS,GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks Realty 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 Phone: 615-826-4040 Fax: 615-822-2027 Mobile: 615-972-4239 Ole Miss drops Florida Florida's Kayla Lewis shoots the ball over Ole Miss' Monique Jackson (42) and Danielle McCray on Thursday. Brett Le Blanc/Correspondent By Jim Harvin Gainesville SUN Correspondent Published: Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, January 25, 2013 at 12:08 a.m. The smallest player on the court Thursday night was the best. Led by lightning-quick, 5-foot-4 junior point guard Valencia McFarland's 24 points, 10 assists and three steals - all game-high marks - visiting Ole Miss surprised Florida, 88-81, before an O'Connell Center crowd of 901, giving the Rebels (8-11, 1-5) their first Southeastern Conference win of the year while handing the Gators (13-7, 2-4) their third consecutive home league loss. "Valencia is a dynamic point guard," Ole Miss coach Brett Frank said. "She has the ability to take a game over. I thought she did that tonight." UF had dropped its previous two contests on its season-long, three-game SEC homestand to ranked opponents Tennessee (78-75, OT) and South Carolina (52-44) by a combined 11 points. While those losses were tough, they weren't as unexpected as Thursday night's defeat in which UF surrendered 50 first-half points to an Ole Miss team that came in averaging just 67 points a game. "We just got outplayed in about every category today, which is certainly my fault," UF coach Amanda Butler said. "I clearly didn't do a good job of getting my team ready, but you've got to give Ole Miss a lot of credit for the way that they came here with confidence." The Rebels, who placed five players in double figures, finished the game with a season-high 11 3-pointers, including an almost perfect 9-for-10 effort in the opening 20 minutes that helped Ole Miss build a 17-point lead, 50-33, with 1:28 left in the first half before junior point guard Jaterra Bonds, who finished with 16 points, scored the last six points of the half to pull the Gators within 50-39 at the break. UF did make several runs at the Rebels in the second half, getting within 68-63 on a Carlie Needles' 3-pointer with 8:35 left, within four (72-68) with 5:25 remaining on an offensive putback by senior Jennifer George and finally within three, 76-73, with 3:30 to play on a layup by redshirt sophomore Kayla Lewis, who led the Gators with a career-high 23 points and shared team-high rebounding honors with freshman Sydney Moss (seven each). But McFarland hit a layup and, following a UF miss, grabbed the rebound, was fouled and connected on both free throws to extend the Ole Miss lead to seven, 80-73, with 2:38 remaining. Two free throws by Moss, who finished with 12 points, cut the deficit to five, but McFarland sliced through the UF defense for another layup and then hit one of two from the charity stripe following another Gator miss to put the Rebels up 83-75 with only 1:06 left. UF had one final gasp. Lewis scored after a steal to make it 87-81 with 15 seconds left, and an Ole Miss offensive foul on the ensuing inbounds play gave the ball back to Florida. Freshman January Miller, who finished with 14 points to give UF four players in double figures, was fouled on a 3-point attempt with14.3 ticks on the clock, but proceeded to miss all three of her free throws, with the Rebels' Monique Jackson securing the rebound and hitting one of two from the charity stripe after being fouled to close out the scoring. The Rebels, who were coming off a tough 73-72 home SEC loss to Missouri and are playing under a self-imposed postseason ban following the dismissal of former head coach Adrian Wiggins during the school's investigation into recruiting violations, were looking for something positive and got it. Meanwhile the Gators, who shot just 38.5 percent from the field (30-of-78) and were only 3-for-14 behind the arc, are looking for answers. "We dug ourselves a big hole in the first half," said Lewis, who was 9-of-13 from the field. "We came back and got within a few points, but it was very frustrating." 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