re: Tennessee game hasn't lost any luster, right?

UF gave LSU two things they hadn’t seen much if at all this year: extended zone defense and double teaming big men. The zone kept Waters from penetrating at will, hence the relative lack of Gator foul trouble, and Naz was slow to get the ball out of a double team (this may have been his first experience being double teamed by actual adults). We’ll see how the team reacts to this type of approach no later than when they go to Gainesville.

Two other odd things that had to happen for UF to pull off their well-earned victory:
1) LSU shot below average from the line; there would be no OT otherwise.
2) UF got several unusual offensive rebounds. LSU is a great team on the boards, and when a long range shot goes up, they block out well at the spots where shots usually come off the rim; many of UF’s 3’s bounced long, resulting in a frustrating amount of Gator second chances.

shite happens. Geaux Tigers.