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No Chris Walker for Florida on Dec. 2

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Sources say he will enroll for the second semester if he gets NCAA clearance. Probably not a huge deal for UConn's game against Florida but it's another big body they won't have to contend with.

A source told CBSSports.com that Walker's new goal is to complete his coursework, submit it to the NCAA, get cleared academically and enroll at Florida in December. He could in theory be eligible to practice and play as soon as final exams are completed at Florida on Dec. 13. The Gators' first game after that date is against Memphis in the Jimmy V Classic on Dec. 17 at New York's Madison Square Garden.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...walker-not-enrolling-at-florida-this-semester
 
It's too bad he can't play, but Florida is still plenty good without him - they return Wilbekin and Young and add five star PG Kasey Hill and five star transfer Dorian Finney-Smith. They're plenty deep in the front court with Yeguete returning from injury. Their ceiling is certainly much lower without him, and it sucks that we will have to deal with the "UConn beat Florida, but without Chris Walker..." rhetoric, but they are still a top 15 team without him by any measure.
 
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husky99 said:
We need the strongest occ possible. Shame
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Not a shame at all. Beat them without him in regular season and then beat them with him in the post season. They will make the mistake that the reason they lost the first time was cause they didn't have him. And the second time they'll say he only played half a season.:)
 
champs99and04 said:
It's too bad he can't play, but Florida is still plenty good without him - they return Wilbekin and Young and add five star PG Kasey Hill and five star transfer Dorian Finney-Smith. They're plenty deep in the front court with Yeguete returning from injury. Their ceiling is certainly much lower without him, and it sucks that we will have to deal with the "UConn beat Florida, but without Chris Walker..." rhetoric, but they are still a top 15 team without him by any measure.
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Scottie Wilbekin is currently suspended indefinitely, so that could be one less player on FL's roster come game day. I believe it's the 2nd year in a row he'll be starting the season suspended. Hill is supposedly an excellent incoming PG, so they could be fine, but it hurts FL's depth if Wilbekin is not there.
 
husky99 said:
We need the strongest occ possible. Shame
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but RPI doesn't differentiate when a player is missing or not, so our game against Florida in December will be worth as much as another team playing a home game against Florida when Walker is back. If that's the case it actually benefits us.
 
husky99 said:
We need the strongest occ possible. Shame
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Think that's true for next year, but not so much this year since we are playing Louisville twice.
 
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champs99and04 said:
it sucks that we will have to deal with the "UConn beat Florida, but without Chris Walker..." rhetoric, but they are still a top 15 team without him by any measure.
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david said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but RPI doesn't differentiate when a player is missing or not, so our game against Florida in December will be worth as much as another team playing a home game against Florida when Walker is back. If that's the case it actually benefits us.
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Both of you are right. As far as the straight-up computer numbers, it won't make a difference. So if we beat a "patsy" Florida, and then they go on to win the SEC and get a top-5 RPI, we get credit for a top-5 RPI win.

That said, all the analysts will know what was up. However, it probably won't make a difference in their eyes.

I think the net is a positive -- it makes us more likely to win the game, without seriously diminishing the value of the win.
 
UF is still loaded in the frontcourt without him, if UConn were to win there wouldn't be the need for an asterik.
 
I just looked at their roster. How is Patric Young still a college student? I thought he was a senior two years ago. That kid's biceps are bigger than Nolan's waist.
 
BearJWS said:
Scottie Wilbekin is currently suspended indefinitely, so that could be one less player on FL's roster come game day. I believe it's the 2nd year in a row he'll be starting the season suspended. Hill is supposedly an excellent incoming PG, so they could be fine, but it hurts FL's depth if Wilbekin is not there.
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I'd assume Wilbekin would be back by December second, but who knows. I wonder if they'd play Hill and Wilbekin together at any point - that would be a fun match-up with Napier and Boatright.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
I just looked at their roster. How is Patric Young still a college student? I thought he was a senior two years ago. That kid's biceps are bigger than Nolan's waist.
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Patric Young is still in college because he's not good enough for the NBA, kid looks like the biggest beast in college but doesn't play like it.
 
champs99and04 said:
I'd assume Wilbekin would be back by December second, but who knows. I wonder if they'd play Hill and Wilbekin together at any point - that would be a fun match-up with Napier and Boatright.
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It would be fun to watch. I do like our backcourt better. From what I remember reading, Donovan definitely was not happy with Wilbekin after this last incident & needed to "grow up" in order to get back on the team. I wouldn't be surprised if Hill is the starting PG from day one.
 
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BigErnMcCracken said:
I just looked at their roster. How is Patric Young still a college student? I thought he was a senior two years ago. That kid's biceps are bigger than Nolan's waist.
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Looks like Tarzan, plays like Jane.
 
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Has nothing to do with Florida basketball, but interesting nonetheless:

jdemling
Whoa! RT @pbpsports: BREAKING: Six #Gators suspended for tomorrow's opener; source says two failed drug tests http://post original url/HKWxMu4sgp
8/30/13 10:21 PM

Quite an offseason for Florida. Dominating the headlines at both the professional and collegiate level.
 
Rico444 said:
Looks like Tarzan, plays like Jane.
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Don't kid yourself. Young is a very tough matchup for our front court...we have no one with close to his size and strength.We are doomed, DOOMED for sure!
 
Walker is better than every single one of our frontcourt players by far. People who downgrade that either have an inferiority complex with our frontcourt, or don't follow college hoops.
 
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