ATHENS, Ga. ? Florida coach Billy Donovan isn't sure if his team is ready for a difficult finish to the regular season.
If the Gators don't get better play from senior point guard Erving Walker, Donovan thinks they could be in real trouble.
"He doesn't understand that his disposition and his carefreeness out there affect the other guys on the team," Donovan said. "And he doesn't see or understand that, as a point guard, people are looking for direction from you."
Freshman Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 18, Gerald Robinson added 15 and Georgia snapped No. 12 Florida's three-game winning streak with a 76-62 victory Saturday.
The Gators, who never led, trailed by double digits most of the second half. They whittled the lead to five on Kenny Boynton's 3-pointer with 1:53 left.
But Georgia (13-15, 4-10 SEC) scored the next six. Dustin Ware and Donte' Williams made two free throws each and Caldwell-Pope followed with a breakaway dunk to make it 73-62.
Florida (22-7, 10-4) is second in the SEC, one game ahead of Vanderbilt. Bradley Beal scored 19 for the Gators, who close the regular season this week at Vanderbilt and at home against No. 1 Kentucky.
Florida had won 10 of 12 overall and had taken of 15 of 17 against Georgia, including three straight.
Donovan held out Walker for nearly six minutes of the second half before the school's career assists leader returned to the floor, replacing Scottie Wilbekin with 12:17 remaining and Florida trailing by 12.
"It's not all on him to score and get all the assists and everything else, but I think as a senior you would think he would want to take that responsibility a little bit and show that kind of passion considering that he's got two regular-season games left in his career," Donovan said. "But he didn't do that. I just felt like his energy wasn't where it needed to be. He wasn't playing as passionately as I thought he needed to be, and I just thought I'd give some other guys a chance."
Wilbekin, a sophomore, went scoreless, missing his only shot from the field and handed out one assist in 22 minutes. Walker, who has started 105 of his 136 career games, finished with 14 points and one assist in 31 minutes.
After the game, Walker spoke to reporters before Donovan did.
"Our defense usually gives us easy buckets, but we didn't get that much in transition," Walker said. "I'd just say we missed shots, and they made a lot of plays on the offensive end, and it was tough for us to recover from that."
Source: http://www.tampabay.com/sports/no-12-florida-gators-fall-to-georgia-bulldogs-76-62/1217216
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