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He was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four, which truly reflects the impact he had on the semifinals and finals on both ends of the floor. But Afflalo's foul trouble and Florida as a team's unrelenting extra attention to his every move was more responsible for Afflalo's struggles than anything else.
Plus, we expect lock down defense from Brewer and his seemingly endless wingspan. Tonight, Brewer was even more important offensively, on fire from the outside and not forcing the issue like he's had a tendency to do in previous tournament games.
The Gators started out cold like seemingly always have this season, not connecting from the floor until the mark of the first half. It was Brewer that would eventually break the ice, slashing to the basket for an acrobatic layup and knocking down three first half 3-pointers to keep Florida in the game while their defense slowly wore UCLA down.
Some of these shots came while pulling up off the dribble, an area that Brewer has struggled in for much of his career thus far. Four early free throws made 15 absolutely huge first half points. Without his perimeter accuracy, the Gators would have found themselves down at halftime and this game could have turned out very differently for the defending champs.
It is fairly obvious that whoever drafts Brewer this spring will be getting a ready-to-contribute defender, but performances like tonight remind us that the wiry swingman has the potential to develop into a capable offensive player at the NBA level as well. Corey Brewer appears to be heading toward a late lottery to mid first round selection in the upcoming draft. How can that be? He had a few very nice deflections and steals just off his length and activity level, as well as an incredible block to ice the game late.
Jonathan Givony DraftExpress. If there was anyone on Florida that did not play well tonight, it was their small forward Corey Brewer.
Rather than realizing the type of game that Butler was going to force them into, Brewer decided to play as if there were going to be possessions for each squad, rather than the 60 or so there ended up being. The result was him forcing the issue badly time after time in the half-court, committing offensive fouls, over-dribbling, turning the ball over, throwing wild passes, and taking bad shots. Thankfully for the Gators, things did start to come together for him towards the end, and he scored on two consecutive possessions in the clutch with pull-up jumpers from mid-range.
The defending national champions got caught in a dog fight today with a scrappy Purdue squad, being in danger of an upset particularly due to the poor play they got from their guard and wing players.
Brewer was very much a part of that, although he also played a major part in fending off the Boilermakers in the second half and eventually coming out with a win. Brewer started off the game very much out of control, forcing his dribble and taking some bad shots from the perimeter early in the shot clock.
He lacked a bit of focus in causing some careless turnovers and getting beaten off the bounce by David Teague , but was excellent as usual with his off-ball defense, playing the passing lanes and causing numerous deflections and steals. The 2nd half was better for Brewer, settling in to more of a rhythm and using his passing skills to get his big men involved.
That resulted in an open 3-pointer in transition from Taurean Green that gave Florida a 2-point lead that they would never rescind from that point. With just under four minutes to play, Brewer again helped fend off a run from Purdue by spinning athletically into an awkward pull-up jumper from mid-range with just a few seconds left on the shot clock.
He also used his athleticism to pull down 8 big rebounds, many of which came in traffic. Any doubts as to why the returning national champions dropped two of their first nine game are beginning to get answered with the recent return and superb play of their ultimate glue-guy Corey Brewer.
Still a marginal ball-handler with no left hand, a beanpole frame and a very shaky perimeter jumper, Brewer gets by almost solely on his liveliness, athleticism, and terrific all-around talent. Brewer absolutely smoked one of the hottest players in the SEC these days, Mike Mercer of Georgia, who has been using his excellent athleticism and talent to average over 16 points a game up until that game. Smothering him with his length and using his quickness to stay in front of him all game long, Brewer forced Mercer into a miserable shooting, 4 turnover outing, and still found time to help out on team defense with 4 steals and one block reminiscent of Tayshaun Prince erasing a potential game-tying Reggie Miller layup in the playoffs a few years back.
This eliminates any possibility of having a capable pull-up mid-range jumper at the moment, even if he does show some flashes from time to time in this area. Brewer displayed his excellent potential in many different facets of the game against UCLA. Brewer displayed some versatility on offense, making a nice turnaround from about 10 feet out, and knocking down 2 of his 3 three point attempts. He also showed off some good passing ability throughout the game, setting up his teammates on a couple occasions, and making crisp passes in traffic.
On the offensive end, there are two areas Corey needs to work on. One is his handle, which needs to be tightened up. The other area is the mid-range game, which will improve with the handle, because Brewer is already a very crafty player in the lane. On the defensive side of the ball, Brewer had the player he was guarding on lock down throughout the entire game.
Afflalo was held scoreless until the mark in the second half, and was unable to get into the flow of the game. In addition to great man to man defense, Brewer understands how to use his length to create steals by disrupting the passing lanes, and has amazingly quick hands which created a couple steals as he snuck up behind unsuspecting UCLA players.
The one area Brewer could improve on the defensive side of the ball is pick and roll defense. Receiver Raymond Cottrell, the No. The future of Gators basketball looks bright after five-star Malik Reneau signed his letter of intent to play at Florida. Anthony Richardson is back on the practice field for Florida after hurting his knee dancing last week. Please enter an email address. Something went wrong. More Gators Wire.
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