Proving me wrong?
Magnitude Of The Moment Doesn't Sink In For UF's Noah
(At the White House Thursday) Florida was the last team introduced and Joakim was the last Gator to appear. His teammates had dressed like they thought they were doing something important, but Joakim sauntered down the steps like he was headed home from a big night in Vegas.
He had his arm around two women, and his shirt tail flapped in the breeze, unfettered by a belt or the waistband of his pants.
Tim Keown was three days premature with his article. The day after I defend the Gators as being classsy, Yoakim Noah somewhat validated Keown's argument that these guys are immature. Maybe the entire team shouldn't be painted with the same brush, but it does seem like the label fit Noah yesterday.
Maybe part of the blame can be applied to Donovan as well?
Donovan was asked if he dictated a dress code for the occasion, and the answer basically was no.
"I just wanted them to look neat," he said.
He didn't see Noah before he marched in?
However, one player's lapse in judgement won't tarnish this team's image. Let's just hope that it doesn't become a habit. If they want a legitimate shot at repeating, this attention grabbing behavior will have to be squelched.