<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Joakim Noah sat on a metal folding chair outside the locker room moments after Florida's 86-76 loss at Tennessee late Wednesday night. His shoulders were sunken. The preseason muscle that the 6-foot-11 forward added to his arms appeared longer and less defined. What's wrong with Noah? Is he wearing down? That's been the question on the mind of many who follow the fifth-ranked Gators. "Physically, I feel fine," Noah said. Mentally? "I don't feel like I've been contributing the way I should," Noah said. "I take some of the blame for that. At the end of the day, though, it's about us as a team getting through this." Several factors have contributed to Florida's recent 1-3 slide, but one of the most glaring has been Noah's lack of productivity. In the last three games, Noah hasn't reached double-figures in scoring, averaging 6.0 points and 9.0 rebounds.</div> Source
Nottt a big fan of Noah. I think he'll step it up by tournament time though. These guys have been there before.
Noah doesn't have to deal with "Noah is Ugly" chants anymore, since the rest of the games are at neutral sites or home. Hopefully that will help him settle down and not press too much early. He's been trying to come out too aggressively and commits 2 really quick fouls and has to sit the bench the rest of the half and just can't get into game rhythm. I have confidence that the fact that we have only 1 game in the next 9 days, that he can get rested and rejuvenated for the tournaments.
