NCAA Basketball: 5 most unwatchable teams for 2019-20 season

COLUMBUS, OHIO - MARCH 24: Head coach Mike Hopkins of the Washington Huskies speaks with Nahziah Carter #11 after a play against the North Carolina Tar Heels during their game in the Second Round of the NCAA Basketball Tournament at Nationwide Arena on March 24, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 04: Head coach Mike White of the Florida Gators directs his players during the first half of the game against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Madison Square Garden on December 04, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) /

No. 4 – Florida

What an offseason for the Gators. After a very successful first four years as Florida head coach, Mike White went HAM on the 2019 recruiting trail. Landing not one, but two five-star recruits in Scottie Lewis and Tre Mann, White has Florida basketball fans partying like it’s 2007. However, while their team may reach the same heights as the mid-2000’s squad, they sure as heck won’t be watchable.

Since White took over the program in 2015, their defense has been elite, but Florida has ranked in the bottom half in the nation in Assists Per Field Goals Made and Percent of Points from the 3 every year. Like Beard, Coach White relies on his defense to win him games and puts little time into teaching offense, with his only scheme seeming to be putting the ball in his most talented player’s hands and letting them go 1 on 5.

We should see even more possessions ending in isolation with the additions of Lewis and Mann and while his squad will rank high in offensive efficiency (because of the talent of those two players), they should once again rank towards the bottom in assists and 3’s. If you’re a fan of the Jordan and Kobe iso era of basketball, you’ll like watching this team. But, if you’re looking for innovation and any sort of creativity on offense, I’d strongly advise against it.

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