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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Floridas biggest weakness last season looks like it could be a strength now.Justin Leon scored a career-high 17 points, KeVaughn Allen added 13 and the Gators handled Mercer 76-54 on Sunday night.Playing in Jacksonville for the second time in three days, Florida (2-0) celebrated another lopsided victory. Leon, Allen and the Gators improved free-throw shooting had a lot to do with the latest one.Leon was 6-of-10 shooting, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range, and had five rebounds. Allen was 3-of-12 shooting and made all five of his free throws. He added five assists, three boards, two blocks and two steals.Maybe the biggest positive for Florida was its free-throw shooting. The Gators, who ranked 323rd (out of 346 teams) in the NCAA from the stripe last season, hit 20 of 26 in the season opener and then 24 of 30 against Mercer.Hopefully a season-long trend, Florida coach Mike White said. Wed take that in a heartbeat. It feels good to see that thing go in. ... I know its got to feel good for our guys, especially the guys that have struggled in the past and are seeing the rewards of their labor.Rian Holland led the Bears (1-1) with 21 points. Jordan Strawberry, the son of former Major Leaguer Darryl Strawberry, finished with four points.Mercer trimmed a 24-point deficit to 49-34 midway through the second half, but Florida answered with a 15-5 spurt that pushed the lead to 25. The Gators coasted from there, offsetting 36 percent shooting with 20 offensive rebounds and 22 points off 17 turnovers.You can tell they still have another place they can go, Mercer coach Bob Hoffman said. They definitely havent arrived yet. ... I think that teams going to be really special, and theyve only begun. Ive seen a lot of good teams. Im an old dude as you can see by my gray hair, and that team has the pieces to be special.I will definitely enjoy watching them now that I wont be playing them.Devin Robinson chipped in 12 points and nine rebounds for Florida, which had all 12 players score.It feels good when everybody gets to pick off the tree, Leon said.BIG PICTUREMercer: A preseason pick to finish third in the Southern Conference (behind Chattanooga and Wofford), the Bears have enough talent to do well in league play. Venturing out against power conferences could be a tougher challenge, evidenced by the performance against Florida.Florida: Although playing against an overmatched opponent, the Gators showed again they have the talent and depth to return to -- and maybe make a run in -- the NCAA Tournament after a two-year hiatus.STAR WATCHTwo Basketball Hall of Famers were on hand for the game. Artis Gilmore, who lives in Jacksonville, and Rick Barry, whose youngest son, Canyon, plays for Florida, spent time chatting in the stands at halftime.ROAD WARRIORSThe Gators have won two neutral-site games and will have plenty more chances to build a solid resume. This was the second of 11 consecutive games outside Gainesville for the Gators, who are waiting on completion of a $64.5 million renovation to the OConnell Center. Their nonconference schedule includes neutral-site matchups against Seton Hall, Duke and maybe Gonzaga. They also play at Florida State. That slate could benefit the Gators when it comes time for the NCAA Tournament.UP NEXTMercer gets a week off before playing at Georgia Southern next Sunday, the first of three games in six days.Florida plays St. Bonaventure in Lakeland on Thursday night.---More AP college basketball: http://collegebasketball.ap.org Acheter Yeezy 350 v2 . "I dont know that were close," said general manager Alex Anthopoulos. "I just think, right now, the acquisition cost just doesnt work for us right now. I dont know if I can quantify how far off or things like that that they might be but I would say we continue to have dialogue. Fausse Air Max 90 Pas Cher .com) - The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward James Neal on injured reserve Tuesday. http://www.airmaxpaschervente.fr/ . Gerald Green and Miles Plumlee? Green had bounced around the NBA when he wasnt playing overseas. The Pacers gave up on Plumlee after just one season. Now Green and Plumlee are key cogs in the Suns surprising breakout season. Air Max Pas Cher En Ligne . Jane Virtanen scored two, and Alex Roach and Elliott Peterson rounded out the offence for the Hitmen (40-15-6). Brady Brassart chipped in with three assists. Colton McCarthy scored twice, Brayden Point had a goal and two assists, and Jack Rodewald also scored for the Warriors (15-35-9), who were 2 for 5 on the power play. Acheter Yeezy 700 . But by the time the game started, the Toronto Raptors forward felt even worse. And, for three quarters, it showed as Gay shot a woeful three-for-13 from the field. West Coast coach Adam Simpson says the Eagles are full of self-belief heading into the AFL finals after an emphatic 29-point win over premiership hopefuls Adelaide.The 14.16 (100) to 10.11 (71) win at Adelaide Oval paves the way for West Coast to claim either a top-four finish or a home elimination final depending on the weekends remaining games.Friday nights triumph, which followed wins over Hawthorn and Greater Western Sydney, also sends a message that the Eagles have well and truly hit their straps after an unconvincing start to the year.Simpson said West Coast used the mid-year bye to review their tactics after Nic Naitanui suffered an achilles injury which sidelined him for six games.Theres no doubt we started slowly this year and we had to change some things on how we played and look at some of the things a bit deeper at the bye, Simpson said.They got a bit of belief and that just rolls. Thats what happens in this comp if you can get some belief and the coaches step away a little bit and let them execute, and thats whats happening at the moment.With Naitanui sidelined for up to 12 months after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament last week, the win over the Crows showws the Eagles can still perform without their star ruckman.dddddddddddd.Jonathan Giles was recalled to assist Scott Lycett in Naitanuis absence and, in just his third AFL game for the year, finished with 29 hitouts, 15 disposals and a goal.Simpson heaped praise on the journeyman, who has been mostly consigned to the WAFL since being recruited from Essendon at the end of last year.He knows where hes at with the ruckmen weve got, so to come over under that knowledge is a testament to him, Simpson said.We called upon him tonight and were really pleased with how we played.West Coast head into the finals with a number of stars hitting peak form, including All-Australian candidate Luke Shuey, Coleman Medal leader Josh Kennedy and wingman Andrew Gaff, who had a career-best 41 touches against the Crows.Simpson said the Eagles would relish the chance to rest during the one-week bye scheduled before the finals.Weve got some players whove been pretty special for us all year and theyve been playing pretty sore, Simpson said.Well take it as a real opportunity. 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