Florida is getting Billyball 2.0 — this time, from Billy Napier’s Gators

When Billy Donovan came to Florida, he brought with him a new way for the Gators to play. He pressed you up and down the court. His teams launched three-pointers from all over. He would even at times make substitutions like a hockey team with a “full-line change”: Five players would come off the court, replaced by five fresh Gators.

The fast, open style of play affectionately became known as “Billyball,” and Florida rode it to the Final Four in 2000.

On Saturday, while it may have looked like the Tennessee offense was playing basketball on grass, we got a glimpse at a new kind of Billyball.