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GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- A good chunk of Florida coach Mike Whites second season will be spent on the road.Airports, busses, hotels, room service, fast food, makeshift meeting rooms, White is ready for the worst. Hes embracing it, though, as a way for the Gators to forge bonds off the court that could pay dividends on it.With a $64.5 million renovation to the OConnell Center nearing completion, Florida will play its first 11 games away from Gainesville. Its a challenging schedule that includes neutral-site matchups against Seton Hall, Duke, Florida State and maybe Gonzaga.But it could benefit the Gators in the long run.We can sit here and complain about having to play on the road, White said. Im pretty happy we get to play on the road in the fall because that means were about to move into a beautiful facility. Also, it gives you advantages, opportunities to grow, to become more cohesive as were traveling and coming together. Road wins are hard to come by. Hopefully these experiences will pay off in conference play and help you become a little better road team.Floridas travels begin Nov. 11 against Florida Gulf Coast in Jacksonville. The Gators will play two more games in Jacksonville, three in Orlando and in Lakeland, Tampa, Tallahassee and Sunrise.They leave the Sunshine State once during the first six weeks of the season, facing Duke in New York City in early December.This road season is going to be a blessing for us before were going to get used to not always having that home court, said graduate transfer Canyon Barry, a 6-foot-6 guard from College of Charleston and the youngest son of Basketball Hall of Famer Rick Barry. It will be good for (Florida) fans all across the state to get to see some games, but at the same time, it helps us because theyre neutral site, helps the RPI and also just getting used to playing in adverse situations on the road.And then spending more time on a bus, getting to know guys better, getting to know their quirks. I think it will help our team chemistry.Other things to know about Florida heading into the season:BACK FOR MORE: Florida finished 21-15 in Whites first season, losing four of its final five regular-season games and failing to make the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year. Although the Gators lost leading scorer Dorian Finney-Smith to graduation, they return more than 70 percent of the teams points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks from last season.Guards Kasey Hill and KeVaughn Allen are back as well as stretch forward Devin Robinson and center John Egbunu. Chris Chiozza, Kevarrius Hayes, Justin Leon and Keith Stone should provide depth, and Barry could be the key to helping Florida take the next step.BARRYS IMPACT: Before needing season-ending shoulder surgery, Barry averaged 19.7 points in 13 games for the Cougars last season. Hes versatile, can shoot and put the ball on the floor and make things happen.Canyon came here to have a chance to play in an NCAA Tournament, to play with high-level players, White said. Canyon wants to win, and I expect him to maintain that mentality more than anything else, whether that means he scores 21 a night or scores 4.Hes very capable of scoring the ball, but I think hes underrated in other areas.POINT OF EMPHASIS: If the Gators are going to take the next step, they have to get better from the free-throw line. They ranked last in the Southeastern Conference and 323rd (out of 346 teams) in the NCAA from the charity stripe last season. They shot 64.7 percent from there as a team, losing close games and failing to put opponents away in the final minutes.I dont think were going to jump to first, White said. But I think we can make a pretty good jump in both areas. Id be surprised if we werent a little closer toward the middle of the pack. Ray Nitschke Packers Jersey . The lawyers filed a 33-page amended complaint Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan, expanding on the suit originally filed Oct. 3 in New York Supreme Court. Arbitrator Fredric Horowitz last week refused to compel Selig to testify in the grievance, and Rodriguez then walked out of the hearing without testifying. Paul Hornung Packers Jersey . Louis Blues teammates who would also be participating in the Olympics, Alex Pietrangelo felt right at home, no different in some ways to the travel experience of any old road trip – save for the length of the journey, that is. http://www.packersrookiestore.com/Packers-Mike-Daniels-Jersey/ . 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