Article: Difference in Gators starts with Joakim Noah.

Byline: Mike Bianchi

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. _ The NCAA Tournament is a passion play about emotion and drama and resurrection and redemption. It is about shining moments and whining moments and defining moments.

Take Joakim Noah. He has gone from tears to cheers. From a distraught, discombobulated freshman to a dominating, decisive sophomore. From a ball of confusion to a bundle of emotion.

Last year at this time, Florida was at the NCAA Tournament in Nashville, and Noah was crying in Coach Billy Donovan's hotel room, wondering if he had a future at Florida, worrying that he'd made the wrong decision.

On Thursday, he was laughing joyfully ...

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