Men's Hoops: Sean Miller's press conference ahead of taking on Florida

Regarding the Traore injury and how it impacts front-court depth, Miller said the Longhorns have to make their eight-man rotation work.

"We are who we are at this point," he said.

Miller isn't ready to change the starting lineup. However, he'll change it if he sees "guys who are incapable of fighting that fight early on."

He wasn't happy at all with the defensive start against Georgia.

Miller said he was disappointed in his starters at the first media timeout against Georgia because of "how it felt."

He's challenged the starters to be better in the first four-plus minutes of the game.

Miller: "We've had a difficult time getting stops... Against Georgia, we just could not guard their perimeter players."

Miller: "If we can be the best version of what we can be defensively, I think we've got some great moments in us over the next few weeks."

When Florida is shooting it well from the 3-point line, Miller said, "it puts them into a position to be the best team in the country" because of everything else the Gators do well.

Miller: "You have to have a great night taking care of the ball" to have a chance against Florida.

Texas can't give Florida easy buckets off turnovers.

Miller: "It'll be interesting to see how our offense is able to score on them."

Florida is currently No. 4 in adjusted defensive efficiency, according to KenPom.

One of the things that makes the SEC so tough, Miller said, is that everyone is playing for something every night, whether it's the conference championship, NCAA Tournament seeding, trying to get off the bubble, etc.

"They're blowing teams out," Miller said of Florida. "We don't want to be one of them."