Butler post game thread

[Palatine]

Good game, Clingan looks like he is coming back into form 28 minutes tonight.

 

[storrsroars]

Good game, Clingan looks like he is coming back into form 28 minutes tonight.

and only one foul

 

[ibleedhuskyblue]

 

[REB1094]

"Their offense is like a great lasagna, there's always a next better layer". The offense always has a plan A, B, C, and D. Butler adjusted really well and jammed it up, but have enough patience and something will open up

• There was a focus to get Clingan in the deep paint and he took advantage. Post hook looked good, 18pts/14reb/3blk/3ast. Thought he had 4 blocks but I only see 3 on the stats
• Stewart gave up 1 three to Davis but otherwise played really well defensively in the 1st half. Good hedges, recoveries, switches, and post defense. Always like to shout him out
• Butler built momentum and then Castle had a 5-0 run in 30 seconds to put us up double digits. They built it again and Cam/Newton had a 5-0 run in 30 seconds to put us up double digits. They built it again and Clingan/AK had a 6-0 run in 36 seconds to put us up double digits.
• I'm not sure if I saw Cam Spencer sweating once this game, but had 20 points and 4 threes. First time we had a consecutive leading scorer?

What's the record for highest FT% in NCAA history, and how close to it is DJ Davis? 95+%, damn..Great game but Cam/Clingan > Davis/Telfort. Go Huskies!

 

[ValleyGuy]

What was with the crowd. Seemed like people thought they were watching at a play.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

- Spencer is absolutely locked in right now and Clingan just had his way with Butler.

- Hat tip to Thad Matta. Butler has a huge talent gap and he has this team playing hard and smart. They take the punches and just hit right back. Fun group to watch.

- Big fan of Benetti on the call. I’ve watched him do baseball games before and he’s great there too.

 

[GameTime]

If somehow it meant something I am sure Hurley would got them to beat the spread. I DGAF and I am assuming their coach doesn’t either.

 

[Mets8692]

Offense did enough, defense dominated. Held a team that just dropped a 100 on Creighton to 62; 37% shooting and 22% on 3.

Thought the refs called a decent game and let both sides play for the most part.

 

[IchabodCran]

Offense did enough, defense dominated. Held a team that just dropped a 100 on Creighton to 62; 37% shooting and 22% on 3.

Thought the refs called a decent game and let both sides play for the most part.

Loved that the refs let them play. Some missed calls but way better than some of these unwatchable games.

 

[GameTime]

We won. Is that period big enough? Every BE win is difficult. Nothing but props to the whole program.

 

[Palatine]

Offense did enough, defense dominated. Held a team that just dropped a 100 on Creighton to 62; 37% shooting and 22% on 3.

Thought the refs called a decent game and let both sides play for the most part.

You had to drop a cinder block on someone to get a foul. Clingan got tackled at midcourt without the ball and nothing.

 

[JustbrewitMan]

C+ effort. Defense played well here and there but had way too many letdowns and blown switches/missed assignments. Lost track of how many bunnies we blew.

Yet comfortably won by 9.

A wagon.

 

[Punkbo]

A bit of a struggle, but we know how to win. Give Butler some credit. They play hard. Good time in the schedule for Georgetown and DePaul.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

You had to drop a cinder block on someone to get a foul. Clingan got tackled at midcourt without the ball and nothing.

At least it was consistent and the game didn’t turn into a FT shooting contest.

 

[Kemba'sYogurt]

Seeing the "Clingan sucks" takes is so funny. He effects the game in SO many ways. He had a monster box score tonight, but that only measures a little bit of his impact on a game. We are so lucky to have him.

 

[auror]

Hurley calls Alex his "Linus" in the post game presser. Safety blanket.

 

[elmcityboy]

cam spencer coming for the big east weekly honors

 

[WeAreUCONN]

Sloppy game but Spencer and Clingan did enough to drag us to the finish line. We play mediocre sometimes and still find ways to win. Defense was solid overall. On to the next.

 

[my2cents]

Nice to have a game where you can listen to the TV announcers.
Lots of missed bunnies, but when it mattered everybody came up clutch.
Another W and move on.

 

[Mike Honcho]

and only one foul

Refs were good about swallowing their whistles for the most part tonight. Posh went at him early and sought contact; they easily could have called a foul. Glad they didn't.

 

[geordi]

"Their offense is like a great lasagna, there's always a next better layer". The offense always has a plan A, B, C, and D. Butler adjusted really well and jammed it up, but have enough patience and something will open up

• There was a focus to get Clingan in the deep paint and he took advantage. Post hook looked good, 18pts/14reb/3blk/3ast. Thought he had 4 blocks but I only see 3 on the stats
• Stewart gave up 1 three to Davis but otherwise played really well defensively in the 1st half. Good hedges, recoveries, switches, and post defense. Always like to shout him out
• Butler built momentum and then Castle had a 5-0 run in 30 seconds to put us up double digits. They built it again and Cam/Newton had a 5-0 run in 30 seconds to put us up double digits. They built it again and Clingan/AK had a 6-0 run in 36 seconds to put us up double digits.
• I'm not sure if I saw Cam Spencer sweating once this game, but had 20 points and 4 threes. First time we had a consecutive leading scorer?

What's the record for highest FT% in NCAA history, and how close to it is DJ Davis? 95+%, damn..Great game but Cam/Clingan > Davis/Telfort. Go Huskies!

Blake Ahern - Missouri State - 94.56%. Davis was 6 for 6 tonight; including that, he's right now at 96.21%

 

[ValleyGuy]

- Big fan of Benetti on the call. I’ve watched him do baseball games before and he’s great there too.

Oh I cannot disagree more. Hes brutal. Tries way too hard with the jokes.

Asked Raftery - after showing Hurley talking - how hard it is to talk to players in the huddle. HUH?

 

[WrenchFan69]

Thad Matta is a borderline elite coach. That was a masterclass. If that were a Lavall Jordan-coached team, we win by 30. Glad we pulled it out. Hurley not calling a timeout to end the first half was bad. Cam is so good. Hassan is so good

 

[87Xfer]

Let's just keep winning. #2 Perdoo doesn't play a ranked team for the next month.

 

[aceboon]

Surprised it took Matta so long to play through Telfort, he would have made that game hell if he did sooner