Butler Postgame Thread

[3rdbass]

I don't think you can expect Tarris to do anything that requires intuition.

Tugler isn't much of an offensive threat. This Houston team is entirely guard driven offensively. Very diff than most KS teams.

Tarris made some great looks from the post espcecially his pass to karaban so I wouldn't go that far.

 

[Nameless]

A lot to clean up defensively, way too many wide open looks at the rim.

But we shot the lights out from deep. Solo finished 6/12 from 3. Reed had 16 points, 9 boards and 7 assists. Mullins wasn't efficient overall but had some really nice shots as always.

10 point road win that was Q1 coming in. Don't think it holds after tonight but it is still borderline Q1/2 so I'll take it.

 

[alexd]

TNT should do more of our games... this extended post-game studio analysis with Bruce pearl, mashburn, Jalen rose is good stuff

 

[willie99]

Nice win

I like Ross to get more run

We need Smith, he's a big concern right now

I'm not worried about freshmen, I expect Reiba to improve

We're on to Georgetown

 

[freshler40]

Pros: Solo getting into a rhythm in the last month is exactly what we need to see.

Reed dominant 2nd half

Mullins continues to just be insanely fun to watch.

Clamped down on TOs finally.

Cons: We have a big bench problem. Stewart is unplayable at this point. Every time he steps on the floor it’s like an 8-0 run the other way. He hasn’t gotten any better since he stepped on campus.

Hurley seems to have finally realized that Malichi’s minutes also need to be severely limited, which is good.

We still get caught with dumbfounding lineups for a good 8-10 mins a game. Cant have multiple non-Reibe bench guys on the floor together ever pretty much.

Good points, especially with some of the odd line-ups with only two shooters on the floor at times. Our bench needs to get serious and play tough, look to score.

 

[CTBasketball]

Nice win

I like Ross to get more run

We need Smith, he's a big concern right now

I'm not worried about freshmen, I expect Reiba to improve

We're on to Georgetown

We put Smith in during key situations and we usually stumble when he’s in. He’s becoming borderline unplayable.

 

[BGesus4]

Bizjacks wrist/forearm is definitely broken based on that replay

 

[KingAG]

I have one serious concern with this team.

Malachi Smith.

 

[Mr. French]

I like it when we win.
Tarris had some dominant stretches and passed it well
Solo looked like last year Solo
Our bench has just become non-existent
Some awful D, especially on ball, at times
I’m usually not on the whiny ref trip, but holy crap some of the calls were insanely late and dubious.

HEY! Don't say we played awful D, you're just being negative!

You're right, but you can't say it in a post game thread. People get upset.

 

[3rdbass]

Pros: Solo getting into a rhythm in the last month is exactly what we need to see.

Reed dominant 2nd half

Mullins continues to just be insanely fun to watch.

Clamped down on TOs finally.

Cons: We have a big bench problem. Stewart is unplayable at this point. Every time he steps on the floor it’s like an 8-0 run the other way. He hasn’t gotten any better since he stepped on campus.

Hurley seems to have finally realized that Malichi’s minutes also need to be severely limited, which is good.

We still get caught with dumbfounding lineups for a good 8-10 mins a game. Cant have multiple non-Reibe bench guys on the floor together ever pretty much.

Stewart still gives us D and is a bigger body than Ross so matches up better with bruisers down low. His offfens is off right now but I wouldn't call him unplayable. Smith though right now I'm wondering if he is injured as he just looks off compared earlier to the year.

 

[RashadRay11]

HEY! Don't say we played awful D, you're just being negative!

You're right, but you can't say it in a post game thread. People get upset.

You would never know we are 23-2 with you Mr French

 

[3rdbass]

I have one serious concern with this team.

Malachi Smith.

Yep for a Backup PG who was supposed to play alongside Demary at times and at least back him up adequately he has disspointed.

 

[dtrumpet]

Looks like both teams hungover from Friday night. St Johns OT vs Xavier and us tonight. Gutsy win after a bad first half. Unfortunate takeaway from last couple of games is that Reibe and Malachi seem to have hit a wall. They need to snap out of it. Their minutes are too important.

 

[RuffRuff]

I have one serious concern with this team.

Malachi Smith.

Bench has been pretty uninspiring as a whole. This is not 23, where you'd bring that unit in and they'd be a burst of energy. With this group, you're just hoping for a decent breather. Malachi 7 minutes tonight - you can sense Dan Hurley's confidence in him has grown thin with the year.

 

[Donyell 360]

Stewart is unplayable at this point. Every time he steps on the floor it’s like an 8-0 run the other way. He hasn’t gotten any better since he stepped on campus.

Too hard on Stewart tonight. He was a non-factor but to say he is unplayable is too far. Not a great game but glad we have him when AK has to exit the game with 2 fouls. He can shoot the ball, just needs to be more aggressive. His one driving shot missed but it opened up Reed for an offensive rebound. So that was a positive play. We need to see more from Stew for sure.

 

[RuffRuff]

Stewart still gives us D and is a bigger body than Ross so matches up better with bruisers down low. His offfens is off right now but I wouldn't call him unplayable. Smith though right now I'm wondering if he is injured as he just looks off compared earlier to the year.

I am not holding my breath that either Stew or Ross are starters next year. I feel bad for those two as they could likely be starting at a lower level.

 

[Jaydumo20]

Reed is not a problem. He does more good than bad. If if comes in spurts so what. Most college players are inconsistent. He may not play great against Zuby. Who does?

 

[Huskyforlife]

I have no doubt that Reibe will be a big part of the offense next season, but man he needs to get tougher on the glass and protecting the paint.

 

[ArizonaHsky]

Robbie Hummel was awful tonight. Keep Big 10 guys on Big 10 games. Kept saying we are a work in progress.. what does that make 99% of the rest of the field? We’ve won 23 games and deserve some respect for that. Winning is hard and we do it well.

He was right about our defense.

 

[RashadRay11]

HEY! Don't say we played awful D, you're just being negative!

You're right, but you can't say it in a post game thread. People get upset.

32 point win against Xavier a week ago, not a peep from you.

 

[Jaydumo20]

I am not holding my breath that either Stew or Ross are starters next year. I feel bad for those two as they could likely be starting at a lower level.

There is no reason Ross doesnt shoot 6 3s a game. He'd hit half of em. That's his mean.

 

[Mr. French]

You would never know we are 23-2 with you Mr French

Wrong.

I've hardly said anything negative about them all season, don't lump me into the negative crowd, but they didn't play well. It's ok to be honest without it being a negative. I said it's good that we won, I watched the whole game and rooted for them. But they didn't play high level defense and frankly for most of the game they didn't play high level offense either.

I'm not Ruff Ruff claiming every team is better than us, I'm talking about THIS game. They got almost any shot they wanted and they aren't that good. There wasn't tons of energy. We were generally sloppy. But I'm happy they got a 10 point W and I'm thrilled they kept pace in the win column.

 

[RashadRay11]

I am not holding my breath that either Stew or Ross are starters next year. I feel bad for those two as they could likely be starting at a lower level.

Go root for Michigan

 

[Mr. French]

32 point win against Xavier a week ago, not a peep from you.

I'm on the board all the time, lol good call though. I'm generally very positive. Give it a rest.

 

[RuffRuff]

There is no reason Ross doesnt shoot 6 3s a game. He'd hit half of em. That's his mean.

That may be asking a lot for a guy that plays 10-15 minutes. He is shooting close to 40% this year, so chucking up 1-3 wouldn't be a bad thing.