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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 4484365, member: 12088"] Butler is not tall across the front line -- Jaynes at 6'3" and McLimore at 5'10" do the heavy lifting in the post. These are the leading scorers, which means they can't spend much time on the bench. They have a few 6' players and can rotate them in to the tune of 9 deep. They rebound in the low 30s/g and shoot in the 30% range against tough competition. I don't think they have the team speed to keep up with us. Against Seton Hall, they played close in the first quarter, and then the Hall ran away with it as Butler soon wearied of the chase. Against Indiana, they were completely outclassed in the paint, even when Holmes sat, and totaled only 26 rebounds to Indiana's 38. They can harry perimeter shooters, though, even if they can't stop the transition game. All that said, they are scrappy. The Indiana game is the closest comparison I can find to how they'll match up against us, and though they were blown out in the 2nd quarter, they played touch in the 3rd and 4th quarters. They even outscored Indiana in the 4th, though this was probably due to subbing by Terri Moren. Nut what I mean to say is they won't give up at all. They've played strong opponents before, and they know how to fight until the final buzzer. [/QUOTE]