Natalie Butler

[Alydar]

At the half George Mason leads Maryland Eastern Shore 41-32 behind ex-UConner Natalie Butler's 17 1st half pts and 7 rebounds. Coming into tonight's game Butler is the leading rebounder in D1 with 109 boards. Her 17 1st half pts includes her second 3 pt basket this season.

Go get em Natalie !!

 

[my2cents]

At the half George Mason leads Maryland Eastern Shore 41-32 behind ex-UConner Natalie Butler's 17 1st half pts and 7 rebounds. Coming into tonight's game Butler is the leading rebounder in D1 with 109 boards. Her 17 1st half pts includes her second 3 pt basket this season.

Go get em Natalie !!

Do we care?

 

[chrissaran]

Natalie wasn't enough of an athlete to fit UConn's offense or defense. I hope she does well at George Macon.

 

[Crossover]

Do we care?

I do. If you don't, why bother to comment? No need to be nasty.

 

[Crossover]

Natalie wasn't enough of an athlete to fit UConn's offense or defense. I hope she does well at George Macon.

She is doing well. That is the point of the OP.

 

[JordyG]

For those new to the BY understand one thing. Once a Husky, always a Husky. Anyone who thinks otherwise please save your comments for another forum.

 

[chrissaran]

She's doing well at George Mason, but she never lived up to the hype that some, including me, believed.

 

[Crossover]

She's doing well at George Mason, but she never lived up to the hype that some, including me, believed.

And therefore?

 

[msf22b]

I'm pleased by her success.
Why would anyone want to begrudge it

 

[chrissaran]

She's not as good as I and others believed she would be. If she was with UConn this year, she wouldn't be seeing much playing time, especially with Lou and Batouly healthy.

 

[jaundicedeye]

Most Boneyarders have a fondness for Natalie and wish her success.
I would like to see her find her way into the pro's. It is not unthinkable given her size and experience.

 

[chrissaran]

I said I hope she does well at George Mason. As freshman of the year in the Big East, I thought she would accomplish more with UConn.

 

[Alydar]

Butler was never able to play at the speed UConn requires nor did she have good hands. But remember, she was one of the leading rebounders in the country as a freshman and is again this year. Butler was a great team mate, redefined her body in Storrs and gave everything she had in games and practice. WCBB is filled with very good players who would sit on the bench at UConn.

 

[Crossover]

She's not as good as I and others believed she would be. If she was with UConn this year, she wouldn't be seeing much playing time, especially with Lou and Batouly healthy.

Is it her fault that you were mistaken?

 

[Husky fanatic]

Continued success Nat

 

[Kaizen]

Do we care?

I do too.
She did contribute to UConn's 2016-2017 season when we had only 7 players. She was the second player off bench next to Crystal.

 

[CocoHusky]

Do we care?

Yes!

 

[bags27]

Natalie played some key minutes. IIRC, she was actually pretty effective in keeping a body on A'ja last year. One of our favorites, for sure!

As to the snarky comments, there really are times we need a "dislike" button.

 

[SallyH]

Do we care?

Yes, we care. She was part of the UConn family, and is spreading the work and personal ethics of the program beyond the borders. Shame on you.

 

[Sonny44]

Do we care?

Boo!

 

[xHunt3r]

Do we care?

Yes

 

[GoUconn7961]

I'm glad she's doing well. I never thought she was a fit for UConn..

 

[BigBird]

It’s hard not to lose patience with posters who insist on ripping Natalie. She gave the UConn program all she could, under the circumstances.
She deserves our good will.

 

[JoePgh]

To understand Natalie’s value, think how much lower your blood pressure would have been during the second half of the Nevada game, or the fourth quarter of some other games, if she had been on this year’s roster and available. Lou’s injury or foul trouble for other front court starters would be much less of an issue if she were around to soak up 15-20 minutes. True, those minutes might interfere with development time for Megan Walker or Batouly (when she becomes available), but on the other hand, her mentoring of those players might have been a positive contribution that is missing.

I totally understand her reasons for transferring (which had little if anything to do with basketball), but still I wish she were here.

 

[BigBird]

To understand Natalie’s value, think how much lower your blood pressure would have been during the second half of the Nevada game, or the fourth quarter of some other games, if she had been on this year’s roster and available. Lou’s injury or foul trouble for other front court starters would be much less of an issue if she were around to soak up 15-20 minutes. True, those minutes might interfere with development time for Megan Walker or Batouly (when she becomes available), but on the other hand, her mentoring of those players might have been a positive contribution that is missing.
I totally understand her reasons for transferring (which had little if anything to do with basketball), but still I wish she were here.

Agreed. Also, I have maintained that she really didn’t transfer. She graduated. There’s a big difference. She didn’t walk away from UConn; she completed her undergraduate requirements and began graduate school on another campus. This, for non-athletes is pretty much the norm. I think some of the snarky comments about her time with UConn is the result, in part perhaps, of supposing that she walked out on her former teammates and coaches. She didn’t.