National Title Game Open Thread: Connecticut vs. Butler
by awiggo on Apr 4, 2011 6:59 PM CDT
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National Title Game:
Connecicut Huskies (31-9, 9-9) vs Butler Bulldogs (28-9, 13-5)
Monday, April 4, 2011 · 8:23 p.m. CT
Reliant Stadium (75,000+) · Houston, TX
TV: CBS (Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg, & Steve Kerr)
Ken Pom Projection: 69-65 Connecticut (63 Tempo)
| UConn Offense | UConn Defense | STATS | Butler Offense | Butler Defense |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116.4 (14) | 91.4 (23) | Efficiency | 112.6 (34) | 95.0 (54) |
| 48.5 (201) | 45.0 (18) | eFG% | 50.6 (97) | 48.5 (131) |
| 17.1 (24) | 17.4 (312) | TO% | 17.1 (25) | 18.8 (252) |
| 38.1 (7) | 33.4 (235) | OR% | 32.7 (158) | 27.5 (15) |
| 34.0 (267) | 27.0 (10) | FTRate | 38.5 (146) | 39.2 (207) |
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Oh goody... Orangutan arms is announcing
"If you were going to give the Earth an enema, College Station is where you would connect the hose."
Just one last post about the tournament itself
Does this columnist realize that, but for the changes made just a few months ago, this “great” tournament wouldn’t have included VCU since the Rams (I’m pretty sure) would not have qualified had last year’s 65-team structure had remained in effect?
by Hopkins Horn on Apr 4, 2011 8:06 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Nice work there, Hopkins.
Whoever said laughter is the best medicine had clearly never tasted Scotch.
I figured I'd give you double the opportunities to blindly stumble upon it
by Hopkins Horn on Apr 4, 2011 8:15 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I always appreciate it when I have multiple opportunities
Whoever said laughter is the best medicine had clearly never tasted Scotch.
Might as well expand to 72 teams
so you can have 4 play in games
by goingforthecorner on Apr 4, 2011 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Why don't I feel good about other people's success?
"If you were going to give the Earth an enema, College Station is where you would connect the hose."
There's a person in your bracket challenge
That I had a fling with in undergrad. Never got to the actual dating stage, but a short fling, nontheless. That may have come off creepy as hell, but I had to mention it because it really tripped me out. Small world.
"Poetic talent is really easy to fake when thy sentences doth no f***ing sense make." -Bo Burnham
so I guess Lamb's push offs and elbows are legal
I always thought that was a foul.
Who are you?!
I'm Kick Ass!
This game as a learning opportunity
My baby is learning the meaning of the word “CLANK!”
by Hopkins Horn on Apr 4, 2011 8:48 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
brick city baby!
Who are you?!
I'm Kick Ass!
by TexasGarcia37 on Apr 4, 2011 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm glad I didn't rush home to watch this
Bad, bad basketball. No shooting touch anywhere.
Who are you?!
I'm Kick Ass!
Mack/Howard 1-9 combined
Butler should feel comfortable that this is a close game despite their offensive struggles.
by goingforthecorner on Apr 4, 2011 9:02 PM CDT reply actions
I agree
UConn should have buried them by now.
by Hopkins Horn on Apr 4, 2011 9:04 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Butler is pretty darn good defensively
Who are you?!
I'm Kick Ass!
by TexasGarcia37 on Apr 4, 2011 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Howard's been taking tough shots
backwards, with about 3 UConn guys in his face
If you listen closely
next time UConn inbounds underneath the Butler crowd is counting to 5, and they got there last time.
No I’m not still bitter.
'Til Gabriel blows his horn...
I'm wearing a Texas sweatshirt and Texas slippers in protest
I’m right there with you.
Whoever said laughter is the best medicine had clearly never tasted Scotch.
I'm halfway thinking since its in Houston those were Texas fans I heard counting.
'Til Gabriel blows his horn...
Finally a nice shot in this thing.
Whoever said laughter is the best medicine had clearly never tasted Scotch.
this may be the ugliest half of basketball i have ever witnessed
I hope it improves in the second half cuz right now they are making my brothers 8th grade team like good
defense wins championships
Not just effort (like Texas) but great game plans and smart effort (unlike the Gary Johnson spasm defense). Maybe we could hire a Butler assistant to help out. They are the Boise of Basketball.
I would say we had some legit defensive players (TT, Johnson, Balbay, Joseph)
If we actually had defensive effort from guys like Hamilton and Brown, maybe our defensive numbers wouldn’t have sagged later in the year.
by goingforthecorner on Apr 4, 2011 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Can anyone read that "Rice Owls" sign that someone is holding behind the analysts? It also says "Texas" on it.
In an unrelated question, can someone please explain why the “First Four” did not yield 4 16seeds rather than an 11seed, 12seed, 16seed….???
"I asked Darrell Royal, the coach of the Texas Longhorns, why he didn’t recruit me and he said: "Well, Walt, we took a look at you and you weren’t any good.
- Walt Garrison
by 512 on Apr 4, 2011 9:28 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
It said something to the affect of...
Rice didn’t make it to the Final Four, but neither did Texas.
'Til Gabriel blows his horn...
they play in game were divided in 2 catagories...
the bottom of the automatic bids were 16’s UTSA/Alabama St and NC Ashville/Ark LR
and last at large bids fell to the last of the 11 and first of the 12s VCU/USC and Clemson/UAB
basically when expansion occurred the small conferences realized they were just gonna get screwed so they lobbied to have this set up so the last 4 at large/automatics play the play in games not just the worst 8 automatic teams from the smaller conference.
I kind of get what ur saying.
Thanks for answer. Been bothering me not understanding logic.
"I asked Darrell Royal, the coach of the Texas Longhorns, why he didn’t recruit me and he said: "Well, Walt, we took a look at you and you weren’t any good.
- Walt Garrison
by 512 on Apr 4, 2011 9:42 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I think the refs are only there in body cuz they sure arent calling anything of merit.
My God this game is ugly as hell. It’s like a pickup game, a really crappy “national championship” pickup game.
Clark Kellog does not agree with you
Who are you?!
I'm Kick Ass!
by TexasGarcia37 on Apr 4, 2011 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions
UConn loves to goal-tend
for rebounds, and they never get called
This butler offense remings me of Texas when we go on a slump
Lots of outside shots, not even trying to get the ball inside.
I bet that is what stevens is saying right now, get the ball inside, and good things will hapen.
Hook 'em
This is incredible
The last time I saw a team shoot this poorly, I’m pretty sure I was watching a youth game.
by TheElusiveShadow on Apr 4, 2011 10:09 PM CDT reply actions
Vandy scored only 4 points in a half a few years ago.
This is nearly as bad.
by HornPossessed on Apr 4, 2011 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions
UConn continues to play the clock
Butler needs to start fouling if they want a chance
So does this make Butler the OU or tOSU of basketball?
When the world slips you a jeffrey, stroke the furry wall.
by burntorangehorn on Apr 4, 2011 10:25 PM CDT reply actions
over/ under of 2 years till title gets vacated for violations- what do ya got?
i personally by the over, but not by much lol
Challenge for the BON crowd
Name an uglier championship game (any sport, pro or college) you’ve seen.
I’m racking my brain trying to come up with one, and failing.
by Hopkins Horn on Apr 4, 2011 10:28 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Oklahoma vs Florida State in 2000 was pretty ugly
I’m trying to think of more.
by TheElusiveShadow on Apr 4, 2011 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Steelers-Seahawks?
When the world slips you a jeffrey, stroke the furry wall.
by burntorangehorn on Apr 4, 2011 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Again, tense, with enough controversy thrown in to make a neutral like me care more than I should
by Hopkins Horn on Apr 4, 2011 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't remember controversy, but...
That’s because I literally fell asleep for much of it, it was so boring.
When the world slips you a jeffrey, stroke the furry wall.
by burntorangehorn on Apr 5, 2011 4:53 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm recalling...
…some NBA playoff game that wound up in the 60s a few years back. I thought it might have been in the Finals, but my quick Wiki search doesn’t reveal it in a Finals series.
by Hopkins Horn on Apr 4, 2011 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, last year's Game 7 between the Celtics and Lakers was ugly
But still, that doesn’t approach this.
by TheElusiveShadow on Apr 4, 2011 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions
But that at least was a "tense" ugly, if that makes sense
by Hopkins Horn on Apr 4, 2011 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions
It does
That game was still entertaining. This game was not fun to watch at all.
by TheElusiveShadow on Apr 4, 2011 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Texas-Nebraska Big XII game 2010
close but not quite as bad cuz at least we won
I didn't think that game was truly "ugly"
A lot of our offensive ineffectiveness was created by one of the best, if not the best, individual defense performance in college history, and that was a thing of beauty to watch, even if he was wearing the wrong jersey.
Tonight was just a combination of ineptness without enough tension to have the winner in doubt.
by Hopkins Horn on Apr 4, 2011 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Try "The Blunder Bowl" as the ugliest ever.
Colts / Cowboys Super Bowl V. I didn’t see it live but it is very noteworthy for being ugly.
"… The “Blunder Bowl” … was filled with poor play, penalties, turnovers, and officiating miscues. … a Super Bowl record 11 combined turnovers, and the Colts’ 7 turnovers are currently the most ever committed by a winning team in a Super Bowl. Dallas also set a Super Bowl record with 10 penalties, costing them 133 yards. Bubba Smith refuses to wear his Super Bowl V ring because of the “sloppy” play." – Wikipedia
But that NCAA men’s game must have been uglier, in my view. It was just painful to watch. And the officials were just as bad as the players, although they called it both ways, for the most part.
The better team won
Not sure I like the fact that both football and basketball championships now held by corrupt programs. Connericut had way to much length and athletic skill, and Calhoun is a great coach.
by IUTex on Apr 4, 2011 10:31 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Painful to watch, 18.8% from the field
by goingforthecorner on Apr 4, 2011 10:39 PM CDT reply actions
Take out their 9/33 shooting performance from behind the arc, which still isn't good
And their 2 point shooting was an unfathomable 3/31. That’s incredible. They might as well throw up granny shots from half court.
by TheElusiveShadow on Apr 4, 2011 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions
I guess cheaters do prosper
First Auburn, now UCONN. Is there a dirty baseball program that can win the CWS to complete the hat trick of tainted championships for the 2010-2011 year? ASU is already banned from the post-season
I don't think you can compare UConn to Auburn (at least not yet)
there isn’t a single player on the UConn roster that was involved in the recruiting scandal. The player involved in the scandal (last name of Miles) is not in the UConn program.
by goingforthecorner on Apr 5, 2011 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions
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