It clearly needs to be Jimmy Butler time...as Mike Kelly said - he has all the tools..but doesn't take enough shots. Jimmy and Jae are the teams primary hopes at this point. I'm not a Buycks hater by any means, but you could almost see him lose confidence during the course of tonights game. Dwight has talent and skills..just needs to let it fly. Same for DJO for that matter.
But back to original point - Jimmy has shown he can hit the mid range jumper consistently, and can pretty much get his shot off when he wants. Time for him to just let it go. It's his senior year at MU, and best to go out shooting.
He lacks the instinct to shoulder the load. I love JB but he's not the leader this team needs. No one is.
Jimmy did not play well tonight at all. Turnovers, missed shots, free throws... disappointing to say the least.
I'm hoping that now, as we start to reach desperation time, we see JFB decide "frack it - I'm taking over." Its been clear that JFB has wanted to facilitate and its easy to see that he is trying to lead by being a glue guy, which is ironically very difficult to do. I think that now as the reality sets in that this team is fighting for its life, that JFB actually has a little less of a conscience in the coming weeks. Its to the point now that I would rather lose with JFB getting a little selfish and angry than how we've been losing. I thought that after the Louisville game we'd see a little more JFB demanding the rock and doing things he "shouldn't" be doing. But those are the things that led to game winning shots last year. Its your senior season JFB, don't let it slip away trying to facilitate.
I'll let "JIMLER" shoot the ball all day.
He shouldnt go out like this