MU/Butler Game Thread

[BCHoopster]

Egbuonu seems to fit this bill. Kid is built like a tank.

Agreed, but a freshman, so it would be nice to find a physical center!

[Johnny B]

Poor coaching to teach Stevens to kick that out to Ross for a three. Finish it at the hoop and realize the 3 is not your friend. Stevens gave up a good shot for a bad shot. Very big momentum change.

He should of just pulled it back and waited.. picked up his dribble with a prayer of a drive and Ross pass is only option left

[GoldenWarrior11]

Went from down three to down nine fast. 

Butler is experienced, fundamental and organized. We are none of those things.

[WellsstreetWanderer]

Points in the paint by Butler was alarming

[Zog from Margo]

MU was careless with the ball and awful in stopping penetration all night.just amazed at how bad MU is defensively 

[MuggsyB]

It seems like a huge FT discrepancy.

We can't make open 3's.  Truthfully we've been wide open a lot. 

[MuggsyB]

That's all she wrote. 

Boy is this frustrating.

[mileskishnish72]

This season cannot end quickly enough.

[Viper]

I want to say we deserved better, but too many unforced errors, inexcusable D...coming in, I thought we'd get this one. 2-8 in the BE is mind blowing.

[21Jumpstreet]

We stink

[PointWarrior]

Can't make shots, can't win

It seems like a huge FT discrepancy.

We can't make open 3's.  Truthfully we've been wide open a lot.

[onepost]

Agreed, but a freshman, so it would be nice to find a physical center!

Ohhh completely agree with you. He needs to bring in more big bodies, but at least we're seeing some change already.

[Johnny B]

I want to say we deserved better, but too many unforced errors, inexcusable D...coming in, I thought we'd get this one. 2-8 in the BE is mind blowing.

Agreed, didn't think they'd have two
Conference wins by this point

[21Jumpstreet]

What a bummer

[warriors141]

Bad defense, can't consistently even shoot halfway decent from 3, piss poor end of game execution

[Daniel]

The constant flurry of mistakes kills this team.    A couple of veranda could help this young team

[jfp61]

Agreed, but a freshman, so it would be nice to find a physical center!

I mean we need physical players who can play any level of defense. looking like a Kimmy or Wojo team out there

[Daniel]

Bad defense, can't consistently even shoot halfway decent from 3, piss poor end of game execution

5 for 27 from 3.  Omg. 

[tower912]

I like the effort.  Inability to contain the dribble has been the problem all season.  Well, and 3 pt shooting.

[GoldenWarrior11]

5/27 from 3.
14 turnovers.
31 to 14 FT discrepancy (23 to 9 makes).
No player with 6 or more rebounds.

[Billy Hoyle]

Went from down three to down nine fast. 

Butler is experienced, fundamental and organized. We are none of those things.

Yeah, but they're a mix of freshman recruits and transfers. That's not RGV and that's the real victory

[mileskishnish72]

It's frustrating when our opponent has the three as a weapon and we do not.

[Zog from Margo]

It seems like a huge FT discrepancy.

We can't make open 3's.  Truthfully we've been wide open a lot.

The MU team just has bad shooters. I'm surprised when one actually drops. The 3 should always be the last option for this team. Butler did a good job of attacking the ball when MU did get in the paint, knowing MU can't hurt anyone from 3. The loss is no surprise. Defense travels and MU is terrible on D.

[nyg]

This Bizzy joker sure is annoying

I'd take him in heartbeat. He has made more free throws than entire MU team (12 for 13) to MU's nine, and almost as many threes (4) to MU's five.

MU gets it to two and typical Shaka offense, let's get three happy again, fails. 5 for 27. Terrible

Parham sort of disappeared in second half, think he had two points.

I am truly amazed how Ross has regressed in BE play, for a player who was selected to first team BE.  It is just not one aspect of his game, but an entirely of all. Oh well......

[onepost]

Encouraged by lots of moments from Nigel, Royce, and Damarius. Encouraged that Tre played 1 minute.

Hard to win when you shoot 5-27 from deep and when your senior leaders make mistake after mistake. But there's a significant shift in this team from December the more this has become Nigel's show.

We need more size and we need better shooting. Hopefully Shaka can make those changes in April.