billyjack wrote:Every fanbase forum has its nuts. On the scoutfriar board i have probably a dozen people on ignore. I love these rant posts from irate opponents though, cuz they're usually really entertaining. Often have some truth scattered amongst the swearing. Butler fans are pretty cool though.
Both Butler and PC were sleepwalking much of the game. Dawgs pulled out to a 6 or 7 point lead mid 2nd during a sleepwalking phase, then PC had a quick run to grab a small lead with like 5 left, then held on.
Tyler Lewis i think got too many minutes, especially late... kid doesn't shoot, and is very limited on defense... my biggest concern was Baldwin, who easily drained a 3 to cut it to 1 with a couple minutes left, great stroke, but he didn't get too many touches overall. Martin, Wideman, Baldwin and Chrabascz are great... Fowler had a great game on offense.
PC needs to go on a mini-run to get back in NCAA conversation again. Must win at home vs Xavier this week, then at Creighton probable loss, then need home wins vs Marquette, DePaul and then at Johnnies. 4-1 gets us to 9-9 and 19-12... on bubble... tough task though.
Yeah I'm not sure why he decided to go THAT nuts. I certainly didn't agree with all the calls, but I hardly would say it was awful or cost Butler the game. PC fans are great too, doesn't matter how good or bad the team looks, they pack the house and make it noisy (you know, when both teams on the floor aren't playing like complete garbage offensively like they were in the 1st half and first part of the 2nd on Saturday).
Maybe you're just being nice, but Martin has been anything but great in conference this year. He was bad before the benchings, now he might be even worse. It's been a month and a half since he's really played consistently well. I think Baldwin's starting to hit the proverbial Freshman wall so his shots haven't been falling, but he still contributes on the defensive end of the floor.
PC was the harder playing team on Saturday, and deserved to win the game. Hopefully Butler can regroup this week, because St. John's gave them a lot of trouble the first time around.