by billyjack » Thu Mar 23, 2017 8:29 am
from Memphis...
Friday 03/24/2017
Butler vs North Carolina, 7:09pm.
Butler did yeomens' work this past weekend, with solid, uneventful, no-drama wins over very good Winthrop and Middle Tennessee teams. The Dawgs last played UNC in Atlantis i think, easily beating the Cheatin' Tarheels on their way to a tiurney win.
Speaking of the Cheatin' Tarheels, umm, like, why have they not been punished? Will 2 or 3 national championships of theirs be vacated? 2009 or 2010? 2005? 1993? '93 might be a stretch.
And UNC advanced as the only ACC team in the Sweet-16 due to some cheatin refs. The most ridiculous call being the Berry drive where he slammed a defender, held the ball like a loaf of bread, shuffled his feet 5 times, whipped an underhanded shot off the backboard, which was rebounded by a Cheatin Tarheel for a key layup. Around that same time, a Razorback got his hand slapped while his 3-pointer was released.
Butler has a balanced lineup of speed, strength, high hoops IQ, great shooting, great defense, and great coaching. Among many key matchups is Tyler Wideman beating up Kennedy Meeks on the glass. I'm looking for the Bulldogs and Musketeers to eventually meet up in the Final Four... or the National Final... just another game in the Big East.
Providence