Hollywood writers couldn’t script a better ending to the college basketball season. The 2011 Final Four in Houston guarantees there will be another David versus Goliath match-up in the championship game. Hopefully we are witnessing a changing of the guard in college basketball, opening up the NCAA tournament to a wider range of schools. This years tournament proves that all any team really needs is a chance.
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2011 Final Four: Opportunity Knocks
Posted: 28th March 2011 by DavidBurnett in College Basketball, Final Four, NCAA TournamentTags: Butler, fair, Final Four, Kentucky, opportunity, UConn, VCU
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The Butler Way: Time to Believe
Posted: 25th March 2011 by DavidBurnett in Basketball, College Basketball, NCAA TournamentTags: Brad Stevens, Butler, Cinderella, Elite Eight, The Butler Way, Wisconsin
The Butler Way starts with players who actually believe in TEAM. No one player is bigger or better than the whole. The Butler Way is also about defense, swarming, suffocating, in-your-face, annoying defense. Butler held Big Ten powerhouse Wisconsin to just 27 points for the first 30 minutes of the game. Butler defenses the passing lanes better than any team in the nation. They also lead in floor burns.
Share on Facebook2010: What a Year in Sports
Posted: 31st December 2010 by DavidBurnett in Basketball, football, Golf, NBA, NCAA Tournament, Quarterback, Tiger WoodsTags: Brett Favre, Butler, Cam Newton, concussions, Duke, Final Four, LeBron James, Michael Vick, Tiger Woods
This year challenged many of our beliefs about sports issues and the athletes who play the games. The highlights and the lowlights of 2010 offered us important insights into what athletes face, and what fans expect and are willing to accept. How the games are played and what we think about sports going forward will most certainly be shaped by what happened in 2010.
Share on FacebookButler Will Be Back But Not As Cinderella
Posted: 6th April 2010 by DavidBurnett in Basketball, College Basketball, Final Four, NCAA, NCAA TournamentTags: Butler, championship, Cinderella, Duke, Final Four, Gordon Hayward, Indianapolis
The game played out like the hollywood script it was meant to emulate. Monday Night’s dramatic championship game ended with Duke edging Butler 61-59. But that was only the score. It was not the full story. Duke’s 4th national championship was earned the hard way. Neither team ever led by more than six points. It was back and forth all night. Tight defense, missed shots. Clutch baskets. Mistakes. There was suspense throughout.
Share on FacebookButler Poised for Basketball Immortality
Posted: 4th April 2010 by DavidBurnett in College Basketball, Final Four, NCAA, NCAA TournamentTags: basketball immortality, Butler, Duke, Final Four, final game
Butler basketball is the equivalent of Boise State football. The two are extremely successful “mid-major” schools which have fought years for respect. The difference though is that unlike Boise State’s football team, on Monday night Butler gets a chance to prove its worthiness in the championship game. Even better, Butler gets to play it at home in Indianapolis.
Share on FacebookButler Bulldogs: Not Just Any Cinderella
Posted: 29th March 2010 by DavidBurnett in NCAA, NCAA TournamentTags: Butler, Cinderella, Final Four, Hoosier, Indianapolis, Michigan State, Tom Izzo
There are many, many legendary basketball stories in the state of Indiana, but Butler’s appearance in the Final Four could turn out to be the biggest Hoosier story of them all.
Share on FacebookKentucky to Win It All
Posted: 17th March 2010 by DavidBurnett in Basketball, College Basketball, Final Four, NCAA TournamentTags: Butler, Final Four, Indianapolis, March Madness, NCAA, University of Kansas, University of Kentucky
Tourney time again. Have you made your picks? Not being a college basketball fanatic, it is hard for me to know much beyond what the polls and my weekly channel surfing tell me. On this March Madness there are two co-favorites to win the championship and they will face each other in the championship game. […]
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