Most of the credit for Butler’s nightmare should be accorded to the UConn Huskies. UConn’s taller, more athletic players intimidated Butler right from the very start, even though the Huskies shot only 34 percent from the field themselves. They completely shut down Butler’s two stars, Matt Howard and Shelvin Mack.
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From Heartbreaking to Horrendous: Butler’s Dream Becomes a Nightmare
Posted: 5th April 2011 by DavidBurnett in College Basketball, Final Four, NCAA, NCAA TournamentTags: Butler Bulldogs, championship game, Final Four, heartbreaking, horrendous, Kemba Walker, Matt Howard, Shelvin Mack, UConn, University of Connecticut
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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
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.
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 FacebookBrittney Griner Versus UConn
Posted: 1st April 2010 by DavidBurnett in College Basketball, Final FourTags: Baylor, Brittney Griner, Final Four, UConn
have at times been pretty critical of women’s basketball, particularly this year with the University of Connecticut’s mind-numbingly boring winning streak of 76 straight. But be assured, there is at least one UConn game that I am looking forward to watching.
I want to see how Baylor University’s Brittney Griner, matches up against the powerhouse Lady Huskies this Sunday night in the women’s Final Four.
Will the long-armed 6’8“ Griner be able to block the shots of UConn’s All-American tandem of Tina Charles and Maya Moore? Can she smackdown college basketball’s best women’s team, or will she be intimidated or frustrated?
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. […]
Share on FacebookDestiny’s Choice: Michigan State
Posted: 5th April 2009 by DavidBurnett in Final Four, NCAA, NCAA TournamentTags: destiny, Detroit, Final Four, Michigan State, North Carolina
If a Michigan State national championship helps to uplift the hopes of a troubled state and inspire its people then I’m all for it. I don’t always root for the Spartans, since I didn’t go to school there or live in the state but I will cheer for them wholeheartedly when the game tips off […]
Share on FacebookFrantic February
Posted: 22nd February 2009 by David Burnett in College Basketball, Frantic February, March Madness, NCAA TournamentTags: Cinderella, Final Four, Frantic February, March Madness, Sweet 16
Frantic February is the time of year when college basketball teams start making their closing arguments for selection to the NCAA Tournament. For sheer unpredictability, chaos, nail biting and whining there is nothing like the weeks leading up to March Madness. Every year it seems there is a surprising Cinderella. The unexpected team […]
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