Title Game: Butler +7.5 vs Duke (ov/un 128.5) 9:15 ET, CBS

[cincibuck]

I'm glad I'm not watching. I don't think my blood pressure could take it. And isn't there a rule against throwing your elbows to secure the ball. I guess it doesn't apply to Duke.

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

duke is susceptible to dribble penetration. taking howard out creates less interior congestion for the bulldogs' drives.

 

[Jake]

duke is susceptible to dribble penetration. taking howard out creates less interior congestion for the bulldogs' drives.

Yeah, like Dook ever gets called for blocking. It's either a charge against you or "a good no call", aka blocking.

 

[Meyer]

Really man??? No one here believe in Butler????? I said it in another thread before the final four where therobb was s'ing on Duke's d that Butler was on the same level as them...

Go Bulldogs...don't know why everyone is writing them off like that....

They obviously have been doing something right to win 25 straight games and win the games they have in this tournament so far.

 

[Jake]

Butler getting about half of their first half points from their bench. All of the final four teams used 8-9 players with regularity. That's the main thing we were missing this year.

We have a ball game at halftime, folks. :)

 

[Meyer]

It's not like Duke is some world beaters or some great team. They are a pretty mediocre championship team by any stretch....

 

[TJnTN]

that Jukes guy is an Alabama transfer.....so that means a win for Butler is a win for the SEC right?

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

It's not like Duke is some world beaters or some great team. They are a pretty mediocre championship team by any stretch....

they can be a shitty championship team.......they'll still be a championship team.

 

[Jake]

ET!

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

Zoubek travels every time he gets a rebound, and Schyer takes a dive begging for a foul on every jump shot he takes.

 

[BuckeyeTillIDie]

And Singler looks like a serial killer

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

dook got the benefit of a block/charge call?

 

[Jake]

Typical Dook flop...and they get the call.

Again.

Complete bullshit call on Hayward.

 

[Jake]

Butler just missing too many good looks.

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

here we go. no grab or foul called on the shot by Butler. this is the patented string where dook gets every call. they'll make up for it in a few minutes by giving a few meaningless calls to butler so it doesn't look too bad in the box score at the end of the game.