By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – Butler concluded its regular season with crunch-time execution in a win over Xavier. The Bulldogs face Dayton on Thursday afternoon at the Atlantic 10 tournament in New York City. Let’s explore some odds and ends from the last time Butler took the court. — Chris Mack, in his […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent With pressure defense seeming to throw Butler out of whack, there aren’t many places less inviting than Amherst, Mass., where yet another brand of aggressive Atlantic 10 basketball is practiced. However, to coach Brad Stevens, whose Bulldogs are playing Massachusetts tonight, the forceful defense he will see in Amherst is […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The biggest threat to Saint Louis these days would appear to be injury. The Billikens retain the top spot of IndySportsLegends.com’s Atlantic 10 Power Rankings for a second straight week and show no signs of letting go any time soon. Usual suspects VCU and La Salle are still in pursuit. […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent There’s a beautiful rodeo called the Atlantic 10 tournament heading our way in less than two weeks, and if you’re a Butler fan it might be an iffy investment of time. With Virginia Commonwealth and Saint Louis in the pool, Butler faces an uphill and daunting path to the trophy. […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent As Butler prepares for what coach Brad Stevens terms the “reward” for a long season — the month of March — the time is ripe for an assessment of each player’s strengths and weaknesses. Enough games have been played for trends to solidify, and the statistical readings have mostly shaken […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Sweep Butler and win big against VCU, and you make the decision easy. Saint Louis has thus seized the top spot of IndySportsLegends.com’s Atlantic 10 Power Rankings on the heels of a nine-game winning streak and two statement victories last week. After dominating their highly anticipated showdown with Shaka Smart’s […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS”Maybe Butler isn’t overrated or too unathletic. Maybe Saint Louis is just really, really good. It took less than 72 hours for that realization to crystallize locally and nationally, after Saint Louis followed Tuesday’s upset of No. 24 Virginia Commonwealth with a 65-61 outclassing of the Bulldogs on Friday night […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The Bulldogs face a big game Friday. Saint Louis beat them pretty easily in January, making them look bad in a way that few teams can. Now Butler gets a second chance. The truth is the Bulldogs don’t match up well with the Billikens. They don’t have as much team […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent What do you get when you combine a rare five-game league winning streak for VCU with the shaky stretch that is Butler’s first extended lull of the season? A new No. 1 in IndySportsLegends.com’s weekly Atlantic 10 power rankings. The Rams have edged past the Bulldogs with the cresting momentum […]
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By COLLIN O’CONNOR ISL Correspondent Signs are pointing to Butler center Andrew Smith playing against Fordham on Saturday after he sat out Wednesday’s game against Charlotte with an abdominal injury. Part of that may have to do with the Bulldogs’ poor performance this past week without him. He also has improved much faster than coaches initially expected, definitely […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — My colleague, Chris Goff, has gotten some grief in Missouri, Virginia and a few other places for keeping Butler at the top of his weekly power rankings. Now, finally, there might be a change after Charlotte’s 71-67 win over the Bulldogs last night. Chris, in my opinion, had the right team […]
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