By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor INDIANAPOLIS – “To be a great shooter, you have to have a short memory.” That’s a popular refrain you’ll hear from long-range gunners. If you aren’t knocking down jumpers, you can’t stop firing, because if the other team doesn’t respect your threat to space the floor, it’s a lot […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The ongoing saga of Butler’s offseason took another twist yesterday, when the Bulldogs announced that Roosevelt Jones would undergo surgery on his left wrist and miss the entirety of the upcoming season. This was unexpected given that a week ago the team announced Jones might return before the end of […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – Butler players spoke with wide eyes and baited breath about their visit to Australia that begins this morning with the end of an 18-hour plane ride. -I’m very excited,” said Khyle Marshall on Friday, despite the fact he doesn’t like flying and can’t sleep at 40,000 feet. -I’m […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The Louisville Cardinals reached the pinnacle of the sport on Monday night. But they weren’t the only ones to have a strong, enjoyable season. Far from it. Butler made plenty of memories, so let’s examine those, along with all kinds of numbers and perspective, in IndySportsLegends.com’s 2012-13 Bulldogs year in […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Because I was covering the Indiana High School Athletic Association boys basketball state finals on Saturday for IndySportsLegends and the Associated Press, I was not with the Bulldogs in Lexington, Ky., for their round of 32 game against Marquette. Though a prior obligation pulled me off the Butler beat for […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent LEXINGTON, Ky. – Another indication of a late-season apex arrived Thursday, when Brad Stevens dropped a not-so-subtle hint to those of us gathered in the bowels of Rupp Arena 20 minutes after Butler’s 68-56 victory over Bucknell gave the Bulldogs another berth in the NCAA tournament’s round of 32. This […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Keeping your head is the phrase Brad Stevens likes to use for games like this, but another body part went missing Saturday. Playing their third do-or-die game in three days, Stevens tried everything both before and during the game to push his troops through a brutal matchup into a berth […]
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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 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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