Game Thread: #9 Butler @ La Salle (Wednesday 1/23/13) - Page 3 - Basketball Forum : Professional and College Basketball Forums

A10BBall · 01-23-2013, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by CarlosTheJackal

Now Butler +2.5. I'd take Butler minus 2.5, so this has to be my Lock of the Day.

This is shocking on so many levels... Including the sane La Salle fan website members (the board that bans ExplorerSteve's IP address from joining)

Title_BU · 01-23-2013, 10:35 AM

Butler is #11 and La Salle is #41 in RPI this morning. Another road win should put Butler safely in the Top 10.

More importantly, perhaps, only 5 road games remain on the schedule after this evening.

http://statsheet.com/mcb/rankings/RPI?id=2013-01-23

LaSalle08 · 01-23-2013, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Title_BU

1. Butler leads the country with 7 wins away from home, as they go for #8.

2. Roosevelt Jones was just named national player of the week.

This is slightly misleading. Butler has played 5 true road games and is 4-1.
If you want to count the Maui game against UNC as a road game since they travel to Hawaii so well, then fine 5-1. But UNC is just about as good as La Salle is this year.
I don't think that takes away from Butler's resume at all, just pointing out the facts.

Title_BU · 01-23-2013, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by LaSalle08

But UNC is just about as good as La Salle is this year.

Come on, now.

waldo027 · 01-23-2013, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by A10BBall

This is shocking on so many levels... Including the sane La Salle fan website members (the board that bans ExplorerSteve's IP address from joining)

Butler is ranked 30th on Kenpom and 37th on Sagarin predictor, La Salle is 69th and 70th respectively. La Salle is at home, Butler is on the road. Butler is without an all-conference guard.

Title_BU · 01-23-2013, 11:17 AM

Dayton and La Salle are the same team, barring Dayton is EXTREMELY unlucky....

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Related: Butler is Marquette with better luck.

ExplorerSteve · 01-23-2013, 01:22 PM

FYI - I am not banned from any websites... I chose not to post on some including the looney ExplorerTown board where in-fighting is more commonplace then anywhere else as most of the posters have a negative rating!

Tim Legler will be in the house tonight along with some other former La Salle greats... looking forward to a fun night.

Title_BU · 01-23-2013, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by MudFlap

LaSalle can win. Just need to shoot lights out which they can do time to time. Also agree Butler frontcourt will have their way in the paint.

La Salle ranks 155th and 204th in offensive and defensive rebounding percentage nationally. BU is 22nd and 40th

MudFlap · 01-23-2013, 04:15 PM

BU out to commanding 5-4 lead.

bprichard · 01-23-2013, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by MudFlap

BU out to commanding 5-4 lead.

Hahahahaha, that was fantastic.

BmoreX · 01-23-2013, 05:44 PM

ESPN has been loopy all night, but the mobile app says it is LaSalle 50, Butler 47 with 1:58 left.

bprichard · 01-23-2013, 05:55 PM

LaSalle wins! Finally a fitting welcome to A10 play for the Bulldogs. Great win for the Explorers. Congrats!

ExplorerSteve · 01-23-2013, 05:58 PM

Ref Lamar "F" Simpson tried to disrupt the celebration by saying the game was not over!

Great win by the Explorers! Gutty performance by Duren.

MudFlap · 01-23-2013, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Title_BU

Honestly, no. Similar to the Richmond game the front court disparity is probably too much to overcome. (There's three A10 POWs and another 3 FOWs in that front court)

I don't think things will get out of hand, but I suspect BU will continue its trend of significantly outrebounding and win by 10 or so.

But, on your initial point, they don't really get into the emotional ups and downs. That more than anything else is what defines them. Stevens actually was quoted on Tim Brando today on that. When asked about Saturday, he just said that "We don't chest bump around here in January" (alluding to the chest bump he had with walk-on Emerson Kampen when they made the first Final Four)

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Originally Posted by MudFlap

LaSalle can win. Just need to shoot lights out which they can do time to time. Also agree Butler frontcourt will have their way in the paint.

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Originally Posted by twisted3829

I see Butler starting a little slow, La Salle may lead at half but then Butler pulling away in the end. I'll say Butler by less than 10

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Originally Posted by Butler Homer

My thoughts as well. There will be a Gonzaga game hangover but by the time the 2nd half starts Marshall and Smith will be getting in a groove and dominate the paint.

Bill Russell · 01-23-2013, 06:09 PM

Way to go, Explorers. Drink it in.

01-23-2013, 10:35 AM	#32 (permalink)
Title_BU 6th Man Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 335 Rep Power: 7011	Re: Game Thread: #9 Butler @ La Salle (Wednesday 1/23/13) Butler is #11 and La Salle is #41 in RPI this morning. Another road win should put Butler safely in the Top 10. More importantly, perhaps, only 5 road games remain on the schedule after this evening. http://statsheet.com/mcb/rankings/RPI?id=2013-01-23

01-23-2013, 11:17 AM	#36 (permalink)
Title_BU 6th Man Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 335 Rep Power: 7011	Re: Game Thread: #9 Butler @ La Salle (Wednesday 1/23/13) Dayton and La Salle are the same team, barring Dayton is EXTREMELY unlucky.... -------------------- Related: Butler is Marquette with better luck. Last edited by Title_BU; 01-23-2013 at 11:33 AM.

01-23-2013, 01:22 PM	#37 (permalink)
ExplorerSteve Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,712 Rep Power: 157491	Re: Game Thread: #9 Butler @ La Salle (Wednesday 1/23/13) FYI - I am not banned from any websites... I chose not to post on some including the looney ExplorerTown board where in-fighting is more commonplace then anywhere else as most of the posters have a negative rating! Tim Legler will be in the house tonight along with some other former La Salle greats... looking forward to a fun night. __________________ www.LaSalle-Explorers.com Unofficial Source for FREE LaSalle Explorers Information along with "Explorers Universe" Messageboard.

01-23-2013, 04:15 PM	#39 (permalink)
MudFlap Star Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Victory Parkway Xavier University Posts: 3,609 Rep Power: 150436	Re: Game Thread: #9 Butler @ La Salle (Wednesday 1/23/13) BU out to commanding 5-4 lead.

01-23-2013, 05:44 PM	#41 (permalink)
BmoreX Benchwarmer Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 134 Rep Power: 6236	Re: Game Thread: #9 Butler @ La Salle (Wednesday 1/23/13) ESPN has been loopy all night, but the mobile app says it is LaSalle 50, Butler 47 with 1:58 left.

01-23-2013, 05:55 PM	#42 (permalink)
bprichard Veteran Join Date: May 2012 Location: Shanghai, China Age: 32 Posts: 1,055 Rep Power: 192540	Re: Game Thread: #9 Butler @ La Salle (Wednesday 1/23/13) LaSalle wins! Finally a fitting welcome to A10 play for the Bulldogs. Great win for the Explorers. Congrats!

01-23-2013, 05:58 PM	#43 (permalink)
ExplorerSteve Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,712 Rep Power: 157491	Re: Game Thread: #9 Butler @ La Salle (Wednesday 1/23/13) Ref Lamar "F" Simpson tried to disrupt the celebration by saying the game was not over! Great win by the Explorers! Gutty performance by Duren. __________________ www.LaSalle-Explorers.com Unofficial Source for FREE LaSalle Explorers Information along with "Explorers Universe" Messageboard.

01-23-2013, 06:09 PM	#45 (permalink)
Bill Russell Veteran Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,852 Rep Power: 34346	Re: Game Thread: #9 Butler @ La Salle (Wednesday 1/23/13) Way to go, Explorers. Drink it in. __________________ www.bonaalumni.com

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