Game Thread: #9 Butler @ La Salle (Wednesday 1/23/13)

[res]

I don't know what everyone's so excited about. Butler covered.

(Congratulations, Explorer fans.)

[ExplorerSteve]

Somebody had to welcome Butler to the A10!

We will welcome VCU on Saturday!

[Steve81]

Congrats Exployers, it's better seeing you as a thorn in someone else's side than UMass.

[Cali-delphia]

Originally Posted by ExplorerFan17

I can see La Salle pulling off the upset tomorrow in the Gola. It takes a hot shooting performance like they had early in the year against PSU (16-32 from deep). If they can shoot the 3 well they will be there in the end. Galloway needs to play with poise because that is when he is at his best. He has a tendency in big games to try to do to much instead of let the play come to him. Let Duren handle the ball and have Galloway take good shots and effective drive and kicks. Butler has done a great job of scoring by committee since Clarke went down. La Salle is so quick on defense and forces so many turnover that I think they can pull this off. They play well at home and it should be interesting.

Good Call, they even though Galloway took a few tough shots and made that pass leading wright and threw it out of bounds in the second half, he played with heart and still hit the game winner when he needed to. Duren's steals gave a chance for the winner. if it wasn't for mills of the bench keeping them in the first half they might have lost faith in the win. This team played liked they wanted the win, looking forward to the next game with VCU. If they can work Zack on the inside hook they could make a run the rest of the schedule.

[xavierhoops]

Butler fans disappear on here quicker than UD fans.

[ExplorerSteve]

[bprichard]

Originally Posted by xavierhoops

Butler fans disappear on here quicker than UD fans.

Not many Butler fans have come over to the board, and the ones who have haven't exactly endeared Butler to me.

[A10BBall]

“I expect us to be good,” a business-like Giannini said following the game. “If you see me in big wins, I’m not jumping around and doing dances…. This is a good team that needs to win these kind of games. This is the business that Xavier does. This is the business that Temple does. This is the business that good A-10 teams do.”

[ace93]

Originally Posted by ExplorerSteve

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.

What was this all about?


BTW, that storming of the court looked funny given that they tend to storm in from the endlines, but that did not happen here.

[jpschmack]

Originally Posted by ace93

What was this all about?


BTW, that storming of the court looked funny given that they tend to storm in from the endlines, but that did not happen here.

Cut 'em some slack, it had been a while.

[Cali-delphia]

what a great night, A 10 looks solid. I'm glad to have some new competition and a group of great players working hard!

[goflyers]

Originally Posted by jpschmack

Cut 'em some slack, it had been a while.

There are no seats behind the basket... was the reason for the comment

[DistrictBaller]

Originally Posted by ExplorerSteve

Somebody had to welcome Butler to the A10!

We will welcome VCU on Saturday!

You'll try and we welcome the competition. Should be a great game. If the Rams were overlooking La Salle, they certainly aren't now.

[MudFlap]

Originally Posted by ace93

What was this all about?


BTW, that storming of the court looked funny given that they tend to storm in from the endlines, but that did not happen here.

Last top 10 win was Jan 30, 1980 (Notre Dame) storm away!

[jkdem85]

Huge win for us...Kind of pissed that it didnt even get mentioned on Sports Center until the 1am show (EST). Typical LaSalle, we finally have a huge dramatic win, and it has to be on the same night that Duke gets crushed, and 3 other Top 25 teams fall.