IUFLA Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 (edited) Saturday, December 19th 11:30 AM EST from Banker's Life Fieldhouse. TV: FS1 As mentioned in a previous thread, 1-0 with the win coming on 11/25 vs Western Michigan by 4 Edited December 15, 2020 by IUFLA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCHoosier32 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 so just looking at the stats from 1 game it looks like they have experienced guards and not much size. biggest kid with stats is 6'9'', but not much productivity. only other big kid is the 6'10'' kid from Carmel that i'm guessing many of you Indiana residents know? seeing he had 0 pts and 0 rebs, i'm assuming he is not a factor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted December 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 It's interesting to me that back in the 2 years Butler made national headlines 2010 and 2011, the majority of their kids were from Indiana, or nearby states...This year's roster is all over the place, with only 2 Indiana kids, neither who saw significant time in the opener... Is that a recruiting strategy change on Butler's part, or just an residual of recruiting opportunities? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippopotamo Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 I would imagine the jump from the Horizon league to A10 to the big East played a large part in their recruiting strategy. Their status is elevated and their conference stretches throughout the country. They’re a National brand in a way they weren’t before 2010. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted December 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 13 minutes ago, Hippopotamo said: I would imagine the jump from the Horizon league to A10 to the big East played a large part in their recruiting strategy. Their status is elevated and their conference stretches throughout the country. They’re a National brand in a way they weren’t before 2010. That's a good explanation...I wonder if that equates to more success though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 Hopefully this game happens. TJD could go for 30 and 15 if it does. Saturday morning hoops will feel weird....our West Coast brethren will get a 830am tip. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippopotamo Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 I really hope this game gets played. Would be a good opportunity for another solid win. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parakeet Jones Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 30 minutes ago, Hippopotamo said: I really hope this game gets played. Would be a good opportunity for another solid win. Me too. If it doesn’t though, I hope we can find an opponent to replace them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 1 hour ago, IUFLA said: It's interesting to me that back in the 2 years Butler made national headlines 2010 and 2011, the majority of their kids were from Indiana, or nearby states...This year's roster is all over the place, with only 2 Indiana kids, neither who saw significant time in the opener... Is that a recruiting strategy change on Butler's part, or just an residual of recruiting opportunities? I don't know nor ever heard of the kid from Dwenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Hippopotamo said: I would imagine the jump from the Horizon league to A10 to the big East played a large part in their recruiting strategy. Their status is elevated and their conference stretches throughout the country. They’re a National brand in a way they weren’t before 2010. It appears to me, that the "National Brand" isn't working for Indiana kids? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 9 minutes ago, rico said: It appears to me, that the "National Brand" isn't working for Indiana kids? Yep. I won't derail a Butler pregame thread but some of the kids need to reevaluate that whole "brand" concept. Regarding Butler I don't have a real good feel of what's going on with their program. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippopotamo Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 I’m sure losing 2 coaches recently doesn’t help a ton with stability 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 24 minutes ago, Hippopotamo said: I’m sure losing 2 coaches recently doesn’t help a ton with stability Butler is not the epitome of coaching stability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluegrassIU Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 7 minutes ago, rico said: Butler is not the epitome of coaching stability. Similar to Xavier. They often find good young coaches, have decent success, then left at the alter for a bigger program. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 22 minutes ago, bluegrassIU said: Similar to Xavier. They often find good young coaches, have decent success, then left at the alter for a bigger program. Great comp. And to think at one time, back in the old days, they were in the same conference. History repeats itself. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierhoopster Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 33 minutes ago, bluegrassIU said: Similar to Xavier. They often find good young coaches, have decent success, then left at the alter for a bigger program. And with a title game under Stevens (a/k/a God's Gift to Coaching) better success than X. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13th&Jackson Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 The Big East is bizarre due to COVID. St John's has played eight games, Xavier & Marquette seven, Butler only one and DePaul none. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaHoosierFan Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 15 minutes ago, 13th&Jackson said: The Big East is bizarre due to COVID. St John's has played eight games, Xavier & Marquette seven, Butler only one and DePaul none. So is butler having a big outbreak or something? Is that why everyone is asking if it will happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted December 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 24 minutes ago, Hoosierhoopster said: And with a title game under Stevens (a/k/a God's Gift to Coaching) better success than X. 2 title games under GGTC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaHoosierFan Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 37 minutes ago, IUFLA said: 2 title games under GGTC wasn't it back to back title games? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted December 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, IowaHoosierFan said: wasn't it back to back title games? Yes. 2010 and 2011... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Hoosierhoopster said: And with a title game under Stevens (a/k/a God's Gift to Coaching) better success than X. Thad was oh so close with X. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addictedtoIU Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 We should win this game if we play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierhoopster Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 2 hours ago, IUFLA said: 2 title games under GGTC yep. seriously impressive when you think about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 1 minute ago, Hoosierhoopster said: yep. seriously impressive when you think about it UNLV? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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