Anyone not on Syracuse?

AMBlai01 · 03-25-10, 10:03 AM

Being my home team and thinking they are the better team here....I am sure I will throw a few bucks on them.

Chi_archie · 03-25-10, 10:05 AM

gosh I wish we could fast foward the clocks about 7.5 hrs

BatemanPatrickl · 03-25-10, 10:07 AM

Amby did you go to Syracuse? Good school...

obamaismyuncle · 03-25-10, 10:08 AM

Cuse will lose straight up, no bullshit.

pavyracer · 03-25-10, 10:09 AM

If Syracuse shoots 50% and attempts 25 3's Butler can't outscore them. And Butler is shooting horrible from the FT line and Syracuse will foul them than give them an open shot.

BatemanPatrickl · 03-25-10, 10:09 AM

Originally posted by Chi_archie

gosh I wish we could fast foward the clocks about 7.5 hrs

oiler · 03-25-10, 10:10 AM

i dont think butler will ahng either but this is the dance,niracles happen.just hope it doesny happen today

Chi_archie · 03-25-10, 10:13 AM

Originally posted by pavyracer

If Syracuse shoots 50% and attempts 25 3's Butler can't outscore them. And Butler is shooting horrible from the FT line and Syracuse will foul them than give them an open shot.

Butler is above avg shooting the free throw...

the thing with Syracuse is that a guy like Rautins could hit 7-12 3's or make only 1-13... ya never know

AMBlai01 · 03-25-10, 10:16 AM

Originally posted by BatemanPatrickl

Amby did you go to Syracuse? Good school...

I didn't...I had a chance to but I grew up just an hour from the campus, wanted to get a little further away from home and play some college football. Instead I went to small liberal arts school that made me an offer I couldn't pass up. I moved to Syracuse after I graduated college about 6 years ago.

pavyracer · 03-25-10, 10:18 AM

Originally posted by Chi_archie

Butler is above avg shooting the free throw...

the thing with Syracuse is that a guy like Rautins could hit 7-12 3's or make only 1-13... ya never know

They shot 64% vs UTEP and 57% vs Murray St. Is this considered above average for college?

HoulihansTX · 03-25-10, 10:19 AM

Butler +6
Butler ML

Chi_archie · 03-25-10, 10:20 AM

you take that 2 game sample...and i'll take the 34 game sample that had them shooting 74% and 29th in the country out of 350 teams

rm18 · 03-25-10, 10:22 AM

Originally posted by pavyracer

If Syracuse shoots 50% and attempts 25 3's Butler can't outscore them. And Butler is shooting horrible from the FT line and Syracuse will foul them than give them an open shot.

Syracuse barely has any players they can't afford to foul

pavyracer · 03-25-10, 10:23 AM

Originally posted by Chi_archie

you take that 2 game sample...and i'll take the 34 game sample that had them shooting 74% and 29th in the country out of 350 teams

Butler played in a below average league. So I discount FT shooting on games they have a 15-20 lead. You have to check their FT% when the games matter.

Chi_archie · 03-25-10, 10:28 AM

like when they shot 18-24 in beating Ohio St.?

pavyracer · 03-25-10, 10:29 AM

Originally posted by Chi_archie

like when they shot 18-24 in beating Ohio St.?

Did Ohio St win a game with Evan Turner out?

abejr · 03-25-10, 10:29 AM

Butler will slow down the game and hang with them, I like the under. Good luck to all

Chi_archie · 03-25-10, 10:32 AM

or 19-22 in a loss at georgetown?

I mean we can cherrypick any two games out of the schedule and say we WEIGH them much more heavily....but free throws out of any other statistic hold true whether you are playing Kansas or the New Jersey institute of technology.....

its a shame you don't participate in the points program, or we could have made a nice 100 point wager/prop to see if Butler's ft shooting % was closer to 60% or 70% tonight.

obamaismyuncle · 03-25-10, 10:34 AM

Originally posted by HoulihansTX

Butler +6
Butler ML

lakerboy · 03-25-10, 10:41 AM

butler is the play here

jjgold · 03-25-10, 10:42 AM

Love Butler on ML, will not need points.

TheAccountant · 03-25-10, 10:49 AM

Butler could win this outright..Big East has proven nothing so far this tourney..

That being said, too many unknowns in this game

rm18 · 03-25-10, 11:02 AM

As impressive as Syracuse was on the scoreboard it seemed like they were hitting tough shots and Gonzaga missing easy ones, Butler might light their zone up.

grzftbl · 03-25-10, 11:10 AM

Butler +6 is the easy play tonight. Give me some insight on the others!

Chi_archie · 03-25-10, 11:13 AM

when Syracuse is on, and shooting well.... they can beat anyone. they move the ball around the court better than any team in the country. great team at making the extra 1,2 or even 3 shots to get easy baskets

LT Profits · 03-25-10, 11:14 AM

I am not on Syracuse. Then again, I passed altogether.

Gun to my head though, I lean slightly toward Butler ATS. I think Syracuse wins by 3 or 4, and this is coming from someone that has Cuse in Final 4. Butler is not a pushover.

AMBlai01 · 03-25-10, 11:17 AM

Does anyone in Butler's conference even play a zone?

Chi_archie · 03-25-10, 11:19 AM

if they do amby, I doubt they play syracuse's 1-3-1 like they do, with their quick long defenders

HoulihansTX · 03-25-10, 11:19 AM

Originally posted by AMBlai01

Does anyone in Butler's conference even play a zone?

Give me 5 minutes

Otters27 · 03-25-10, 11:20 AM

I think Butler's run ends here. They will have to make their 3s early and then late to hold off Syracuse.

dbldown · 03-25-10, 11:21 AM

I think it'll be close, but Syracuse wins this one on the ML.

rm18 · 03-25-10, 11:24 AM

I think Wright St. was playing zone in the title game I watched

bruceBRUCEbruce · 03-25-10, 11:24 AM

I like the Cuse here. IMO, they are the most well-rounded team left in the Dance. Cuse by close to 10.

dcb11 · 03-25-10, 11:25 AM

I just don't see anyone stopping them except maybe Kentucky/Duke JMO