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What will be the outcome?

  • UC wins by 6+

    Votes: 10 21.3%

  • UC wins by 1-5

    Votes: 24 51.1%

  • Butler wins by 1-5

    Votes: 6 12.8%

  • Butler wins by 6+

    Votes: 7 14.9%
  • Total voters
    47
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Really exciting game. Hopefully the Iowa State game got us over the hump in big games.

Game is a Saturday 4:30 EST on FS1. No CBS Sports Network for this game this year!

Butler is 8-0. They could be 9-0 when they play us bc they play @Indiana State on Wednesday. They beat: Northern Colorado (89-52), Northwestern (70-68), Bucknell (86-60), Norfolk State (91-55), @Vanderbilt (76-66), @Aeizona 69-65, @Utah 68-59, Central Arkansas (82-58). Very impressive.

They are #17 in KemPom. I bet they'll be -3.

UC 67
Butler 63
 
Lots of people talking up butler but this is the kind of team we can give fits. If we can play D the whole game like we did against Iowa State, it should go pretty well for us. Looks like we have size at almost every position. They're obviously a better shooting team, but overall not by much, 3s is where they excel. I'm guessing that will be the deciding factor in the game for us on D, can we stop them from hitting a bunch of 3s, anything under 5 total for their team I'll say easy win for us. On the opposite side, I think it'll be to get our big guys going. Washington I'm sure will have a good game here, would love to see Clark with another double double. Either way, this is gonna be another great game, would be awesome to get a second signature win on the road. GO CATS!
 
Jon Rycek said:
Lots of people talking up butler but this is the kind of team we can give fits. If we can play D the whole game like we did against Iowa State, it should go pretty well for us. Looks like we have size at almost every position. They're obviously a better shooting team, but overall not by much, 3s is where they excel. I'm guessing that will be the deciding factor in the game for us on D, can we stop them from hitting a bunch of 3s, anything under 5 total for their team I'll say easy win for us. On the opposite side, I think it'll be to get our big guys going. Washington I'm sure will have a good game here, would love to see Clark with another double double. Either way, this is gonna be another great game, would be awesome to get a second signature win on the road. GO CATS!
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Bought my tickets last night. Can't wait!

Go Cats!
 
For whoever's going to the game, some friends and I will probably be pregaming at Scotty's Dawghouse (a nice bar right next to Hinkle) before the game. If you plan on driving up, let me know if you want to meet for a beer beforehand! PSA: They do NOT sell alcohol at the game...be prepared!

This should be a great, probably low-scoring affair. Everyone knows UC runs at a slow pace, but Butler does as well -- 259th in the country in tempo. I think a final of 61-59 seems about right. Now who's got the 61, we'll find out....
 
Man, I remember playing UCONN last year at home and we were pretty much in control the whole game until start to finish. This is how the Butler game felt but blew it at the end. I really like our chances for this game. Not saying we blow them out just feel very confident especially after this ISU win. Cant wait until Saturday. I'll be at Santacon downtown waiting for this game to start all day.
 
We have a lot of time to prepare for this one. It's a pay back game. Cronin has proven to the team we can win with D on the road on an off shooting night. Confidence and chemistry are building. Caupain hasn't really even had one great game yet.

If they don't shoot lights out from 3 I like our chances.
 
Small sample so far, but our 3-pt defense has vastly improved since last year. Like waterhead said, if they don't get hot from 3, which means we continue defending the 3 shot well, I like our chances.
 
We have so much time to prepare, I am really liking our chances the more and more I think about it. We are gonna be a hard team to beat no matter what. Take this game and then the next month looks pretty damn easy
 
Jon Rycek said:
We have so much time to prepare, I am really liking our chances the more and more I think about it. We are gonna be a hard team to beat no matter what. Take this game and then the next month looks pretty damn easy
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Next two weeks yes! After that things will get tougher. This win would go a long way though.
 
jacobkdoyle said:
Really exciting game. Hopefully the Iowa State game got us over the hump in big games.

Game is a Saturday 4:30 EST on FS1. No CBS Sports Network for this game this year!

Butler is 8-0. They could be 9-0 when they play us bc they play @Indiana State on Wednesday. They beat: Northern Colorado (89-52), Northwestern (70-68), Bucknell (86-60), Norfolk State (91-55), @Vanderbilt (76-66), @Aeizona 69-65, @Utah 68-59, Central Arkansas (82-58). Very impressive.

They are #17 in KemPom. I bet they'll be -3.

UC 67
Butler 63
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AZ had injuries I believe, but still a big win
 
waterhead said:
Next two weeks yes! After that things will get tougher. This win would go a long way though.
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We may have a hiccup or two, but the only truly tough game the rest of the year is xavier. I mean there is definitely some we could lose, but none that we should.
 
Very excited for this game. Nothing about Butler necessarily scares me, but they are still a very tough opponent to play in that environment.

Things I would like to see from our starters:

Troy: Continue to rebound. I know he has been playing terrible, but his rebounding has been a undervalued. If he can rebound, get into the lane, and make free throws....I will be very happy.

KJ: Keep it going. I don't expect double figures.....but he can not kill our offensive flow. Needs to catch the ball and have a plan. Not catch it and stare for 3 seconds. Then continue to be a good perimeter defender.

Jacob: Mick needs to draw him up and opening play to start the game. When the kid makes his first shot, he becomes aggressive and shows how good of a player he is. If he has to force up an end of shot clock three and misses you can see it messes with his rhythm.

Gary: Make layups. Be yourself on defense. He'll be fine.

Kyle: Defensively, avoid foul trouble. Offensively, continue to play 15 feet and in. It was a joy to watch one of our big's catch the ball so deep inside against BGSU and go straight up with it. He is almost un-guardable when he catches the ball there. I also hope Mick prepares him for the ferocious double teams he is likely to face. We can't have him turn the ball over or get multiple offensive fouls being aggressive.
 
Bearcat2016 said:
Very excited for this game. Nothing about Butler necessarily scares me, but they are still a very tough opponent to play in that environment.

Things I would like to see from our starters:

Troy: Continue to rebound. I know he has been playing terrible, but his rebounding has been a undervalued. If he can rebound, get into the lane, and make free throws....I will be very happy.

KJ: Keep it going. I don't expect double figures.....but he can not kill our offensive flow. Needs to catch the ball and have a plan. Not catch it and stare for 3 seconds. Then continue to be a good perimeter defender.

Jacob: Mick needs to draw him up and opening play to start the game. When the kid makes his first shot, he becomes aggressive and shows how good of a player he is. If he has to force up an end of shot clock three and misses you can see it messes with his rhythm.

Gary: Make layups. Be yourself on defense. He'll be fine.

Kyle: Defensively, avoid foul trouble. Offensively, continue to play 15 feet and in. It was a joy to watch one of our big's catch the ball so deep inside against BGSU and go straight up with it. He is almost un-guardable when he catches the ball there. I also hope Mick prepares him for the ferocious double teams he is likely to face. We can't have him turn the ball over or get multiple offensive fouls being aggressive.
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I don't see Washington having too much trouble with double teams, he's tall enough to pass out of them, -!: when know he makes good passes as well, he also is more of a finesse player I don't see too many problems with offensive fouls. If anything double teaming him might lead to some easy points for our other guys, in that case, bring it
 

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