*** Official National Championship Game Thread***

[cfin5256]

Great game; just wish it had ended differently. What makes it suck is this guy..... :vitale

 

[HPDrifter]

How about that pick by Howard on the last shot...

Saw that...he definitely put some shoulder into it.

 

[SoopaSooner]

Great game; just wish it had ended differently. What makes it suck is this guy..... :vitale

He will be even more unbearable than usual.

 

[BlackwellSooner]

I don't think this was a bad played game. Both teams have played well.

Heyward barely missed that shot.

I didn't say that it was badly played. What I was saying was that it was an extremely physical, no-holds-barred knock-down drag out game. Extremely competitive. Every time Duke threatened to pull away, here came Butler!

I would have LOVED to have seen Hayward's final shot go in; another 2" lower off the backboard it would have missed the front of the rim and gone down for a helluva 3 point winner.

Too bad, d#$#$@ Duke wins...

 

[stoops4pres]

I thought Jimmy Chitwood was going to bank that shot in. Damn.

 

[steverocks35]

Love Butler, they had their shot, if they played 10 games I think Butler would win at least 4 of them.

 

[BlackwellSooner]

I thought Jimmy Chitwood was going to bank that shot in. Damn.

"Give me the ball, coach. I'll make it."

 

[JHop71]

I didn't say that it was badly played. What I was saying was that it was an extremely physical, no-holds-barred knock-down drag out game. Extremely competitive. Every time Duke threatened to pull away, here came Butler!

I would have LOVED to have seen Hayward's final shot go in; another 2" lower off the backboard it would have missed the front of the rim and gone down for a helluva 3 point winner.
Too bad, d#$#$@ Duke wins...

Just channel your inner Charlie Conway and remind yourself that if it had been 2" higher it would have missed the rim completely.

Hope all you haters enjoyed the game!

 

[HPDrifter]

Love Butler, they had their shot, if they played 10 games I think Butler would win at least 4 of them.

I would agree with that. Butler's mid-major status and ridiculous 5 seed made this seem much more like a David/Goliath matchup than the actual players on the court. Duke was a top 5 team this year and Butler was a top 10 team. Not much difference in my opinion.

 

[JHop71]

I would agree with that. Butler's mid-major status and ridiculous 5 seed made this seem much more like a David/Goliath matchup than the actual players on the court. Duke was a top 5 team this year and Butler was a top 10 team. Not much difference in my opinion.

Duke was preseason 8 and Butler was preseason 10. Pretty evenly matched teams.

 

[JBaker]

2 points was the difference in the game. Refs cost Butler 2 points on that horrible charge call. I know there were a lot of other plays in this game, but what a difference maker that call was

Butler should have had 2 free throws to take the lead with 34 seconds left when Zoubek elbow-tackled Howard going for the rebound that he eventually kicked out of bounds.

 

[MercedeSooner]

someone shoot me. please. worst sports year I can remember in a long long time.

 

[JHop71]

Butler should have had 2 free throws to take the lead with 34 seconds left when Zoubek elbow-tackled Howard going for the rebound that he eventually kicked out of bounds.

Maybe that was because Howard was pulling and holding BZ all game (including that play). Scheyer was also fouled on at least 2 three pointers that I remember. Refs let a TON of things go last night on both ends of the court. It was frustrating.