Talk about a buzzkill. I open up the roster, and whom do I find but that Irritant Patrick McCaffery. I thought we were done with him.
He's playing well for Butler, getting 33 mpg and shooting 50% from 3 for 14.1 ppg. He rebounds a bit and doesn't turn the ball over. His dad probably beat him any time he turned it over in middle school.
Butler gets most of its offense from its 3 minute-gobbling forwards: McCaffery, Pierre Brooks (33 mpg, 16 ppg) and Jahmyl Telfort (33 mpg, 15.2 ppg). That's 3 guys taking up 100 minutes, which is half of the total team minutes in regulation time (unless there is a penalty kill and some guy sits for 2 minutes).
They have a center with the delicious basketball name of Andre Screen, who averages 6.2 ppg on only 16 mpg, but also pulls in 6.2 rebounds.
So this is going to be an interesting matchup between our Barnelli monster and their guys. Brooks is 6'6" 240, but he appears to spend more time outside (he's shooting 50% from 3 while taking 5 3s per game). Telfort spends his time closer to the basket.
The other Bulldog getting starter minutes is another guy with a great name, Finley Bizjack. That's his real name. Ask his parents. He's more a distributor/rebounder type, averaging 8.8 ppg, 4.8 rebounds, and 4.5 assists in 28 mpg.
G Kolby King (18 mpg) and and Augusto Cassia (17 mpg) round out the main rotation. Cassia is from Brazil but loves central Indiana because Brazil does not have a Culvers.
This will be an interesting game. I think we match up fairly well. They don't have a mobile center for Matt to chase around. I like our combination of size and athleticism (Mullins and Gelo) on the wings. But we will have to do a better job of guarding the perimeter.
He's playing well for Butler, getting 33 mpg and shooting 50% from 3 for 14.1 ppg. He rebounds a bit and doesn't turn the ball over. His dad probably beat him any time he turned it over in middle school.
Butler gets most of its offense from its 3 minute-gobbling forwards: McCaffery, Pierre Brooks (33 mpg, 16 ppg) and Jahmyl Telfort (33 mpg, 15.2 ppg). That's 3 guys taking up 100 minutes, which is half of the total team minutes in regulation time (unless there is a penalty kill and some guy sits for 2 minutes).
They have a center with the delicious basketball name of Andre Screen, who averages 6.2 ppg on only 16 mpg, but also pulls in 6.2 rebounds.
So this is going to be an interesting matchup between our Barnelli monster and their guys. Brooks is 6'6" 240, but he appears to spend more time outside (he's shooting 50% from 3 while taking 5 3s per game). Telfort spends his time closer to the basket.
The other Bulldog getting starter minutes is another guy with a great name, Finley Bizjack. That's his real name. Ask his parents. He's more a distributor/rebounder type, averaging 8.8 ppg, 4.8 rebounds, and 4.5 assists in 28 mpg.
G Kolby King (18 mpg) and and Augusto Cassia (17 mpg) round out the main rotation. Cassia is from Brazil but loves central Indiana because Brazil does not have a Culvers.
This will be an interesting game. I think we match up fairly well. They don't have a mobile center for Matt to chase around. I like our combination of size and athleticism (Mullins and Gelo) on the wings. But we will have to do a better job of guarding the perimeter.
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