Butler looked in good spirits in this post game video

[Cowtown Cat]

One of the biggest myths on this board is the 2003 game. Bogans still played and had zero to do with being dominated on the boards. Their big guy absolutely dominated and put up 24 and 15. Novak came off the bench and scored 16. They hit six more threes than us.

Bogans scored his average for the season in the game (15) against Marquette. It was just a classic 'shit the bed' game that we have had over the years- aka 2010 WVU.

Bogans was nowhere near 100%. I’m not sure what your post is supposed to convey here. He suffered a high ankle sprain the game prior. He most definitely played injured.

 

[HenryMuto]

Obviously sit Butler rest of SEC tournament and no matter what say he is day to day before Selection Sunday.

While I want to win vs Alabama the more important thing is to have Butler for NCAA tournament.

 

[Cats192]

Obviously sit Butler rest of SEC tournament and no matter what say he is day to day before Selection Sunday.

While I want to win vs Alabama the more important thing is to have Butler for NCAA tournament.

Yeah.

I fully expect we won't know anything definitive until after the bracket is out. Unless they say he's playing.

But, gotta keep up the gamesmanship to protect the seed.

 

[UKWILDCAT2004]

When he drove the lane on his only bucket, a Oklahoma player swiped him across the shoulder. he scored, the next dead ball, he came out and never returned.

The ironic thing about that is Fears got sent to the line with much less contact but all we got from it was Butler injuring himself again. Thanks SEC officiating.

 

[uksam21]

Bogans was nowhere near 100%. I’m not sure what your post is supposed to convey here. He suffered a high ankle sprain the game prior. He most definitely played injured.

Bogans would have definitely been able to limit Wade.

 

[Cowtown Cat]

Bogans would have definitely been able to limit Wade.

I think so, too. Easy, though. You’ll be HAMMERED on here with that thinking. I mean, no way an injury to an All American senior guard, that was the heart and soul of the team, had anything to do with us playing flat in a tournament game. 🙄

 

[uksam21]

I think so, too. Easy, though. You’ll be HAMMERED on here with that thinking. I mean, no way an injury to an All American senior guard, that was the heart and soul of the team, had anything to do with us playing flat in a tournament game. 🙄

Exactly, my stepdad said as soon as he was injured there goes #8 because I truly believed that team was winning it all. Marquette did play out of their mind that day as evidenced them getting buried by Kansas in the Final Four.

 

[Cowtown Cat]

Exactly, my stepdad said as soon as he was injured there goes #8 because I truly believed that team was winning it all. Marquette did play out of their mind that day as evidenced them getting buried by Kansas in the Final Four.

Yep. My Dad said the same.

 

[Saven]

The longer we play, the more likely he can come back.

Damn, Texas A&M shouldn't have lost yesterday then. We could've faced them in the tournament to give us more time for Butler to recover!

 

[HeismaNole]

Bogans was nowhere near 100%. I’m not sure what your post is supposed to convey here. He suffered a high ankle sprain the game prior. He most definitely played injured.

Pretty obvious that I'm saying it's a ridiculous excuse to explain the loss where we got dominated. Bogans still scored his average with his ankle and had ZERO to so with the frontcourt getting smoked.

But every single time on this board, someone claims that was why we lost and it's BS. An injury would've explained the 1997 Arizona loss but it doesn't align with reality of 2003. It was just a bad game.