Butler question

[Wildcats1st]

And maybe a couple. I don’t watch much cbb outside uk what kind of talent did that team have? It dawned on me last night this is probably the most talented team butler has played on. Maybe I’m wrong. Idk but that guy punching you in the mouth on defense and then the ability to nail a 3 in the face is demoralizing for opponents. I feel as though even though he’s a senior he is growing because of the guys around him. Hell I may be completely wrong but the only player I hear consistently from that team is Terrance Shannon and I’m not even 100% he’s the right guy. Does butler have more of a ceiling than normal senior transfers?

 

[Fox2monk]

And maybe a couple. I don’t watch much cbb outside uk what kind of talent did that team have? It dawned on me last night this is probably the most talented team butler has played on. Maybe I’m wrong. Idk but that guy punching you in the mouth on defense and then the ability to nail a 3 in the face is demoralizing for opponents. I feel as though even though he’s a senior he is growing because of the guys around him. Hell I may be completely wrong but the only player I hear consistently from that team is Terrance Shannon and I’m not even 100% he’s the right guy. Does butler have more of a ceiling than normal senior transfers?

Terrance Shannon played for Illinois, Butler played for San Diego State. Probably not as much overall talent but they went to the final game.

 

[St.PatterSoN-54-]

Say what?

 

[JPFisher]

And maybe a couple. I don’t watch much cbb outside uk what kind of talent did that team have? It dawned on me last night this is probably the most talented team butler has played on. Maybe I’m wrong. Idk but that guy punching you in the mouth on defense and then the ability to nail a 3 in the face is demoralizing for opponents. I feel as though even though he’s a senior he is growing because of the guys around him. Hell I may be completely wrong but the only player I hear consistently from that team is Terrance Shannon and I’m not even 100% he’s the right guy. Does butler have more of a ceiling than normal senior transfers?

Field of 68 suggested that UK might be close to their ceiling. I disagree just because we're still working on our offense, defense, and conditioning. A lot.

There are individual deficiencies like Butler's free throws that we will work on and that I expect will improve. Can you imagine if Amari had a go-to post move? What about a consistent three from Garrison? What happens when Chandler comes along more?

I think Butler needs to really work on finishing at the rim and free throws, and I think he will elevate his game. Absolutely, I can see him having room to grow, but so do all of our seniors. Almonor and Kriisa probably are what they are at this point, but that's not a bad thing. I think every other senior has a ton of upside to tap into. Brea's been elevating his play at UK.

Man, it's fun to watch.

 

[CELTICAT]

Link below to that team to help OP’s questions:

2023 SDSU roster and stats

 

[Digger-Cat]

Field of 68 suggested that UK might be close to their ceiling. I disagree just because we're still working on our offense, defense, and conditioning. A lot.

There are individual deficiencies like Butler's free throws that we will work on and that I expect will improve. Can you imagine if Amari had a go-to post move? What about a consistent three from Garrison? What happens when Chandler comes along more?

I think Butler needs to really work on finishing at the rim and free throws, and I think he will elevate his game. Absolutely, I can see him having room to grow, but so do all of our seniors. Almonor and Kriisa probably are what they are at this point, but that's not a bad thing. I think every other senior has a ton of upside to tap into. Brea's been elevating his play at UK.

Man, it's fun to watch.

We are definitely closer to our ceiling, but March is a different animal. The teams winning titles have lots of experienced players and the teams built with freshmen usually pee down their legs.

Plus, injuries play a factor. That's what derailed that Zion team.

If we can stay healthy, get Amari a back-to-the-basket game, improve rebounding and get more steady on the ft line, we'll be extremely tough to beat.

Plus, we should have fewer regular season losses, which will help with seeding. Although, we play in a stacked conference this year, the ACC is way down. But the metrics will show that.

 

[Wildcats1st]

Terrance Shannon played for Illinois, Butler played for San Diego State. Probably not as much overall talent but they went to the final game.

Keshad Johnson not Shannon

 

[westerncat]

I think the biggest thing is that we have been used to watching freshmen playing and struggling at times with the speed of the game and now we have 4th and 5th year players playing at a higher level and will continue to get better as a team . I love the way this team is coming along.

 

[Wildcats1st]

We are definitely closer to our ceiling, but March is a different animal. The teams winning titles have lots of experienced players and the teams built with freshmen usually pee down their legs.

Plus, injuries play a factor. That's what derailed that Zion team.

If we can stay healthy, get Amari a back-to-the-basket game, improve rebounding and get more steady on the ft line, we'll be extremely tough to beat.

Plus, we should have fewer regular season losses, which will help with seeding. Although, we play in a stacked conference this year, the ACC is way down. But the metrics will show that.

I don’t buy this garbage that we are near our ceiling. Having upperclassmen help get out the gate quick but teams are made in the sec schedule. Yeah we have the pieces but it takes league play to build a team. Not to mention pope is going to have several different looks with his line ups. I don’t buy we are near our ceiling

 

[Wildcats1st]

Say what?

i whiffed on Shannon but you don’t have to be an ulcerative cock.

 

[Jim Malone Lt.]

I don’t buy this garbage that we are near our ceiling. Having upperclassmen help get out the gate quick but teams are made in the sec schedule. Yeah we have the pieces but it takes league play to build a team. Not to mention pope is going to have several different looks with his line ups. I don’t buy we are near our ceiling

I think we may be around 50% total offense install for the year. Team can still absolutely still improve in every facet. You can tell by the way Pope talks about them. He doesn't think they are anywhere near their potential. Total donkie take.

 

[Jim Malone Lt.]

And maybe a couple. I don’t watch much cbb outside uk what kind of talent did that team have? It dawned on me last night this is probably the most talented team butler has played on. Maybe I’m wrong. Idk but that guy punching you in the mouth on defense and then the ability to nail a 3 in the face is demoralizing for opponents. I feel as though even though he’s a senior he is growing because of the guys around him. Hell I may be completely wrong but the only player I hear consistently from that team is Terrance Shannon and I’m not even 100% he’s the right guy. Does butler have more of a ceiling than normal senior transfers?

It's way more talented and it's why Butler looks almost like a different dude than he looked on SDSU.

 

[St.PatterSoN-54-]

i whiffed on Shannon but you don’t have to be an ulcerative cock.

I wasn't making fun of your whif on Shannon.

I was simply stating that your post was very difficult to understand.

And I quote: "Butler Question. And maybe a couple. I don’t watch much cbb outside uk what kind of talent did that team have?"

I still don't understand wtf you were asking.

But go ahead and call me an ulcerative cock. It sounds painful. From experience???

 

[Wildcats1st]

I wasn't making fun of your whif on Shannon.

I was simply stating that your post was very difficult to understand.

And I quote: "Butler Question. And maybe a couple. I don’t watch much cbb outside uk what kind of talent did that team have?"

I still don't understand wtf you were asking.

But go ahead and call me an ulcerative cock. It sounds painful. From experience???

Your comprehension issues aren’t my problem. I think enough people understood what I was asking, what I was trying to generate discussion about. I’ve been having some significant med problems lately and haven’t even been able to post much. No one considers such things and makes crap personal. Learn to read between the lines

 

[St.PatterSoN-54-]

Your comprehension issues aren’t my problem. I think enough people understood what I was asking, what I was trying to generate discussion about. I’ve been having some significant med problems lately and haven’t even been able to post much. No one considers such things and makes crap personal. Learn to read between the lines

Sorry to hear about your medical problems. However, I suggest you

 

[know1]

I'm not quite sure where the question is there, but Butler played for a Final Four team. So I'm not sure you can say this is the the most talented team he's been on. Heck, his team was one of the few teams in the country that gave UCONN competition BOTH of the last 2 years in the tournament. They might have been a national champion without the existence of UCONN.

 

[UK67KU59]

I don't think we are anywhere near our ceiling, despite what some of the media might wish were true. None of these guys have played together before, and none have them have played in Pope's system before. People think they can't improve just because they are all upperclassmen? I think that's silly.