The Very Best of the Butler Game Thread!

[The Sultan]

Note...this is a game where a top ten team beat a team on the road by a larger margin then KenPom predicted....

This is another brutal effort early. Something is beyond wrong/broken with this team

But next season and the near future might literally hinge on a Tre Norman transfer

He wouldn't play for Hall

I seriously think Jop needs to stop taking threes.

Jop just continuing to hoist deep bricks is pathetic leadership

He cannot shoot. Blowing Koleks run last year wasnt enough. Ready to do the same to Kam

We are the only team that doesn't get cheap calls in our favor on our home floor.

We also are soft at times when things don't go our way.

Both can be true.

What was that half?? This team is deeply flawed to play like that against a terrible team like Butler.

Somebody MUST tell joplin to stop shooting 3's. His shot selection is horrid. This happens with him every single game. How many misses does it take to get the message? He just kills our momentum when he takes those stupid shots.

These refs are definitely on the take

Nate Oates did it with Mark Sears the other night lol

(ed note: For the one-millionth time, it's "Oats." "Oates" is the long-time Badger writer in Madison.)

Very impressive win

Hey there ya go!!!

[StillAWarrior]

Thank you for this public service. I used to always read the full game thread, but I've been avoiding it for the most part recently. This was perfect.

[Uncle Rico]

Imagine had Dung Willie remembered there was a game that night

[The Lens]

Butler is 10-11 ATS...5-5 in conference. For reference, MU is 11-10 ATS and 4-6 in conference.

They are a very tough team to blow out.  Plus they have a solid homecourt and as Shaka likes to say:  A coach who "coached on Monday night".

[tower912]

I appreciate the usage of first amendment rights to vent.  Because I do the same.  The difference is that they are criticizing players and I am criticizing posters.  For criticizing players.  And then I, in turn, am criticized for criticizing posters who critizize players.  Also an appropriate use of the first amendment. The circle of life.

[Scoop Snoop]

I'm hoping that this becomes a regular post-game thread. 

[UWW2MU]

I would never venture into the game thread, just can't subject myself to that.  But I've always wanted to be able to call out those who are over the top critical regarding player and team performance.  This gives me that ability.  My life is just that much more fulfilled.

Thank you for your efforts Sultan.  Please do this on a regular basis.

[The Sultan]

If I can stomach it moving forward, I will gladly provide this service moving foward. Please know that NMD v. UConn may be delayed a couple of days due to my attendance however. I'll be in light blue.

[MU82]

I haven't ventured into a game thread in years and have no plans to start, so this was fun. Looking forward to future editions of this, Sultan.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

I think this recap is a nice touch. 

I'll pop in and out of game threads depending on the game situation and what I'm doing.  I'll be liquored up at Fiserv for NMD so definitely won't be making an appearance in that one.

I think I'm usually pretty even-keeled or positive, aside from some complaining about officiating or the rampant and illogical negativity. 

We'll see if I make an appearance in these recaps going forward 

Dung Willie's absence was sorely missed in this one but PGsHeroes32 more than made up for.  They are really a dynamic duo when both are present.   

[wadesworld]

I've only clicked into a game thread on accident over the last couple of years.  Fun to see what I'm missing.

[K1 Lover]

Honestly, I stay away from the game thread because there's way too much information and it's annoying to keep refreshing the page; the constant opinion-dumping makes it impossible to have an actual conversation in real-time.

The live game threads on Reddit are where it's at.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

You could have actually listed 15-20 of PGs posts in The Very Best of

[The Sultan]

You could have actually listed 15-20 of PGs posts in The Very Best of

I know. But no one should have to read that many of his posts.

[willie warrior]

Imagine had Dung Willie remembered there was a game that night

Still firmly etched in the weak mind of Reeker. Funny, the guy cant stand me but constantly posts on how he misses me. Wrong again Dung Reeker, I watched the game, just did not have any stupid comments to make, unlike you who is continuously making sarcastic and low IQ comments. But I do rejoice that I will always exist in your gourd.

[Uncle Rico]

Still firmly etched in the weak mind of Reeker. Funny, the guy cant stand me but constantly posts on how he misses me. Wrong again Dung Reeker, I watched the game, just did not have any stupid comments to make, unlike you who is continuously making sarcastic and low IQ comments. But I do rejoice that I will always exist in your gourd.

I thought you had me on ignore?

[Galway Eagle]

I check the game threads around half time usually occasionally spot check afterward. This seems like one of the tamer ones. The game thread against UNC in the tournament three years ago was absolutely appalling

[Jockey]

If I can stomach it moving forward, I will gladly provide this service moving foward. Please know that NMD v. UConn may be delayed a couple of days due to my attendance however. I'll be in light blue.

I was shocked and amazed you had the patience to do this.

I don't even have the strength or courage to click on the thread.

[NCMUFan]

Best of the dung heap.  Guess it is oxymoronic.

[Shaka Shart]

I like seeing the game thread to check if what I saw on TV and reacted to is more or less the same reaction.

[Hards Alumni]

Still firmly etched in the weak mind of Reeker. Funny, the guy cant stand me but constantly posts on how he misses me. Wrong again Dung Reeker, I watched the game, just did not have any stupid comments to make, unlike you who is continuously making sarcastic and low IQ comments. But I do rejoice that I will always exist in your gourd.

Now now, don't sell yourself short.  You're our go-to stupid comment poster, little willie.

[CountryRoads]

Game threads are fine and comments within them should be taken with a grain of salt and given little value. Just because someone vents something in the heat of the moment during a game doesn't mean that's how they actually feel. I've heard similar "game thread" type comments in the stands at Fiserv. People get emotional during the game and that's fine.

It'd be a lot more concerning if people were still bashing players the next day and I don't see very much of that. Even then it may be defensible as these aren't just "kids" now, they are highly paid pros.

If I were the one running this site, I would nuke the game thread a few hours after the game though because it can make us look kind of bad. I don't know, just my thoughts on game threads.

[T.V. Diener 34]

Whoa Whoa Whoa... I get called out in this because I mispelled Oats?!  There are worse tragedies in the thread than that I'm sure 

[MU1in77]

It's funny, the Dodd's site game thread has a post about every 10 minutes of the game. The Scoop site game thread has a post every time the ball crosses center court. Can't there be a happy medium?

[tower912]

Most medium's are happy.  They know what is going to happen.