Better Final Four Run (so far): Butler or George Mason
Iggy, right now I think it is Mason, but what Butler does in the Final Four could change things up. Butler no matter how you look at it is a mid-major. That 2006 George Mason team was a ranked team at one point, and was an 11 seed as an at-large. If they won there conference they could have been a 7 or 8, and maybe still made that run. I don't think seeding is a huge deal because you have to play very good to great teams each round.
i think it was george mason and its not ven close. even though most didnt think butler could get there it wasnt as far fetched as mason making it there. they came almost out of no where. butler has been good for the past couple of years like a gonzaga
are you sure they were ranked at somepoint?..i dont think they were. and butler has been ranked every year for a coupleyears havnt they? so they are mid major by conference only but as a team they have been with the big boys just like gonzaga
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2006/week/16/... Mason was ranked 25th.
Where are you from in Indiana? You're right... This is HUGE for us. We need this. A team representing us in the Final Four that's held here in our city? Boy... It doesn't get any bigger.
IF Butler wins the title, then of course that'll surpass what George Mason did. What Butler has done has been very impressive though. They've beaten both the #1 and #2 seeds. Had to beat a very athletic Utep team in the first round that everyone thought would wreak havoc in the tournament. IF Butler can beat a Kentucky or Duke in the Championship Game, then yea... They'll definitely surpass George Mason despite how special that tournament run was.
Yeah he said that right after Butler beat Kansas St. as well, all the guys at the booth picked K-State to win the game, and said it could be a blow out, they're eating crow and won't admit it. If Butler beats the winner of the Michigan St/Tennessee game then it surpasses what George Mason did.
I heard a lot of comitators pick Butler to make the final 4 at the beginning of the year.
They are a good team, they can beat Tenn or Mich State IMO. They got lucky and didn't have to face a team with big athletic bigs like UK. They can handle athletic teams but athletic teams with size and they lose. IF they win the whole thing then I will be shocked but to make it past Tenn or Mich State without Lucas not to shocking.
Michigan State w/o Lucas has proven they can win. Tom Izzo is such a good coach he is not going to use that as an excuse for losing a game. So don't bother making that as an excuse. Butler has the guard play to compete with anyone, it's the bigs where they will struggle, as you said.
ok i found george masons...they had a 500-1 odds of winning the title when the tournament started. now tryna find butlers odds this year
http://newsblaze.com/story/2006032814412900001.mwir/topstory.html
Right now, I think Mason is one of the biggest shockers ever, I think the biggest shocker before everyone's time is Texas Western beating Kentucky in 1966. Though, if Butler goes to the National Championship game, and wins it then that surpasses Mason.
October 14, 1910- John Wooden is born in
November 30, 1980- I was born in Hammond, IN
1951- Jimmy Chitwood leads Milan HS to a state title
March 30, 1987- Keith Smart hits championship winning shot against Syracuse
March 28, 2010- Butler advances to the Final Four in Indianapolis....
Quincey, Knicks fans just told me that Sergio "The Deer" Rodriguez will be an all-star next year and that you're just hating because he's in the NBA and you're not.
On that comment, I would like to know what rtbt would say and he will probably tell you about the amount of education the white people had, and the black people had as well as graduation rates.
Another board I go on that is exclusively about CAA athletics (the CAA is the conference George Mason plays in just so you know) is debating the run George Mason had in 2006 vs. the run Butler has going on right now about which one is better. So I ask everyone on this board to say which one is better.