They are undersized. They don’t score. They are unathletic. And they’re going to the Final Four.
Butler has a 24 game winning streak. They are the Horizon League Champion. They have the Horizon Player of the Year in Gordon Hayward. They have beat the number one and two seed in their bracket. And not only are they hosting the Final Four but they will be playing just 5.5 miles from Hinkle Fieldhouse.
But a five seed has NEVER won the tournament. The last team to win the National Title in their home state, let alone their home city was UCLA. And that was just their 7th of 8 consecutive titles. The last time a mid major even made the Championship game was in 1979 with a guy made Larry Bird. You may have heard of him.
The odds are most definitely stacked against this team. But as we saw today, this team is greedy. They had to use both hoops to get enough net to satisfy the needs of the Bulldogs. So as they may not have what it takes to win, they may win it all.
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