Butler Beats Stanford 71-66

Great way to finish up the non conference schedule and a trek out west.  Stanford was favored in this game by 11 points, but that didn't matter.  Jackson Aldridge, the awesome aussie, finished with a career high of fifteen points and seemed to bring the energy that Butler needed.  Ronald Nored had a great game finishing up with eighteen points and hitting huge free throws down the stretch.  He's never been a good free throw shooter, but has progressed each year.  This game featured another starting lineup, which concerns me a bit.  Butler needs to find that right formula that works  Or else truly go game to game, but I don't know how that would go with guys on the team.  How would you feel one game starting and the next game not starting?  Maybe these guys all realize the whole is bigger than the parts, and they each need to just do what is asked each game.  That's probably the common thread in each game this season. Someone different has stepped up and tried to will the Bulldogs to win.  It would be great to find that consistent play, but maybe this will be one of those different seasons, and everyone will play hard each night.  Butler's biggest concern is getting good shots and hitting those shots. I don't think they will score a lot of points, but with tough defense that might be all right.  Time to bring on the regular season and see if this team can recapture that mojo of the past two years.  And yes there was an Andrew Luck sighting at the game.