the rix mix

Strange. I didn't give Butler much of a chance of staying with Duke for the whole game, & yet at the end it felt like Butler blew it & I wanted give them raspberries, not praise. After going through a field goal drought in the second half & trailing, they still had the go-ahead ball in their hands with ten seconds left. The Scriptwriter said, "Here guys, it's yours. Cinderella happy ending & all that." Missed that one, failed the offensive rebound, gave up a free throw, got off a desperation shot to tie, that one remarkably hit the rim. Even in the championship game, Butler was better than most people expected. But they weren't over-achieving. It was a really entertaining game, & one of the few when the runnerup will be remembered.

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