This will be shorter than the last game recap because I don't have very much time right now. Butler won their second game of the Australia trip 82-76 over Kings. Kellen Dunham went 5/22 from the field and 0/11 from field. This is actually a concern for me looking forward to this season. If the Bulldogs cannot establish a second reliable 3 point shooter, and Dunham has to take a majority of the 3 point shots, many contested, he will struggle mightily. The same thing happened two years ago when Chase Stigall and Chrishawn Hopkins were both under 30 percent because Butler had no reliable 3 point shooters. I'm hoping Erik Fromm can be that reliable shooter, and he had another good game with 18 points on 2/6 3 point shooting. With Khyle Marshall at the 3 and Kameron Woods at the 4, they both thrived. Woods had 11 points and 15 rebounds, and has the potential to be a double-double guy with his long arms. Marshall had 14 points and 7 rebounds. The only notable freshman performance was Elijah Brown who scored 6 points.
Devontae Morgan was once again effective on defense with 3 steals, and also scored 7 points. Jackson Aldridge had an efficient game scoring 11 points, but 0 assists/2 turnovers is troubling. In fact the entire point guard position is troubling. The three potential candidates for point guard, Aldridge, Barlow, and Castro, combined for 1 assist. I think it will be very hard for Butler to win playing point guard by committee, as it is the most important position on the floor. Roosevelt Jones is also an option at point guard, but he did not play in this game following the injury he suffered on Tuesday. I sure hope it is not serious because Jones is the heart and soul of this team in my opinion.
No comments:
Post a Comment