You have to have about 3 pros to win a national title. Butler may have one. Guard Shelvin Mack had 24 points hitting five three pointers is Butler's best chance of being a pro off this team. He has been a major pain for every team in this tournament, and if Butler wins the title he will be the Final Four MVP. Matt Howard who scored 17 points along with 8 rebounds is a wonderful college player. He just looks like he is 45 and calling "next" for a pick up game at the local YMCA. 
I'm not a Butler fan, but it is hard to root against them come Monday night. Butler wins and does it the right way in an era of college sports where money and fame is everything. Butler plays UConn Monday evening who defeated Kentucky last night. Both Kentucky and UConn catch bad reputations from the general public to make a long story short for cheating. UConn coach Jim Calhoun is suspended for 3 conference games next season for NCAA violations. Kentucky coach John Calipari has been to 3 final fours, yet a reporter asked him the other day "How does it feel to be at your first final four?" because his 2 previous trips were vacated by the NCAA due to violations. Calipari didn't find it too amusing, but I did. As my buddy Nick Kerr told me last night about Butlers defense, "Stick with your man. Think of him as chewing gum. By the end of the game, I want you to know what flavor he is." Can anyone name that movie? In the end Butler basketball is a group of guys that really care about basketball, care about each other, and care about the school. Now that's something to cheer about.
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