TURNOVER MACHINE.

29 baskets this season. 23 turnovers.
(In conference play: 4 baskets. 8 turnovers.)

When it comes to pump fakes, I'd say Block is up there with Gollon.

Not sure why Gollon has become the target of some of the more "passionate" fans on this board, but he has out played Butler by every metric possible this year. I think Butler can be a good player for us, but he isn't quite ready yet.

Here are areas where Gollon has better stats than Butler so far this year, followed by Gollon's team rank in ().

eFG% (3rd), TS% (1st), OR% (4th), DR% (2nd), Assist% (4th), TO% (2nd to last), Block% (3rd), Steal% (3rd), Fouls Drawn per 40 (3rd), FT% (1st- 93%), 2pt% (3rd), 3pt% (5th)

If anything I think Gollon should be playing more. I think Saul needs to find a way to get him more confidence as he has actually been pretty good in short spurts, although admittedly his best games came closer to the beginning of the year than now.

If you look at his game logs we actually had some of our biggest wins of the year when he got a lot of run. 28 minutes against Indiana State including most of the 2nd half comeback and OT periods. He also scored 13 points against Western Kentucky in what was by far our best win of the season.

He's definitely not consistent enough yet, but he has shown that given a chance he can be a useful player.

Dribble with out a turnover and make an occasional shot. That is all I ask !

Interestingly enough, Gollon had played double digits minutes in every game this season up until MAC play started. This month, he's had three games under ten minutes. Butler had a handful of games under 10 minutes in OOC. Only one since MAC play started.

Butler is a freshman and Gollon is a redshirt sophomore. Some of he and Block’s minutes should go to Butler. Butler needs experience and he needs time to find his rhythm.

You are absolutely correct , Butler can’t get into a rhythm because of the way he’s been used . He can provide a lot more than we have been shown . We seem to play too slow and Butler can’t get it and go in our offense and when he’s ion the wing he can’t get a shot . There’s been times he’s looked good offensively and flowing but can’t get a shot through the offense unless he takes it on his own . I’m waiting to see him get the chance to play his game . I couldn’t believe he sat the entire second half amd 4 overtime’s against Indiana St . Butler will be fine so don’t worry .

What is interesting about all of your arguments is I agree with both sides. I think Butler should get waaaay more PT. We are not going anywhere in the regular season and if we "think" we can do anything in the MAC Tourney we will need his athleticism. He has been clutch in a few spots and I think he needs more time to get more confidence. He was huge against Kent, had a big block the other day...he really should be playing more.

In regards to Gollon, all he does is play hard. He is one of the few guys who I consider a "warrior" for us right now. He hits the boards as well as anyone on the team and he looks like a fun, good teammate. He barely played as a freshman and sat out a year. He's got 2 years left. Let's let him work through a year off this year and wait until next year to pass judgment on the dude.

The good ole intangible article, we all have our favorite players which lead to biases. Block need to improved his shooting or lose time to someone who can. He gives up double the points that he averages. I hope that he does improve his shooting and keep his minutes. Butler brings more athleticism and versatility, Block brings more experience, situational awareness and bobcatattack fanfare.