College Basketball – Duke-Butler rematch confirmed
A rematch of the 2010 NCAA Tournament title game between the Duke Blue Devils and Butler Bulldogs will take place Dec. 4, 2010 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Both coaches, be it Brad Stevens or Coach K are expected to be back at their respective schools for this matchup. The fact that Kyle Siegler will be back for the Duke Blue Devils in his senior season is a great thing for the boys from Durham. You have to wonder what kind of impact the defection of Gordon Hayward to the National Basketball Association will have one the overall impact and fluidity of the Butler Bulldogs roster.
You have to wonder whether the Duke club will still have some of the team oriented goals or whether some of their roster will begin to worry too much about the development of their NBA stock. Coach K is able to give his players a good idea on exactly how they will stand in the NBA Draft so players like Zubek should merely be focused on the fact that so ESPN will be playing the rematch. I am sure that Dick Vitale will be siked for the game and he certainly will be very respectful to Brad Stevens and the Butler Bulldogs.
Stevens has admitted in several circles that he wants another shot at Duke with the nucleus of his roster still in tact. Stevens even turned down a number of offers from several schools such as the University of Oregon.