Caron Butler
Caron Butler
James Caron Butleris an American professional basketball player who last played for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth13 March 1980
CityRacine, WI
assistant bringing butler community event people played together
What an event like this in any community accomplishes is bringing people together for goodness,'' said Leito, who was an assistant at Connecticut when Butler played there.
beating coming confidence couple earlier felt game gave home season win
Beating them earlier in the season at home gave us confidence coming into the game tonight. We felt like we were only a couple of possessions away from getting a win tonight.
challenge forward guys key ours time
This time all their key guys are going to be out there, but ours are, too. That's a challenge we look forward to.
defense fill forward guys help looking problems runs teams
Defense can help you get on some magnificent runs and put teams away. That's what we're looking forward to because we know we can score. We have a lot of offensive-minded guys that can fill it up so, if we get stops, we'll have no problems on the other end.
coach gets involved
Coach is a player's coach, ... He gets real involved in what's going on, so I had to give him a little high-five.
winning
Right now we're winning games. That's all that matters.
ball gets hand hands kobe swung top
All ball. I had all ball. I had my hand on top of the ball and he just swung his hands everywhere. Kobe gets that call.
good hard knee stay struggling
My knee is fine. I'm just struggling to make shots. I've just got to keep working hard and stay positive. Good things will happen.
cut familiar flash fourth key lane learning option point second third top
Right now, I'm to the point where I'm getting the first option and the second option but I'm still learning the third option and then sometimes the fourth option, ... Say I'm at the top of the key and I flash through the lane to the wing. Then it's, okay, now I cut over here. Then, I have to cut over here. I'm learning all of the reads. It's one of those things where it will become more familiar the more I'm out there.
accepted again appreciate felt jordan lottery open phone pick
Mr. Grunfeld and Jordan have accepted us with open arms, ... I've had phone calls, and I've felt like was a lottery pick all over again so I feel great. We're very happy, and I appreciate this.
early opportunity
When things go bad, they go all the way bad. That's good. We got an opportunity to feel that early on in the playoffs.
ability doubt successful
We're confident. We don't doubt our ability to go out and have a successful trip.
brothers falling hard holding knowing seeing situation telling trainer
It's been real hard knowing that I'm in a situation where the doctor, the trainer are holding me back and telling me that I can't go out there. So it's hard seeing my brothers go out there falling short, and I think I can get us over the hump.
challenge coming forward game great looking playing quiet road trip
It's great coming out here and getting the first game of the road trip just to keep the doubters quiet for a second. We're looking forward to the challenge of playing the Clippers. This is exciting.