Lamar Butler
Lamar Butler
Lamar Edward Butler, Jr.is an American former basketball player. He was a starting guard for the Patriots of George Mason University during the Patriots' surprising run to the Final Four...
happen knew people professor soon trying walked watch watched
As soon as I walked in, people were clapping. It was like, 'Wow, they really do watch us!' My com professor had a joke: 'Anything big happen this weekend?' Like nothing happened, trying to get a response. I just smiled. I knew he watched the games.
five forget knew minutes tony
Tony knew we had his back. We told him to forget about it. New game, five minutes left.
coach imagined kept knew ncaa playing saying sweet team tournament
We knew we were playing a tournament team. Coach was saying, 'That's a Sweet 16 team you just beat.' He kept saying that. I never imagined we would see them in the NCAA tournament, and we would be in the same bracket.
adrenaline easy fed juices knew problems season turned
We knew they were a young team, and they've had problems all season with turnovers. We got some turnovers and turned them into easy baskets. That got our adrenaline and our juices going, and we just fed off it.
force freshmen juices knew problem season team
We knew they were a young team and all season they've had a problem with turnovers. We wanted to force those freshmen to make some decisions. That's what we did and that's what got our juices flowing.
defense force knew ourselves pride problems team
We pride ourselves on our defense; that comes first. We knew they were a young team and have had problems with turnovers. We wanted to force them into making some decisions.
career gave hug knew seen selection
I just knew how he felt. Selection Sunday, I'd never seen him that emotional, and he got real emotional. I just gave him a big hug and told him I couldn't let his career end.
beat chance kept knew last
That's how they beat us last year. We knew if we kept them off the glass, we had a chance to win.
coach finally goal happen season senior someday sweet
When I signed, I told coach that my goal was to someday play in the Sweet 16. And for it to finally happen in my senior season is incredible.
far ourselves pinch ready
We're not ready to pinch ourselves yet. We didn't come this far to just settle.
changed college face final history living talk
This was history. We're living it. When you talk about the Final Four, you have to talk about us making the Final Four. We changed the face of college basketball. Unfortunately, it had to come to an end.
baseball coach great job keeping played rally team tension
This team is probably the loosest I've played on. Coach does a great job of keeping us loose. We play baseball at practice. He dances, claps, sings, and we all rally around that. There was no tension around the team.
We go out there with no worries. That's how we play.
blows deliver
We wanted to deliver the first blow. We didn't want to take any blows tonight.