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...
far ourselves pinch ready
We're not ready to pinch ourselves yet. We didn't come this far to just settle.
beat everybody faced ourselves saw trouble
We never saw ourselves as the underdog. That's the thing everybody got wrong; we saw everybody we beat as being in trouble once they faced us.
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.
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.
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.
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.
blows deliver
We wanted to deliver the first blow. We didn't want to take any blows tonight.
final joy pure
When the final buzzer sounded, it was pure joy. It's indescribable.
deserved hurt watched
We watched those comments. That kind of hurt us in our hearts. We thought we deserved to be in.
watched
We watched them say those comments. It hurt.
deserved felt heart hurt ncaa watched
We watched that (selection show) and it kind of hurt us to our heart. We felt we deserved to be in the NCAA tournament.
five forget knew minutes tony
Tony knew we had his back. We told him to forget about it. New game, five minutes left.