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...
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.
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I just recall everyone saying we weren't supposed to be here, and now we're in the Elite Eight. It was just an adrenaline rush from my head down to my feet. I can't describe it. It was an awesome feeling.
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The whole world kind of went mute for me. I didn't hear anything, didn't see anything, didn't notice anything. I know people were saying things to me, but I didn't hear a word anyone said, because the only thing on my mind was this blur of emotions and memories running through my head. I was thinking about where the road started for me and some of the guys. Man, we've been through a lot, and now it's all over.
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Everybody was saying we don't belong here, and now we're in the Elite Eight. We just came out loose tonight. There was no tension whatsoever.
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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.
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We're not ready to pinch ourselves yet. We didn't come this far to just settle.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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We wanted to deliver the first blow. We didn't want to take any blows tonight.
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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.