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.
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.
elite far nobody settle team wants
We didn't come this far just to settle. Nobody on this team wants to settle for the Elite Eight.
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.
team tension whatsoever
This is probably the loosest team I've ever been on. There is no tension whatsoever on this team.
inside motions noticed seemed teams
They were kind of going through the motions during warm-ups. It just seemed like they were arrogant. We noticed it. When teams are arrogant, it does something to you inside you can't describe.
ball calls definitely giving letting mind passing score teams wants
Now he calls for the ball and he definitely wants it, so I don't mind giving it to him. He's going to score all day if teams are letting him, so I don't mind passing it to him. He's done it all year, he's produced.
fun loves team
We have fun with it. The team loves it. It's a way to get away from basketball. It's what we do as a team to get closer.
history nobody
We're making history right now. Nobody can take that away from us.
final mention talk whenever
Whenever we talk about the Final Four, you have to mention us making it to the Final Four. This is history.
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.
match
We know we match up well with this team. It's going to be an interesting game.
business came florida happy visit
We're happy to be here, no doubt. At the same time, this is a business trip. We didn't come here to visit and take pictures. We came here to play Florida and win.