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.
finished history mention ncaa time tournament
This is history. Every time you mention the NCAA tournament from now on, you have to mention our run. But we're not finished yet.
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.
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.
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.
kidding
I was kind of kidding when I said that.
ask looking media people questions room seen
I was looking at how big the room was, how many media people were here. Never seen this many people here just to ask questions and write a story.
answering coach looking media people room saw
I was looking at how big the room was, how many media people were here. I saw Coach 'L.' He was serious, answering questions, bobbing his head, and I was laughing, that was all.
change fight poise
It didn't change anything. We just had to regroup, keep our poise and fight and claw our way back.
dreaming joking shows
I think I was joking when I said that. I started dreaming when I got to college. It shows you anything can happen.
joking matter shows stop
I think I was joking when I said that. For it to come true, it shows you never to stop dreaming, no matter how old you are. This shows you anything can happen.