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.
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.
history nobody
We're making history right now. Nobody can take that away from us.
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.
adrenaline awesome describe elite head recall rush saying supposed
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.
label throw
There's no such thing as mid-majors anymore. Throw that label away.
supposed
It?s not like we?re supposed to be here. So we?re just having fun.
knows next stepping turn year
He knows next year his turn is going to come. He's just stepping up for us. We need him to.
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.
changed college face history living
Just to be part of something great, this is history we're living in right now. We changed the face of college basketball.
kidding
I was kind of kidding when I said that.
adjusted gets head instant uses
He doesn't need a microphone. He uses it and it's an instant headache. After a while your head gets adjusted to that thing but it's ridiculous.
dream
It's indescribable. It's like a dream come true.
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.