Give it a break. You cant have 5 shooters and 0 defensive players. That was cals system.
Lamont Butler
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Yeah I don’t know how all of a sudden people don’t care about a guy being brick layer.
Very good defender though.
11 games of NCAA tournament experience, averaging 8.9ppg. Idk why people are acting underwhelmed, Butler is a player.
Fox is gonna lockdown Mahaney
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Omfg some of our fans lol
How do you think you stop scoring teams that shoot well?. Get dudes like this, that's how.
So people don't improve offensively and offense, specifically shooting is all that matters in basketball today. Good to know.
Could've swore we lost a bunch of games last year because our defense sucked.
How do you think you stop scoring teams that shoot well?. Get dudes like this, that's how.
So people don't improve offensively and offense, specifically shooting is all that matters in basketball today. Good to know.
Could've swore we lost a bunch of games last year because our defense sucked.
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Maybe, maybe not. He was a starter on a team that made the finals.
Phenomenal pickup. This is a player who can make game winning plays against physical competition and on the road in conference play. We’ll see if he’s a starter or not, but you’ve got to applaud pope for getting the staff together and making this happen.
Good, bad or ugly, I think we are all hoping and praying Pope can coach these guys up. We just haven't been used to that.Yeah I don’t know how all of a sudden people don’t care about a guy being brick layer.
Very good defender though.
Gonna be real hard going forward for a bunch of you trained to only value McD AA freshman projected to be top 5 NBA draft picks after a yr
This isn't accurate. He said his team shot the second most threes last season, "but at Kentucky we don't finish second to anyone." I took it more as a metaphor than a statistical prognostication. The season before they shot the 82nd most 3s in CBB. The year before they were 137th.Popes said his goal was to have UK shoot (and make) the most 3 pointers in the country, his offense shoots more 3s than 2s, and he’s huge on aggressive tempo. Now people are freaking out because one of the guards were getting is an elite defender.this board is amazing
As for "aggressive tempo," in the last three seasons they were 109th, 51st, and 111th in possessions per game. Last year 93rd in tempo (can't find previous seasons).
I think fans expecting to play the fastest tempo, shoot the most threes, score the highest, etc. should temper those expectations. I get the sense Pope adapts his style of play to the team he puts together. Next year we'll have two players that ended up being DPOY in their conference. That alone tells me the identity may be more a defensive one than people seem to be expecting.
I don’t think people are gonna like this but the other PG might be Hawkins from Minnesota he is visiting next week
Awesome! Welcome aboard Lamont Butler!
This can't be ignored. SDSU basically plays like Virginia on offense. Everyone's numbers are suppressed in that offense.
Seems like all the experts on the board have already decided he's not worthy to be a Cat. I think time will make alot of them look foolish.
Guess I don't understand how posters on the forum can be so decisive on a player(s) before he's given a chance.
Mahaney and butler played for the same AAU program and coach, so there might be interest in playing together
If he was a starter there I couldn't imagine him coming here thinking he is a bench player. Unless it was just money, this guy was promised a lot of playing time...
I trust in Pope. He is and will assemble teams NOT collections of individuals. Something the previous regime only gave a passing glance.
We don’t know that yet, they could still get smith, Mahaney might have a better chance than previously though, and they have 2 stud defenders
Perhaps they see that he played for Silver's AAU team, same team and coach that Mahaney played for, it might be a package deal, and that might be why all of the coaches hopped on a plane and flew out to talk with the kid's parents this morning right before Mahaney was due on campus. Patience.....
Lamont Butler and Amari Williams have combined
8 years of experience
4 Conference Defensive Player of the Year awards
Will take that any day!!!
8 years of experience 4 Conference Defensive Player of the Year awardsWill take that any day!!!
Great pickup! This is a man, not a kid. He will help UK immensely!
Is that the guy who lit us up at Rupp? Would love to have him.
This guy lead SDSU to Championship game in 2023 and you say why get him. What??
Guy is a really good defender, tough and can go both left and right to the rim. Maybe you all want to have DJ go left all year again not sure.
Proven winner and look at the number of wins SDSU has had over the past few years while he has been running the show. Might not be Jeremy Roach, oh wait did Roach lead Duke to Championship game?
You POPE haters are just freakin stupid. Did not like the hire, do not like the staff, do not like the players he is getting in the portal. Fine then hate him all summer and fall and then lets see what product he puts on the floor. I bet it will be much better that what we have seen from CAL the past 5 years.
Guy is a really good defender, tough and can go both left and right to the rim. Maybe you all want to have DJ go left all year again not sure.
Proven winner and look at the number of wins SDSU has had over the past few years while he has been running the show. Might not be Jeremy Roach, oh wait did Roach lead Duke to Championship game?
You POPE haters are just freakin stupid. Did not like the hire, do not like the staff, do not like the players he is getting in the portal. Fine then hate him all summer and fall and then lets see what product he puts on the floor. I bet it will be much better that what we have seen from CAL the past 5 years.
Maybe because he is a Silver guy, and so is Mahaney, and its probably not a coincadence that they made that trip on the same day Mahaney is coming to visit.
Considered the best on ball defender in college basketball. He’s better than an okay defender he is an elite defender. Hit the game winning shot in the final 4 to advance SDSU to the championship game. He’s a winner.
Butler's offensive numbers don't jump off the page at you BUT
As a starter he is 91-27 (77.1%) over the last 3-years,
His SDST lost in the NCAA the last 2-years to a team called UCONN and had 7-pts/ 6-ast this year and 13-pts/ 4-reb in last year's loss versus the 2-time champs.
He's not a star but he is a possible piece towards future success.