G Jamar Butler (official thread)

[BengalsAndBucks]

Jamar's game reminds me a LOT of Derek Fisher- good game manager who can score and plays good defense. He is smaller than Fisher, but quicker and probably a little better jump shooter. Jamar probably gives you a little better ball-handling and would actually run the point more than Fisher, but otherwise their games seem incredibly similar to me, and I really wouldn't be suprised to see Jamar starting for a team with a dominant scorer (Lakers, Cavs, Heat, Nuggets type teams) in a couple of years.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

CPD

Zone helps Butler rest

Posted by Doug Lesmerises February 01, 2008 22:56PM

Categories: Ohio State
Columbus -- He's the point guard, the leading scorer, the only senior in the starting lineup and the player Ohio State men's basketball can't live without. If the Buckeyes were playing man-to-man defense, Jamar Butler also would be chasing the opponent's best guard around the court for nearly 40 minutes per game, and by March, he would have been taking in-game naps on the bench.
"I think I would be dead already," Butler said this week. "Right now."
So the zone implemented by Ohio State coach Thad Matta this season has served as an oxygen tank for arguably the Big Ten's most valuable player. With aggressive wing players able to challenge shots and no dominant big man able to close down the middle on his own, the zone fits Ohio State's other personnel. With tonight's game at Iowa signaling the halfway point of the Big Ten season, it's also keeping that personnel fresher.

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[BJ-Lima]

I think Jamar is starting to wear down a bit...I was reading the article in today's Dispatch and he definitely sounds frustrated which he should. As the leader and being a senior plays a big factor. I don't think he is use to losing to teams that former teams he was on have beat either in blow outs or strong, sound wins on the road. The reality is this team is to up and down which should be expected. Our remaining schedule is looking brutal and we have to step it up if we want to make the dance.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Dispatch

February 2, 2008

Butler goes off

No, Jamar Butler did not go off on offense tonight. That was obvious if you were able to watch the Buckeyes? 53-48 loss at Iowa on the Big Ten Network.
Butler was off, missing 10 of 14 shots, and no one proved capable of taking up his slack. Butler?s 11 points led the Buckeyes.
Where he did go off was outside Ohio State?s locker room after the game, essentially laying the blame for the loss on unnamed teammates whom he said were not ready to play.
I used his best quotes in Sunday?s story in the newspaper, so be sure to read that. But here are a few really good leftovers that didn?t make the story:
-- On the Buckeyes? mindset going into the game:
?We come in here, just because we beat them by 30 or whatever we did at home (79-48 on Jan.9), we think we?re just going to roll over a team. It?s not going to be like that. They?re playing on their home floor, they?re going to try to protect their home, and they did.?
-- On a desperation layup he missed, after the play had broken down, with two seconds on the shot clock, 40 seconds left in the game and Ohio State trailing 49-46:
?The play we set up (during a timeout) we didn?t execute and that busted the whole play. I had to try to get to the rim and put it up there. I was surprised when I put it up and all four of my (teammates) were standing out at the three-point line and nobody crashed the boards. I mean, two seconds on the shot clock, you?ve got to go get it. That?s the one thing you can do. I have no clue what they were doing.?
-- On how he felt the same way after a loss at Purdue on Jan.12, but that was three weeks ago:
?I never thought this would happen. I thought we were taking steps in the right direction. But every time we take a step forward we take two back. We can?t do that.?
-- On how much the young team has matured 22 games into the season:
?Last year?s team, this never would have happened, I can tell you that. Guys were mentally ready to go night in and night out. I guess it was just more important to us last year.?
Like I said, these are not even the best quotes. So don?t miss Sunday?s story.

[LitlBuck]

I think Jamar is starting to wear down a bit...

That has nothing to do with what he said. His legs might be tiring a little but he find he said what he has been thinking. Hell, he has carried this team the majority of the season where would they be without him.

[crazybuckfan40]

[OregonBuckeye]

Originally Posted by crazybuckfan40

At Jamar's comments?