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G Jamar Butler (Official Thread)

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IronBuckI said:
I grew up in the Lima area, and I couldn't be more proud of Butler. The way he has carried himself over the last two years, and his success on the court has been a great way to get rid of the memory of Greg Simpson(also from the Lima area).
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Also from the Lima area and played against Butler. He is doing now what he did in high school.

As for Greg Simpson you are right we try to get rid of that memory.
 
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This should have been an easy choice after the 2 games Butler had this week. Getting 42 points on 21 shots, while efficently handling the ball, is outstanding point guard play.
 
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His D has been awesome. At the end of the first half yesterday, the Illinois backcourt had a total of 2 points, (vs 18 for tOSU IIRC). That might be the most impressive part of his game IMO. I really noticed his ball handling skills yesterday - the IU freshman was really badgering Je'Kel about halfway through the 2nd half (Butler was out for a breather). The Bucks didn't get anything done offensively. When Butler returned, the guy backed off (I assume because Butler would have smoked him down the court), and things felt much more "in sync". The announcers talked about the fact that the offense returned when Dials returned, but I think it really hinged on Butler. Same at Michigan - the Bucks were OK without Dials, but scoring was difficult without Butler. IMO he's a locked in starter for the next 2.5 years, regardless of the Thad 5. Congrats Jamar.

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buckeyegolfer03 said:
I am also from Lima and from that perspective Aaron Hutchins did enough to rid my memory of Greg Simpson. With that said it is finally great to see Jamar live up to the type of player that we all knew he was.
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I was talking about Buckeyes from Lima. Hutchins went to Marquette, plus I will never forgive him for the day LCC beat my High School 106-38. Of course he barely played half the game, and I wasn't actually playing, but I still bear the emotional scars.:wink2:
 
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IronBuckI said:
I grew up in the Lima area, and I couldn't be more proud of Butler. The way he has carried himself over the last two years, and his success on the court has been a great way to get rid of the memory of Greg Simpson(also from the Lima area).
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Same here, I use to play with Jamar some. Its good to see him start doing the things at the college level, that we've been seeing him do for years. I go to Lima Senior so I know where you're coming from with the Greg Simpson comment...
 
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Dispatch

2/14/06

OHIO STATE

Butler’s stellar play recognized

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Bob Baptist
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH




Jamar Butler has been steady all season for Ohio State. He was spectacular last week, and it earned him the Big Ten playerof-the-week award yesterday.

The sophomore point guard had the two highest-scoring games of his career in the Buckeyes’ wins at Michigan (20 points) on Thursday and at home against Illinois (22) on Sunday. He shot 71 percent from the field in the two games, made 7 of 8 three-pointers and had nine assists.

He also played a large role in limiting the damage done by his counterparts, former Big Ten freshman of the year Daniel Horton of Michigan and 2005 Big Ten player of the year Dee Brown of Illinois. Horton and Brown combined for 10 turnovers in the losses.

"I think if you ask him, and if you ask me, what we’re most proud of in the last two games is his defensive effort," coach Thad Matta said.

Butler earned the award one week after teammate Je’Kel Foster did. It is the first time since Jim Jackson and Chris Jent in 1992 that two different Buckeyes have received it in back-to-back weeks. Terence Dials won it in consecutive weeks last season.

"He’s taken great strides since last year," Foster said. "He’s learning how to run the squad. The coaches have done a good job with him teaching him what to do in certain situations, and he’s doing a good job of transferring it to the game."

The wins over Michigan and Illinois marked the first time Ohio State (18-3, 7-3) has defeated ranked opponents in consecutive games since February 2001. That helped the Buckeyes move up to No. 12 in the national polls, their highest ranking since finishing the 1999-2000 season at No. 8. They also are the highest-ranked Big Ten team.
Ohio State is in second place in the Big Ten standings heading into a game at third-place Wisconsin (17-7, 7-4) on Wednesday night.
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CPD

3/15/06

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
OSU's Butler not sullen, just serious


Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Doug Lesmerises
Plain Dealer Reporter

Columbus- Big Bird slippers.

That's what breaks up Jamar Butler.

"Jamar has a pair of Big Bird slippers at home that he puts on when he's by himself," Ohio State senior J.J. Sullinger says.

The sophomore point guard, called "the most emotionless guy I've ever met," by senior Matt Sylvester, smiles at that. It's a moment to be treasured, an expression most Buckeyes fans have never seen from the Lima, Ohio, native.

He's the only underclassman starting among four seniors for Ohio State (25-5), but if you judged the Buckeyes' season by the look on Butler's face, you would conclude they lost every game this season. Or won every game. Or went .500.

Blank, blank, blank, win, lose or overtime. And though his voice is a rich bass made for late-night radio, Butler wouldn't tell you much either, on or off the court.

"Jamar was extremely quiet," OSU coach Thad Matta said of his first meeting with his future point guard while Butler was still in high school, already recruited by former OSU coach Jim O'Brien.

"I didn't know how to take him. It probably took through this year for me to figure out who he is and what he stands for."

With the Buckeyes two days away from an opening-round game in the NCAA Tournament against Davidson in Dayton, it turns out that Butler is just the kind of point guard Matta wanted for his system. And in a tournament that often comes down to guard play, Butler is the solid, nearly mistake-free ballhandler who will keep the second-seeded Buckeyes in every game.

Butler made a case as the most improved player in the Big Ten, and as Illinois coach Bruce Weber said after a mid-February loss to OSU, “He’s playing like a point guard should.”

He is seventh among tournament players in assist-to-turnover ratio, Matta’s favorite stat, setting up his teammates nearly three times as often as he gives the ball away. Though the seniors still tease him that he sees emotion as a sign of weakness, they appreciate his serenity as the de facto captain of the offense, and pick up his slack where necessary.

“I think, eventually, Jamar will step up and come out of his shell a little bit,” said Matta, “but right now, these guys are kind of carrying the load for him as far as talking and communication.”

“I call him a pit bull,” Sylvester said. “At times, it would help to see more communication from Jamar, but the fact is he doesn’t do that and he still gets the job done, whether he’s emotionless or not.”

Butler disputes that he’s shy, saying he just has the same personality as his father.

“It’s like a job to me,” Butler said. “I’m working here every day, and it’s like a job.”

And he’s never shied away from big shots. Before Iowa secured a victory in the Big Ten Tournament title game on Sunday, the Hawkeyes twice pulled within a point — and Butler drained 3-pointers on the next possession each time.

Of the six players in the tournament with better assist-to-turnover ratios than Butler, none are scoring in double digits. Butler averages 10.2 points a game and is the Buckeyes’ most accurate longrange shooter, making 42 percent of his 3-pointers.

Just don’t watch his face if you want to know whether his shot went in.
To reach this Plain Dealer reporter: [email protected], 216-999-4748.
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