Lamont Butler commits to Mark Pope and Kentucky basketball! | Kentucky Wildcats Podcast
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
- Kentucky basketball just landed one of the best defenders in college basketball in Lamont Butler.
On today's episode of Locked On Kentucky, Lance Dawe discusses the most recent addition to Mark Pope's Kentucky Wildcats roster, Lamont Butler San Diego State Aztecs. Butler was a massive piece of SDSU's national championship run two years ago and is a massive add for Kentucky basketball. Mark Pope is going after defense in the portal, and Dawe explains why that's an amazing thing.
Kentucky basketball has reached out to Seton Hall Pirates transfer Kadary Richmond and Washington State Cougars transfer Jayden Wells.
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He's building up a strong team. Experienced and tough. I haven't been this excited for a season of Kentucky basketball in a long time. We know what we're getting with these guys, too. It's not looking at a bunch of high school guys wondering what's going to happen when they get into a hostile environment.
Lol you do know you are competing in the SEC with Mountain West players right?? Jimmy's and Joe's my man.
@@johnclaytor9365there are great players on those mid major leagues and smaller leagues. You don't know basketball idk why I'm even talking to you. You probably aren't even a UK fan you're just mad and a hater and trying to act like you are which is really sad lmaooo
@@johnclaytor9365you realize how far sdsu went In the tournament while he was there right? Obv not. Butler hit the buzzer beater to take them to the national championship. Do better with the hate
@@johnclaytor9365As we found out last year, mid-major men will often outperform 5* boys.
These types never learn. They go by what ESPN says and not their eyeballs. @@wtk6069
Lamont Butler: 3x MWC All-Defense, MWC Defensive Player of the Year
Amari Williams: 3x CAA All-Defense, 3x CAA Defensive Player of the Year
Kentucky's first two transfers are two of the best defenders in the country! #BBN
he trying to show Cal what the word defense means
Lamont needs to drive more and more!!! I hope his other shots improve but his driving to the basket, passing and making clutch shots are his scoring strengths.
Coach Pope is bring excitement back to Kentucky, and it's amazing! Just now got most of his staff together. let the games begin!
Go Big Blue! I go to sleep night after night with growing confidence in this upcoming season. In Pope, I Believe!
Aztec fan
Bummed about Butler leaving but happy he went to a Blueblood
He's the best permiter defender in nation with ultra fast hands. He is the stopper UK hasn't had in years.
Then you have intangibles like leadership, toughness both physical and mental. And he's a winner with big game experience
He is explosive to the basket and has a good mid-range. He did break Reggie Miller's HS scoring record so he isnt a scrub on O
His weakness are outside & FT shooting. Sometimes he gets careless with his handles.
Good break down, thanks for the insight.
Hey sorry about your loss but don't worry. He will be a beloved legend forever now if he plays like that for us!! Thank you and best wishes Aztes!!
@@richarddillon5986I was about to say the same thing!
@@richarddillon5986thank you. Hope UK goes unbeaten until they face SDSU in the Final Four and then our FAU transfer, Nick Boyd gets his justice on Butler with a buzzer beater 😂😂
@@CosplayZinethank you. FYI, his HS nickname was Downtown for his ability to get to the hoop. This underrated part of Lamont's game is gonna be on full display under Pope's offense at UK.
SDSU only runs after turnovers. So it's not like our guys can't play in transition. It's just last year SDSU had Superman in LeDee to feed.
Oh
Thanks for all the work Lance...👊
Ya know…. I have seen these circumstances surrounding our program…BEFORE!
In fact… it was my favorite era in Kentucky Basketball history….
Same circumstances…
new un heralded coach…
only player left in the cupboard is a Mr Kentucky Basketball…
fans of other teams mocking us…
sports experts putting the sword in us…
no one ranking us high….
Kentucky and Underdog going hand in hand…
It’s 2024-25… going on 1989-1990…
GO BIG BLUE…. the Swaggy Coach is through!
LOVE IT when we get no respect… because THIS is when KENTUCKY BASKETBALL and BBN can thrive like no other times!
In terms of his skill set, Lamont Butler reminds me of a hard nosed UK shooting guard transfer from the early 1990s named Dale Brown. Tough defender, slasher to the basket and spot up 3 point shooter.
You're right! They are very much alike.
@@jkckmarcumful Thanks
To this day when someone ask me who my favorite all time Kentucky player is I always say Dale Brown! He was my favorite as a kid
I totally agree about Pope and the portal process. We've had maybe one of two players from the portal. Pope knows EXACTLY who he wants and is building an entire team (with the exception of our Kentucky assassin TP) from the portal. That HAS to be unheard-of.
Lamont Butler has more minutes played in the NCAA tournament over the last 2 years than our entire team has.
Coach Pope he putting excitement back into Kentucky!!
L's up!!!
@@ripwatts373😂😂😂 na na na 7s always down over here!
These kinds of players are exactly what we lacked last season. We needed defensive players. Now we just need to find some really good offensive players. I like what Coach Pope is doing in recruiting so far.
Jaxson Robinson? He just announced he is in the Portal
I’m not saying they will win it all by any means but I have always said and stood by, Defense wins championship in both Basketball and Football! I’ll take an elite defender vs an only scorer any day in college ball!
Lamont Butler welcome home to the --->#GOBIGBLUENATION 💪💯☝️
Believe it coach Pope will surprise every body even in the first year just watch
Well done on presenting Lamont!
Congratulations Kentucky looks like the wildcats will be exciting to watch 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😮
nice work Lance
This guy has one of the best buzzer beaters in tournament history. Hit one with no time remaining to go to the championship game
Only to get smoked by Uconn the last 2 seasons. I kid I kid! No shame getting beat down by the best program in the country.
Hit one at the Pit in New Mexico to beat UNM just a couple weeks prior. That one was a three when down by two.
@@stephenlowe8158 incel with the longest running dry peepee award goes to
BBN learn some patience i think he will prove himself to be a winner as he already is a champion
😂 yes I remember his moment against Fau bc in our tournament draw at work I pulled FAU and thought I was done until they made their run. Then butler broke my heart at the end of that game and he is now mending it. I welcome him. Great show Lance #BIGBLUENATION
Coach Pope is working his tail off and doing a great job in his first two weeks! Mitch got this one right!
Louisville only got two players from Charleston. I think both will be really good. They also got Mark popes center from BYU over Kentucky.
Lamar butler is one of the best in the nation going to the basket.
And in a five out offense, he will be doing it with only one defender on him and no rim protection. It's not just an offense for three point shooters! Butler will fit in perfectly.
Hopefully we are also recruiting really good 6 man players that want to compete.
Don’t know about the system but you need balance of play to compete for a championship. Lamont gives you balance!!!
The anti Cal has struck again!!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉 We will actually have premier perimeter defense instead of what we saw last year!!!! Coach recruiting defensive dogs honoring the 96 teams elite heritage
Butler seems strong and rugged. Love this.
Defense, defense wins Championships
Pope has done more in the portal in a week than cal did all last year. He got one Pope now has two. A lot more visits it seems like to. I'm impressed with Mark Pope so far think he will be a good coach in this time.
Let’s give him a chance before passing judgement
Thats two players that are both former defensive player of the year winners. Pope working on a tough strong defensive team.
The problem is they haven’t landed a single elite player in the portal Lance , no one expects them to be Kansas and have a team full of elite transfers but UK doesn’t have 1 and as these guys commit elsewhere there odds of landing one continues to shrink , U go one day from talking about landing Brea & J .Davis to division 2 transfers the next , Pope has this elite 3pt offense and keeps getting guys that shoots 30% or less from 3pt range , look elite defenders are great and u need them but u also gotta have guys who can put the ball in the basket and they are committing elsewhere, Baylor , Louisville, Vanderbilt, IU and that’s not even naming the colleges that UK should be competing with for players , the truth is if any other team wants a guy we target in the portal they go there and that’s why Pope is staying so quiet about who he’s going after but targeting guys who haven’t drawn interest from other top schools isn’t winning anything, Virginia put 5 of the best power 5 defenders on the floor last year and they could shoot 3’s , Popes gonna put 5 on the floor that can’t , I hope it works out for him but the truth is UK is learning what I been saying from day 1 that Pope is a good X’s & O’s guy but the problem is gonna be getting the guys in the door and now it’s showing and the only thing that’s gonna change as time goes on is there’s less & less of those elite players in the portal and they will demand more attention from the competition and that’s gonna make popes job that was already tuff almost impossible.
don't overlook Travis Perry, many thought Reed would be a 3 year guy. see how that turned out..Perry may be a better shooter than Reed.
If the opposite team can’t out the ball in the basket they can’t beat us 🤦🏼♂️ do like your name says and b eazy. Have some patience man. You’ll hear a lot more players committing in the next few days. We had elite shooters on our roster last season. The top 3 3pt % and look what happened.
@@ghxstreborn b-honest wit urself j.Davis , j.Aidoo & Brea stopped being talked about because they said they weren’t coming to play for pope and had nothing to do wit rather they fit his system or not because jus 3 days ago they were targets , like I said when they hired him he’s a good X’s & O’s coach but those guys don’t wanna play for him and rather everyone wants to believe it or not top talent wins championships , go look at the past 50 champions and find me one with a team full of mid major talents , who’s the names he’s bringing and why does anyone think it’s gonna change as the pool shrinks and those guys are fewer and harder to get when he wasn’t getting them when they were plentiful , UK is gonna have the worst season in school history this year and u and everyone else can deny it , the sec had 10+ teams wit 20 wins this past season. 🫵🏾😂 but keep that same energy when the season starts and I’ll be here telling u I told u so and you all will have all new excuses.
@@ghxstrebornkeep that same energy when SEC schedule starts 🫵🏾😂 this will be worse season in UK history watch .
Team looking good!!!
I love the player but more it’s time to go get guys who can give you 20 on any given night Aiden Jhonny I like AJ Hogard it’s a good start with great defensive pieces more it’s time to get some shooters especially in the pope system
I think Pope probably knows what's he is doing.
@@codyrockarano5220 yeah he’s a D1 coach with a top 3 job in college basketball but it doesn’t mean he can recruit in not saying he can’t and I don’t want to lose a single game but it’s his first year and he’s gotten a late start it’s going to be hard for him to hang banners !! Like he said if your starting PG is Travis Perry as a freshman idc how many highlights you have watched of him he’s not Reed and never will be he will be a great shooter but he’s lacking at everything else
@@johnnystivers6788 lmao he outscored Reed Sheppard as a Jr and his team beat Reeds. Idk wtf you think you know but basketball isn't it. And Travis Perry won't start at 1. We just landed Lamont Butler, as the video is entirely about.
And Travis Perry is the leading scorer in Kentucky high school basketball history. Why isn't he Reed Sheppard or even better than Reed Sheppard? Nobody thought Reed would be as good as he would, just like you doubt Perry.
@@johnnystivers6788 you act like Reed was good at anything other than handling and shooting. He missed 17 layups this year
@@codyrockarano5220Seriously???? This right here is why it’s getting harder & harder to get those elite recruits thru our door.
Whatever happens I’m glad we have a future
Ayyyye bout time 👏 👏
Butler isn’t a great shooter but from watching highlights he doesn’t appear to have bad mechanics. Any chance he could bump his percentages up some at UK with it being a different system ?
Question, if following the "Locked On" trend why do you have other SEC logos instead of just UK?
Coach Pope is definitely trying to strengthen the defense.
Thanks Lance. McNeeley committed to UCONN today.
Popes defense has got to be better than that Swiss cheese zone Calipari has been running for the last few years.
And now Oweh committed KY about lock it down defensively!!
If I remember correctly, yesterday when you were talking about transfer targets, you said Lamont butler was one of those targets you weren’t excited about, but now you’re saying you’re extremely excited about him?
Same thing UK fans did with Pope! The night Pope got hired I seen so many Kentucky fans melting. A couple days later after the press conference, a lot of those same UK fans acted like they hired coach K. 😂
The spin is different in Kentucky! 😂
Thrilled as far as shooting goes, but that's not his calling card
Ky had no defense last year under Calipari no matter how good the offense is with no defense you can’t win in big games
They was ranked 341 out of 360. It was atrocious
H3ll, you can't win little games, as Cal proved this past season.
Us UK fans watched Cal lose with 5 star freshman over & over, love adding players with experience over five star freshmen who get exposed in the tournament every year by experienced players.
I want to see him lock down Fland
he sounds like sb who will disappoint during the season
Lets Go BBN!!! Keep grabbing those ingredients. We are cooking up something special. BBN 4 L 💙
LET'S GO #BIGBLUENATION 💪💯☝️
L's up!!!
@@ripwatts373 7s up BBN 4L 💙, Tho we do want to see lil brother become elite once again. Can't be the best rivalry in college basketball without 2 dominant teams. I feel very good with the direction of both teams.
@@illusive1181 As far as head to head action y'all dominated us during the Calipari era... I'm hoping Louisville can make the series more competitive... I agree both teams are headed in right direction... Good luck vs everyone except when you play Louisville... 😂
Richmond sounds like Russell westbrook
Liam just committed to UCONN
F&@K!!!!!
This will be a backup bench peace to put in and play at moments in games
Nope💙✌️
piece* 👮
i would think one of the best D guys in the nation would get a good amount of time, he has a LOT of high level experience.
@@corrob probably so but POPE likes to play several players… around 10 to 12 guys in rotation like Pino did and run the legs off other teams .
we need some 6'7" 6'8" forwards
Great Oscabor
I’m hound to play for coach lol.
😂😂😂 #CopewithPope
What’s funny? You don’t like defensive players? Yikes
@@derekmiles9069 bro, come on now.of course defense is lovely. You got a bench player, a dude that hasn't played basketball in 2 years (byu transfer) and a freshman and a guard who can't shoot. You're F'ing Kentucky, not some back up dancer bruh. Come on now
We are coping just fine because honestly we sold our soul when we hired Calipari and now we will go back to the things and traditions that made us special in the first place. Cal had some of the most talented teams assembled and won 1 title. Also we are building a team from scratch. You said we are Kentucky and Pope is going to make it about Kentucky not himself. Arkansas will find out soon enough. Cal can't coach in game, he is literally a car salesman and unless he lands a generational talent like Anthony Davis he is especially in this era is a below average coach. So yes we are coping just fine with Pope because the man can coach and the recruits will come. This isn't like before, as long as Kentucky has funds good players will come and we won't have to rebuild from scratch year after year.
@@johnclaytor9365 dont sleep on that freshman he might shoot better than Sheppard did an our roster is filled up yet so no one is playing a back up dancer yet just wait till their done an we play till February an we will see where we stand.
@@carlprivett7959I think Travis is better than Reed offensively, but Reed may be a better defender.
What happened with the Berea kid?
Dropped UK
All the good kids are committing to better schools. The BYU kid went back to BYU and the other kid went to UCONN. We just get these defensive guys who can’t shoot. Depressing!!!
@davidc4238 Damn, I appreciate the update.
@@theoptimist9605what an ironic name…
@@theoptimist9605 Yes you are such an optimist, UK IS gonna be fine.
So far UK got a bunch of glue guys, I like what pipe doing however pope needs some offensive fire power.
They are defining who kentucky is going to be next year one player at a time. You have to have defense to win in the turny
We routinely scored 90 plus points this past season and the defense sputtered to eight losses on the season and a three game home losing streak for the first time in school history. I love that Coach Pope is focusing on correcting that.
The offense will come together in time.
everyone overlooks Travis Perry, he may end up a 25-30 ppg guy. remember pre season talk about Reed, he would maybe play some this year, might be a 3-4 year guy..turned out otherwise, Perry Might be a better shooter.
Why isn't Kentucky getting elite portal guys like Kansas and Indiana?
Because they started way behind the eight ball. Most of the top players knew where they were headed in February. They had relationships with coaches.
We started 2 weeks ago.
Congratulations Kentucky,were officially Louisville. Mitch barnhart needs fired immediately. What a shitshow Kentucky basketball has turned into!
Why block me on X
My word they won't win 12 games, hyping guys that are not SEC players. Funny not one player from the SEC shown interest to Kentucky. Shits about to be horrible, save this comment and mad me . Hope am wrong but not. Fantasizing they don't have shit. Operating in silence because can't get shit.
I’m not excited about Butler. He is a brick layer. He literally isn’t capable of shooting and he is a one and done. I hope we didn’t pay him big NIL money
This is Horrible! We can only convince defensive players who can’t play. All the BYU players that Pope wanted had no desire to leave BYU or have Pope as their coach. BYU is celebrating their new coach from the NBA and they’re glad they got us to take Pope off their hands. Our reputation is permanently ruined!!!
You can always go pull for duke or anyone you would like to
THEY ARE MORMANS DUDE THEY WANT RELIGION 1 AND BASKETBALL 2. POPE WINS 4 TITLES IN 20 YEARS WATCH AND SEE
Crybaby
Give Coach Pope a chance and he will do great things for Ky. basketball. I think he’s going to be a great coach. He knows Ky. Basketball. Go Big Blue. I have Hope in Pope.
Wake up and just relax. Dear lawd. Lol We need committed players for a change. Stop panicking and watch. Smh
Wow we are getting tough, experienced guys who play defense not young little cupcakes that wanna use us to show the NBA they can score. The scorers will come soon. I like this much better. Enjoy your NBA minor league team Hogs!!