Devin Butts

[Cajunsmike]

I have now watched this series of plays over and over again at least a dozen times and this was an incredible series of events.

First and foremost, this was a great play by Cedric Russell and it should have been a block, not a no call and not a charge, a straight up block. Harrell was late getting there and his feet were moving when Russell got into the lane. He was not set at all, not even close and the rule is that a player can not move underneath a player in the act of shooting, that is exactly what Harrell did.

But the most impressive thing about the recovery on the errant pass and shot was the actual shot. Butts did a number of things that we have not spent allot of time talking about. #1, he recovered the ball, when he did this their were only 3.4 seconds on the clock when TSU threw the ball in, by the time he recovered it their was exactly 2.7 seconds left on the clock. #2, he stayed in bounds, if you look he was very close to stepping out of bounds and his momentum was taking him towards the end line, with the ball between himself and that end line. #3, he did not hesitate or get nervous, with only 2.7 seconds, rather than just throwing up a shot when he recovered and being off balance and not squaring up, he corrected himself and took it to the basket. #4 and the most important part, the rim protector on the shot was Isaiah Small, a 6'8" Forward with an incredible wing span and one of the best shot blockers in the SBC averaging almost 1.5 blocks per game. Butts had to shoot this ball high over Small (Ironic, I know) and make sure he did not get any piece of the ball. This incredible series was amazing from start to finish, but the shot was the most impressive part. All of this would have been for naught, had Small who had played a whale of a weekend even touched the ball at all. He actually shot the ball over the box on the back of the backboard, it touched the backboard a few inches higher than the box.

Then finally Theo Akuwba making the interception down court to eliminate any chance the Bobcats had of getting a shot off.

Again, so many moving parts and such an incredible ending to a very good basketball game, but when you break it down from start to finish you see how special the recovery (I don't like calling a steal, because Butts really didn't "cause" it.), the patience, the drive, the shot and the interception all was, you can not be but impressed.

Great analysis. Butts will remember that play for the rest of his life.

[CajunEXPRESS]

As well he should. Athletes often have a blunder to recall. He’s got a heroic moment.

[ULvictory]

Devin Butts has entered the transfer portal. Hopefully, not much more follow. He and Wilson would've been great for next year.

[Scott Malkinson]

Hopefully, not much more follow. He and Wilson would've been great for next year.

More will be on the way. A lot have said Marlin would tank the program and here we are

[cajuns80]

More will be on the way. A lot have said Marlin would tank the program and here we are

He's not even one of the ones that was expected. There are more. Should have gotten rid of Marlin after the season. This will end up being a mistake and will cost our program a year of a rebuild by waiting until next year to fire him.

[Scott Malkinson]

He's not even one of the ones that was expected. There are more. Should have gotten rid of Marlin after the season. This will end up being a mistake and will cost our program a year of a rebuild by waiting until next year to fire him.

He will use this as an excuse next year. Ignore the 90% second game exit the last 11 years

[zephyr]

Right when I was thinking this team could be fun to watch next year.

[moorecajun]

With over 1700 in the portal now there is no guarantee they will get picked up by another school.

[Hatch]

With over 1700 in the portal now there is no guarantee they will get picked up by another school.

Verbal Commits is showing 1,555 total in the portal and just over half (783) of those have already found a new home. Most who enter open up a spot at their former school for someone else to land. I’m not sure but I would assume that a senior (like Flowers who left South AL for Wash St.) who goes in the portal would not count against the scholarship limit at the new school just like a Senior who chooses to return for another season where they are. Otherwise I don’t think you would see all of these seniors entering.

[NewsCopy]

He appeared in 24 of the team's 28 games last season.

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[SlickRick]

Very sporadic player.

[ZoomZoom]

Man, with this logic the coach sucks because 3 people hit the portal, Duke’s coach must be horrid being 4 so far are in the portal.

Point is most players are chasing their egos thinking of the next level. Like someone stated stepping into a greener pasture doesn’t mean you’re stepping into grass.

Having personally witness multiple times families, parents, baby mommas and girlfriends tell our players in football and basketball how great they are and they’re too good for here, nothing surprises me. The saddest, I won’t name the football player, but his mom and mother of his child was yelling at him to go DEMAND Hud put him in. He was gassed. Dude looked so heartbroken, it obviously wasn’t fun anymore...it was a mission, but not his.