-- Coaching in college is not too different, he was around young players coaching in professional sports. It's all the same on building relationships and managing relationships and players.
-- Every team has their adversity to Butler, and how they handle it is more importantly on how they band together as a team. Butler says Eilert has seen the adversity and he's confident if that's the guy leading them. Butler says he's a poised guy and that Eilert trusts the staff and the players and he's been transparent to everyone.
-- The offense and some of the actions are things Butler has seen and most of the stuff is what Eilert wanted and needed. The playbook was fun to put together with Eilert and the players that they focus on and want to get the ball too. Having that trust in Eilert to work together was important to Butler. He says the whole coaching staff has different point of views and they all work together and put their experiences together. A lot of the offense is things he's seen and recognized and Butler has played alongside some really good coaches. They take things that they feel will work and implement them. They realize that this year is important and any more information is better.
-- Butler's message to fans is to remain supportive and consistent and that they're not victims. Bad things happen and they want to move forward, they want to take it one game at a time.
-- Butler says the most difficult part of transitioning from coach to play is relating and articulating a message to the players. You continue to build relationships and manage personalities each day and he continues to learn. Butler needs to articulate it properly to the players and figure out the things that motivate them and it's a tool that he can use that to push them to be the best they can be.
-- To Butler, Ofri Naveh is a hard worker and he was excited about what he can in the United States and at WVU. Once he watched him play and saw him in person, it was a no-brainer. He just needs reps now and Butler was never worried about his work ethic. They are people he trusts overseas that are important to finding these players. Butler says he's one of the team's better athletes so his dunk didn't surprise him but his ability to navigate traffic being undersized was impressive.
-- Butler said he just likes good basketball and he couldn't turn down a great opportunity to be back home at WVU and work with Eilert since he's known him since he was 19 years old. Butler says he tells recruits and younger athletes everything he wishes he heard. Butler is a representation of people of the state of West Virginia and the misconceptions people have about the state and he can show the bright spots about coming here. Butler reassures recruits on the trail about what the University and West Virginia can bring to the kids.
-- Eilert is poised and under control at all times and that's a special quality. Butler says he does a great job staying calm, cool and collected as a great leader in the room. Players respond to him and the guys came to his defense as head coach because he's someone they trust. He's more teaching than 'barking' but he can flip that switch if needed.
-- Coaching was always in the back of Butler's mind and he watched coaching clinics as a kid. Butler was hooked as a coach after his time as a graduate assistant at WVU and he knew that was what he wanted to do after his injury.
-- Teaching is the most important things and players only respect what you know and not what you did as a player. It was a great experience to learn from a lot of coaches and watch a lot of basketball. As a video coordinator, the coaches are teaching everyone.
-- Every team has their adversity to Butler, and how they handle it is more importantly on how they band together as a team. Butler says Eilert has seen the adversity and he's confident if that's the guy leading them. Butler says he's a poised guy and that Eilert trusts the staff and the players and he's been transparent to everyone.
-- The offense and some of the actions are things Butler has seen and most of the stuff is what Eilert wanted and needed. The playbook was fun to put together with Eilert and the players that they focus on and want to get the ball too. Having that trust in Eilert to work together was important to Butler. He says the whole coaching staff has different point of views and they all work together and put their experiences together. A lot of the offense is things he's seen and recognized and Butler has played alongside some really good coaches. They take things that they feel will work and implement them. They realize that this year is important and any more information is better.
-- Butler's message to fans is to remain supportive and consistent and that they're not victims. Bad things happen and they want to move forward, they want to take it one game at a time.
-- Butler says the most difficult part of transitioning from coach to play is relating and articulating a message to the players. You continue to build relationships and manage personalities each day and he continues to learn. Butler needs to articulate it properly to the players and figure out the things that motivate them and it's a tool that he can use that to push them to be the best they can be.
-- To Butler, Ofri Naveh is a hard worker and he was excited about what he can in the United States and at WVU. Once he watched him play and saw him in person, it was a no-brainer. He just needs reps now and Butler was never worried about his work ethic. They are people he trusts overseas that are important to finding these players. Butler says he's one of the team's better athletes so his dunk didn't surprise him but his ability to navigate traffic being undersized was impressive.
-- Butler said he just likes good basketball and he couldn't turn down a great opportunity to be back home at WVU and work with Eilert since he's known him since he was 19 years old. Butler says he tells recruits and younger athletes everything he wishes he heard. Butler is a representation of people of the state of West Virginia and the misconceptions people have about the state and he can show the bright spots about coming here. Butler reassures recruits on the trail about what the University and West Virginia can bring to the kids.
-- Eilert is poised and under control at all times and that's a special quality. Butler says he does a great job staying calm, cool and collected as a great leader in the room. Players respond to him and the guys came to his defense as head coach because he's someone they trust. He's more teaching than 'barking' but he can flip that switch if needed.
-- Coaching was always in the back of Butler's mind and he watched coaching clinics as a kid. Butler was hooked as a coach after his time as a graduate assistant at WVU and he knew that was what he wanted to do after his injury.
-- Teaching is the most important things and players only respect what you know and not what you did as a player. It was a great experience to learn from a lot of coaches and watch a lot of basketball. As a video coordinator, the coaches are teaching everyone.
