A Good Game

“Alright boys time to rise and shine”, said coach Bob Huggins to his players in their hotel rooms.

“Are crazy it’s? It’s four in the morning!” said Da’Sean Butler his senior leader and who had a standout season so far.

“Come on Da’Sean get the rest of them up, you know we got a game to play today”, said Huggins

“Yeah yeah coach I know we have a game, and why do I have to wake up everybody else up?

“Really Butler in case you haven’t noticed I’m not 20 years old anymore and in shape?
“Whatever I’ll do it, but coach don’t think I feel sorry you.”
“O h trust me I don’t want you to, you’re not the one with the luxury of coaching a championship team, you just get play it on it.”

“Alright coach got me there, but then again I’m not sweating buckets by just standing on the sideline, just thought I’d let you know that, I actually get to do a man’s job.”

“Butler just wake ‘em up already”
“Okay Coach I’m going I’m going”

The day went on through the late morning to the late afternoon all the way to late night where probably the game everybody was watching, was coming to a start.

As any game starts more than 50 percent of the time they start with players names being announced and going to shake hands with the other person that gets their name announced. Notable it was that Da’Sean Butler happened to be shaking hands with Evan Turner Ohio States best player and a player of the year candidate, along with the skill sets that don’t come along often. Butler though he was aware of Evan Turner’s skills also had many skills of his own as well having that edge of being the senior that can’t really be explained. And so they shook hands and some friendly taunting occurred.

“Man I can’t wait for this I’ve been waiting all year for this game,” said Evan Turner

“Only thing is though you ain’t gonna enjoy it, cause I’m dropping 40 with some exceptional defense,” replied Butler.
“Yeah then again you ain’t gonna enjoy nothing with me dropping 50 points and 2 dimes of assist.”
“Let’s just play man, I can’t wait any longer.”
“Alright that sounds good to me.”


A game it was exchanging buckets one after another it looked as if there was no defense but when you got two player’s in Da’Sean Butler and Evan Turner it’s hard to play good defense. At the half it was 51-50 West Virginia, and Both Butler and Turner were just heating up. It was a great game for Butler a game any senior would want to finish on along with a performance. No one could seem to pull away and with 1 minute left to go in the half it was 96-93 West Virgina. But being a player he was Butler came down popped a three swished and 1 a four point play something that is rare but is exciting to see. Sinks the free throw. Up by one now 45 seconds to play. Evan turner comes down spins gets rid of his defender behind the leg splits the double team 360 dunk over Devin Ebanks and 1 again. Of course sinks the free throw. West Virginia down by two puts the ball in Butler’s hands and he drives base line prettiest reverse lay-up known to man right there. Tie game. 20 seconds left Ohio state has ball with Evan Turner having the ball of course.
Butler says to himself” come on one stop I have worked too hard to lose this, come on one stop.”

He’s on Turner hassling him with his long arms, make him turn, and taps the ball loose now with 10 seconds Butler grabs it break away all by himself. Takes off from the free throw line one hand slam, pretty it was. 5 seconds left Ohio State has no timeouts. They inbound the ball to Evan Turner takes 3 dribbles shot in out, West Virginia are the champs. Butlers eyes fill with tears of joys. Evan Turner on the hand sinks to the ground, hands on his face.

Butler at the end of the year got drafted in late first round by the Hornets. Evan Turner stayed behind for his senior year and decided if not last year then this is year for the national championship. He worked out in the summer with a trainer got 1,000 shots a day, did some intense dribbling drills. Even got to player Butler one on one again at four in the morning of course, and won by two, which is all he wanted and needed.