"He’s mature enough now to take care of business. He has a great opportunity to show what he believes he can become.”
—Legendary coach Pat Riley

“He’s too quick to defend out on the floor and he’s too strong to try to post up. There’s not a chink in the armor.”
—Former Utah head coach Rick Majerus

“He is one of the best I’ve ever seen at getting back on defense and stopping a fast break all by himself.”
—Hoops guru Bill Walton

“Once you become that big in New York, everyone wants a piece of you.”
—WNBA star Chamique Holdsclaw

“He’s a tremendous pleasure to coach. He listens to everything we tell him, plays extremely hard.”
—Former URI head coach Jim Harrick

“He wants to be coached. He wants to learn.”
—Harrick

“This kid can do it all. He has star potential.”
—Former Clippers coach Chris Ford

“There aren’t too many teams who can really match up with him.”
—Jazz coach Jerry Sloan

“Everything came too fast and too easy for Lamar. He needed to grow up and mature. He had to hit rock bottom—and he did.”
—Friend and mentor Jerry DeGregorio

“You talk about fluid, you talk about agile. He has such tremendous physical upside.”
—Recruiting guru Tom Konchalski

“Lamar knows how to compete. There’s a difference between a player and a competitor.”
—Christ the King basketball coach Bob Oliva