Lamont Butler and Mark Pope shared some laughs when they told “SEC Now” about how they finally linked up at Kentucky for Butler’s final season of college basketball. Sharing the SEC Network stage in Birmingham, Butler and Pope recalled Pope begging Butler to be his point guard at Kentucky after Pope coached against Butler the last three seasons. “Finally, I get to coach him,” said Pope at the SEC Tipoff in Birmingham. “I’m so excited.” Butler took a leap of faith, committing to Pope early in Pope’s time on the job in Lexington when the roster was empty. “When I came in, there was nobody on the…