Kelvin Sampson On Rutgers
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Well...sure...but “he’s gonna give it a go” typically shouldn’t be confused with “he’s good to go.”
What a difference between this press conference and a Pikiell press conference. Sampson loves to talk and get into every little psychological element on every single player.
The bit about free throws was interesting. Sometimes, i just remember the shots (non free throw) we make and i convince myself geo baker, ron harper, caleb, paul, young are great shooters. Then, you look at the stats and think these numbers don’t match, whats going on? And then a million excuses about slumps and chemistry, but Sampson says if a kid can shoot free throws, he can shoot and so he looks at that closely when recruiting even if that player didnt have big numbers shooting 3s or jumper, he knew he could get them to and that FT % would translate.
The bit about free throws was interesting. Sometimes, i just remember the shots (non free throw) we make and i convince myself geo baker, ron harper, caleb, paul, young are great shooters. Then, you look at the stats and think these numbers don’t match, whats going on? And then a million excuses about slumps and chemistry, but Sampson says if a kid can shoot free throws, he can shoot and so he looks at that closely when recruiting even if that player didnt have big numbers shooting 3s or jumper, he knew he could get them to and that FT % would translate.
But then you have the kid from Abilene Christian who nailed the 2 FTs today. He has the highest 3 pt % on the team but the lowest FT %.
Anyone notice a stark difference in the candidness of Sampson's presser versus Pike? He rambles on but he also doesn't pull many punches when discussing his players. An enjoyable listen.
What I notice is the comments about Myles from (his contacts) the other coaches in the B1G as the BEST defender in the league and it just reinforces the DPOY screw job.
The guy comes across as very folksy, whereas Pike‘s comments are complementary, positive, and full of gratitude. I’ll take Pike over this guy any day.
Scarlet Jerry
Scarlet Jerry
Remember, Sampson was basically banned from coaching in
the college ranks for 5 years. If Pike is a less interesting
interview, I can live with that
You can see why Sampson is a good coach. Confident, aggressive and a teacher. I know he has other issues and don’t want to minimize them but that guy can coach.
That interview or presser was pretty revealing....whether you are playing 3 on 3 at your local park or gym 5 on 5 full court, Sampson has an ability to identify exactly what his players can or can't do or what their strengths are.
The only thing he absolutely did do that he says he didn't do was watch RU....to say he didn't see RU all season is classic coachspeak. That film was broken down on what he needed to see on RU or Clemson games, no later than 24 hours by Monday night after selection Sunday.
You don't get to his level of rebuilding and winning as quickly as Sampson has done at every stop, without knowing basketball and how to prepare for an opponent in a tournament.
There are some indicators that this stage might rattle Houston a little bit, I can imagine the pressure solely falls on the favorites as a game wears on....obviously the game has to be a "game", not your typical 1 vs 16 or 2 vs 15 etc.....RU needs to get Jacob to not have 3 turnovers in the 1st 8 to 10 minutes of recent games....it's an alarming trend that is going to be costly to give Houston confidence if Jacob doesn't clean that up.
The only thing he absolutely did do that he says he didn't do was watch RU....to say he didn't see RU all season is classic coachspeak. That film was broken down on what he needed to see on RU or Clemson games, no later than 24 hours by Monday night after selection Sunday.
You don't get to his level of rebuilding and winning as quickly as Sampson has done at every stop, without knowing basketball and how to prepare for an opponent in a tournament.
There are some indicators that this stage might rattle Houston a little bit, I can imagine the pressure solely falls on the favorites as a game wears on....obviously the game has to be a "game", not your typical 1 vs 16 or 2 vs 15 etc.....RU needs to get Jacob to not have 3 turnovers in the 1st 8 to 10 minutes of recent games....it's an alarming trend that is going to be costly to give Houston confidence if Jacob doesn't clean that up.
He is one of the best coaches in the game, 103-103 7 seasons and 1 NCAA tournament appearance with Washington St., 1987-94, Pikiell was playing for Calhoun, 1986-90. At Oklahoma, 279-109 .719, 12 seasons 1994-2006, 11 NCAA bids, 1 F4, At Indiana 43-15 .741, 2 seasons 2006-08, 2 bids, and At Houston, 164-63 .722, 7 seasons 2014-21, 3 straight bids and 2019-20 would have been 4, career .670 win%
I am worried about Coach Sampson rexognizing our weak defenders early until we substitute or adjust, started more as an offensive coach but has developed into very effective defensive coach at Houston. It will be fun to watch Sampson's Offensive mind vs Pike's Defensive mind. I think Caleb might get the start over Paul, defensively speaking, with his 13 pt and 10 reb performance as well.
I am worried about Coach Sampson rexognizing our weak defenders early until we substitute or adjust, started more as an offensive coach but has developed into very effective defensive coach at Houston. It will be fun to watch Sampson's Offensive mind vs Pike's Defensive mind. I think Caleb might get the start over Paul, defensively speaking, with his 13 pt and 10 reb performance as well.
Every team in the country knows our weaknesses. The question is so they have the players to stop it and can Ron make some 3s.
Yea - so now you are an expert on all things Houston. Fraud.
I have to admit — the more I have dug into Houston the more I come away thinking we have a very good chance tonight. They think they’re going to run us out of the gym like they have to everyone over the past month. Make this ugly — really ugly — and Houston will start questioning themselves.
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