Kelvin Sampson
Kelvin Sampson
Kelvin Matthew Sampsonis an American basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Houston Cougars men's basketball team. He was a head coach at Montana Tech from 1981 to 1985, Washington State University from 1987 to 1994, the University of Oklahoma from 1994 to 2006, and Indiana University 2006 to 2008. He has also been an assistant coach for several NBA teams including the Milwaukee Bucks and Houston Rockets...
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He was in a group that could have made it or not made it. But I said there's no way we're going out of this country playing on a team without P.J. Tucker. That's one of the things the USA teams have missed in the past. We've taken cookie-cutter kids instead of kids with big hearts who know how to win.
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I think I talked to a group of kids that desperately want a coach and need a coach right now. I need them right now because I left behind an incredible group of kids (at Oklahoma), and I think they need me, too.
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I remember thinking he's lucky to be alive. That was my first reaction. But the more I heard, the more I wanted this kid on my team.
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These kids will bounce back. It's not like we're 8-20. We're 20-8.
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Give that kid credit for making tough shots. He kept MSU in the game.
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That kid would run through a wall if you asked him to,
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Duke is the premier basketball program in the nation. For us, this is a great opportunity, and to me, it is an honor to go to Duke and play. Playing Duke will be a great experience for our kids and will certainly prepare us for the wars we are going to have to play in the Big Ten.
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Jimmy is great. To me, he's great with the kids and he's excellent for your program.
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A kid that you don't hear a lot about, he gets it done on the court. He's a tough kid, understands how to play. When he goes for a rebound, he's a man.
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Amazing thing is he tipped it in with his left hand, and it's broken.
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People can say what they want and think what they want. I like Eddie Sutton. I respect Eddie Sutton.
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I'm proud of my guys for hanging in there. I leave here encouraged, playing in this environment, with that group of guards.
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I'm happy with the win, but disappointed with the effort.
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It makes everyone better. It's like in football -- if all you can do is run, they just stick nine guys in the box. This year we have a perimeter and a post attack. It's a lot easier to watch.