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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He can be as good as he wants to be. Had he been a little better last year in Chicago, he wouldn't even be in college. There's a reason why he was in Chicago. He's a pro. Whatever team he's on, he automatically is going to lift that team to a different level. He's a unique talent with his length. Guys that athletic, guys that long usually aren't that good of 3-point shooters. But there's no area of the game that he's not good at.
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I am really thrilled to have Rob, Jerry and Jeff as part of our staff. When you combine them with Coach McCallum and Coach Meyer, our staff is as good as any team in the country.
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I would like to have seen Colorado get in because of their body of work, 9-7 in the league. But I'm a Big 12 guy. There are so many deserving teams you can make a case for. I'd hate to have the committee's job. It's tough.
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(My) team could get a lot better, though, and that's what's exciting.
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I just know that Ricardo does a great job there and he's got his team in the tournament and a guy who does that needs to be rewarded.
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I don't know if it could work out any better, but we had 17 offensive rebounds tonight. We're the No. 1 rebounding team in the nation and tonight it helped us.
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Confidence comes through in your swagger. Our program has always had a swagger, regardless of where we play. This team is just now starting to get it.
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This has been a frustrating season in a lot of ways. This is the first of my 12 teams that practiced harder than they played. Come game time, we didn't always play as hard as we should have.
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The strength of the team is up front now. But we don't have a guy who you know can give you points when the going gets tough.
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I think we're a top 10-type team. If this team stays healthy, we'll be hard to beat.
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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.