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...
happy hard lose won
We were happy we won those games, but you could just tell that we didn't have our edge. When you lose your edge, it's hard to get back.
season
It's been a frustrating season in a lot of ways.
best both dealing decision entity facilitate hard help kids
I'm going to be really patient, and I want to help them. But I want them to make a decision that is best for them. And I just want to facilitate it. It's not a hard sell. It's these kids' lives. And that's more important than anything else we're dealing with. The most important entity here is these kids and their decision, and I'm dealing with it on both sides.
group guys hanging leave playing proud
I'm proud of my guys for hanging in there. I leave here encouraged, playing in this environment, with that group of guards.
believe games guys today
I just believe in our program. I told our guys today that these are the games we've always won.
best dealing great guys respect side talk trying
I've had some great conversations with these guys and I'm not trying to talk them in or talk them out of anything. I'm just trying to get to know them and trying to do that in the best way possible. You have to respect these kids. I'm also dealing with it on the other side (in Oklahoma), and it is sensitive.
against difference good oklahoma played simple texas today
Oklahoma was the difference today from the first game. We just didn't have it today. I thought Texas played good against us the first time. But we didn't show up today. It was simple as that.
adversity both call crazy deserved free missed played teams throws turn win
It was a crazy game, that's why they call it Bedlam. We missed a lot of free throws and had opportunities. Both teams deserved to win this game. We had adversity at every turn and played to win.
call crazy explain
It was a crazy game. I don't know how else to explain it. Hey, that's why they call it Bedlam.
came guy help jimmy job open
SMU was his school. Jimmy is my guy and when that job came open I wanted to do everything I could to help him get that job.
absolutely community good pay solid takes
It takes time. It's like stock. You go up and down with it, but if it's solid and it's a good stock, it will pay off. This is a good investment. For this community and this county, I think it is absolutely the right thing to do.
figured somebody wrong
They were auditing us, and if something was wrong I figured somebody would say something to me.
confidence program regardless starting team
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.
asked kid run wall
That kid would run through a wall if you asked him to,