Houston's Kelvin Sampson Talks Final Four & Team Dynamics

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00:00All right, final coach. We'll hear from his Kelvin Sampson on his Cougars being in San Antonio with the final four

00:07Really proud of this team. Every team has a journey

00:11It has to start

00:14Not knowing what they're going to be just

00:19Kind of figure out how to stay in the moment early, you know, June

00:23July September we start the season so early now

00:29Of course, I'm so old I remember when season started after Thanksgiving now

00:38You may have five guys transferred by sent Thanksgiving

00:46The team this year is very much a player like team we have great player leadership

00:51We have players that really care about each other and the program

00:55And I think that's reflected on how they have handled

01:02Adversity

01:03That was great. You might have five guys transferred by Thanksgiving. That is hilarious

01:09That was it right there the line of the day so far so far for Kelvin Sampson

01:14Well, he's got a big test tomorrow night Duke minus five and a half

01:20136 and a half total up a little bit

01:23From the 135 yesterday

01:28Yeah, I'm on Duke and I gotta tell you I think that spread is just horrible

01:34Super dangerous. I could see the Cougars covering the five-and-a-half easy. I mean

01:39What was the last three points like that's what it's gonna be. It's gonna be your three or four point game

01:46Five at best. I think it's gonna be a good game. I I know that Duke blows everyone out

01:51It's hard to blow out a team that doesn't allow you to score

01:55Like Houston is gonna be up in their shack

01:58So it's gonna be a test of attrition. It's gonna go back and forth this game. There's gonna be lead changes and ties

02:06It's gonna be crazy. I think it's too many points, but I like Duke to somehow find a way in the end

02:12But we'll see what happens. Listen, I will not

02:16Only only only only Oh cry of Duke loses. I've never liked him, but

02:23What's awful for me is I actually do like Cooper flag. I think he's sucked me right in like I like his game

02:30I like watching him play. I'm fascinated by his

02:34Talents. I can't wait to

02:36You know watch him for the rest of my life

02:39Because the bottom line is he's gonna have a 20-year career in the NBA and God only knows how long I'll be on this earth

02:45I get to watch this guy play basketball. It's no different in my opinion than watching

02:50Michael Jordan or LeBron James this kid is unique and

02:55He's like to me. He's like Larry Bird. He's just

02:58He is a white phenom. I mean this guy's Duncan and brothers faces and they know it

03:05They know he's coming. It's no different than Luca. They can't stop him either

03:10It's just that simple. It's basketball skills. It don't matter if you're white or black

03:14You could just flat-out ball and this dude's fun to watch so what sucks for me is I always hated Duke and

03:21Now I got to sit there and root for this kid. I can't stand do but I like him. So I'm a mess