I've been at Oklahoma for 12 years, but I don't remember many times that I've left the court where I was embarrassed as I was tonight.
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The last thing I told Terrell, don't shoot a jump shot. We felt like if we got to the rim and made them help out on defense we had a chance to score twice.Kelvin Sampson
We felt like if there was an area we could dominate, it would be the boards. It's comforting to know we don't have to shoot well and we have a chance to make second and third shots.
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Guys like me don't get jobs like this. I was a guy that coached NAIA basketball and was a grad assistant at Michigan State under Jud Heathcote and then coached at Washington State before Oklahoma and now Indiana. I've had kind of a nondescript college career.
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I have no desire to go anywhere. I have a desire to make my team better. . . . It ain't time for me to go yet.
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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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You've got to give Mike credit. Just because they called the foul doesn't mean he's going to hit all three free throws. He was tough enough to make those.
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