Kelvin Sampson takes a shot at the ACC and he's not wrong

[Sean Miller Fan]

"We weren't 34-4 playing in the toy poodle league. We were 19-1 playing in the Big 12. Playing in the Big 12 helped us. Shout out to my Big 12 brethren."

The ACC is B-A-D bad and this probably isn't fixable.

 

[Sam Young 23]

I heard his post game comments. I don't think it was a shot at all. He was simply stating that many people gave his team no shot vs Duke.

Many people were right for 39 minutes.

 

[DruidTM]

Those are the types of remarks that get followed up with a loss. Karma and all that happy shit

 

[Houclone4]

He wasn't talking about the ACC. He was caught up in the moment and forgot what league he was playing in (Big 12). He finally got it out the next iteration.

 

[JD1976]

Yeah I heard those comments and it definitely wasn’t directed at the ACC

 

[TD_6082]

"We weren't 34-4 playing in the toy poodle league. We were 19-1 playing in the Big 12. Playing in the Big 12 helped us. Shout out to my Big 12 brethren."

The ACC is B-A-D bad and this probably isn't fixable.

You're reading something that isn't there if you think that was directed at the ACC.

I think its his way of reminding critics that predicted that Houston might fall back to the pack once they made the jump from the AAC to the Big 12.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

Wait, are you guys telling me that SMF completely misinterpreted something that he heard?

Jeepers, that's really shocking.

 

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

You're reading something that isn't there if you think that was directed at the ACC.

I think its his way of reminding critics that predicted that Houston might fall back to the pack once they made the jump from the AAC to the Big 12.

That's exactly what I thought of when I heard it last night.

0.0% in the world, and especially after playing in the AAC not long ago themselves, would he be using that platform to harangue a conference. Especially after Duke had them all but beat.

 

[thebadby2]

Yeah I heard those comments and it definitely wasn’t directed at the ACC

I did too as he spoke them and you’re right. Only on the Lair could/would someone bend that statement into some kind of slight that hits close to home for Pitt.

 

[Islanderpanther]

"We weren't 34-4 playing in the toy poodle league. We were 19-1 playing in the Big 12. Playing in the Big 12 helped us. Shout out to my Big 12 brethren."

The ACC is B-A-D bad and this probably isn't fixable.

I heard that and no one can deny there’s truth to what he said but the statement also discounts the fact that Duke is very good and Houston was extraordinarily lucky to win that game. And the refs get a big assist on that win. Both the technical call and the call at the end were terrible….and they played a huge part in Houston’s win. I hope Florida beats the crap out of Houston…I think the average age of their starting lineup is probably about 27,( as compared to Duke starting 3 true freshmen)which loud mouth Sampson also ignored in expressing his bravado after the game.

 

[303vND]

Those are the types of remarks that get followed up with a loss. Karma and all that happy shit

YOU NAILED IT!! i thought the same thing...no need to take shots when you have a game left.

 

[JohnnyGossamer]

Lol. He absolutely was not taking a shot at the ACC.

 

[PittPharm2002]

"We weren't 34-4 playing in the toy poodle league. We were 19-1 playing in the Big 12. Playing in the Big 12 helped us. Shout out to my Big 12 brethren."

The ACC is B-A-D bad and this probably isn't fixable.

He didn’t
He just stated the truth that Houston was batle tested
Duke played an incredibly difficult OOC to likewise get ready .

It took Duke to collapse for Houston to advance , and credit to Houston for clamping down on defense and making clutch shots.

 

[Fk_Pitt]

I heard that and no one can deny there’s truth to what he said but the statement also discounts the fact that Duke is very good and Houston was extraordinarily lucky to win that game. And the refs get a big assist on that win. Both the technical call and the call at the end were terrible….and they played a huge part in Houston’s win. I hope Florida beats the crap out of Houston…I think the average age of their starting lineup is probably about 27,( as compared to Duke starting 3 true freshmen)which loud mouth Sampson also ignored in expressing his bravado after the game.

So Duke didn’t get calls? I bet their message boards are a fun read right now.

 

[Islanderpanther]

So Duke didn’t get calls? I bet their message boards are a fun read right now.

Houston reminds me of the old Georgetown’s teams….very physical to the point that the refs seemed to become inured to their pushing, shoving and holding… you could call them for a foul every time they transitioned to D so after a point the refs start calling a different game .

 

[Houclone4]

Houston reminds me of the old Georgetown’s teams….very physical to the point that the refs seemed to become inured to their pushing, shoving and holding… you could call them for a foul every time they transitioned to D so after a point the refs start calling a different game .

Not sure about that. It is easy criticism of defensive teams that they are holding, pushing, etc. Houston moves their feet really well.

 

[thebadby2]

Not sure about that. It is easy criticism of defensive teams that they are holding, pushing, etc. Houston moves their feet really well.

And they play with relentless effort in everything they do at both ends. Impressive the way Kelvin has built that program. You look at the identity of a program, Houston's is very well defined. Relentless and physical is the best way to describe it, they just keep coming at you at all times.