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[QUOTE="OkaForPrez, post: 4781137, member: 997"]
I’m hopeful, I want him to be successful both defensively and shot making.

He’s 1-8 from 3 in his career here.  It’s never looked particularly smooth in the process.

Defensive positioning should be something you’re developing in practice.  I do think we can extrapolate a bit on where he’s at.

I’m a traditional scrappyist.  I’m usually over positive.  We don’t need Samson to shoot 3’s.  He’s a real weapon on PNR dives.  He will be great running the floor.

He had a big from Northern Arizona throw him so forcefully that he collided with another player and was whistled for a foul.  He’s going to be challenged physically against big east 5’s.

He had a really bad “out of position” foul defending the PNR.  He didn’t leave his feet at all on the help side in the paint with No Arizona scoring.

Yes he needs more minutes, but I think people need to temper expectations.  There’s a lot of talk that Samson can be as effective off the bench as Clingan was.  I think that’s a tall order.  We had a once in a lifetime 1-2 punch at the 5.

Hurley is using the media to build the kid up.  I’m glad he is.  We definitely need him to be solid.

I’m worried people are going to get on the kid for not being what they are building him up to be instead of celebrating him for how far he’s come along.
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