100%. Samson is who he is, play to the strengths. He’s gotten better this year at having a couple go to back to the basket moves for when he ends up with the ball down low, but the way he spreads the floor, the way he opens up opportunities for teammates, and the way that he is most effective is in the lob game and rolling to the basket. He’s never going to be Tarris Reed and that’s fine.
Look at that face. He's the Bull Moose!!
Thought McNeeley did a great job as an occasional secondary ball-handler and helping to get the ball over half court in the Texas game. Deferring less and initiating more. Even though his point total was modest for him- His D and rebounding -when combined with his floor game (including some nice assists) were excellent.
I think Bilas said (somewhat sarcastically) well I guess now if u fall down it’s a foul on a screen when a Texas player tripped trying to get through a screen that didn’t look like much
Bilas seemed to say the same thing about the wisdom of fronting the center, and mentioning that Samson's wrestling with stronger bigs just caused him to foul.
With his ability to get up, I don't understand why fronting or at least3/4 ing from time to time wouldn't be a good thing. I realize they love him in a help and recover situation but if he can't stay on the floor he isn't helping anybody.
It’s a constant source of laughs for me how people just either don’t watch the games or don’t bother to pay attention to how players perform…especially if it doesn’t fit their pre_conceived narrative.
Samson matching Texas' buckets to start the 2nd half when they came out on fire held things together pretty well
If you can't see we're keeping the superior player on the bench, you're the one who needs to watch the games again.
Yes. Samson commits at least one unnecessary, silly foul every game. He is also called for at least one phantom foul every game. He can’t control the latter, but if he cut out the brain farts, he’d be okay. Maybe even earn a little benefit of the doubt in the process.
Isn’t Tarris averaging more minutes per game than Samson? so how is that keeping him on the bench?
Thanks for this post. I think the more he gets used the better he will get. Remember who he has been practicing against the last 2+ years. The strategy against us will continue to be for opponents to attack the paint against our centers and get them in foul trouble. He's perfect for limited minutes and he will also be available for us next year. We need that extra edge. He manages to get rebounds and an occasional block even in the limited minutes he gets.
I don’t see how you can argue we are keeping the superior player on the bench. Reed is getting more minutes than Johnson. The plan was always to rotate both players at center. What difference does it make who starts?
I think the more important issue is who plays together. It’s obvious to me that Hass and SJ playing together helps both. Hass is able to feed the roller and lobs at the rim…and helps our motion offense. Mahaney is better playing with Reed, just feeding the post.
