Samson Johnson First Double-Double last night - Congrats!

[Kitaman]

I think Reed turned on his light switch especially checking in the first 5 minutes of the game last night. Samson is a two time Champion and knows what he did last year to help win the Crown. This is all becoming a culmination in the right direction for him.

Our Center tandem is Tournament ready and coming close or matching our past Championship big tandems. We know our Center position is fine now even if it takes two. This means to me is that our foundation is now set and its strong!

Our bench will determine how the final build will finally look. That's bench part is the Carpenter's job and his assistants. The good thing is they are expert builders in Tournament readiness.

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[Moose1979]

this might be over analyzing, but considering we are well in to Ramadan, the late ( and then delayed) start last night gave Samson more time to eat and hydrate for the game. I'm sure it didn't hurt at least

 

[Palatine]

Samson does a lot of things that do not show up on the stat sheet. He handles the ball in the high post, he sets screens, on rebounds he can't handle he taps the ball out, his minutes help keep Reed fresh, on defense he high hedges, he prevents three point shots, he changes shots in the lane, sometime he prevents the shot all together, he hustles, he brings energy, he gets on the floor after loose balls.
While it was nice to see him stuff the stat sheet last night, he is a vital part of the team even when the numbers don't show it.

 

[Jaydumo20]

Samson does a lot of things that do not show up on the stat sheet. He handles the ball in the high post, he sets screens, on rebounds he can't handle he taps the ball out, his minutes help keep Reed fresh, on defense he high hedges, he prevents three point shots, he changes shots in the lane, sometime he prevents the shot all together, he hustles, he brings energy, he gets on the floor after loose balls.
While it was nice to see him stuff the stat sheet last night, he is a vital part of the team even when the numbers don't show it.

The more I watch Danny Hurley teams the more I start to see how huge these type of things are. Calhoun had guys like this too, all the time. Saunders, Hilton, Josh Boone. They didn't fill up the stat sheet but we all remember them as legends because they did all the other stuff.
The majority of teams in college aren't constructed with 'Hassans, Samson Johnson's and Karaban' - types playing such a prominent role.
Just look at the ultimate example of the "does the other stuff" guy...Andre Jackson Jr.
Carpenter indeed.