Love Sampson as a motivator, leader of men, moral compass, and solid overall coach, but I'm concerned. We all know of the years of offensive deficiencies in the biggest moments, but I'm going to reiterate that our defense is just too susceptible to teams who can make the right pass. It's susceptible to quality shots and offensive rebounds especially when our bigs are out of position trapping. It's a hard defense to execute perfectly as any missed rotation or improper closeout will screw everything up. I think last year, we executed it almost to perfection, but this year, we're so often a step out of place. I'm not saying switch to zone or drop or whatever, but maybe be adaptable to mixing it up? Other defensive schemes can lead to misses too, and not have you so out of place where the guards are depended on for all the rebounds.
No doubt, this UH team is a work in progress. I think they can get better. I think that they can shore up deficiencies going forward. I like their chances in the South.
I think Michigan’s only game against a big 12 team this year was a 4 point win over TCU. A win is a win but there are much better teams than TCU in the big 12.
