This is a review of Kelvin Sampson's career back to his 2002 Final Four team at OU.
I looked at Pomeroy's offensive and defensive efficiency stats for all Sampson's teams.
Efficiency is measured as follows: how many points do you score/allow against an average team per 100 possessions. On both sides of the ball, efficiency can be broken down into four key measures: effective FG%, rebounding, turnovers and how often you get to the FT line.
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On the offensive side, Sampson's OU teams from 2002-2003 and 2005-06 had an average offensive efficiency of 113.6. Each of those teams was Top 30 nationally on offense. (Had a down year in 2004 when he missed the NCAA tournament after losing a lot of players.)
At Indiana, his offensive efficiency averaged 115.0 over two seasons. Both teams were Top 30 nationally.
Disregarding his first year at Houston with a limited roster, Samson has averaged 114.9 in offensive efficiency. Top 40 nationally in all three years.
Conclusion
The game has changed since 2002, but Sampson continues to adjust and pump out great offenses. It did not take Sampson long to bring UH up to speed on offense. Which means our improvement has come on defense . . .
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Defensively, Sampson's OU teams from 2002-2005 averaged allowing 90.4 points per 100 possessions. Each of those teams were Top 20 nationally on defense. His 2006 OU team ballooned to 99.0 in defensive efficiency.
At Indiana, his teams allowed 94.9 points per 100 possessions. Good for Top 50 nationally both years.
At Houston, it's been a work in progress culminating in a very good defensive effort last year:
Year 1 105.2
Year 2 104.9 (179th nationally)
Year 3 99.9 (79th nationally)
Year 4 94.4 (13th nationally)
Note 94.4 is about what he averaged at Indiana.
We've been good (and gotten better) each year in effective FG% defense. But our biggest improvement is defensive rebounding. Below average nationally in the first 3 years. Top 60 nationally last year with added size.
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As noted, Coach consistently does a great job on offense. And so I feel good that we'll replace Rob Gray's production and once again operate at 112 to 115 in offensive efficiency.
The question is can we continue to operate at a Top 20 defensive efficiency with all the newcomers?
I looked at Pomeroy's offensive and defensive efficiency stats for all Sampson's teams.
Efficiency is measured as follows: how many points do you score/allow against an average team per 100 possessions. On both sides of the ball, efficiency can be broken down into four key measures: effective FG%, rebounding, turnovers and how often you get to the FT line.
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On the offensive side, Sampson's OU teams from 2002-2003 and 2005-06 had an average offensive efficiency of 113.6. Each of those teams was Top 30 nationally on offense. (Had a down year in 2004 when he missed the NCAA tournament after losing a lot of players.)
At Indiana, his offensive efficiency averaged 115.0 over two seasons. Both teams were Top 30 nationally.
Disregarding his first year at Houston with a limited roster, Samson has averaged 114.9 in offensive efficiency. Top 40 nationally in all three years.
Conclusion
The game has changed since 2002, but Sampson continues to adjust and pump out great offenses. It did not take Sampson long to bring UH up to speed on offense. Which means our improvement has come on defense . . .
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Defensively, Sampson's OU teams from 2002-2005 averaged allowing 90.4 points per 100 possessions. Each of those teams were Top 20 nationally on defense. His 2006 OU team ballooned to 99.0 in defensive efficiency.
At Indiana, his teams allowed 94.9 points per 100 possessions. Good for Top 50 nationally both years.
At Houston, it's been a work in progress culminating in a very good defensive effort last year:
Year 1 105.2
Year 2 104.9 (179th nationally)
Year 3 99.9 (79th nationally)
Year 4 94.4 (13th nationally)
Note 94.4 is about what he averaged at Indiana.
We've been good (and gotten better) each year in effective FG% defense. But our biggest improvement is defensive rebounding. Below average nationally in the first 3 years. Top 60 nationally last year with added size.
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As noted, Coach consistently does a great job on offense. And so I feel good that we'll replace Rob Gray's production and once again operate at 112 to 115 in offensive efficiency.
The question is can we continue to operate at a Top 20 defensive efficiency with all the newcomers?
