Emanuel Sharp Leads Houston Cougars’ Championship Push

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00:00Now let's start with the one we know in Emanuel Sharp, the sharpshooter, the guy that's not afraid to take the big shot.

00:06Up to 16.3 points per game, shooting at 44.9% from the floor, 37% from three, getting 4.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists.

00:15When you think about Emanuel Sharp, when you think about that game he had against Duke, where he was absolutely sensational from three,

00:22this is the big shot taker, the big shot maker.

00:26And when you look at Emanuel, he's going to have to be that guy.

00:31But you know who's starting to become a guy, even though they also have Milo's use on in the backcourt, that's Kingston Flemings.

00:39The stud freshman has been the good.

00:42Leading the team is scoring at 17.3 points per game, shooting at 40% from three and 69.2% from two.

00:51And when you really think about this Houston Cougars team with Sharp, with Flemings, with Uzon, with Tuggler,

01:00you also have to think about one other person of note, and that's Chris Sinek, 6'11 monster.

01:07He's getting you 10.8 points, nine rebounds a game.

01:11Houston is going to be dangerous, and they could win the national championship.

01:16The funny thing is, is the big problem with Houston is their defense.

01:22And there was an interesting quote that I saw from Calvin Sampson after that big win that they had over the weekend over Auburn.

01:32We're basically saying that Kingston and Chris Sinek are basically responsible for giving up as many points as they're scoring.

01:42And I want people to understand what that means.

01:44As a coach, if your kid gives you 20, but is responsible for 22 points, that's a minus two.

01:55It's not good.

01:57So, to me, what I love about what Calvin Sampson is doing is he's holding these young kids to the fire.

02:05They're scoring, but they're not playing the Houston way, the Calvin Sampson way.

02:11The way that I've seen this program go from the ashes to being arguably one of the best programs in the country is they rely on their defense.

02:23And I'm going to say this right now, and I agree with Coach Sampson.

02:26I don't care how many points these kids score.

02:29If you're responsible for the same amount or more giving up than you're scoring,

02:34are you really helping your team win at the end of the day?