re: Brandon Sampson down to 3 schools and he will announce tomorrow!

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Sampson signing with lsu...malik gone, been gone

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I'm 100% good with this. Not only should Brandon get some PT this coming year (if he signs with us), he would be a starter for 16-17, 17-18, 18-19. We need some consistency within the program and Brandon could bring that to us.

I'm really excited we are back in for him and hopefully the team. He is a talent that I was upset we let get away before, and getting him now will bring much gratification to the day.

We have been very lucky to have some really great hoops news almost daily this off-season. Really has been a treat.

do we know what time today he's announcing?

is there going to be streaming video?

Right now Sampson is a catch and shoot type player who needs a weight room, defensive mindset, and grasp on team play. He's got athleticism both vertically and laterally needed to be a plus defender but it'll take him committing to that end and improving his defensive discipline. Offensively, he can shoot it as well as most people in his class (save Luke Kennard who is other worldly) and has the bounce to finish over defenders (and body control to finish around them). Once again, he has to add legit weight. While a player like Blakeney appears a similar build, AB is much much stronger. Sampson won't be ready to finish through contact at all. He does have that "dog" in him for when it's time to go. The ability to take over and has no fear when it comes to taking any shot (might need to dial it down some the way Patterson needs to be dialed down).

I can see him getting 8-10 mins next year as a scorer when a team has 3 guards in. Really tough seeing any chance he defends the 3 unless it's a smaller guard or smaller school.

tl;dr - High Upside, lots of work needed... has physical tools to be as good as he wants

Signing