Kelvin Sampson Summed Up Houston Being Cursed In Title Games With One Simple Quote - 'He Probably Should've Shot Faked That'

We know what happened, but even after sleeping last night and digesting it all, I still can't believe it. I don't even hate going for three. I have no problem with that. Jojo Tugler fouled out of the game, you had Houston likely having to play overtime with the small lineup that was struggling, go win. However, this? Yeah, terrible. I actually don't think Sharp deserves most of the blame. Francis misses multiple screens. Watch number 5 up top, he misses the first screen for Cryer, misses the ball screen and then stuck in no man's land can't finish the elevator screen for Sharp getting blocked. Houston had Sharp open. Clayton was asleep, recovered late and that's what threw the play off. It also led to this quote: 

He's not wrong. He's not throwing Sharp under the bus, it's just the fact. Sharp panicked with Clayton recovering late when in reality he just needed the little shoulder fake into a three like he hit against Duke. But then I started thinking more about it. Houston is a cursed program. I don't know if there's a school out there that has two losses in the title game like Houston: 

Throw in this stat going everywhere: 

I don't know what Houston needs to win a title. They are 0-3 in title games with the biggest loss by 9. They have the most Final Four appearances without a title. They somehow didn't get this call, something that gets reviewed 100 times during games 

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A clear goaltend in the first half, leading to a Florida three and a 5-point swing. Pretty important. It just goes with what Houston had to experience recently. The Jamal Shead injury last year cost them a trip to the Final Four. Tyler Herro's three in the Sweet 16 back in 2019, Jordan Poole's buzzer beater in 2018. Brutal. But just to title games losing on an airball, not getting a shot off and a 9-point loss has them cursed. Kelvin Sampson is right though. You have to pump fake, it's not throwing the team under the bus, listen to how they talk about him