SAN ANTONIO — Time and time again, Houston was counted out. But Kelvin Sampson’s Cougars could care less about what the outside world thinks of them.
“Once we come out of that locker room, we feel like supposed to be here at all times,” said UH point guard Jamal Shead. “We always feel like we’re the toughest team out there and always try to play like it.”
UH is often criticized because it doesn’t play a pretty style of basketball. The Cougars don’t shoot the ball well on the first shot or have a superstar who puts up highlight reels every night, but they make up for that with toughness and effort.