Otis Birdsong
Grasp P’s Son Is One thing Particular
… Greatest Shooter on Houston!!!
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Mercy Miller — rap legend Grasp P‘s son — is gearing up for his second season at Houston … and Cougars legend Otis Birdsong is anticipating BIG issues from the sophomore — telling TMZ Sports activities, “He is already one thing particular.”
We caught up with the previous All-American out at LAX … and he defined Mercy paid his dues absorbing info from head coach Kelvin Sampson final 12 months, and is now higher due to it.
“In coach Sampson’s system and tradition, you bought to attend your flip,” he stated. “He needed to be taught the system, be taught the tradition. He is harder, he needs to be there, he needs to compete for a beginning job.”
“He is gonna have a hell of a 12 months this 12 months. He is working onerous within the weight room.”
The 69-year-old went as far as to name him the most effective shooters on the staff … excessive reward coming from one in every of solely 5 gamers to have their numbers retired by the Cougars.
Miller did see a while on the ground as a freshman … taking part in in 22 video games in 2024-25.
We additionally requested Birdsong — a No. 2 general decide in 1977 — for his ideas concerning the high man on this 12 months’s draft — Cooper Flagg — and his run within the Summer season League. Whereas he stated the previous Duke star is a superb expertise … he needs people to decelerate on crowning him the league MVP.