" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"]    - by Adesina O. Koiki A Lot of Sports Talk editor-in-chief Follow @Koiki_Sport   HARTFORD, Conn. — All season long, the Houston Cougars basketball team has displayed its numerous Final Four-caliber traits, with a lockdown defense ending up being its calling card. On Thursday