#4 WVU vs. #5 Villanova: Game Thread
by 5th Year Senior on Feb 8, 2010 6:00 PM EST
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Come one, come all, to see sideshow freaks and a man with absolutely no control of his temper. The faint of heart should join us in this game thread at their own peril, as we cuss and discuss the epic match-up of #4 WVU vs. #5 Villanova.
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Come out strong and crush these suckas.
Let’s get the crowd rocking and never let up.
by Dr. Charley West on Feb 8, 2010 6:24 PM EST reply actions
Dickie V Just Said
Butler is one of the best players in the country, even though he rarely gets the attention for it.
live tempo-based stats for the game here...
you can check out live tempo-based for the game here…
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starters are posted
Dont listen to him
Stay here and rock out.
Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.
by 5th Year Senior on Feb 8, 2010 6:59 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Im ready...
To watch the Mountaineers fuck someone up, hide the babies. I am pumped!
Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.
by 5th Year Senior on Feb 8, 2010 6:57 PM EST via mobile reply actions
nice grab by jones
looking forward to that type of play all night
by The Squirrel Hunter on Feb 8, 2010 7:06 PM EST reply actions
blue suede shoes
truck always wear those?
by The Squirrel Hunter on Feb 8, 2010 7:07 PM EST reply actions
Those are new.
I would’ve noticed something that ugly before now.
by Country Roads on Feb 8, 2010 7:10 PM EST up reply actions
Talking about shoes, not girls. It usually takes me a few beers before I start noticing the ugly girls.
by Country Roads on Feb 8, 2010 7:10 PM EST up reply actions
Backcut them all night
If they are going to play that tight man to man D
Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.
by 5th Year Senior on Feb 8, 2010 7:10 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Need to slow our roll
Way, way too trigger happy on offense. Slow it down and use our size advantage. We’re playing hard though.
by Dr. Charley West on Feb 8, 2010 7:12 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Is it just me
Or does it not seem like as good an atmosphere tonight, comparative to the magnitude of the game?
Kilicli
Gets a rebound on one end and a bucket on the other
"There's an angel on my shoulder, but the devil's at the wheel." - Jonatha Brooke
What do JB and Truck have in common?
They randomly lose the ball when nobody is around. WTF is going on.Good lord
Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.
by 5th Year Senior on Feb 8, 2010 7:22 PM EST via mobile reply actions
stretchin' it
and they both make your team 3 points
by The Squirrel Hunter on Feb 8, 2010 7:29 PM EST up reply actions
Da'Sean's on the board
Finally.
"There's an angel on my shoulder, but the devil's at the wheel." - Jonatha Brooke
Ride the train. Wooot woooot
Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.
by 5th Year Senior on Feb 8, 2010 7:29 PM EST via mobile reply actions
We really need to step on D...
If we have any hope of getting back into this game. We are just not helping out on D
Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.
by 5th Year Senior on Feb 8, 2010 7:34 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Truck is...
Absolute feast or famine. He either does something good or totally screws the pooch. It pisses me off like no other.
I’m ready for Noah Cotrill.
Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.
by 5th Year Senior on Feb 8, 2010 7:45 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Down by 10 with 3 minutes left in the half
Time to wake up, fellows
"There's an angel on my shoulder, but the devil's at the wheel." - Jonatha Brooke
Agreed
Hoepfully, Huggs will get that corrected before next year,
"There's an angel on my shoulder, but the devil's at the wheel." - Jonatha Brooke
Need some perimeter D
Nova’s shooting almost 60% from 3-point distance. The Mounties need to get up into their faces.
"There's an angel on my shoulder, but the devil's at the wheel." - Jonatha Brooke
at half
V WVU
Points 44 33
Field Goals 19-30 (63.3%) 10-28 (35.7%)
Free Throws 2-2 (100.0%) 11-16 (68.8%)
3-pointers 4-7 (57.1%) 2-10 (20.0%)
Rebounds (Off) 17 (5) 13 (7)
Assists 8 5
Steals 3 2
Blocks 2 2
Turnovers 7 8
Personal Fouls 11 6
by The Squirrel Hunter on Feb 8, 2010 7:55 PM EST reply actions
Maybe if Nova could make some more contested jumpers, they would have a better shooting percentage.
Oh wait, they’ve made EVERY contested jumper so far.
by Country Roads on Feb 8, 2010 8:05 PM EST up reply actions
Not feeling good right now...
Everyone else is not worried because we have come back before but never to a team with the offensive talent of Nova
Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.
by 5th Year Senior on Feb 8, 2010 7:55 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Not worried, yet...
This team has a rep. That rep is being a badass 2nd half team. I shall not lose faith.
by Dr. Charley West on Feb 8, 2010 7:58 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Ebanks on the board!
Let’s go ’eers!
by The Squirrel Hunter on Feb 8, 2010 8:11 PM EST reply actions
hahaha
my girlfriend just called reynolds “funny lookin”
by The Squirrel Hunter on Feb 8, 2010 8:13 PM EST reply actions
Don’t call it a comeback
Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.
by 5th Year Senior on Feb 8, 2010 8:15 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Gotta watch that shot-clock a little better.
We get into a ball-motion set and end up with a shot-clock violation too often for my tastes.
"There's an angel on my shoulder, but the devil's at the wheel." - Jonatha Brooke
Too many silly mistakes...
To make a big comeback. Come on guys let’s get it all together.
Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.
by 5th Year Senior on Feb 8, 2010 8:22 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Huggs needs to put...
People in that can score. Sometimes he tries to make a point for too long. Get over your ego
Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.
by 5th Year Senior on Feb 8, 2010 8:34 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Are we scorin' now?
"There's an angel on my shoulder, but the devil's at the wheel." - Jonatha Brooke
Ummmm are we going to score again?
They can just score at will right now. Our D just is not up to the task tonight
Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.
by 5th Year Senior on Feb 8, 2010 8:37 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Where did Mitchell come from all of a sudden?
"There's an angel on my shoulder, but the devil's at the wheel." - Jonatha Brooke
Charley says he was a lot hard after that Ebanks dunk!
Yikes
Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.
by 5th Year Senior on Feb 8, 2010 8:50 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I guess they're just tired
Shooting from the field is luke-warm, shooting from beyond the arc is cold, and from the foul line is just abysmal. Gotta wake up guys, gotta wake up.
"There's an angel on my shoulder, but the devil's at the wheel." - Jonatha Brooke
More of the same....
This team reminds me of our football team. All the potential in the world but usually very inconsistent and simply maddening. Sometimes I just don’t understand where our mojo is. Where was Dasean tonight? Why does Ebanks run and hide for quarters at a time? What’s this I heard about Mazzula now having an ankle issue? He is killing me.
They tried to give it to us and we just would not take it.
Kinda like me in college when this Kappa wanted me real bad but I just would not take it. Man I regret passing it up…
Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.
by 5th Year Senior on Feb 8, 2010 10:10 PM EST reply actions
On offense we're 3 against 5
We can’t make Da’Sean do everything. With Ebanks missing foul shots and layups and tip-ins, and Mazz in at point, it looks like we’re too easy to defend. Villinova is not St. Johns, and these long droughts in scoring will bite us again and again.
The guys fought hard and I’m proud of them, but I wanted them to win to have to stay out of the scrum competing for the 4th spot in the BE tournament. I wanted them competing for the championship.
Luckily a bit of time off until Pitt, need that win.
First of all,
I really do think the Mountaineers COULD make a run at a Final 4, but they won’t.
I have watched closely the past 3-4 national TV games and there are trends, not isolated instances, that will doom us in terms of trying to reach the elusive Final 4.
1. Many games our offense is from offensive rebounding (ie put backs, tips, etc.)
2. I have never seen a WVU team in the past 5-7 years that absolutely refuses to move the ball on offense. There is no crisp passing, quick ball movement, etc. that allows a team to run its offense more effectively.
3. Lack of shooters….this can’t be stated enough. Butler is a good shooter. Sure, Mitchell had a nice night last night but even Whitey had a good game a few games back. No consistency other than Butler (who was off last night)…Ebanks can’t shoot, Jones can’t shoot, and if I ever see Flowers take another 3 then he should lose his scholarship.
I think this WVU team has been unbelievably resilient and they’re fun to watch, for sure. I don’t think they sniff the Final 4 based on these observations, but like Jay Bilas said last night, “If they could shoot the ball, they would be a contender for the Final 4”….especially based on their strong defense and offensive rebounding……I would be elated w/ a trip to the Elite 8 based on what I’ve seen this year.
Elite 8 would be great
I don’t see us getting to the sweet 16 with our extended vacations on scoring.
The thing about Ebanks is that he USED to be able to shoot, to penetrate, heck, to hold on to the basketball.
by phucoffaholic on Feb 9, 2010 1:04 PM EST up reply actions
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