WVU vs. Villanova MAPOG: Truck Leads The Way
by WVUIE97 on Dec 29, 2011 12:47 PM EST
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PrintWith Deniz Kilicli struggling to play through an injured hip and Kevin Jones having his time on the floor limited by a cut, Truck stepped up and led the Mountaineers to a Big East conference opening victory over the Villanova Wildcats. After the game, Truck admitted to having too much energy early and was playing a bit out of control. After he settled down, he wound up scoring a career high 34 points to go along with 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and a block.
Perhaps it was out of necessity, given the situation with Kilicli and Jones, but Jay Wright got a taste of his old medicine when Coach Huggins unleashed a three guard set on Villanova. The Wildcats out rebounded WVU but contributed to their own demise by committing 15 turnovers, leading directly to 24 of West Virginia's points. Gary Browne, KJ and Kilicli also chipped in double figure scoring to help the cause.
Seton Hall is up next for the Mountaineers, tomorrow night on ESPN2.
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probably a bit too excited, but bear with me.
Announcers last night mentioned where WVU was picked in the Big East, then pointed out that UConn was picked in the same spot preseason (may not have been exact same, but similar).
I think there are some similarities. Truck isn’t as good as Kemba, but UConn didn’t have another upper classman as good as Kevin, or Deniz for that matter. Furthermore, Truck looks like he has taken a major step forward as an off-guard rather than the point guard.
After that, it was two freshman, Tyler Lamb and Shabazz Napier that were huge contributors for the Huskies. This year, our Mountaineers have plenty of freshman to choose from to fill those roles. Hinds, Browne, and Brown have all looked good at times, and I really like Miles. Just saying.
by TheBulterDiditWVU on Dec 29, 2011 2:09 PM EST reply actions
I like your optimism.
I’m not buying in just yet, but I like it. The fact that we went toe-to-toe with Baylor and really should have won the game speaks volumes, IMO. We still have a long ways to go, but we have shown the ability to compete with anyone if we play reasonably well.
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by Country Roads on Dec 29, 2011 2:43 PM EST up reply actions
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definitely agreed. I did do some more research on it and wrote an article here if anyone is interested.
Interestingly enough, nothing in UConn’s statistical profile stands out. They did very well in blocking the ball and offensive rebounds (bodes well for us) but that’s really about it. Seems like it was a case of a team getting hot at the right time with a really good player. That’s the beauty of small sample sizes and thus college basketball.
by TheBulterDiditWVU on Dec 30, 2011 12:20 AM EST up reply actions
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