-- Eilert knew this team [Bellarmine] would present a challenge since they've seen so many different styles of play across the last three games. It was a challenge to prepare for. With their current situation, he says he can feel the fatigue and it's a challenge they have to deal with. When you play a team like that, you're fatigued and your offense doesn't have that spark. Knights' head coach Scott Davenport for Bellarmine had them prepared well and ran up and down the floor. He said they were hungry and took it to WVU. It's up to them to learn from it and grow, but a win is a win.
-- He said it was a quick turn with a Thursday break and practice on Friday. He said they need to have a consistent approach to gain more efficiency. He's needs to mindful of who's playing and how to be more efficient with them.
-- Eilert says Ofri Naveh wasn't perfect but he hit a big shot down the stretch and it was as critical as any shot in the game. They need to take efficient and controlled shots and they can tell that they didn't take good shots by their offensive rebounding numbers. Naveh really likes it here. They have some guys with some diverse backgrounds and situations here at West Virginia but him and RaeQuan Battle have a lot on their mind. In the locker room, he says they're close regardless.
-- He said he waits out and feels for when he needs to take timeouts in the game with a short bench, but he needs to think strategically with how he uses them throughout the game. He feels the pace of the game and there are a lot of variables that go that and he thinks about it.
-- Eilert thinks Josiah Harris is taking good threes and they're going to fall. He isn't sure what switch flipped at game time but he told them that they need them to make shots and get out of their own head. He has full faith in Harris and thinks he has a breakout game coming soon. He would like to see more fall. His biggest gripe with Harris is that he'll take it to the rim and not finish strong or with confidence.
-- Eilert said Battle relies on hope and it's a no-brainer for him to get eligibility. He says that he deserves to play basketball and be with his team, and if he loses hope and optimism but it's hard to tell where he would go in his mental health. He says they need him on their team and in their locker room.
-- Making shots takes a lot of pressure off Jesse Edwards and they'll throw as many bodies as they can at the guys down low. They need to have a balanced attack and they probably need to utilize Kobe Johnson more. He needs to figure out how to get more production from guys around Jesse Edwards.
-- Eilert says he put a lot of thought into how he eases Battle and Kriisa into the practice schedule and that they stay engaged. He doesn't expect an issue for them to move into the rotation but they haven't been running with the starters. It's important to make sure the guys they have no gel together with what they have available.
-- He said it was a quick turn with a Thursday break and practice on Friday. He said they need to have a consistent approach to gain more efficiency. He's needs to mindful of who's playing and how to be more efficient with them.
-- Eilert says Ofri Naveh wasn't perfect but he hit a big shot down the stretch and it was as critical as any shot in the game. They need to take efficient and controlled shots and they can tell that they didn't take good shots by their offensive rebounding numbers. Naveh really likes it here. They have some guys with some diverse backgrounds and situations here at West Virginia but him and RaeQuan Battle have a lot on their mind. In the locker room, he says they're close regardless.
-- He said he waits out and feels for when he needs to take timeouts in the game with a short bench, but he needs to think strategically with how he uses them throughout the game. He feels the pace of the game and there are a lot of variables that go that and he thinks about it.
-- Eilert thinks Josiah Harris is taking good threes and they're going to fall. He isn't sure what switch flipped at game time but he told them that they need them to make shots and get out of their own head. He has full faith in Harris and thinks he has a breakout game coming soon. He would like to see more fall. His biggest gripe with Harris is that he'll take it to the rim and not finish strong or with confidence.
-- Eilert said Battle relies on hope and it's a no-brainer for him to get eligibility. He says that he deserves to play basketball and be with his team, and if he loses hope and optimism but it's hard to tell where he would go in his mental health. He says they need him on their team and in their locker room.
-- Making shots takes a lot of pressure off Jesse Edwards and they'll throw as many bodies as they can at the guys down low. They need to have a balanced attack and they probably need to utilize Kobe Johnson more. He needs to figure out how to get more production from guys around Jesse Edwards.
-- Eilert says he put a lot of thought into how he eases Battle and Kriisa into the practice schedule and that they stay engaged. He doesn't expect an issue for them to move into the rotation but they haven't been running with the starters. It's important to make sure the guys they have no gel together with what they have available.
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