Our hoopers can beat anyone in the nation
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Any NCAA team could say that same thing on any given night. Oh, and WVU didn't beat Virginia or Oklahoma this season.
Oh, well, when in less than a week you beat the No. 1 team by 11 points & lose on the road to the new No. 1 by a tip-in with two seconds left, it's hard to argue WVU didn't prove it can beat the best.
Any/every NCAA team did not and has not accomplished that.
No, they didn't beat UVA or OU, but every team not named SMU has taken Ls. A handful of teams have shown capable of beating the best. WVU is one of those.
Any/every NCAA team did not and has not accomplished that.
No, they didn't beat UVA or OU, but every team not named SMU has taken Ls. A handful of teams have shown capable of beating the best. WVU is one of those.
It worries me that at some point they will be matched up against a really good 3 point shooting team that is hitting their shots that night (Oklahoma was supposed to be that team IMO). I don't know now who that team is, but it worries me they are still out there and that wer won't meet them until sometime during the tourney........
Is someone a little jealous? The OP said we could beat anyone. Not that we would beat everyone. This past Saturday versus #2 on the road we played an average game and only lost by 2. I'm encouraged and excited about what this team can achieve moving forward. I doubt any team wants to play us on a days rest.
Yeah, that's a concern, but on the bright side think about a team running into us when we are hitting. Our 31.3% from 3 against OU was actually right at our average. Think if we were "hot" (for us).
A "hot night" for us might only be what OU averages (45%), but if we could hit 9-20 as opposed to the 5-16 we got v. OU, that's 12 points there (even 7-16 is another 6 points).
Then if we shoot FTs at 72% (our season avg. is 66% and we were under 60% v. OU) and go 18-25 from the line, that's 5 more points than we got on FTs versus OU and not an unrealistic possibility.
Conservatively, we could easily have nights where we get 10 more points just by shooting better from 3 and the line. When (if) we have one of those nights, we would be in it with our D even against good shooting teams shooting well.
A "hot night" for us might only be what OU averages (45%), but if we could hit 9-20 as opposed to the 5-16 we got v. OU, that's 12 points there (even 7-16 is another 6 points).
Then if we shoot FTs at 72% (our season avg. is 66% and we were under 60% v. OU) and go 18-25 from the line, that's 5 more points than we got on FTs versus OU and not an unrealistic possibility.
Conservatively, we could easily have nights where we get 10 more points just by shooting better from 3 and the line. When (if) we have one of those nights, we would be in it with our D even against good shooting teams shooting well.
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Of course I'd love to see FTs get better, but I think it's impressive the team scores as much as it does. I posted elsewhere heading into the OU game, the Sooners, considered an elite offense, averaged 2 more points than WVU. A bad omen to point that out.
No one's going to shoot the likes of 90 percent at the foul line, 50 percent from the field & 40 percent from 3 that also presses, defends & offensive rebounds the way WVU does. That type of club would run the table unbeaten.
They often can wear out opponents and have depth, but some of the shooting shortcomings have to be tied to the cumulative style of play.
No one's going to shoot the likes of 90 percent at the foul line, 50 percent from the field & 40 percent from 3 that also presses, defends & offensive rebounds the way WVU does. That type of club would run the table unbeaten.
They often can wear out opponents and have depth, but some of the shooting shortcomings have to be tied to the cumulative style of play.
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