GAME THREAD West Virginia basketball vs. Kansas

[Keenan Cummings]

Game tips off at 8 p.m. Saturday and will be televised by ESPN.

 

[locustwv]

Hopefully we don’t get embarrassed and keep it close.

 

[Rootmaster]

Hopefully we don’t get embarrassed and keep it close.

At this point losing out might be the best thing...to retool the entire program.

 

[KingCoal]

Hopefully we don’t get embarrassed and keep it close.

A blowout by Kansas would be surprising, given the heavy emphasis that Huggins annually places on this Game.

 

[locustwv]

A blowout by Kansas would be surprising, given the heavy emphasis that Huggins annually places on this Game.

I may be wrong but does Huggins get a bonus if he beats Kansas? I thought that was in his contract.

 

[KingCoal]

You are correct, Locust, but after it had received a lot of negative publicity several years ago, he changed the recipient of the bonus check from his bank account to the cancer fund that he created for his mother.

 

[locustwv]

You are correct, Locust, but after it had received a lot of negative publicity several years ago, he changed the recipient of the bonus check from his bank account to the cancer fund that he created for his mother.

Well at least he doesn’t keep it. He definitely doesn’t need it.

 

[.Bodhi.]

I'm pumped...

I don't know about all the haters, but I don't remember a more exciting 8 months in WVU sports in recent memory.

 

[Rootmaster]

I'm pumped...

I don't know about all the haters, but I don't remember a more exciting 8 months in WVU sports in recent memory.

You're kidding right?

 

[locustwv]

You're kidding right?

If I had to bet on it I’d say yes…

 

[.Bodhi.]

You're kidding right?

Why would I be kidding? Before we were wondering if we'd be a NYD bowl and how good our seeding would be in March. Now we're left wondering if we'll make bowl AND be selected for the tournament. The stakes have never been higher. It's a great time to be a Mountaineer. Mediocrity, to borderline sucking, making everything so much more exciting.

 

[locustwv]

We’ve missed 4 layups.

 

[jlaudiomaster]

We’ve missed 4 layups.

In one possession

 

[locustwv]

Make it 6 layups.

 

[spreadoption]

Do we shoot less than 50 percent in the layup line?

 

[locustwv]

Do we shoot less than 50 percent in the layup line?

We are at 0% tonight

 

[Rootmaster]

Hard to watch...unless you think comedy.

 

[spreadoption]

Now we can't even inbound the ball.

We stink.

 

[locustwv]

7 layups

 

[locustwv]

Down 6 at halftime. I’ll be honest I thought it was gonna be much worst.

 

[xWVU2010x]

Down 6 at halftime. I’ll be honest I thought it was gonna be much worst.

Rarely does a CBB game get out of hand in the first half.

 

[The Bell Tolls for Thee]

Tell Taz I'd love to be shocked.

 

[locustwv]

Rarely does a CBB game get out of hand in the first half.

I’ve seen it happen a lot.

 

[spreadoption]

Is there a Power-5 team that has a worse collection of bigs than us?

 

[locustwv]

Is there a Power-5 team that has a worse collection of bigs than us?

I’d argue we don’t have a big. Carrigan and Paulicap are not talented or athletic.

 

[Rootmaster]

I’d argue we don’t have a big. Carrigan and Paulicap are not talented or athletic.

But...Huggs brought them in

 

[spreadoption]

Our 4 bigs are a combined 1-for-11.

 

[locustwv]

But...Huggs brought them in

Doesn’t change my opinion.

 

[SKYHAWKBALL]

Easy money betting the -5 for Kansas.

 

[westsiderSJHS77]

Is there a Power-5 team that has a worse collection of bigs than us?

Welcome to my assessment back in December.