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WVSPORTS.COM West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins press conference summary

Keenan Cummings

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Sep 16, 2007
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--Head coach Bob Huggins didn't think his team played very well. They didn't make rotations, they don't guard the ball as well as they guard the ball and they didn't rebound it the way they need to rebound it and they turned it over 18 times again.

--Huggins talked to the medical staff and they told him they could play Tre Mitchell as long as they wanted to play him. He needs to get back in the flow of things and he's a talented player.

--West Virginia is athletic but they aren't skilled.

--Emmitt Matthews has to stop putting it over his head and passing it. They wanted to get it inside and get the bigs involved to get them feeling good but they did a bad job of posting and they also did a bad job getting the ball to them.

--It would be a terrible mistake to compare James Okonkwo to Sagaba Konate. He is bouncy though and quick off his feet. They took him without really seeing him play due to his prep school coach's recommendation.

--Huggins was hoping they could play three of those bigs together and it makes it harder for people to score. Wague changes a lot of shots and Jimmy Bell got a little frustrated but he is going to do some good things as well. Tre Mitchell could be the three in that situation.

--Mitchell is better guarding a four or a three than a five.

--Mitchell has practiced one day a little bit but he is going to get a lot better. He has gone in and got shots up and done a good job of that. He has been diligent with his rehab and can get a lot better.

--Huggins doesn't pay much attention to the wins, although people bring it up to him.

--Huggins said they're just going to go play Friday against Pitt. The first time they went to Pitt they talked about the crowd but the people in the stands can't block a shot, steal a pass or score. So they make some noise, big deal.

--Huggins thinks his team made bad rotations and his team didn't get to the ball the way they can get to the ball. He felt like they should have played zone because they couldn't guard. They didn't guard the way they are capable of guarding.
 
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