I do think Huggins wears on a team after awhile. This might be what you're seeing here
I do think Huggins wears on a team after awhile. This might be what you're seeing here
I just read an article after the game blistering Culver.Originally Posted by adkindo
What’s sad is WVU has the talent capable of making a deep run in the tournament. IF everyone comes back they could make a deeper run next year. I say IF because with the implosion currently happening I wouldn’t be surprised if there is some attrition. Right now Huggins just needs to get out of his own way.
We will never know because he doesn't play in the B1G but Garza, Oturo, Winston, etc. might have something to say about that.
IU sucks? Yeah, a bad year in Bloomington. 18-9 and 8-8 in the conference. Ya know, the 14 team conference that has had 10 different teams ranked at some point in time this year. Sadly my Hoosiers haven't been one of them. Only 5-3 against Top 25 opponents. That Florida St. win just isn't looking very good right now. Just pitiful are the Hoosiers.
dubc47834 (02-25-2020)
Speaking of Huggins blaming everyone but himself:
https://247sports.com/college/west-v...play-144167406
No disrespect meant here. Just a curious question. For years I saw Huggins UC teams tear through the Great Midwest and CUSA only to continue to fall short in the tournament. Now granted the CUSA was a far superior league prior to the Big East raiding it. I had a ton of fun watching the Logan teams, especially his senior year when he really turned it on, but again they fell short in the tournament.
The biggest difference I have noticed with the Power 5 leagues is the lack of cupcake league games. They don't have quite the gauntlet that the P5 leagues have. Teams like Gonzaga have gotten over the hump, others haven't. I do believe the better overall depth in a conference helps teams when it comes to playoff time.
Obi would probably be one of the best few plays in the B1G and I am not doubting that. I do believe that he would face better competition, wouldn't be able to dominate at the level he as at UD. Its not a knock on him, just a knock on the depth in non power 5 leagues.
UD is probably better than IU, but when I said middle of the pack B1G team it wasn't really any disrespect to UD. Are they better than Wisconsin, OSU, Rutgers, PSU, or Michigan? Maybe? What would PSU look like if they switched places with UD? The great thing about college basketball is there a tournament to decide who is the best (although the tournament has its own issues.)
Who's the Power 5 in basketball? ACC, Big Ten, Big East, Big 12 and SEC? Or is the Pac 12 in and SEC out?
I am used to the football talk, everyone you mentioned in there would be considered a power conference.
The SEC is probably the weakest of the bunch, but they still had decent depth.
The roster imploded last year and by the end of the season the only guy still on the roster that started the first game was Konate, and he had not played since December. He blamed "bad apples". but said he would fix it. Did a pretty good job of compiling a talented roster, but he has clearly lost the locker room again.....and he is insinuated it is bad apples. For years the WVU offense has been below average, and he is always at a loss at why guys cant make baskets when they get to WVU. Eventually fans have to wake up to what is common in all of these seasons, and he has to take some responsibility for the teams failures. I never hear Bill Self, Chris Beard, Scott Drew, Shaka Smart, Jamie Dixon or any other Big12 coach crap on their team every game and take no responsibility.
I agree with you there is a solid chance several players bounce this year. Honestly, I do not blame them.....Huggins clearly treats some of the most talented players with such a short leash they have no chance to succeed....while allowing some of the least talented very long leashes. For example, we brought in this JUCO kid...Taz Sherman. The kid averaged over 30 points a game in JUCO and can clearly score and stroke it....you know it is one of those things you can just tell even when he misses. Every game, Huggins jerks him at the first mistake and fans have been begging him to allow him to get a rhythm. A few games ago against Baylor, he misses his first 3 shots and I guess Huggins forgot to pull him, but after those three misses from 3, he goes 5 of 6 from 3 and scores 20 points in 21 minutes of playing time. He has literally destroyed the confidence of Emmitt Matthews and Jordan McCabe. At the same time, we have a Senior that is literally a Division 3 player talent wise who should have never been offered 4 years ago that shoots brick after brick and gets beat on defense time after time and just stays in the game. Last night he played only 8 minutes and was a team high -13 in +/-....and it was so bad Huggins had to take him out, but we never recovered. Then with 3 minutes left in the game, and we still have a chance....Huggins takes out out best perimeter scorers and brings this kid back in the game!!! Listen the kid is a Mountaineer and I am sure he is a great dude....I wish him nothing but riches and happiness in life, but we have 4 Star kids on the bench that want to be a pro some day watching this garbage. I swear, I think his ego and stubbornness is why Huggins does this crap....he hears the fans complaints, and does it to piss them off because there is no logical way a reasonable mind is putting this guy on the court for 20+ minutes some nights. So yeah, I would not blame some guys for bouncing....they know the Bear is untouchable @ WVU, and I would not deal with it.
Someone put up this image last night that cracked me up....Huggins post game press conference sheet...
Boston Red (02-25-2020),texasdave (02-25-2020),WVRed (02-25-2020)
^^^I love the one where he "mentions Kenyon Martin or Danny Fortson" (it should have included Steve Logan). Last night he brought out they do not work hard like Kobe Bryant?!?! Who does?
Ooh, this is fantastic. I can definitely hear Bobby's voice as I read these.
The NBA is going to disagree with your take on Obi in a few months when Obi is drafted before any B1G player,
What would you say.....ya do here?
Chip R (02-25-2020)
There is no Power 5 when it comes to basketball...there is the Power 5+1
I could care less what the NBA thinks...completely different game.
And this thinking is why Indiana is irrelevant in the college game, sadly.
RedTeamGo! (02-25-2020)
Yeah, elite nba players ain’t **** in college.
What would you say.....ya do here?
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