The Basketball Team Needs This Guy

WTF are we doing from the foul line?!?! God dammit!!

You Know What Makes Bob Huggins A Great Coach?

Stuff like this. The man is not afraid to ask for help or to implement something HE DIDN'T INVENT. He adjusts on the fly and gameplans for specific opponents. He motivates his players and they produce (look at Joe Alexander this season versus last). He comes prepared and his players do the same. He wins, and he does it impressively. The man is a born leader and a winner.
We are lucky to have him in Morgantown and we need to realize that immediately. Our basketball program is in great hands. I cannot emphasize how impressed I am by that man right now. He can put his ego aside and get outside input. That might not seem like a big deal on its own, but it's something our football team has been lacking up until now. We have been exposed the consequences of an ego that is too large to allow free thinking. And if you recall December 2, 2007, you know those consequences are not insignificant.

Great Basketball Win Over #10 Marquette

That midget has some ups. I love watching that kid play, but not against us!


The men's basketball team got a high quality win today at the Coliseum, which we had been lacking up to this point. Beating the #10 AP/ #11 Coaches ranked Marquette Golden Warriors by 15 points could be huge when it comes down to NCAA tournament selection. This is one of those victories that helps our RPI, adds to the quality win component, and gives us some needed confidence coming into the heart of league play.
The Mountaineers defeated the 11-1 Warriors 79-64, pulling away late in the 2nd half to make it comfortable. I loved Joe Alexander, Alex Ruoff, and Darris Nichols today. Flowers, Butler, and Mazzulla also had very solid to excellent games. Jamie Smalligan played like garbage. We're going to need to improve in that area (read: Smalligan), or we might struggle quite a lot against bigger squads. The Mountaineers defense held Mighty Smurf Dominic James to only 10 points, and outrebounded MU by a 19-5 margin in the 2nd half.
The crowd sounded great, but attendance was just over 11K. We need to improve on that, and this win might help. Perhaps the game being on a Sunday hurt a little bit, I'm not sure. But since I wasn't there myself, I'm not going to complain too much. That being said, I know many people don't go to the basketball games out of pure laziness. Well, the first time you get there and it's rocking, you'll never miss another makeable homegame. That place is a great venue and great atmosphere, so let's take some pride in making it the toughest place to play in the Big East.

Congratulations To Bobby Huggins

WVU's victory of Canisius today gave Mr. Huggins win #600. That's quite an accomplishment to say the very least. Only Bob Knight, Coach K, Jim Calhoun, Jim Boeheim, and Lute Olsen are active coaches with more wins. I'm glad to have him in Morgantown, and I love what he's doing with this team. He has made all the difference in the world for Joe Alexander.

Great Win By The Basketball Team

Duquesne is not a crappy team, and we pounded them. That's going to be a high quality win before it's all said and done. We currently lead the nation in margin of victory, and in opponent's shooting percentage. That means we score alot and the opponent doesn't. I thought this team would be pretty good, but they might be really good. We'll have to wait and see I guess, but for now I'm very excited.

Basketball Highlights From Last Night

Courtesy of MSNSportsNet

Damn, Joe Alexander is a beast. Watch until the end to see one sweet dunk.

The Healing Process Continues

And the basketball team is helping. Damn kids, our hoops team is looking good tonight. I'm struck by how much more athletic our guys look. We look strong, fast, and tough. I love it. We can defend, we can rebound (better anyway), and we can score. We WILL finish better than our pre-season projections, bank on that. And for what it's worth, Joe Alexander is a beast. He's going to seriously posterize some cats this year. We're up 17 at the half...

and we finish off by beating that ass. Well played gentlemen, well played. I look forward to seeing more of this in the near future. I am once again excited for WVU athletics. Woohoo!