Comments on: WVU rally makes Texas toast

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:06:00 +0000

They should force people to sign in with their Facebook or Twitter account. It would cut down on the negative and mean-spirited comments.

By: Pghmountaineer

Pghmountaineer — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 02:18:38 +0000

Rob & Big Tom, I agree with your assessments. This team is not very good and it appears it won’t get much better. They can,t shoot and that will not change during the season. You don’t improve on that during the season especially as bad as they shoot the ball. I can;t believe how bad Deniz K is. He has actually gone backwards the last couple of years. I do believe Huggs style of coaching is out of date. You can’t continue to publicly ridicule your players and pull them everytine they make a mistake. You have to be a teacher to these kids and build their confidence. I don’t see where some of these folks are coming from by saying this team has talent. Talented teams don’t shoot 4 for 20 from the 3 point line. Or 30% from the field.

By: JTJ

JTJ — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:03:03 +0000

Great Reply Let’s hope it gets to Huggs.

By: cutty77

cutty77 — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:00:21 +0000

Lady Luck smiled on WVU last night.But a Win is a Win.Plus Huggs looks alot Better in The Suit Jacket,and Yes The Wearing of The Suit Jacket Call Came from Upstairs too. Long Over-Due.

By: GregG

GregG — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:35:04 +0000

This was the first time in all my years of watching basketball that I witnessed two teams have to go into overtime in order to give a game away. A good high school team could have beat WVU or Texas last night. I don’t know how Huggins stands it. These kids would make the Pope take up drinking. I usually don’t call the players out, but this bunch is the laziest, hard headed kids I have ever seen take to the court. The play as if they are a bunch of PE students that doesn’t have a care in the world about the game. I would strap them to a chair and make them watch film of Joe Mazzulla until their eyes crossed. Maybe then they would understand the true meaning of having a love of the game.

By: Big Tom

Big Tom — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:24:57 +0000

he recruited them , he will fix it , he said… i’m waiting, how many seasons will it take.

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:39:44 +0000

Hey Jeff, thanks for saying that. I know many people are thinking it. I’ve loved Huggs and been a supporter since he finally came home, but this season has me shaking my head. I understand it must be frustrating that this team, although there is plenty of talent, is just not coming together. But I really have a hard time supporting some of the actions this year. Jeff was exactly correct with the pins and needles comment. One minor mistake and you’re out! Players are a nervous wreck, you can see it. The constant rotation every time someone has a minor error is a bit ridiculous. Maybe if 5 guys played together for more than a minute or two, they may develop some sense of teamwork, coordination, and where the other guy might be, rather than trying to remember which guys are in at any given moment. It looks like uncontrolled chaos to me. I’ve always thought that you use your bench for rest roration, strategy, and of course for blatantly poor play. But this is just crazy. In the Oklahoma game, Terry Henderson hit 4 straight three’s in the first half, then on an errant pivot lost the ball off his knee and it went out. Of course he receives the immediate Huggins yank and scream and sits on the bench for the rest of the half and most of the second half. Then, when we lose the lead, he is beckoned back in but of course he has cooled off by then and as a freshman didn’t handle the pressure of the game too well. My point is that the players were relaxed and enjoying the game in the first half, then presumably had the crap beat out of them at half time, came out all tense, and blew a 12 point lead. I think that just as much blame belongs with the coach as the players in the OK game. And this screaming at the players at home games does not demonstrate a lot of class IMHO. I mean when the coliseum is quiet and he screams some insult at a player and then there is a ripple of laughter from the crowd, do you think that is motivating or even correctional to the player? I understand you half to be tough on these guys, but it is like a side show, to Jeff’s point again. And finally, I can’t remember too many great coaches who will disparage and belittle their players to the media. That’s for practice and behind the scenes, not for the media and fans. If they are so bad, maybe we need to look at recruiting efforts. Calling out individual players or like the statment that “this is my team, not his” referring to Staten. OK, if Staten did something, then bench him and deal with it with Staten one on one. We all know who’s team it is, I don’t think we as fans need that reiterated. And it goes on and on…… the library comment, Noreen gets 13 rebounds and is joked about because he “can’t jump over a phone book”, they won’t do this, they won’t do that. I’m not sure I’ve ever heard any of the few coaches with more wins than Huggs refer to players with that little respect. OK, so I’ve got that off my chest…..and yes, who am I to criticize one of the winningest coaches ever I know. I’m thrilled Huggs is here, I love WVU basketball, I never miss a home game, but I have to say, I’ve never been as turned off as I am this year by all this chaos, finger-pointing, and disparagement of our players. I hope things get better soon, because when you combine all this BS with Oliver Luck’s latest cash grab ticket pricing from loyal Mountaineer fans, this 15 year season ticket holder is beginning to wonder what the hell is going on with WVU athletics and whether I want to spend any more of my money watching it up close.

By: cutty77

cutty77 — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:37:25 +0000

This is The way WVU plays under Huggs.Its The Root Canel Offense.I swear they must have The Indoor pratice must be closed,or The Rims are Covered.When we played Texas in Football,the Football Teams scored more points than the Basketball Teams did untill it went into Over-Time.I have never seen Offense Challenged Teams like Huggs Recruits.Nowadays its hard to find guys that can’t shoot,But Huggs sure finds them.Lol

By: Big Tom

Big Tom — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:36:31 +0000

we are a bad team, and really the team concept doesn’t exist. we are the poorest shooting team at wvu in decades.
we aren’t athletic, we are slow, and we can’t shoot ,did i say that.
this team won’t go to the big dance and maybe not the NIT..our FB and BB just sucks and we’re in over our heads i thebig 12.
we will never be good in the big 12.. just mid pack at best,,, we have 1 div 1 player per yr in wv in football, and that’s the problem

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:23:18 +0000

Good effort defensively …on both teams but remember Texas is average at best TY ..I just wish the players would enjoy playing they look to the bench to see if they are getting pulled after each mistake .. walking on pins and needles at all times .. lets focus on the players and their efforts not the side show …..we need to display more class at times and deal with issues in practice not during the game for everyone including announcers to comment on.