Classic Huggins Response To Gottlieb & Davis Predictions.....

PaintedontheSky

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...... about the outcome of the 5 - 12 matchup between the Mountaineers and Buffalo.




"They're a good basketball team, but here's a news flash for all those people: So are we"....... and added he didn't put much into predictions made by, "a guy who couldn't shoot 50-percent from the free-throw line and another guy who played intramurals at Duke."
 

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Originally posted by wballz77:
What 'Davis' is he referring to?

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........I heard what Gottlieb said during the Selection Show on Sunday, but haven't heard or read what Seth Davis had to say.

If I were to venture a guess it would be something along the dreaded 5 - 12 seeding drama building efforts of the talking heads of the media world who are addicted to the numbers of all kinds generated by college basketball. They make their living looking at those numbers and then selectively use only those numbers that support some theory or prediction that doesn't mean a damn thing to begin with.



........but what else would on expect from guys who shot less than 50% from the free-thrown line and who's claim to being some sort of 'Basketball Oracle' is a participation trophy for playing intramural basketball at Duke?

 

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Gotta love Huggs! I looked upt Gottlieb's stats. Yup! Below 50% for his career from FT line at OK State!!! How bad can you get for a point guard!!
 

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I think the selection committee helps support the 5-12 drama (amongst other drama) to help with ratings and general interest.

I think they looked at a wounded WVU squad and decided to drop Buffalo a spot or 2 to set up the potential for an upset. (Buffalo could easily have been a higher seed) Makes for lot's of chatter from the talking heads and good TV if the upset happens....if not then the higher ranked team was just too much as they expected and it's on to the next round. This stuff doesn't just come together by chance.
 

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never forget what that first letter stands for. The commentators are just keeping the viewers interested.
 

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Originally posted by scottdepot:

Gottlieb is calling our game.
Well hell, that could be it...... let's see, with TruTV, TNT, TBS, CBS, and ESPN all broadcasting games, could be Ole Dougie-Boy is simply promoting himself. Now that would make some sense to me.
 

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Shaq 50% free throw shooter
Wilt 46.5% free throw shooter
Gottlieb 46% free throw shooter

The only comparison between Gottlieb and great basketball.

I remember Huggins slamming him on LIVE ESPN at the big East basketball tourney after a cheap shot from Gottlieb. That weasel was rattled after that too..
 

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I watch The Doug Gottlieb show all the time he has a ton of respect for coach Huggins and WVU.

He's just trying to look smart by picking an upset that not many people would pick.

Staten hurt, Brown hurt, and inconsistent scoring all season its not really that big of a stretch.

I'm confident WVU can win this game but I can understand why people would pick us to get upset.

Doesn't make them right though
 
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Originally posted by VaultHunter:
I watch The Doug Gottlieb show all the time he has a ton of respect for coach Huggins and WVU.

He's just trying to look smart by picking an upset that not many people would pick.

Staten hurt, Brown hurt, and inconsistent scoring all season its not really that big of a stretch.

I'm confident WVU can win this game but I can understand why people would pick us to get upset.

Doesn't make them right though
He may be bi polar. He has slandered us in the past. He's the Lee Corso version in Hoops with constant hate of WVU.