GAME THREAD Official Game Thread -- WVU vs Florida

[Vernon]

 

[locustwv]

Don't really have a feeling on this one. Gonna be a tough one on the road today for sure

 

[Leave No Doubt WVU_rivals]

Loved Esa's reaction to the pregame scuffle.

 

[Darth_VadEER]

Don't really have a feeling on this one. Gonna be a tough one on the road today for sure

If we win, it will say a lot about this team. I don't think it means all that much if we lose, though.

 

[spreadoption_rivals80969]

Self-destruction.

 

[WVU_98_rivals]

Missing Holton A LOT!

 

[The Bell Tolls for Thee]

Not looking good so far. Just like Texas, can't even get close to a bucket even if wide open. Someone needs to start effectively attacking the basket and maybe getting to the free throw line so at leas there is a chance to score. Although we've seen that fail in the past as well, but we can't keep doing what we've done so far because we know that won't work. Refs are letting the kids play more than other games we've seen, but ticky-tacked Paige on that "push off" yet ignored when Adrian was clearly shoved out of bounds so he couldn't receive a pass down low.

 

[The Bell Tolls for Thee]

Missing Holton A LOT!

Not sure even he could overcome how bad we've played as a whole so far.

 

[spreadoption_rivals80969]

Missing Holton A LOT!

Not an excuse. Florida also playing without one of its starting forwards.

 

[spreadoption_rivals80969]

Bloooooooown out.

 

[spreadoption_rivals80969]

Florida making us look like a bad junior high team. We're supplying the butt. They're supplying the foot.

 

[The Bell Tolls for Thee]

So is the game so far because WVU is playing poorly or is Florida just that good. I'm lost because when I watched the Texas game I stupidly came to the conclusion that WVU could've played much better, but was told that it was all Texas being too good. So is Florida just destroying the number 9 team because they are that good or is WVU helping them out by not playing like a team deserving of a 9 ranking? I know Florida is no slouch, but I'd argue the latter.

 

[WVU_98_rivals]

We can't press without Holton. Big difference. However, Texas showed how to beat us. The difference ids that Florids is making the 3 point shots. We will always lose if our opponent makes 3s against it's.

 

[spreadoption_rivals80969]

Stop making excuses.

 

[WVU_98_rivals]

Also..we are losing the rebounding battle. They look like they want it more. We have started to play a little better to get back in it.

 

[wvpaper]

10 point with Holton.. no matter what Huggy says about anyone else, Holton is our clear MVP.

but, by baylor, we will be better at compensating for his loss

 

[wvpaper]

seeing something that looks an awful lot like carter and dax freezing teyvon out of the offense. not a good look.

 

[spreadoption_rivals80969]

Quit making it sound like Holton is the second coming of Julius Erving.

 

[WVU_98_rivals]

Well..we have them 9 free points. We can't win like that.

 

[wvpaper]

Quit making it sound like Holton is the second coming of Julius Erving.

no, not juilous..

but he is our best most versatile defender... key to the press...best offensive rebounder.. best 2nd chance point player

you'll be ok

 

[WVU_98_rivals]

Well...We closed to 4 points. Then, we absolutely blew the final 3 minutes. It's going to be tough to come back from this one.

Time to bang it inside every time. If we start shooting 3's, we will lose by 30.

 

[wvpaper]

we dont have a decent matchup inside. time to go zone force them to shoot. and i will be shocked if this isnt what we do

 

[HurdyGurdyEer]

Florida is the over all more talented and athletic team. I watched them destroy Auburn a week or two ago at home and I expected them to come and play that way against us today.

Having Holton on the floor and Philip and Paige not having 3 early fouls would help negate the Gators athleticism. But Florida would still be the more athletic team.

Devin Williams is playing a bit better today. But he gives away as much as, or more than, he gets.

The way I see it .... this is going to be an incredibly difficult time for this team going forward. Will they have momentum going into the post-season? We'll see.

Baylor, with or without Holton, is not going to be a picnic either. We will do well to play .500 ball the rest of the season. And doing that is going to be difficult.

I hope that your personal sense of well-being doesn't hinge on being a Top Ten team.

Yet .... if they can hit the post-season with some momentum they could still make a run in the NCAA's with the right breaks.

 

[wvpaper]

let's keep it within 20

 

[Rootmaster]

Live in Fl now. Excited to see WVU. Terrible performance...slow, lost looking, still back in the hotel. Damn.

 

[spreadoption_rivals80969]

no, not juilous..

but he is our best most versatile defender... key to the press...best offensive rebounder.. best 2nd chance point player

you'll be ok

And he scored all of 2 points when we beat Kansas. He's replaceable. Stop making excuses.

 

[wvpaper]

And he scored all of 2 points when we beat Kansas. He's replaceable. Stop making excuses.

he's the key to everything we do well. but other than that, we're good. next year, we will not press like this.

 

[wvpaper]

ebungu giving devin a taste of what he will see in the european pros... lord, i hope he gets the degree first

 

[79eer]

Our front line players for the most part, are little if any, a threat offensively. I realize that is the way this team is built, but at some point in time I would think it is going to be necessary.

 

[pic369]

Holton handed us 3 losses because of selfishness. That would put us at 5 with another 3 likely based on level of competition. Amazed we could go from a top 10 team to possibly unranked by season's end.

It wouldn't be near as bad if Williams hadn't conjured up his inner Kilicli.

 

[wvpaper]

Holton handed us 3 losses because of selfishness. That would put us at 5 with another 3 likely based on level of competition. Amazed we could go from a top 10 team to possibly unranked by season's end.

It wouldn't be near as bad if Williams hadn't conjured up his inner Kilicli.

still laughing.

we will beat baylor

 

[WVU_98_rivals]

Paige needs to step up. Hopefully, he can play without fouling this half.

 

[wvpaper]

WE HAVE to keep throw devin the ball.... at this point the only thing that can be salvaged is my fanduel lineup. devin was a good buy - only 6200

 

[Buckaineer]

Well crap.

 

[spreadoption_rivals80969]

he's the key to everything we do well. but other than that, we're good. next year, we will not press like this.

Quit making excuses. He's just another mediocre player.

Florida also is down one starter.

 

[wvpaper]

whole team doing things they dont normally do... out of sync... imho, this is the holton effect

i really think bobby should have called off the press and gone zone. fouls on our scorers are killing us. oh well.

 

[wvpaper]

devin stuck at 20.8 fantasy points.

THROW DEVIN THE DAMN BALL!!!!

 

[Darth_VadEER]

Quit making it sound like Holton is the second coming of Julius Erving.

He makes the press and that's who we are.

 

[spreadoption_rivals80969]

He makes the press and that's who we are.

Excuse.

 

[WVUeerFan1]

this is such a joke