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<blockquote data-quote="Papillion" data-source="post: 129511146" data-attributes="member: 1643924">It wasn't coaching at all? Baloney. Once UT made adjustments this was practically the Florida game all over again. We watched an ineffective press get broken then watched two or three WVU guys chase the ball handler down the court for an open 3 dish or dunk.Why does he continue to press when it doesn't work? They used it against us and as far as i'm concerned it cost us. This team is pretty deep and didn't get to where it's at in the standings because of just a few guys. And basically having lost 1 1/2 guys didn't cause WVU to be dominated from near the end of the first half to the rest of the game.No one is going to be able to press everyone in every single game. Sometimes you just have to back off and try a different strategy. But all I saw was that same stubborn press with a few variations after it was too late.And another thing I noticed was this constant looking to pound the ball inside when we were down 13 points. Gone seemed to be the creative half court offense we've seen this year at times where they pass it around and find anything they can get.I love Huggs but I'd say coaching cost us at least a closer game. Once they took control well before the half we played catch up the entire game while pressing constantly. I just don't freakin get it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Papillion, post: 129511146, member: 1643924"] It wasn't coaching at all? Baloney. Once UT made adjustments this was practically the Florida game all over again. We watched an ineffective press get broken then watched two or three WVU guys chase the ball handler down the court for an open 3 dish or dunk. Why does he continue to press when it doesn't work? They used it against us and as far as i'm concerned it cost us. This team is pretty deep and didn't get to where it's at in the standings because of just a few guys. And basically having lost 1 1/2 guys didn't cause WVU to be dominated from near the end of the first half to the rest of the game. No one is going to be able to press everyone in every single game. Sometimes you just have to back off and try a different strategy. But all I saw was that same stubborn press with a few variations after it was too late. And another thing I noticed was this constant looking to pound the ball inside when we were down 13 points. Gone seemed to be the creative half court offense we've seen this year at times where they pass it around and find anything they can get. I love Huggs but I'd say coaching cost us at least a closer game. Once they took control well before the half we played catch up the entire game while pressing constantly. I just don't freakin get it. [/QUOTE]

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