Round of Reubens

The injuries to Joe Mazzulla and Devan Bawinkel are killing Darius Nichols. In the last 6 games Darius is averaging 39 minutes of playing time per game. He could use a rest tonight on a quick turnaround vs. Georgetown.

WVU played that game at an 11 on the intensity meter. The Mountaineers increased their intensity and toughness and held their own for 32 minutes of the game. In both halves UCLA went on 4 minute runs of dominance. The short bench and the intensity may have caused both of those runs as WVU couldn't sustain the energy for an entire half.

The WVU athletic department should either open the bank to Beilein or name the court after him. He's only been here five years, but he can't leave if the court is named after him. Right?

Clark Kellogg described Da'Sean Butler as follows: "I love his package and he's got a real nice stroke." Then there was thirty seconds of akward silence.

UCLA set up perfectly for WVU because of a lack of inside scoring. Georgetown, on the otherhand, depends on the inside play of Hibert and Green which makes them a tougher matchup. Hibert had a season high 23 against Marquette on Sat., he will be looking to increase that against WVU's interior defense.

Alex Ruoff looks much more comfortable shooting a three than finishing on a layup. He may need to start finishing with the left hand on those backdoor attempts.

In the last two weeks WVU has had their RPI go from the mid fifties to 38.

Finally, I watched Duke-MD because I wanted to see this underdog Duke team and they are never usually on t.v. Does Duke not recruit black dudes? I mean WVU is white, but Duke makes them look like the Harlem Globetrotters.