Kevin Jones and Truck Briant were true leaders both in terms of production on the floor and in terms of getting production from the rest of the team. K-J led all scorers with 30 points he added 11 rebounds to record yet another double double in his career. Truck put 24 points on the board against just one turnover. Those type of games are going to be hard to duplicate but, suffice to say, it got the job done last night. Though not mistake free we got to see the two Browns play very well too. Aaron Brown in particular was clutch on 3 separate occasions. The one glaring downer is the free-throw-shooting. But on the whole I think that this game will prove to be one of the measuring posts for the growth of the team this season.
It was an interesting storyline before the tip-off even occurred as Huggs and Martin were having a reunion of sorts. It was clear to me that Martin is a chip off the old block as the two of them brought similar amounts of intensity and profanity. I found this game to be one of the most entertaining to watch in a very long time. Clearly, this game can go a long way in terms of team confidence down the road. Finally, I think it is fantastic that a brand new rivalry may have just been born. K-State and WVU played in a preview of things to come in the future. Excitement, effort and growth are words I would use to describe last nights action. I think that Huggs demonstrated a willingness to go to his bench and utilize the talent rich though experience lacking pool of players. The future looks very bright indeed but last night was extreemly fun for the present incarnation of the Mountaineers!!!.
Go Eers!
Da Geek
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Gary Brown played quite poorly actually. 2 five second violations among his many turnovers. He did see quite a few minutes instead of Hinds. I don't think Huggins liked how Hinds was handling the pressure, and truth be told, it was only dealt with well when Truck was at point. Aaron Brown was nonexistent for the first half of his minutes, but thankfully provided a needed spark late. Last night was the veterans getting it done. Jones and Bryant played very well, as did Kilicli when he was able to get on the court. The freshman continued to make mistakes and didn't provide much support on this occasion, but the older guys were able to withstand it. The future is bright, but it was the present taking care of business last night.
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