Thursday First Wave - Preview/Game Thread

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Laley23
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Mar 17, 2011 1:01pm
Thought about switching my pick to Clemson after they won. Never got around to it. Oh well. WVU has a second half run, just a question of if it will be enough.
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Mar 17, 2011 1:02pm
This ODU is a very good and active. Really quick to recover, and they actually rebound tremendously out of it.
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Mar 17, 2011 1:06pm
#24 and #45 for Clemson are long and active inside, going to cause WVU fits all day
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Mar 17, 2011 1:07pm
The only way WVU gets a board is if Clemson knocks it out of bounds. this is pathetic.
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Mar 17, 2011 1:08pm
Jerai Grant and Milton Jennings

big dude for West Virginia giving them a lift
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Mar 17, 2011 1:08pm
40-37 Clemson

little run for WVU
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Mar 17, 2011 1:09pm
TIED! Ill take that halftime score after how bad WV looked for 18 minutes of that half.
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Mar 17, 2011 1:09pm
tied

40-40 at the half

ok
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Mar 17, 2011 1:10pm
If clemson wins just adds more fire to VT getting denied and ACC getting the shaft. Lets hope WVU can beat them and put it to rest.
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Mar 17, 2011 1:12pm
OneBuckeye;715218 wrote:If clemson wins just adds more fire to VT getting denied and ACC getting the shaft. Lets hope WVU can beat them and put it to rest.

Agreed, though UAB-Clemson really settled it. VT did deserve it lol.
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Mar 17, 2011 1:13pm
USC and UAB definately did not deserve it.
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Mar 17, 2011 1:15pm
WVU is 27-0 under Huggins when shooting better than 50 percent

they're at 53 percent

they've won 42 of 46 under Huggins when the opponent scores 69 or less

giving up 40 at the half is definitely the glaring issue, they'll have to come back with a tougher defensive effort, Huggins I'm sure will whip em at halftime
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Mar 17, 2011 1:17pm
They will be tougher defensively, but its really the boards that are killing them.
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dave
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Mar 17, 2011 1:22pm
any chance a mod could lock individual game threads so we don't have a clusterfuck on here later today?

These are 2 great games to start out. Clemson has missed a ton of easy shots/layups, they should have over 50. I don't think WVU can hang with them.
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Mar 17, 2011 1:24pm
I tried to start the (waves) of games so we have 4 threads going today, for 4 games each. I dont know if it will work, but it was a good idea in theory. Right now we seem to have everyone on here.

I agree though, last year sucked having to switch to different threads to talk about the games.
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Mar 17, 2011 1:26pm
What a start to the Madness. Both these games may be final possessions!
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Mar 17, 2011 1:32pm
Either way, I think Pitt is in for a battle in the second round.
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Mar 17, 2011 1:32pm
Got ODU in the 2nd game
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Mar 17, 2011 1:33pm
WVU picking up the intensity

as expected
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Mar 17, 2011 1:39pm
WVU starting to crash the boards much better. Its led to this run they are on. Both offensively and defensively.
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Mar 17, 2011 1:43pm
Deniz Kilicli has 8

WVU found an extra source of offensive there, actually when they went on that 9-0 run he made a couple baskets to start it
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Mar 17, 2011 1:43pm
Guy for Morehead averages 14.5 rebounds a game! already with 2.
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Mar 17, 2011 1:44pm
6-9 270 from Istanbul, Turkey

Vince McMahon may be scouting that guy lol
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Mar 17, 2011 1:46pm
WVU really picked it up defensively, getting in their face

but it's leading to many fouls early in the second half
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Mar 17, 2011 1:47pm
Bryant a 3

and the foul

52-43 WVU