Missouri will have a lopsided advantage in free throwing shooting. Tigers have made 56 of their last 57 free throws including FIFTY FOUR IN A ROW, an NCAA record! If WVU misses 10 to 20 free throws that could be a 10 to 20-point difference. If the refs get whistle-happy it could be even worse.
Missouri has good quickness with their guards in drives to the basket.
Missouri doesn't handle 2-man traps on the sidelines very well. Pitbull Defense could thrive there.
Only ONE Missouri big has the height and bulk of all THREE Mountaineer bigs, even their one bulky big is more like Routt than our other 3 bigs.
Missouri has a losing conference record in the SEC, which is inferior to the Big 12, the Big 10 and the ACC in basketball.
Still, Missouri got off a shot at the end that would have beaten Texas A&M, another middling SEC team, so they are scrappy, but nowhere near as fierce as Huggins Heroes.
WVU has far better talent. Just like the Mountaineers had against Kansas State. It's not which team is better, as we found out. It's which team plays better.
If WVU has a Texas Tech or Texas performance then Missouri will get blown off the court like Texas Tech and Texas. If the Mountaineers put on a Kansas State performance and the refs are calling the fouls tight and frequently with a team that doesn't miss its free throws, it could get uncomfortable and interesting.
That's what we like about college football, right, the unpredictability?
By the way, the Missouri arena was so empty that I thought I was watching a Pitt football home game, particularly since their seats are the same gold (or yellow) colors. So a raucous WVU Coliseum crowd of 11,000 or more would help Huggins Heroes' cause.
Just sayin'.
I can't wait for Saturday at noon!!!
Missouri has good quickness with their guards in drives to the basket.
Missouri doesn't handle 2-man traps on the sidelines very well. Pitbull Defense could thrive there.
Only ONE Missouri big has the height and bulk of all THREE Mountaineer bigs, even their one bulky big is more like Routt than our other 3 bigs.
Missouri has a losing conference record in the SEC, which is inferior to the Big 12, the Big 10 and the ACC in basketball.
Still, Missouri got off a shot at the end that would have beaten Texas A&M, another middling SEC team, so they are scrappy, but nowhere near as fierce as Huggins Heroes.
WVU has far better talent. Just like the Mountaineers had against Kansas State. It's not which team is better, as we found out. It's which team plays better.
If WVU has a Texas Tech or Texas performance then Missouri will get blown off the court like Texas Tech and Texas. If the Mountaineers put on a Kansas State performance and the refs are calling the fouls tight and frequently with a team that doesn't miss its free throws, it could get uncomfortable and interesting.
That's what we like about college football, right, the unpredictability?
By the way, the Missouri arena was so empty that I thought I was watching a Pitt football home game, particularly since their seats are the same gold (or yellow) colors. So a raucous WVU Coliseum crowd of 11,000 or more would help Huggins Heroes' cause.
Just sayin'.
I can't wait for Saturday at noon!!!
