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1duluth1

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I don't want to get into a debate about in-state vs. out-of-state basketball players. I don't really care where the scholarship-player was born.

However - there is one thing I have always found amazing. Go look at the roster in the 1950s and 1960s. WVU had A LOT of in-state players. The 1959 team - that played for the national championship - had 12 of their 15 man roster from the state of West Virginia. That could never be duplicated today.

I have often wonder how a team made up almost exclusively of West Virginia players could compete for a national championship. My theories include...
-We ranked 29 in population in the 1950 census. (43 now, I think.)
-African-American players weren't fully integrated into college athletics yet.
-Fred Schaus was that good of a coach.
-Dumb luck led us to have prodigies like Hundley, West, and Thorn - within a 10 year period from WV.
-There was more of a basketball-culture in high school in WV at that time.

Those are just guesses. But it is crazy to look at the 1959 roster and think they played for the national championship. Would not be possible today. -Winter Tim

Nick Visnic Wheeling, WV
Paul "Butch" Goode Pineville, WV
Jay Jacobs Morgantown, WV
Ronnie Retton Fairview, WV
Lee Patrone Bellaire, OH
Bob Smith Charleston, WV
Howie Schertzinger Morgantown, WV
Bob Davis Morgantown, WV
Joe Posch Riverside, NJ
Bucky Bolyard Aurora, WV
Jim Warren Clarksburg, WV
Willie Akers Mullens, WV
Bob Clousson Clarksburg, WV
Jim Ritchie Drexel Hill, PA
Jerry West Chelyan, WV
 
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WVpride304

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We always recruit bad out of state players. Some work out and some don’t. We need to get the top WV kids.

Harler is not a starter. Just a backup. He needs to play 10 minutes off bench at most. Horton is much better and needs more minutes. Horton has easily beat out Doomes. Doomes is struggling at this level even in practice. I think he may not last here. Doomes is out of state kid. He can’t shoot and is totally overwhelmed at this point. He is redshirting.

Knapper had the knee last year and the blood clot in offseason. He is still knocking off rust. He will improve a lot by December. Give him time and he will step up. He needs reps.
 
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WVpride304 said:
We always recruit bad out of state players. Some work out and some don’t. We need to get the top WV kids.

Harler is not a starter. Just a backup. He needs to play 10 minutes off bench at most. Horton is much better and needs more minutes. Horton has easily beat out Doomes. Doomes is struggling at this level even in practice. I think he may not last here. Doomes is out of state kid. He can’t shoot and is totally overwhelmed at this point. He is redshirting.

Knapper had the knee last year and the blood clot in offseason. He is still knocking off rust. He will improve a lot by December. Give him time and he will step up. He needs reps.
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WV players sucked last night as well. Doomes didn't play. Your hate for WVU shows by putting down players. You're a racist.
 
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WVpride304

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Horton blows Doomes away that’s why he saw the floor last night over Doomes. Why argue? Horton has easily outplayed Doomes. Everybody in program knows it. Horton needs to play over Harler. Better athlete and shooter.
 
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