BK's team struggles to score 60 far too often.

West Virginia - 83

Ags - 63

I'm with OP. Seen us play this year and WVU play this year and think we have a better shot than some of yall are giving us credit for.

That being said, if Kennedy starts Chris Collins and Tavario Miller and plays them until we are down 15 in the first six minutes, we will get blown out of the gym. Need to use our height and length to break that press.

Tavario isn't going to start but Collins is a distinct possibility.

I don't disagree with you, bob. Williams looked like a much improved player against Ole Piss. Having Hogg back could be a boost.

BTHO West Virginia

Don't look back -

GE dude, do you really believe we have a shot at winning? You called me out for saying that we would lose at Vandy. Look at what has transpired since then.

WV will win by 20+, book it!

And height and length don't break a press. It is good ball handlers and decision makers. We will turn the ball over 25 times tomorrow. Athletically Williams and Gilder will be the only ones that look like they belong on the court.

Before I get chastised, I am a huge Aggie B-ball fan and have been for 20 years since I attended games at G-Rollie.

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We keep the quick pass going from last game.

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Is Hogg playing?

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Before I get chastised, I am a huge Aggie B-ball fan and have been for 20 years since I attended games at G-Rollie.

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A lot of us feel the same way. Hell, I went into this season predicting we would go 13-5 in SEC and lose to Dayton (instead of UCLA) in the Anaheim tourney and this game.

I'm holding out hope because West Virginia has shown that they're vulnerable. 1 week after crushing #1 Baylor, OU went into Morgantown and beat them, and they're probably worse than us this year. I also think that if we play like we did in the first half of Ole Miss, then we can definitely stay within striking distance.

I'm not saying I think we will win, but I definitely think we have a shot.

But I can't get over the fact that WVU is AVERAGING 22.7 TOs forced/game. That figure is freaking insane.

Anything is possible, but I think it's going to require a sports miracle to pull this one off. We are too careless with the ball. Still, go ahead and give the rosary beads a workout and we'll see what happens.

game time decision

benjamintito said:

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And height and length don't break a press. It is good ball handlers and decision makers. We will turn the ball over 25 times tomorrow. Athletically Williams and Gilder will be the only ones that look like they belong on the court.

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Height certainly helps... It's a hell of a lot easier for two 6-3 guys to trap a 5-11 guy than it is a 6-9 guy.

A win @West Virginia tomorrow (whom many feel is a top-5-ish team in the country) would be arguably the best true road win for A&M's basketball progrram since the win @Kansas a decade ago in 2007. It would be more impressive than even that win was, 'shocking' is how I'd even describe it, given that we would have done that playing a bunch of minutes to guys like Hampton and Collins in the back court versus a very aggressive WVU pressure instead of an All-American lottery pick PG in Acie Law.

We did have the 'Elston Turner Show' win @Kentucky in Kennedy's second season...but that Kentucky team never seemed to quite mesh and ultimately was even NIT bound (after a later injury to their best player. There is little doubt that WVU on the other hand is not only NCAA bound but Final Four quality.

As a fan, I obviously don't give us much of a prayer. I'll be actually pleasantly surprised if we beat the spread. Let's face the facts. REALLY unlikely of A&M hanging in this one though props to Jorts vote of confidence! Obviously, I do hope the players go into the game confident and ball out.

The fact that this is even a topic just proves that even among a group of negative nancies, hope can spring eternal.

Depends on what we mean we're saying "best" and "most impressive" but I definitely agree that winning at West Virginia would be our most unlikely win since I've been following the team. At least that I can think of.

15.5 point dogs, so if you really believe that put some money on the money line and you will get paid pretty good.

Headed to WV from DC to watch the boys play. Bringing my daughter along - she is always the good luck charm! Aggies win!

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The fact that this is even a topic just proves that even among a group of negative nancies, hope can spring eternal.

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Labeling realism as negativity, and believing in your team over all logic, is why Las Vegas Boulevard is lined with multi-billion dollar casinos. Just saying.

On a more serious note, everybody hopes we win, but they're a horrific matchup for us, so it probably won't happen.

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Depends on what we mean we're saying "best" and "most impressive" but I definitely agree that winning at West Virginia would be our most unlikely win since I've been following the team. At least that I can think of.

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Didn't Melvin win against UTx in the Erwin Center?

Yeah, that was before my time though.

can't remember anyone who thought we would win at rupp with elston

Have to squint, but don't think I see Hogg practicing in the pic of team this evening on the WVU court. If they didn't plan to play him, he probably wouldn't even make the trip, correct? Edit: I noticed that he did travel with the team to Ole Miss

Is that him on the left at center court?

I don't see Hogg in that picture.

I zoomed in super close. He's definitely not on the court, but if you look right behind the basket there's a pretty long leg like he's bending down for something... maybe it's his?



and the other side. Carlton's in the corner cut out.

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There are 347 Division 1 teams in NCAA basketball. West Virginia leads the nation in turnovers forced per game and they lead by a wide margin:

1. West Virginia 22.7
2. Fordham 19.1

That is 19% more than the 2nd best team at forcing turnovers and we are 20 games into the season.

While we have had significant turnover problems in some games, our ranking isn't as bad as I would have thought in turnovers per game. We are #243 with 14.1 per game.

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They press.

this could get ugly.


Maybe we should press back...get TOs and have a RW dunkest.

Press WVU intermittently throughout the game.

Give the big dawgs: RW, Davis da rock...and get out of the way.


Guards (I'm looking at your Collins), don't drag your man toward the bigs. Let's hit the open J.


Admon, the ball is in your hands.

We beat Texas in Austin the first year I started following seriously. We also lost to like a raft of bull**** nonconference teams like Centenary. My seminal memory of that year is listening to the ****ing beatdown by 50 points by Baylor from dave south while laying in my bed in my studio apartment at Doux Chene.

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Press WVU intermittently throughout the game.

Give the big dawgs: RW, Davis da rock...and get out of the way.


Guards (I'm looking at your Collins), don't drag your man toward the bigs. Let's hit the open J.


Admon, the ball is in your hands.

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I've given all hope of this not happening, it's definitely coached and part of our gameplan

Hrmmm... Really thought a lot of you that talk about the dark days of Aggie Hoops under Watkins actually had to sit through it all of it... Maybe that's why I'm angrier than most when I see us underachieve.

Damn near got me a call here