Pat Forde on Best/West for West Virginia-SEE LAST SENTENCE

[noelr]

No. 5 WEST VIRGINIA

Best Case: With senior guards Juwan Staten and Gary Browne back from injury and disruptive as ever, Mountaineers make a memorable run. They dispatch Buffalo with ease, then catch Cinderella Valparaiso in the second round and win that one, too. And every five years, the Mountaineers face an unbeatable Kentucky team in the tournament and make magic happen - last time in the regional final, this time in the Sweet 16. Staten reprises his Kansas game-winner, driving through the Wildcats to beat them at the buzzer. WVU refuses to go flat emotionally after huge upset and defeats Notre Dame to reach the Final Four. Run ends against Wisconsin, but nobody complains. Rejuvenated Bob Huggins signs on for five more years. Mountaineers fans ask Pitt fans how they're liking the NIT.

Worst Case: Staten and Browne never return to full speed, and underdog Buffalo succeeds in fouling out every Mountaineer but the mascot in a round-of-64 upset. As the fouls mount, Huggins loses his mind and gets ejected. After calming down, Huggins decides he's done and retires. Pitt fans enjoying the ACC ask West Virginia fans how they're liking all those trips to Texas for road games

 

[Pitt-Chains]

Who's Pat Forde?

 

[wolf0717]

This is a hard game to call. Could boil down to how the game is refereed. Worst case scenario is that Huggings blows up over a bad call and gets a double T and is ejected. Mounties love by 2 or 3 and fans whine throughout the summer. Or is that the best case scenario?

 

[wbrpanther]

I don't see a scenario, good or bad, where the Hoopies can upset Kentucky. I think the only team in that region that has a shot at knocking them off would be a red hot Notre Dame.

 

[noelr]

i dont see them gettting past MD