Re: West Liberty Hilltopper Basketball
I attended game 1 this year vs Kutztown, and remember posting that team didn't look great, gonna be a down year, etc... Then they beat West Chester, which I didn't expect, and then they rattle off wins in every game but three...and on the cusp of the Elite 8. Very impressive with this team. And we've all said, next year is the supposed year. Goes to show you how heart hustle and togetherness can overcome adversity at times...Great great coaching job by Ben.
No to D1. Why would any one---players, fans, etc---want to go D1? You want WL to be the 150th best d1 basketball school, instead of a team that's been in every TOP 25 Pool for 8 years runnning????? PLayers chose to come to WL instead of playing D1, so they could be the best at D2, not to be a zit on the a$$ of D1. D2 basketball is pretty awesome...
For tonight's game...Mercyhurst pace does concern me... I've always maintained any team that tries to run with WL usually loses...(NDC and Fairmont are the exceptions recently)...But anyone who has beaten them, has done it by slowing the pace..Charleston has done it...IUP in the regionals...But you need Talent to do that too..and I think Mercyhurst slows it tonight, but WL prevails because players and talent will win, not systems...
WL 79-65 prevails...
Next interesting question, does the D2 "reseeding" committee, pit WL vs Nova SE?? Wouldn't that be an interesting game...Neither coach would want to play it, but the players would....
I attended game 1 this year vs Kutztown, and remember posting that team didn't look great, gonna be a down year, etc... Then they beat West Chester, which I didn't expect, and then they rattle off wins in every game but three...and on the cusp of the Elite 8. Very impressive with this team. And we've all said, next year is the supposed year. Goes to show you how heart hustle and togetherness can overcome adversity at times...Great great coaching job by Ben.
No to D1. Why would any one---players, fans, etc---want to go D1? You want WL to be the 150th best d1 basketball school, instead of a team that's been in every TOP 25 Pool for 8 years runnning????? PLayers chose to come to WL instead of playing D1, so they could be the best at D2, not to be a zit on the a$$ of D1. D2 basketball is pretty awesome...
For tonight's game...Mercyhurst pace does concern me... I've always maintained any team that tries to run with WL usually loses...(NDC and Fairmont are the exceptions recently)...But anyone who has beaten them, has done it by slowing the pace..Charleston has done it...IUP in the regionals...But you need Talent to do that too..and I think Mercyhurst slows it tonight, but WL prevails because players and talent will win, not systems...
WL 79-65 prevails...
Next interesting question, does the D2 "reseeding" committee, pit WL vs Nova SE?? Wouldn't that be an interesting game...Neither coach would want to play it, but the players would....
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