West Liberty Hilltopper Basketball

[TopperNation]

Cannady not being able to return last night hurt as well. After his injury he was on the sideline trying to stretch and get back in, and I was able to ask him how he felt and he shook his head and said he could not return and his ankle felt swollen.

[TopperNation]

Needed the muscle today. WVSU is a physical team. Notice that Sampson set a season high for minutes as well. Needed the more physical players in the game today.

It'll be interesting to see if Hinds's minutes go back down in finesse games.

Hinds came up big last night! I spoke to him briefly before the game and he hinted that he would be playing a little more last night due to State's size. I also think Hinds is starting to get accustomed to the WL style, because as mentioned earlier by many on this site it takes some time to get use to playing like that.

[Scrub]

Good win looks like Hinds is starting to get a bigger role

Needed the muscle today. WVSU is a physical team. Notice that Sampson set a season high for minutes as well. Needed the more physical players in the game today.

It'll be interesting to see if Hinds's minutes go back down in finesse games.

[Layton]

Good win looks like Hinds is starting to get a bigger role

[Scrub]

Well that one sure lived up to the hype!

(And it does appear that Pittman made the grade--that guy is still a beast)

[Columbuseer]

Fans often have different views about what is a good 3pt %.
FYI
"Statistics show that for NBA basketball players, a 3-point percentage (3pt%) above 35% is good and a 3pt% above 40% is considered to be elite.

A good 3-point percentage in college basketball is above 35% and an elite percentage is anything over 40%.

In high school a good 3-point percentage is anything above 32%."

source: https://thatsportlife.com/what-is-a-...with-examples/

[Columbuseer]

After a horrendous start, wlu's 3 pt shooting is improving,..
Here are top shooters thru 8 games.

name. 3ptm 3pta 3pt%

#04 Montague, Christian 19 35 .543
#22 Hinds, Chaz 5 10 .500
#25 Rasile, Zach 20 43 .465
#05 Cannady, Steve 17 38 .447
#24 Sarson, Ben 18 44 .409
#02 Butler, Bryce 10 28 .357

[Columbuseer]

FYI
wvmetronews.com sportsline podcast thursday dec 8
Bryce Butler interview starts at minute 16 and goes until minute 25...

Said Coach Howlett was most honest coach that he had encountered during recruitment.
Spoke of importance of prospective recruits playing in open gym.
Agreed wlu style is very appealing to players.

https://wvmetronews.com/podcast/

[Scrub]

Also have been playing all season without two returning All-MEC starters in Smith (last year's leading scorer) and Thomas (Top 10 nationally in 3FGs).

Right. Thomas has been in a boot starting with game 2 (apparently an injury suffered in game 1). And Smith was seen on the sidelines yesterday with some kind of wrap on her knee. Not good when your two steadiest hands have been out all season.

The bright side is this has forced McCutcheon and Manzay (who were sometimes a little erratic last year--capable of both big games and also games off) to really step up and become the steadying force on the team. So if/when Thomas & Smith return, this should be a team to be reckoned with.

[timbertopper]

Also have been playing all season without two returning All-MEC starters in Smith (last year's leading scorer) and Thomas (Top 10 nationally in 3FGs).

[Scrub]

What in the world happened to the ladies? They were winning like 22-7 last I checked then lost by 20. Idk about Cooper

Shot 60% in the first half. Shot about 17% in the second half. That'll do it.

Reverse was true for Charleston ladies--they shot 60% in the second half.

[Layton]

What in the world happened to the ladies? They were winning like 22-7 last I checked then lost by 20. Idk about Cooper

[Columbuseer]

Fyi ncaa stats west liberty as of dec 4
1st- 3pt attempts per game 36.7
1st - scoring 102.4
1st - assists per game 25.3
1st - Turnover margin 10.3
2nd - 3pt made per game 13.1
2nd - steals per game 13.3
2nd- Assist to turnover ratio 2.16
3rd - scoring margin 29
12th - offensive rebounds per game 14.86
34th - FG % 48.73
48th - rebound margin 6

[Columbuseer]

Fyi ncaa stats west liberty as of Dec 1. WVW game was a team stat stuffer!

1st - steals per game 13.8
1st - assists per game 25
1st (tie with Nova se lol) - Turnover margin 10.3
1st - 3pt attempts per game 37.5
1st - 3pt made per game 13.3
2nd - scoring 102.7
2nd - Assist to turnover ratio 2.03
3rd -scoring margin 27
3rd - turnovers forced per game 22.67

12th - offensive rebounds per game 15.17
44th - FG % 48.43
47th - rebound margin 6

[Layton]

Bad beat if you had Wesleyan +67.5

How in the world are they that bad?