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Whose time is it anyway?

That was from 11 months ago. It was also from the last time WVU played Baylor and that was when Juwan Staten seemed to have lost his mind and either didn’t know the score or how much time was left or both and bobbled the final possession of a loss.

Staten, who was 0-for-9 from 3-point range to that point in the season and hadn’t made one in more than two years, ended up forcing a 3 at the buzzer that was easily blocked. (And perhaps a great indication of how things were and where they are now is remembering the 3 was supposed to go to Kevin Noreen that night.)

Overall, a pretty bad moment for Staten and a pretty bad and telling night for the Mountaineers.

“You’ve got to score,” WVU coach Bob Huggins said. “Taking a shot you can’t make isn’t helping any.”

Tuesday night was WVU’s first game against Baylor since then and not only was there no way Staten wasn’t taking the final shot or free throws, but you had to feel pretty certain he was going to make something good happen. And he did, just like he did in the key moments in the game and just like he has for just about all of this season.

And so we wondered and I inquired: Should the offense go through Staten?