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WVU moves to 2-oh jeez

Another sunny day and another laugher in the Bahamas for WVU, which pummeled the Atlantis All-Stars. Again, that may or may not be a collection of the best employees at that particular establishment. They took one 3-pointer and 47 free throws and allowed 60 points in the paint.

This time, the score was a slightly more competitive 109-62. WVU forced 47 more turnovers, including another 34 steals. Those gaudy numbers are down from where they were in Monday’s win, but WVU’s assist-turnover ratio went south with 19 assists and 28 turnovers. It’s all part of a wonderful box score.

And for the second straight game, WVU played without Bob Huggins on the bench. Honest. Watch the videos from the first two games. The Mountaineers’ boss ran the 10 practices before the trip and led the the shootarounds on site. He talks to the team before the game, at halftime and afterward. He just chooses to watch from the stands for a different perspective as the rest of his staff runs the show. IF we’re being honest, the best parts of this trips are the practices before them and the down time during it.

This is not to say the distance Huggins maintained kept him from finding areas of concern.

“This wasn’t one of our better performances,” said coach Bob Huggins. “I think we missed six dunks in the first half and threw the ball around too much. I think the positive thing is that we played hard and continue to play through some things. We didn’t get a kind whistle and we learned to play through that. I think those things are helpful for us.”

WVU wraps up its respite with what should be a more competitive game tonight against the CTG Knights, who have beaten Youngstown State and given Georgia Tech fits as college teams pass through the island this summer.