You are not looking live at today’s starting lineup introductions. This is from the Baylor game last Saturday, and that was Nathan Adrian’s fourth straight start.

Yesterday, a day after Bob Huggins reinstated Jon Holton from his indefinite suspension, Huggins wouldn’t commit to starting Holton, as is custom, or Adrian, who’s been uncommonly good these past five games.

“I think it’s been great for Nate,” Huggins said. “He’s played the best basketball since he’s been here. His confidence is at an all-time high.”

Strong words there. Sounds like he’s in, right?

Confidence can be empowering, and there is no doubt Adrian’s play suggests he believes he belongs, which is a big deal. He could not have felt that way, or at least quite as strongly, before. His numbers before this stretch and after the stretch are significantly different, but the greatest proof is when and how he’s contributes.

Adrian’s been a cog — a scoring cog, even — in key moments and in big wins. Being in there has helped him and making plays has helped him. He’s not deferring because he thinks someone out there or on the bench is more able or more deserving. He’s doing things.

But confidence can be fleeting, and returning him to a reserve role, even if he’s in at the end, is a risk. I guess saying it’s a risk implies Adrian isn’t capable of this level of play in an altered role … but saying it’s a risk also implies it isn’t necessary.

So this is interesting. Huggins’ loudest threats and most punitive actions through the years has been to bench players and cut into their minutes, yet he doesn’t believe players will or ought to react different to varied roles. He’s enacting player responsibility, for sure, but it is a paradox.

So, what is it Bob?

“I’ve gotten really good at answering this question,” He said. “I think Nate has played extremely well, so whichever way we go, I think it’s going to make us better. It’s not a bad thing to have Nate or Jon coming in with Jaysean or Tarik.”

I did an extremely unscientific survey before the game with people who are, let’s say, around the team. The majority believe Huggins will start Adrian. The reasons vary, but the central justifications were that it keeps Adrian rowing in the right direction, that Holton’s energy is mobile and that it simultaneously fosters better starts — WVU does fall behind in many games — and makes the bench stronger. (I hadn’t thought much about that, but I can nod my head. I think Holton can handle coming off the bench, especially if he’s contrite.)

I say start Holton. Huggins confessed yesterday that West Virginia has not been Press Virginia lately because the roster has been shorter … and some players have been sick? … but that things should closer to normal with a compromised-by-inactivity Holton back in the mix. The sooner he gets Holton on the floor, the sooner he gets back to pressing. The sooner Holton gets to jumping and bouncing and leaning, the sooner he gets his legs back. WVU ought not worry about a slow start against TCU. Workshop it and make sure everything’s smooth against Texas.

All of that overlooks this: We know one player who won’t start: Tarik Phillip. He’s on his home floor today, which is a shame, because Phillip is a … different player on the road. Dude’s become a fan least-favorite in opponent gyms, which is his favorite thing. Remember the Florida game?

“We do our regular circle before the game and I felt like they took offense to it, so I guess one of them came up and lined up against me and Devin [Williams] and bumped me and Devin at the same time,” Phillip said Friday.

“Devin and I turned around like, ‘This is something we do on every court. We’re not disrespecting you. It’s on this side of the court. It’s not on your Gator in the middle.’ I felt like they disrespected us for no apparent reason.”

Phillip was booed and jeered throughout, and what was a little less visible before that game hasn’t changed since. He’s been singled out by fans at Iowa State and Kansas in the past two road games.

“I feel like I feed off it, to be honest with you,” Phillip said. “As you can see, the away games are usually my best games. I don’t want to say that like I play bad at home, but my best games of the season have been on the road. I feel like I feed off the negative energy.”

Phillip averages 13.3 points on the road and shoots 50 percent from the floor and 51.2 percent from 3-point range. At home, he averages 6.6 points and shoots 39.2 percent from the floor and 25 percent from 3-point range.

“I feel like this is me,” he said.