doogie the team this year is a typical Huggs WVU team, not sure why the expectations were sky high, well sink or swim in March but we were never a team that could actually stop the KU streak and take a 1 seed. We are the typical top half of the conference team that we have seen many times before, get a solid seed, and sink or swim with our Selection Sunday draw.
0 NBA prospects - thats why we are never at the next level, Huggs prefers Charlie Hustle guys over elite talents, I blame it all on Huggs taking a chance on Aaric Murray, Murray never bought in, he destroyed the chemistry of the team, and the program sunk to a level that nearly resulted in Huggs being fired. From that point on Huggs has dumped higher upside "ego" guys for "his" low downside type of guy that will buy in to his coaching and employed a system that masks their weaknesses. The Final Four team had Butler/Ebanks/KJ, Butler and Ebanks were drafted and KJ hung on with the Cavs for a little bit. They werent lottery guys but they clearly had next level talent that was very useful in college. This team has Carter who if there was a 3rd round in the NBA draft might get drafted in that non existant round and thats it. Worse teams have made a Final Four and there have even been teams that have won titles that did not have anyone drafted, but those instances are few and far between. Using the "Press Virginia" system we will always be in the mix, but never at the top of the mountain. Considering our history before Huggs, Ill personally take it, but as a fanbase we cant get down on the program when we dont win the national title. Were not that type of program, it just is what it is.