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January 1, 2021 at 10:55 am #133558

Greg Hunter

West Virginia University men’s basketball sophomore forward Oscar Tshiebwe is stepping away from the program due to personal reasons, coach Bob Huggin
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January 1, 2021 at 11:33 am #133572

Butlereer

Stepping away can mean multiple things.

Leaving the program and entering the portal?

Taking a break for personal reasons?

Leaving to play overseas?

January 1, 2021 at 11:52 am #133574

TonyAlto

With Oscar and Cottrell gone what does that do to our offensive attack? Interesting!

January 1, 2021 at 12:22 pm #133578

Shepherdstown

We just went from a realistic potential Final Four team to a likely sweet sixteen with a few breaks.

Losing Oscar and Cottrell is hard to overcome.

January 1, 2021 at 12:38 pm #133581

jaguarjohn

Maybe the great shooting team that Huggins keeps telling us about will now step forward and not leave their shooting on the practice floor as the lineup shrinks in size.

January 1, 2021 at 1:01 pm #133589

NickyGaspipe

Just my opinion, but it seems to me that Huggs has mishandled Oscar.

January 1, 2021 at 1:08 pm #133591

WVFaninMI

That’s a pretty tough indictment, Nicky. At what point does a player “own” their performance and work?

Huggs has years of former players that would still run through a wall for him.

Another publication has a more detailed article in which Huggs stated “absolutely not” to the question if Oscar would be returning at some future time.

January 1, 2021 at 2:08 pm #133606

MonroeJeff

Chemistry is so important. If Oscar’s heart wasn’t in it or he’s distracted, it could prove to be addition by subtraction. Time will tell.

January 1, 2021 at 2:36 pm #133610

jeanbeanwvu

First of all, I hope that Oscar and his family are okay. I hate to see him leave but if he wants to, we have to let him. That could be a distraction. My hopes for a potential national championship has diminished, but I hope this team rallies around and proves me wrong! I think we all had noticed that Oscar wasn’t playing with the zeal he did last year. So good luck Oscar! Let the team circle the wagons and regroup and play hard for each other and the Coaches! LET’S Go Mountaineers!💛💙🏀💛💙🏀

January 1, 2021 at 4:00 pm #133616

NickyGaspipe

Something wasn’t right and Oscar seemed to be always looking over his shoulder and Huggs wouldn’t allow him to play through his mistakes in the meaningless non-conf portion of the schedule. Get 2 fouls and you’re on the bench, miss a defensive switch / you’re out of there and so it seemed that oscar knew that and he played tentatively. As far as team chemistry, i don’t know, maybe that was the entire problem. Homesick ? Concerns about family ? Huggs coaching style ? Thinking NBA ?

January 1, 2021 at 4:09 pm #133617

Vulash

I’m sorry, but that’s a big load of assumptions (and something else) with the implication Huggs is at fault with no evidence to support it. We don’t know what happened yet, so let’s not immediately point fingers at the man we know has done more for our program and the players playing for him than anyone else. If there is reason later to suggest Huggs mishandled this then we can discuss it.

January 1, 2021 at 4:27 pm #133618

NickyGaspipe

As my first sentence in my original reply stated, it’s “just my opinion”.

January 1, 2021 at 4:41 pm #133619

Vulash

Of course it’s your opinion. No one is disputing that.

January 1, 2021 at 4:44 pm #133620

wvucinci

While everyone is entitled to their opinion the facts that we or, at least, that I am aware of, is that Oscar has left and Huggins is the head coach.

So, respecting your opinion, it is still reasonable to ask what have you based your opinion on? It may be as simple “I just don’t like Huggins”. But if that is it, or if it is something else, it is not unreasonable to be up front with it. So, why are you of that opinion?

January 1, 2021 at 6:17 pm #133628

MontaniSemperLiberi86

Cinci and Vulash, Huggins has mishandled players in the past… when someone makes a mistake they are punished with running the treadmill instead of constructively coached on technique. Plus, Huggins does not effectively coach fundamentals on offense the same way as Beilein did… he coaches hustle, boards, and defense… but his offensive team play never comes close to what we had with Beilein.

January 1, 2021 at 6:27 pm #133629

Vulash

Nothing you said leads me to believe we have a reason to point the finger at Huggins as the problem without first waiting to learn more. I’m not a fan of making assumptions and blaming someone.

I’m not even sure why you’re discussing Huggins offensive coaching as compared to Beilein.

January 1, 2021 at 6:37 pm #133630

MontaniSemperLiberi86

Vulash you’re not too sure about anything lately lol

January 1, 2021 at 6:47 pm #133631

Vulash

I was being polite. Your statements weren’t relevant to the conversation.

I am sure I don’t like blaming someone for something based on nothing more than assumption.

January 1, 2021 at 6:56 pm #133632

NickyGaspipe

My opinion is based on observation……2 fouls, sit….miss a screen, sit, miss a defensive switch…sit. IMO, Oscar has too much potential to languish on the bench. Let him play through his mistakes in the non-conf games to be ready for the B12 portion. Remember, Oscar hasn’t played hoops his entire life like his American team mates. Some things must be learned to be able to react. IMO, Huggs “one size fits all” approach didn’t catch on with Oscar. Maybe it was just Oscar’s attitude or unwillingness to accept criticism. If that was the case then I was all wrong. Even here, I trust HCBH’s judgement. However, I was asked what my opinion was based on….so there you have it. OBTW, I love Huggs but he isn’t infallible.

January 1, 2021 at 6:58 pm #133633

DocCrow

Everything happens for a reason. I don’t want to know Oscar left for his own reasons be it family or because he wants to play overseas or go to another program. I still believe we have a great shot at the final 4.
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