Babb Likely Out for WVU
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Why do we always assume the worst of posters? I read the post that came right after the twitter note that said Lindell would likely start as "thank God Lindell finally will be back in the starting lineup" not "thank God that Nick is injured". He probably could have posted more to clarify, but he even came back to reinforce that he didn't mean it that way.
To be clear, I'm not saying I agree, just that I'm not going to assume the worst of the poster. Frankly, I have been fine with Wigginton coming off the bench.
To be clear, I'm not saying I agree, just that I'm not going to assume the worst of the poster. Frankly, I have been fine with Wigginton coming off the bench.
I've been scared of NWB's tendonitis flairing up this whole year. A few days of rest won't be the worst thing for him to finish out the year. #bewell
To me, it's a body of work thing when I see a comment like that.
Fair enough. I have nothing in my history with that poster that sticks out to me.
By the way "body of work"? Are you Fran McCaffrey?
Most recent work is a trollish thread about not being able to sell his tickets this year.
The way we adopt sporting terminology to other fields is funny sometimes.
"Does this team deserve to be in the NCAA tournament?"
"Well, when you look at the body of work..."
"Does this guy or gal deserve a promotion?"
"Well, when you look at the body of work..."
"Is this annoying zit of a poster a troll?"
"Well, when you look at the body of work..."
Sucks for NWB. I hope he can get healthy and finish his ISU career on a high note. In the meantime, maybe shaking up the lineup is the spark the team needs. Should be interesting to see how they respond.
Anyone who disagrees with this care to elaborate? I’m not saying Babb should lose his starting spot. Just that it’d be pretty weird for LW to lose a starting spot again when a guy comes back from injury, especially if we play well, as he (LW) still hasn’t up till now.
I guess it depends on how the team plays without NWB in the starting lineup. They've been so up and down all year that if they finally catch fire with LW in the starting lineup and stay hot then it'll be pretty tough to justify moving him back to the sixth man role.
And it wouldn't be the worst thing. NWB might thrive in a sixth man role. I guess we'll find out soon enough.
I agree with you to be optimistic.
Having seen the team try to run offense the past two seasons without Nick running the point, however, I can only assume our efficiency is going to drop.
Things are noticeably more fluid with him out there.
He is not Monté Morris, but he is an above-average college PG with good size. Nick is like "Mario" in a multiplayer Nintendo game -- does not do anything spectacular, but no reason weaknesses as a player. I think we still win in Morgantown, but we need him back soon.
I think "body of work" comes from other fields such as art, literature and music rather than sports.
That's a fair assessment. The idea that putting LW into the starting lineup is going to be some magic elixir to the team's inconsistencies isn't much more than hope. Whether NWB finishes the season as a starter or off the bench they're going to need him. He's a stabilizing force out on the court.
To me it is pretty simple: the worst lineup (of all most common ISU lineups) is the Babb-less lineup of Shayok, Tyrese, Talen, Jacobson, & Lindell with an efficiency margin of -0.255.
Unfortunately, this team hasn't really shown it can play effectively without Babb. Babb gets a lot of criticism, but it seems like there are too many people who fail to recognize how important he is to this team.
Of all players, I would be quite surprised if Babb does not start or get starter minutes when fully healthy.
