Between The Eers: How Many Wins Will West Virginia Hoops Get This Season?

On Sunday, West Virginia did exactly what it was supposed to do against an inferior opponent, with all due respect to Wheeling, cruising to an 80-54 victory in an exhibition. Now, it’s time to turn the page and focus on the season-opener, which is slated to tip off exactly one week from today against Mount St. Mary’s.

On today’s episode of Between The Eers I discuss…

Harlan Obioha was really impressive, even if he had a clear advantage in the paint. He moves extremely well for a guy that’s 7-foot and 260+ pounds, and seeing him even stretch out to defend on the perimeter was a surprising sight. Treysen Eaglestaff and Honor Huff had a rough night shooting the basketball, but it’s nothing to be concerned about. Those two have made shots their entire lives, and one off night is not an indication of how they’ll shoot it the rest of the season.

Anytime you flip an entire roster, all possibilities are on the table. I’m going with a rather conservative prediction because there are just too many unknowns, although I really do like the makeup of the roster. They have more scoring options than we saw last year, and with Ross Hodge having a defensive background, they should be able to play well enough on that end of the floor to be a team fighting for a spot in the NCAA Tournament.

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Recent Between The Eers episodes:

Is Scotty Fox Jr. the Answer at QB for West Virginia?

Why Bail on WVU After Just Seven Games?

Portal Trouble Just a One-Year Thing for WVU?

Why is WVU Refusing to Make Changes Along the Offensive Line?

Football season show schedule

Between The Eers: Sundays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays

The Walk Thru GameDay Show: Thursdays

Mountaineer Postgame: Immediately after the game

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