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huggins sez, "oh crap, not again."
« on: March 23, 2010, 08:55:00 PM »
Kenyon Martin, pt II

Starting point guard Truck Bryant breaks foot, out for season.  While not as big of an impact as Martin, losing a point guard is huge for rhythym and leadership.

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Bryant out with broken bone in foot

   

By Mark Schlabach

West Virginia starting point guard Darryl "Truck" Bryant will miss the rest of the NCAA tournament after breaking his right foot, school officials confirmed to ESPN.com on Tuesday night.

Bryant, a sophomore from Brooklyn, N.Y., started 31 of the team's 35 games this season, averaging 9.3 points, 3.1 assists and 2.2 rebounds. The No. 2-seeded Mountaineers play No. 11-seeded Washington Huskies in Thursday night's East Regional semifinals in at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y.

School officials said Bryant fractured the fifth metatarsal in his right foot.

Bryant will probably be replaced in the starting lineup by junior Joe Mazzulla, whose playing time has increased recently after he missed most of last season with a shoulder injury. Mazzulla is averaging 2.2 points and 1.8 rebounds, but he had 15 assists in the last three games.

"It hurts our depth a little bit," West Virginia coach Bob Huggins told ESPN.com's Dana O'Neil on Tuesday night. "But Joe is ready. He's been playing really well for us. He shot the ball really well in practice and in the games. He'll be fine."

Huggins said he wasn't sure if Bryant broke his foot in practice or during last week's NCAA tournament games. Huggins said Bryant complained about the foot hurting during practice and they took him for X-rays on Tuesday.

"Everyone is good," Huggins said, when asked how his team responded to Bryant's season-ending injury. "They're sad for Truck, obviously, but they're fine."

Bryant's injury couldn't come at a worse time for West Virginia. The Huskies are led by point guard Isaiah Thomas, who is averaging 17.1 points and 3.1 assists.

Mazzulla, from Johnston, R.I., has seen increased playing time during the NCAA tournament. In the Mountaineers' 77-50 win over No. 15-seeded Morgan State Bears in the first round in Buffalo, N.Y., Bryant scored four points with three assists in 22 minutes and Mazzulla had five points with six assists in 22 minutes.

In West Virginia's 68-59 victory over No. 10-seeded Missouri Tigers, Bryant had four points with one assist in 16 minutes and Mazzulla scored three points with two assists in 24 minutes.


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Re: huggins sez, "oh crap, not again."
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2010, 09:05:29 PM »
bryant might have felt a little better if huggins had said, "oh crap".  it seems like he mostly said, "meh", instead.
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Re: huggins sez, "oh crap, not again."
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2010, 09:06:59 PM »
bryant might have felt a little better if huggins had said, "oh crap".  it seems like he mostly said, "meh", instead.


Surely you remember how bob was.  Everything was "meh" til he got on the court.

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« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2010, 09:34:22 PM »
West Virginia starting point guard Darryl "Truck" Bryant will miss the rest of the NCAA tournament after breaking his right foot, school officials confirmed to ESPN.com on Tuesday night.

Bryant, a sophomore from Brooklyn, N.Y., started 31 of the team's 35 games this season, averaging 9.3 points, 3.1 assists and 2.2 rebounds. The No. 2-seeded Mountaineers play No. 11-seeded Washington Huskies in Thursday night's East Regional semifinals in at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y.

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Re: WVU player hurt
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2010, 09:37:36 PM »
huggs has no luck with keeping guys legs healthy in the tornAments.

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Re: WVU player hurt
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2010, 09:43:43 PM »
Am I the only one who thinks this is good news? I would have loved to play WV in the Championship game, though...

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Re: huggins sez, "oh crap, not again."
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2010, 09:59:35 PM »
Doubt he gave two shits, because if he's like me, he barely comprehends anything when in a drunken stupor.
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Re: huggins sez, "oh crap, not again."
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2010, 12:57:21 AM »
bryant might have felt a little better if huggins had said, "oh crap".  it seems like he mostly said, "meh", instead.
This reminds me how great you and Yosh were when Bob was still around.  :frown: