West Va Starting Guard Out: Broke His Foot Today

36mafia · 03-23-10, 08:54 PM

kentucky ncaa champ

Brock Landers · 03-23-10, 08:55 PM

Anyone can win this thing after the sweet 16, you make it to the elite 8 and everyone is equal

bigbank · 03-23-10, 08:56 PM

wow, big blow losing point guard with the Huskies and Isaiah Thomas on deck.

OMGRandyJackson · 03-23-10, 08:58 PM

Saying it may have been in game not practice. If he broke it and played through it in game, thats heart.

whatsgood5 · 03-23-10, 09:03 PM

Wow, tough break for them.

EaglesPhan36 · 03-23-10, 09:04 PM

If Washington is smart, they will press the F out of West Virginia. WV already had problems with the press in their last game.

jjgold · 03-23-10, 09:08 PM

Wash looks easy now

Dank_Fire · 03-23-10, 09:09 PM

I already liked Washington...Played em again...

twentyonekid · 03-23-10, 09:36 PM

i also liked washington before,now even more

suckerforparlays · 03-23-10, 09:37 PM

I thought this was a bad thing at first but Joe Mazzula is still gonna be able to handle the point. He is an experienced Point Guard with experience in the NCAA

onthewhat · 03-23-10, 09:40 PM

Joe mazzulla is playing with 1 fukkin arm

WV is in trouble. Kentuckys road just got much easier

twentyonekid · 03-23-10, 09:41 PM

Originally posted by suckerforparlays

I thought this was a bad thing at first but Joe Mazzula is still gonna be able to handle the point. He is an experienced Point Guard with experience in the NCAA

no way,he still has a bum shoulder and can't shoot for shit,he will never be able to fill bryants shoes

tltaylor89 · 03-23-10, 09:41 PM

Practice we talking about practice? Practice?

Rixsaw · 03-23-10, 09:45 PM

Losing a starting point guard is huge at any level. That really sux for WV.

waco66 · 03-23-10, 09:50 PM

oh shit. well..ML has been dropping.

mtneer1212 · 03-23-10, 09:53 PM

Guys -- this is not a bad thing for WVU -- Mazulla was playing more minutes anyway.

suckerforparlays · 03-23-10, 10:01 PM

I still think Mazzula will be fine he's gonna dish enough steals out and get to the freethrow. Hes played 34 games with 508 minutes and has 19 steals compared to Bryant who has played 35 games with 849 minutes and 25 steals

Mazzula has dished out 78 assists in 508 minutes compared to Bryant with 108 assists in 849 minutes

The scoring load isnt there but the assists counter the scoring load

Mazzula gets more defensive rebounds then Bryant percentage wise.

Mazzula has 51 defensive rebounds and Bryant has 55 defensive rebounds

Offensive rebounds are about the same percentage wise with games and minutes

Turnovers are within reason as there both good ball handlers

Scoring isnt the same though but Casey Mitchell is gonna step it up huge and the ball is gonna be passed around pretty well. I expect a lot of clock to be used up actually now to counter the missing Bryant who could score. I expect Mazzula to look for seams more then Bryant would

twentyonekid · 03-23-10, 10:05 PM

suckerforparlays · 03-23-10, 10:07 PM

wow i used to respect you man but I dont no if you have seen Casey Mitchell play ball this year

Jericholic · 03-23-10, 10:14 PM

Tough break for WV. Still like them to win, but don't know about covering.

pavyracer · 03-23-10, 10:16 PM

Anyone knows which foot he broke?

suckerforparlays · 03-23-10, 10:16 PM

I didnt no West Virginia revolved around 1 player I didnt no they were like Davidson with Steph Curry

Capybara · 03-23-10, 10:18 PM

Wow, too many big injuries happening this tournament!!

suckerforparlays · 03-23-10, 10:19 PM

Originally posted by Capybara

Wow, too many big injuries happening this tournament!!

yea I was just thinking the same thing what a crazy march lol

Patrick McIrish · 03-24-10, 12:14 AM

Originally posted by twentyonekid

no way,he still has a bum shoulder and can't shoot for shit,he will never be able to fill bryants shoes

When did Bryant become a great shooter? Not saying the injury won't hurt but I doubt it's going to play as big as most people are thinking. Their 3, 4 and 5 spots are what makes this WV team (when motivated) one tough SOB to beat. They are going to pound the boards and come out with an easy win.

THE PROFIT · 03-24-10, 12:17 AM

Originally posted by tltaylor89

Practice we talking about practice? Practice?

Turns out that little coksuker had a point!

KingKolzig · 03-24-10, 03:20 AM

i just layed 1/4th of a sportsbook account on UK to win the region at -160 after i heard this.............so much will have to go wrong for them not to win it now

Reno Paul · 03-24-10, 03:21 AM

West Virginia Mountaineers G Darryl Bryant breaks bone in foot, ends season - ESPN

Updated: March 24, 2010, 2:05 AM ET
Bryant out with broken bone in foot

Darryl Bryant Breaks Foot, Out Of Tourney
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."
Mazzulla's last start came against Davidson on Dec. 9, 2008. He hurt his right shoulder in that game, missed the rest of the season and had surgery. His shoulder limited his shooting mobility for much of this season.
The Mountaineers have no other point guards on their roster but have used forwards Da'Sean Butler and Devin Ebanks in stretches at the position. Earlier this season, West Virginia used an all-forward starting lineup in four straight games, going 3-1.
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.
Mark Schlabach covers college football and men's college basketball for ESPN.com. Information from ESPN.com's Dana O'Neil and The Associated Press was used in this report.

oopfish · 03-24-10, 03:50 AM

washington +4 any one?

PAYTON20 · 03-24-10, 04:44 AM

Yessir. Mazzula has a bum shoulder and can't shoot outside of 15 ft. WVU has no one to match up with Bryan Amaning. WVU also is already bad at outside shooting, and they just lost their best 3pt shooter. UW will run a fast break and get a lot of scoring opportunities off the WVU misses...

tblues2005 · 03-24-10, 05:10 AM

That really hurts them.

Yi · 03-24-10, 06:12 AM

As long as Mazulla doesn't get into foul trouble, they're still okay. The only bad thing is Mazulla hates to score

. I'm seriously looking at the under for that game.

TwoWays · 03-24-10, 06:18 AM

I find that when a "big" injury is touted publicly as having an adverse affect on that team in a big game, that team more often than not covers the spread.

Cuse0323 · 03-24-10, 06:20 AM

Bryant has been struggling anyway and Mazulla runs the team better. Hope the line drops so I can get a better number on WVU.