UCLA BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK: MATCHUP A CONTRAST IN STYLES.Byline: Brian Dohn Staff Writer West Virginia center Kevin Pittsnogle is second on the team in 3-pointers made, and the Mountaineers have five less 3-point attempts than two-point attempts. Defensively, West Virginia plays primarily zone, using either a 1-3-1 or2-3 to suck in to draw into the mouth; to imbibe; to absorb. See also: Suck dribblers and then suffocate suf·fo·cate v. 1. To impair the respiration of; asphyxiate. 2. To suffer from lack of oxygen; to be unable to breathe. suf them with double teams. Yes, it's a different style than No. 18 UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX sees in the Pacific-10, andwhen No. 12 West Virginia visits Pauley Pavilion today, it will be a contrast in styles between the leaders of the Big East and Pac-10. ``I'm still astounded a·stound tr.v. a·stound·ed, a·stound·ing, a·stounds To astonish and bewilder. See Synonyms at surprise. [From Middle English astoned, past participle of astonen, sitting here that half the shots they take are threes, and their best two leading scorers are shooting 50 percent from three,'' UCLA coach Ben Howland said. ``Those guys (Pittsnogle and Mike Gansey) are both NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= prospects, and NBA players.'' The Mountaineers are holding opponents to 63.8 points, and forcing nearly 19 turnovers per game with their varied defenses, which includes a splash of man-to-man. ``(Zone) is something you don't see every day,'' Howland said. ``You'vegot to prepare for it, and attack it aggressively and take care of the ball because it's different angles in a 1-3-1 zone. They're basically forcing you to penetrate, and you have to be able to handle double teams and not turn the ball over, and make good decisions. Also, you have to make shots.'' --On the rebound: Howland said he thought freshman power forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (born 9 September 1986 in Yaounde, Cameroon) is a 6' 8" Cameroonian basketball player who plays for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins in the Pacific Ten Conference of the NCAA. would be a strong rebounder, but even Howland admitted Mbah a Moute is rebounding even more than anticipated. ``He's got quickness to the ball, he's relentless to the ball,'' Howlandsaid. ``He plays hard, so he's making the extra effort to get to the glass. He's got very long arms and a quick reaction time. And he's a great kid.'' Mbah a Moute is third in the Pac-10 at 8.7 rebounds per game, and has led UCLA in rebounding in 17 of 18 games. --Fey factor: Bruins center Michael Fey missed six of the past seven games, but only five were because of his ankle injury. Howland said Fey was able to play Wednesday against USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. , but ``I just elected not to play him.'' Fey is available against the Mountaineers. |
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