I was somewhat taken aback with the gushing from punditry and others both on Twitter and ESPN following Pitt beating the Hoopies in Morgantown. Yes, Pitt was down Ashton Gibbs and it was in Morgantown, but largely this is what Pitt does when a starter goes down. Don’t freak out, play their game and gut it out.
We’ve seen it in the past when Levance Fields was hurt and the team lacked any sort of true point guard. The team, adjusted to the circumstances and still played their game. It may have been a little harder, and uglier but Pitt would get through those spells still winning more than they lost. Why, then should this be any different?
Pitt started out struggling in the first half. Trying to find the right spacing. Some surprising line-ups on the floor at points (Patterson, Zanna and Moore out there at the same time?). Essentially, a bit of experimenting on the fly.
