Originally Posted by
CDu
Before the injury, WVU had two PG: Bryant and Mazzulla. After the injury, they likely have only Mazzulla. Mazzulla is a very capable replacement. In fact, there are a lot of similarities. Neither are good shooters (though Bryant is a better shooter than Mazzulla, as Mazzulla has been recovering from a shoulder injury). Both are stout, strong guards who like to attack off the dribble (mainly because that's the only way they score). They don't lose too much with Mazzulla replacing Bryant.
Where they DO lose out in the Bryant injury is that they have literally no backup PG to rely upon. They might play Mitchell (a SG) at the point in limited minutes. Otherwise, they'll give the ball to Butler and go with a team of all 6'7"-6'9" players.
How does it factor into our defensive strategy? Well, it depends. When Mazzulla is on the floor, there's little change. When he's off the floor, WVU will go REALLY big in the backcourt. That will hurt their ballhandling, but may help their rebounding and potentially their defense.