COMMENTARY
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Sometime months down the road, well after the West Virginia basketball team shakes out the sand from three exhibitions in the Bahamas, even after a slate of nonthreatening nonconference games assures a smooth glide into Thanksgiving, perhaps then Tarik Phillip may be free from these inevitable questions about a teammate who’s now an ex-teammate.
Juwan Staten stood only 5-foot-11 in his Mountaineers jersey, yet he sure casts a long shadow.
And Phillip, tasked with replacing one of the fleetest, most productive point guards in WVU history, understands what he must do to come into his own light.