There’s no way around it: For Marshall to compete and thrive, Ryan Taylor and James Kelly have to stay out of foul trouble.
Through 10 games, that has been one of the centerpieces for opposing game plans: draw fouls on those two, send them to the bench and take advantage inside.
That has been the 6-foot-5, 227-pound Taylor’s bugaboo, one that cuts into his minutes and production at times. He has fouled out of four games and finished with four fouls in another.
West Virginia, the Thundering Herd’s toughest, most physical opponent to date this season, brought on another example.