West Virginia freshman guard Daxter Miles, Jr. has been a key factory in the Mountaineers' surprisingly successful March, averaging over 12 points per game in his last five contests, and he's apparently tired of hearing about how good Kentucky is.
WVU will face Kentucky in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament tomorrow night, and according to Miles, there's no doubt in his mind that the Mountaineers will be the first team to upset the Wildcats this season:
West Virginia’s Daxter Miles Jr. on UK: “I give them them their props. Salute them to getting to 36-0. But tomorrow they’re gonna be 36-1.”
— Brett Dawson (@BDawsonRivals) March 25, 2015
For emphasis, Miles repeated it: “They’re gonna be 36-1.”
— Brett Dawson (@BDawsonRivals) March 25, 2015
Daxter Miles: "They should be more intimidated, because they're the ones that got the high standard, and we're coming for them."
— Brett Dawson (@BDawsonRivals) March 25, 2015
Miles went even further and said Kentucky doesn't play hard, thinking West Virginia's pressure defense will give them problems.
His confidence probably comes from head coach Bob Huggins' 8-2 career record against Kentucky coach John Calipari and WVU's upset victory over a Kentucky team featuring John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins in the 2010 NCAA Tournament.
However, these are two totally different teams, and the Wildcats have beaten 13 teams that made the NCAA Tournament this season by an average of 17 points per game. No matter which way this game goes, the intensity has just been taken up a notch.
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