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Think Jaysean Paige should be starting? Why tinker with success?

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COMMENTARY

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — His team owns a 15-2 record, leap-frogged to No. 6 in Monday’s AP poll, stands 13th in the RPI, and last week came within a possession of sweeping a Kansas/Oklahoma double feature.

Given all those encouraging signs, it was only natural Monday that a reporter asked West Virginia coach Bob Huggins whether it was time to modify his starting lineup.

“Right now, everyone is in favor of leaving it the way it is,” Huggins said.

The question pointed toward Esa Ahmad, currently having a statistically underwhelming freshman season.