Official #8 Wichita State vs #16 Baylor Game Thread

[wichshock65]

Missed a bunch of free throws, he needs to clean that up. But other than that was solid.

That can be taken care of on the next coaches show.

[jdmee]

'Shaq is a big dude. I hit him one play and bounced right off of him,'' Vital said with a laugh.

You're not the first nor the last.

[ShockerPrez]

if the rebounding was off, it wasn't from lack of effort. shockers crashed hard, making baylor work/sweat for every one of those boards. no wonder baylor was worn out at the end of the game (yes, i know they were a man down too).

'amazing to watch wichita state fight on the backboards. i'll enjoy watching the replay to see the shockers battle on every missed shot. relentless.

Yeah, it was frustrating to watch Baylor get all those rebounds, but I think it was because Baylor is GOOD at rebounding.

[Aargh]

Yeah, it was frustrating to watch Baylor get all those rebounds, but I think it was because Baylor is GOOD at rebounding.

The "we didn't rebound" comments in this thread reminded me of the "we just didn't shoot well" comments from WSU opponents after they play against our D.

[SHOXAAC]

That can be taken care of on the next coaches show.

I hope this is sarcasm, funny, ha, ha. If not, figure out something original.

[wsushox1]

Good breakdown from ESPN's John Gasaway:

http://www.espn.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/120124/road-tested-shockers-aiming-for-correctly-high-seed

[wichshock65]

I hope this is sarcasm, funny, ha, ha. If not, figure out something original.

Oh brother, this has been an ongoing joke on here forever. Lighten up Francis. I'll try to learn from your originality from now on.

[ShockAzs]

Oh brother, this has been an ongoing joke on here forever. Lighten up Francis. I'll try to learn from your originality from now on.

Don't worry, I got a real LOL moment out of it.

[SHOXAAC]

I hope you read my first sentence. Reading comp is usually helpful on fan boards.

[another shocker]

so the shockers go to waco and win the battle of the boards. that was epic. clawing the glass against the bears.

[shockerfan]

That was a fun game. And a very enjoyable ride back to the big D.

I would say there were at least a couple hundred WSU fans if not more. Hard to tell, but my section 123 had quite a few. Section 116 had a ton. And whenever I walked around I had no problem seeing plenty of Shocker fans.

It was awesome to see.

[shoxilla]

I agree, that was fantastic ferrell fun. Shocks ruled section 117 and Baylor fan in section 116 ( yes we saw those looks) was offended by our clapping until your team scored. Baylor fans were loud and proud, just not enough. CF, SM, and RK were beastly. I know they heard us cheering. SHOCK U loves road wins!!!!!

[Cdizzle]

Glad to see the MBB program taking advantage of charter flying to support the VB team tonight.

Marshall really gets it.

[asiseeit]

I'll have to admit I was thinking this is going to be ND all over again. Our team depth and
physicality wore them down, that, and just solid guard play. Big guys were a little erratic
but that is understandable against Baylor's front line in their gym. I think what I like best
about our team is that everyone really seems to understand their roles and no one tries to
do too much. Still early in the season and it only takes a bad game/loss to change my
feelings but, right now, I like what I am seeing. Just have to make sure MM's return
does not hurt chemistry ( don't think it will ) and that SMJ can improve enough to get the
minutes LS has to play down some. CF and LS looked like real team leaders today !

[wsushox1]

I'll have to admit I was thinking this is going to be ND all over again. Our team depth and
physicality wore them down, that, and just solid guard play. Big guys were a little erratic
but that is understandable against Baylor's front line in their gym. I think what I like best
about our team is that everyone really seems to understand their roles and no one tries to
do too much. Still early in the season and it only takes a bad game/loss to change my
feelings but, right now, I like what I am seeing. Just have to make sure MM's return
does not hurt chemistry ( don't think it will ) and that SMJ can improve enough to get the
minutes LS has to play down some. CF and LS looked like real team leaders today !

I don't think it should, mainly because MM will be phased in when he becomes healthy. He's not going to come in and play 30 minutes a game right off the bat and send someone who is used to minutes to a benchwarmer. Prolly start at 15-17 and then work up.