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We will undoubtably score 90 in this game. The only question is can we hold them under 100
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God I hope so LMAO. Look I know our defense isn't what we are used to. But it's still top 3rd in the NCAA. They TAKE 3's and run a fast pace but they aren't the best shooting or scoring team in the country or anything.
They scored over 100 3 times all year.
102-91 vs TN-Martin
106-70 vs Concord
103-75 vs Charlotte.
SURELY we don't have worse defense than those 3. Even if we do they allowed over 90 points or more to be scored AGAINST them 6 times.
Surely we have a better offense than most of those.
They are a dangerous team. And we have to come ready to play. But let's not put them on too high of a pedestal."He called me around noon and was thrilled," Brandt said. "He said he was going to be a Shocker forever." -- RIP Guy, you WILL indeed be a Shocker forever!Comment
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Just need to play a little bit of defense...AND REBOUND! The Thundering Herd are HORRIBLE at rebounding (ranking in the 300s, I believe).78-65Comment
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We got this.
Our Marshall 91
Their Marshall 79Comment
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I think some might be overstating Marshall (the opponent) a little beyond the standard “we should probably lend respect to any NCAA opponent” approach. Via kenpom, they are 96th in O and 144th in D, which trails us drastically in O (we’re 5th) and still considerably in D (we’re 107th). So as much as we all have belabored (rightfully) our precipitous drop this season in traditional WSU D, Marshall (the opponent) is still much worse in the same context.Originally posted by shock-it-to-me View Post
WVU has a much, much tougher 12 in Murray St than we do with our 13 Marshall (the opponent).
None of this is to say we’re guaranteed a win on Friday.
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After some more research on Marshall, feeling better and better about this game. We will kill them on the boards and score a lot of points. They won a lot of very close games against very average teams. The Xavier game was a 15 point game throughout until they let down at the end and let them hit some threes. And Xavier wasn’t even full strength.Comment
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Cincinnati's opponent in Georgia State is actually ranked nearly 20 spots higher in KenPom than MarshallOriginally posted by SHOCKvalue View PostComment
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Exactly. They are probably closest in style and ability as South Dakota St. Who is a good team that gave us quite a game. But even then they aren't quite as good offensively as South Dakota St but pretty even with them on defense:Originally posted by shock-it-to-me View Post
South Dakota St:
AdjO - 41st
AdjD - 148th
Marshall:
AdjO - 96th
AdjD - 144th
WSU:
AdjO - 5th
AdjD - 107th
Every team in the field is there for a reason and is dangerous in a one and done tourney. But there is NO reason we shouldn't win this game."He called me around noon and was thrilled," Brandt said. "He said he was going to be a Shocker forever." -- RIP Guy, you WILL indeed be a Shocker forever!Comment
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Oh and they finished 4th in the CUSA which, according to real-time RPI, is the 15th ranked conference. We finished 2nd in the 7th ranked conference."He called me around noon and was thrilled," Brandt said. "He said he was going to be a Shocker forever." -- RIP Guy, you WILL indeed be a Shocker forever!Comment
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I think this is pretty spot onOriginally posted by Play Angry View Post"He called me around noon and was thrilled," Brandt said. "He said he was going to be a Shocker forever." -- RIP Guy, you WILL indeed be a Shocker forever!Comment
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Nice to get a high tempo opponent. Makes for better entertainment as the rest of the country tunes in to the Shox over extended Friday lunch breaks.Comment
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I agree. Gonna be a nice change from some of the AAC games. Should be an exciting pace to watch.Originally posted by Jamar Howard 4 President View Post"He called me around noon and was thrilled," Brandt said. "He said he was going to be a Shocker forever." -- RIP Guy, you WILL indeed be a Shocker forever!Comment
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WSU seems to be the trendy upset pick in the first round.
NYT weights in.....
CBS sportsUPSET SPECIAL: Wichita State is normally the team doing the upsetting. But the Shockers are a No. 4 seed this year, and they drew an unusual matchup in No. 13 Marshall. Under Coach Dan D’Antoni, the Thundering Herd love to push the pace. Wichita could be left gasping.
Huggins on WSU vs Marshall matchupAs a team, Marshall made 12 of 28 three-pointers, and when Elmore is leading that kind of long-distance attack it's going to be tough to stop in the NCAA Tournament.
Despite being one of the most efficient scorers in the country and a statistically all-time great for Marshall and Conference USA basketball, Elmore might be flying below the radar for a lot of college basketball fans. With the way Marshall coach Dan D'Antoni likes to the push the pace, a top seed could find itself quickly staring down a deficit in the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament.
“Wichita State is pretty good,” Huggins said. “That’ll be a hard game, I think. But if Marshall can get them spread, they very well could get them.”
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I think Huggs needs to worry about Murray State.Deuces Valley.
... No really, deuces.
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The closest team to Marshall in KP that we played was ..... Charleston. Marshall - 114, AdjO - 96, AdjD - 144. Charleston - 120, AdjO - 87, AdjD - 167.
Opposite ends of the spectrum in Tempo (6 vs 324), but that just means they play faster with the same efficiency as Charleston.Comment
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