Austin Reaves transferring

[Dan]

And I was speaking to improved intelligence perhaps playing a factor in whether or not HCGM has to simplify his system.

We've had players in the past who still looked "lost on the floor" three quarters of the way through their freshman season. This is an IQ problem, not experience. Yes, experience can equalize intelligence differentials given enough time, but in DI bball, time is scarce.

Remember when we played Stanford at our place in the NIT? They made us look like hillbillies. It was like we were playing in the Matrix and their entire team was Neo. They played with a BBIQ that was at a different level. They weren't the best athletes, but they were some of the brightest players in the country and they had good size. An entire team of Luke Hancock's...

Back to your point... I think we have some bright(er) players coming to Wichita. I think they're gonna do their homework and I think they are going to surprise people with their poise and decision-making abilities a lot earlier than we've seen in the past.


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I was listening to Deshaun Watson on the radio the other day. The hosts were talking to him about how great he looked in the limited number of games he played before he got hurt. Deshaun basically said he was working with about half the playbook. They had to make it easy for him and let his instincts do the rest. He said this year he will have more in his arsenal. I’m hoping 3G takes a similar approach with our youngsters.

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I'm not a huge football fan but I will offer this carefully considered and well-articulated opinion. I think a lot of football players (and fans) are dumb.


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[WstateU]

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IndianaShocker
#417.1
IndianaShocker commented
9 hours ago
Do neck tatoos correspond positely to IQ?

I hope you're right. Any facts to substantiate?

Don't get me wrong - as a fan I'm far more interested in the athletic part of our student athletes. Just saying, when I look at photos of our players I think more Louisville than Ivy League, Notre Dame, or dare I say it....Butler.



I would say that there are many, many highly intelligent people serving life sentences in prison. I would also say that had you met Fred VanVleet out on the streets of Rockford with some of his boys "back in the day", you'd likely have had a very different first impression than what you got when he arrived at WSU. Fred doesn't belong at Harvard, but I bet Fred could outwit a Harvardian in many ways outside the classroom.

I see this same "intellectual" confidence in a lot of our new signees. It comes from continually being "better" than your peers while growing up. You're quicker witted or more cunning (or both) and find yourself always being thrust into leadership positions in your respective social circles. We've got at least 3 guys like that with Stevenson, Torres, and Burton - maybe even Buckets.

Listen to these guys talk. I can hear their "rank" in life instantly.

https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/989332366253576192

https://youtu.be/yBTCCrEs77I

http://www.kansas.com/sports/college/wichita-state/article209450099.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zGbQJs36iA

Each one of these players are Alpha's. They are used to being the man. It was the same for Fred and Ron. Now we have 4 Fred and Ron's in my opinion (I'm speaking to leadership ability - but don't think they can't back it up on the court).

Yes, we're going to have a few dummies on our team and they likely will reside in the group of taller gentlemen. If we find ourselves with tall players who enjoy similar characteristics to the aforementioned four... look out.

The dream ain't dead folks... in some ways, I think we're just getting started.


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[choida]

Top 3 AAC finish and right in the mix for an at large

[IndianaShocker]

I happen to agree. The best is yet to come.

While I hope our players all end up on the Dean's List, I'm much more concerned w BBIQ as opposed to GPA. Going to be a fun year.

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http://www.kansas.com/sports/college...179423566.html

https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/974795459653910528

Austin Reaves was a nice boy. RIP





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[WstateU]

[ShoxRoxMySox]

#417.1
IndianaShocker commented
10 hours ago
Do neck tatoos correspond positely to IQ?

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The number of tramp stamps someone has might be inversely correlated with IQ levels, but that's a very different argument than correlation between neck tattoos and basketball IQ.

[WstateU]

Oops... wrong thread...

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[pinstripers]

Reaves is leaving???

[WstateU]

It's 5 o'clock somewhere...

[WSUfan1998]

Can we just let this thread die already.

[BOBB]

Like a black fly in your chardonnay.

[shock]

Dead for a week, then you bumped it. Ironic

[WSUfan1998]

Sorry, hadn’t seen anything on here in a while

[SHOXAAC]

Sorry, hadn’t seen anything on here in a while

Congrats on keeping it alive!!!

[N Crestway]

Karen Carpenter...now there was a talent.

[BOBB]

What a effin waste of talent. Thanks for bumming.me out.

[shoxilla]

I can't stand this thread and refuse to read any more about it until page 30.

[choida]

I hope this thread is buried by November