Wichita State vs SMU Game Thread

[ShockerFever]

Good to see ES recognized as player of the game.

[Maizerunner08]

I’m optimistic AM becomes a huge piece of this team as an Upperclassmen. I just love his attitude.

[ShockerFever]

I hope this one stung extra hard for ol' Jank.

[Maizerunner08]

Jank and Muller, ISUR really knows how to pick ‘em.

[SHOCKvalue]

Dude is such a fraud of a coach.

[NCAABound]

Does ES smoke a pack a day?

[shockerfan]

Good to see ES recognized as player of the game.

Yup. Was one of the only ones to give pretty good effort for the great majority of the game.

17 pts, 6 rebs, 2 assists, 0 TO's, 0 fouls and 100% grit

[Dave Stalwart]

We might not lose again

[Blackmag]

Great win, must needed win for the players and coaches. ES and JB were a good look for the future. Eric played his best league game by far. AM solid solid game, scored around the basket, sealed off his defender and scored. Played big around the basket. SHJ was solid, took care of the ball. Tonight we had multiple threats and weren’t so one dimensional. SMU really shot the ball well. That’s a good team that’s. Lacking numbers. Good win

[Dan]

Eric Stephenson was a no show tonight. Erik Stevenson, however, was really good.

[Maizerunner08]

Damn, don’t you miss Rob Baker?

[Dan]

You mean Rob Barker and Marcus Armstrong?

[TheShocktocles]

JE redeemed himself with some good play 2nd half

He did but he has got to start finishing. He missed at least 4 layups. FINISH

[asiseeit]

Didn't realize JB had SEVEN assists or JE had FIVE blocks ! Great TEAM win despite SMU shooting the
ball so well. AM, JE, ES , JB, RT, SHJ and MM although I want MM to board better, defend better and see
his centers better. same for DD ! Perimeter D was pretty bad the first half but they shot lights out. ES is our
future mark my words. Only thing lacking in his game has been shooting but that will change.

[SHOXAAC]

Are you saying the plan was to let SHJ dribble out the remaining time and then go iso into the lane? Really??

Come on Aargh. He received a double screen to get the Ball. Nobody else was going to take the shot and you know it.

[TheShocktocles]

I hope this one stung extra hard for ol' Jank.

I am with you. Fk Jank.

[NCAABound]

Totals for pts + reb + ast + stl + blk - trnv

ES - 25
JE - 23
SHJ - 21
JB - 19
AM - 16
MM - 15
RT - 7
RB - 5
DD - 3

Takeaways...

ES, JE, JB, AM had great all around games compared to points scored. MM and SHJ are mainly points with not much else.

[1972Shocker]

85 points was a big surprise. 5 guys in double figures plus Jamarius had 9. Makes you so much harder to defend. Defense wasn't great but I will give SMU credit for some of that. They shot the ball very well. Still plenty of stuff to work on but it was good to see the Shocks compete and not collapse in the face of SMU's first half 3-point barage. Now can the play like this consistently and grow from this.

[12eagle]

JE was a monster protecting the rim tonight. Really like pressing when he is on the back line.