WSU Versus Indiana Predictions and Pregame Discussions

[JVShocker]

You can't argue with stupid people. ShockBand gave us pretty sound logic as to why. So why give the time of day to what (stupid) people on a Indiana message board have to say. I know, we have our own stupid people on our board, but it's easy to ignore them as well. Ask yourself this:

Which of the two following teams would you rather be?
Last 10 Years
Team #1 Overall Record 195-141
Team #2 Overall Record 280-75

Team #2 Has swept Team #1 in head-to-head matches in the last 10 years. (ok, team 1 is Indiana if you didn't guess)
Team #2 Is rated as the overall #2 best road team in the entire country the last 10 years (I wonder if Team #1 even cracks the top 50, or dare I say, top 100?)

I won't get in to Sweet 16 appearances or Final Four appearances in the same period of time, but will say that most in Shocker Nation(Team #2) are LUCKY and PROUD to have (so-called Mid-Major) Gregg Marshall as Coach.

Indiana is the creme de la creme of basketball lore - they're REAL butter. Unfortunately, Gregg Marshall is a knife. :wsu_posters:

[wichshock65]

[1972Shocker]

Excellent analysis and illustration of that analysis.

[Rocky Mountain Shock]

Great analysis.

Also points to why it's critical for someone to step up next season and replace McDuffie as a threat from deep. Stevenson, Burton, and Allen need to practice about 70,000 threes between May and November.

[Dan]

Allen and Gordon are the guys that need to be ready. Stevenson at the 2 will be in the same role he has now, but yes, he has to improve his %. Burton and Torres have to become threats someway somehow.

[Shocktoberfest]

Agree. It could also be a freshman, but as we've seen and learned, it's tough to count on freshman for much until the flip of the calendar. Can't wait that long next year.

[60Shock]

Thanks, Taylor, what a great analysis.