Wichita State vs. Gardner-Webb (North Carolina) Pre-Game Discussion

[Horn28Clem30]

I’ve never taken offense to the term “bible thumper” and had no idea anyone else would.

Completely agreed...but it's the world we live in today...

[AndShock]

Now you know. I identify as an Evangelical and that is a disrespectful term.

OK boomer

[Aargh]

I identify as a Mennonite, and I was not offended.

[pinstripers]

I identify as a Mennonite, and I was not offended.

Ditto and ditto

[Stickboy46]

I identify as a Mennonite, and I was not offended.

First time I read this I thought it said meteorite...

[Aargh]

We may have set a SN record for taking a thread off topic.

[WstateU]

Ditto and ditto

Q: What's an Amish woman's favorite fantasy?

A: Two Mennonite.

[ShockTalk]

Gosh! I hope I don't start needing to know everyone's "pronoun" here.

[ShockTalk]

Q: What's an Amish woman's favorite fantasy?

A: Two Mennonite.

FIFY

[1972Shocker]

Not sure if this goes on this thread or not but I'll post it here anyway.

Quotables: Pre-Gardner-Webb

Wichita State head coach Gregg Marshall addressed the media ahead of Tuesday's matchup with Gardner-Webb. Marshall talked about new signee JaDun Michael, Jamarius Burton's improved shooting touch and the dangers of underestimated the 0-3 Runnin' Bulldogs.

… Gardner-Webb:
"Don't let 0-3 fool you. Watching them play, they're very talented. They're very well-coached. They won a couple of big games on the road last year. They won the Big South Conference tournament and beat the 1, 2 and 3 seeds to do it. They led Virginia at halftime in the first round last year. I know there's nothing less important than the score at halftime, but if you're Gardner-Webb out of the Big South, that's a pretty good accomplishment, especially when you're a 16-seed against Virginia who went on to win the whole thing. Now, Gardner-Webb has played one of the toughest schedules in the country. They played a very good Furman team. Then they go to Western Carolina, and this looks like the best Western Carolina team I've seen in a while, and I've known them for a while. Then they go to North Carolina. They're 0-3, but they've played a tough schedule and have a preseason player of the year and multiple all-conference guys. This could be (one of?) the best teams that have come in here."

[WstateU]

Not sure if this goes on this thread or not but I'll post it here anyway.

[1972Shocker]

Shockers Ready for Runnin' Bulldogs

SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS:

• Gardner-Webb (located in Boiling Springs, N.C.) made its first ever NCAA tournament appearance last spring after upsetting regular season champion Radford in the Big South tournament final. Seeded 16^th, the Runnin' Bulldogs held a 14-point first-half lead over eventual national champion Virginia before falling 71-56.
• All-conference guard and leading scorer David Efianyi and BSC Tournament MVP DJ Laster both graduated, but the Bulldogs otherwise return three starters and five of their top-seven scorers.
• Gardner-Webb is picked second in the Big South Conference. The Bulldogs earned more first-place votes than preseason favorite Radford (14 to 13), but lost in overall points (299-295). Gregg Marshall's former team, Winthrop, is picked third.
• The Bulldogs (0-3) opened with a 70-63 home loss against Furman (WSU's 2019 NIT first round opponent) then dropped road games at Western Kentucky (71-59) and No. 6 North Carolina (77-61).
• GWU plays four of its first five games this year against KenPom top-100 opponents. In addition to Furman, UNC and WSU, the Bulldogs also have a Friday date at South Carolina (WSU's Cancun semifinal opponent).
• 6-foot-5 sophomore guard Jose Perez leads the team in points (14.7), assists (3.3) and minutes (35.3). He was named first team preseason all-conference after landing on the Big South's All-Freshman Team last spring. Perez scored 19 points against Virginia in last year's NCAA tournament.
• 6-3 junior wing Nate Johnson -- a second team preseason all-conference pick – averages 8.0 points in 32.3 minutes. He has a team-high eight steals.
• Ludovic Dufeal is the team's leading rbounder (6.0) and shot-blocker (6).

MATCHUP MASHUP:

• GWU's Kareem Reid and WSU's Tyson Etienne played together last year at Putnam Science Academy in Connecticut. Both players were rated as four-star prospects. The team went 38-2 with a No. 2 national ranking and reached the semifinals of the National Prep Championship.
• G-W joined the Big South in 2008-09 – two years after Gregg Marshall left Winthrop from WSU. Marshall faced the Bulldogs three times in non-conference games, winning twice.
• GWU won the 2019 Big South Tournament. Marshall did it seven times in his nine seasons at Winthrop.

[WuShock Reaper]

https://www.vegasiVegasnsider.com/college-basketball/odds/las-vegas/line-movement/gardner-webb-@-wichita-state.cfm/date/11-19-19

Vegas is taking the Shocks by 15.0 points.

[pinstripers]

https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/teams/gardner-webb/roster/

[MikeKennedyRulZ]

I am a devout Christian and I take no offense to the term.