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Most of you have seen the game against UNC so know what we bring to the table. I know that your team demolished Alabama for the NIT championship last year but thats about it. Thanks...
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In short, WSU graduated all but one of our inside guys from that team and is completely different right now. We still have Stutz, our 7 footer, and we added a juco post that rebounds and defends well. Orupke is a 7' defensive post that comes off of the bench and that justa bout ends the depth inside. WSU is a guard dominated team with lots of depth and experience in the backcourt. Kyles is capable of filling it up from outside, but has been cold (flat shots) of late. Toure Murry is our best player. He can get to the rim and finish and rebounds well for a guard. Ben Smith is also capable of filling it up from outside. Our point guards do a decent job of running the offense and the guys play great defense. WSU's defense vs the UNLV outside shooting (at least from the UNC game) will tell the story of this one. You can plan on the Shox bringing the noise on defense and the crowd will bring more than enough noise to help out too.-Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind-
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This is how it will look on Sunday, in Wichita, KS at Charles Koch Arena.
Starters:
PG: Joe Ragland, SR. Juco guy that can be really good, but has struggled a little to start the season. At his best when he is attacking the defense and getting to the rim. He can shoot from outside, but has been looking for his shot so far.
SG: David Kyles, SR. Great shooter who has also been struggling with his shot. If he gets hot, look out. Has been playing great defense, very athletic.
SF: Toure' Murry, SR. Best all around player on the team. Handles the ball very well and has great mid-range touch. Can hit from 3, but that isn't where he looks/needs to look to score. Best defender on the team and will be chasing
PF: Carl Hall, JR. Juco guy in his first year. Still adjusting to D1 ball, but showed signs of improvement in our last game against UAB. A true banger that loves to rebound.
C: Garrett Stutz, SR. 7 ft. guy who is very productive when in the game. His big issue is picking up quick/silly fouls and having to watch the game from the bench. Has great touch around the rim and can score in a lot of ways. A good free-throw shooter also.
Bench:
SF/PF: Ben Smith, SR. Sharp-shooter. Looks to get most of his points from 3 but he loves to rebound and bang inside, also.
PG/SG: Demetric Williams, JR. Has really been struggling to start off the season. Can shoot it well, but hasn't showed it this year.
C: Ehimen Orukpe, JR. Another 7 ft. guy. Can create a real impact with his defense, likes to swat anything in the lane. However, since you guys will shoot about 70 3's he probably won't have much of an impact on defense. Just hope he can use his length and size to grab a lot of boards.
PG/SG: Tekele Cotton, FR. Has made a real impact so far. Plays great defense and has showed the ability to hit big shots.
PF: Jake White, FR./James Anacreon, JR. These are two other PF's who haven't played a lot so far, but may need to play a few minutes on Sunday due to UNLV's size.Comment
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We bring a pretty nice crowd to the table as well...Comment
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Nice catch RH. We will be packed to the rafters with 10,506 Shocker fans as well and it will get deafening in there.Originally posted by RHshoxfan View PostComment
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Hey, sincity, have you got any links to Rebel basketball talk? It would be appreciated.Comment
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I'll always use this video. At the 1:05 and 2:10 marks is when you really hear our fans. Hope we can come close to repeating that and that the game results in a similar outcome...Originally posted by shockfather View Post
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I agree with shockerofandover0943. Whenever I need to get pumped up for basketball, I use that Creighton game video from '06. And I am extremely sad to say that the UNLV game will probably be the only game I miss this year. WHY DO I HAVE TO BE OUT OF TOWN?!? BWAAAAHHHH!!Comment
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