Wichita State (#23) at Tulsa Game Thread

[Good News]

we really need Bilau to be a positive surprise and we need another big like Nnana, otherwise, we’re a perineal NIT team.

I'm willing to give you credit and the 2019-2020 Freudian Misspelling title (with particular emphasis on fragrance), but only if you promise not to elaborate on your personal hobbies if it was autocorrect.


perineal (adjective):

relating to the area in front of the anus extending to the fourchette of the vulva in the female and to the scrotum in the male.

[Kung Wu]

Not quite. Again, I stand by my offer. Let’s make a message board real life.

Ehhh, I think my insurer would drop me.

[shoxlax]

Is that why the stands cleared to the court at the end?

When is the last time that happened at CKA? Been years... many years. I mean part of that is we have a fun-killer AD that thinks his fans are to be managed and treated like children, but still.

Okay, you made me chuckle on that one

[TheShocktocles]

Interesting box score on 3 point shooting from our so-called shooters. TE 2-8, DD 1-7 and ES 0-6. So combined they were 3- 21. I am not picking on them, I just saying you can't win many games when your best 3 point shooters shoot like this.

[Aargh]

I am not down on Erik or any of the players on this team. They simply did not get the job done today. Erik is not the only one that missed shots today. A lot of players missed shots. I do think that 30 ft jump shot by Erik was unnecessary and I wish he had made that free throw. But this team lost as a team. In my opinion this is not the time to panic. Cincy is next we got to win it.

From what you've seen of our D's ability to stop perimeter penetration and Cumberland's ability to get to the basket, I'm glad you still have confidence.

[shoxlax]

23 - 9 regular season and a 1 - 1 tourney record and fans praying we get an at-large. You can take that to the bank.

You could be right...and as long as we’re on the right side of the bubble I consider the season a success.

Sorry about your dog. That is a horrible experience to go through.

[Kung Wu]

Well the student section here is filled with jerks. Little security to keep students from the players or staff when exiting or entering the floor

Next time we are down there I will escort the team in and out of the locker room.

[pinstripers]

Anyone here if Coach was on the radio after the game? I didn’t get to listen. Comments?

He said we had a lot of open looks that we didn't make

[shoxlax]

Interesting box score on 3 point shooting from our so-called shooters. TE 2-8, DD 1-7 and ES 0-6. So combined they were 3- 21. I am not picking on them, I just saying you can't win many games when your best 3 point shooters shoot like this.

What’s crazy is many of those were wide open looks. Just the fact the game went down to the last possession with those stats is a testament to Jamie and our defense.

[TheShocktocles]

From what you've seen of our D's ability to stop perimeter penetration and Cumberland's ability to get to the basket, I'm glad you still have confidence.

I understand your concern. He is very strong going to the cup. But I really like how we played him in that last game last year. I thought JB and DD played pretty good defense on him. But as far as this year team goes, I don't think our problem has been on defense. I think many of us have more concern about our inconsistent offense. But I guess we see next Thursday.

A lot of teams look good when they are making shots. Not so good when they are missing.

[Ashockalypse]

6 for 31 from 3

[ShockerFever]

They had 10 more points at the line and one more three than us with SEVENTEEN fewer tries. Our PG's had seven TO's,
meanwhile AM wastes away on the bench. Team is going nowhere without getting him involved.

Can we please stop with the “AM would be the difference maker” junk? It gets tiresome after every game.

He’s had his chances and has failed to deliver.

[Good News]

He said we had a lot of open looks that we didn't make

Conversation also included discussion of "shutting down the 3 you wanted to shut down", Joiner's poor 3 point shooting prior to this game (in league I think), thought Wade had a good defend/contest on the shot, and a resigned "they need to play better and I/we need to coach better". That's all I can remember. It was pretty brief.

I would add that he was pretty muted and resigned by his standards but I think that's understandable after a draining gut punch loss.

One last thing I just remembered that I'd like a second opinion on if anyone else listened. Coach said something about "quite a few HORSE shots" and Bob had to step in and quickly explain that "you mean HORSE shots like they're wide open and you should hit them, not because they're difficult". It sounded like Coach agreed and the discussion was centered around how the right shots weren't falling.

To which my question/response would be - how do you decide when the point arrives at which so few of the shots are falling that there's no other conclusion than they're not the right shots and you're not doing the right things to get the right shots?

[ShockerFever]

6 for 31 from 3

And lost by a desperation 3 at the buzzer on the league leader’s home floor.

Im not sure what that means. Maybe it’s just that we aren’t a great 3 point shooting team but keeps on chucking em.

[pinstripers]

Like in-game adjustments?............uh........no