Wichita State at Memphis Pre-Game Discussion

[WuShock Reaper]

Description: WICHITA STATE AT MEMPHIS
When: MAR 5 (THU) 8:00 P.M
Where: MEMPHIS, TENN. FEDEXFORUM
Radio: KEYN 103.7 FM https://keyn.radio.com/
TV: ESPN

Summary:
This is the return game with the Memphis Tigers this season, where the Shockers won the first one 76-67. Memphis is currently 20-9 overall, 9-7 AAC (5^th) and 1 game behind the Shockers. National rankings include NET #62 with a Q1/Q2 record of 7-6. Their best win is against NET #19 vs Houston by 1 point on February 22^th at home in Memphis. After a good start before conference play (11-2), Memphis has had a mixed bag of wins and losses. The Tigers are led in scoring by Forward Precious Achiuwa and Guard Lester Quinones with 15.5 and 10.7 point averages per game. In addition, Forward D.J. Jeffries has recently been injured, was averaging 10.8 points per game, and he is questionable for the Thursday game.

Odd Makers:
Vegas: Memphis by 1.5
DRatings: Memphis 50% by 0.2
ESPN: Memphis 55%
INCCSTATS: Memphis 53% by 1.0
KenPom: Memphis 55% by 1.5
Massey: Memphis 52% by 1.0
Nolan: Memphis 2.0
Sagarin: Memphis by 1.6
Torvik: Memphis 51% by 1.0
Wilson: Memphis 51% by 1.0

[T.VuOP]

Coaches and players watch the Tulsa-Memphis games 3 times together. That would be enough to win.

[Dan]

Do we zone them or Man to man? Memphis cannot shoot, from what I recall. Jaime needs to contain Precious.

[shoxilla]

Shox, like H-O-R-S-E, gotta prove that last one was not a fluke and just freaking bulldoze Memphis.
78-54

[asiseeit]

Watched their game with UH and their guards really play up on you and intense - at least they did vs UH. After
scouting us vs SMU I'm sure they will be playing our perimeter players very tight forcing us to execute some things
we don't normally do well - penetrate and back doors. Our guards will have to take good care of the ball and avoid
atomic bombs. Make them play half court offense. Another very big game. Even a 4th place finish means our first
game will be a tough one. We have a lot of work left to do. Here's hoping the majority of the team plays well at once.

[pinstripers]

odds of us coming back from a 24 point deficit .....1 out of 643
odds of us being down 24.......................................1 out of 10

[FlyingWheat]

80-24

[Aargh]

odds of us coming back from a 24 point deficit .....1 out of 643
odds of us being down 24.......................................1 out of 10

Seems reasonable

[Topshock]

odds of us coming back from a 24 point deficit .....1 out of 643
odds of us being down 24.......................................1 out of 10

What do you give the odds of being up 24?

[Kung Wu]

They are going to broadcast the game at Starlite drive-in this Thursday!

[Kel Varnsen]

DJ Jeffries will not return to the court this season. Wow.

[JVShocker]

The real action for this game is this:

How long will the in-game thread be on Shockernet 24 hours after the game ends?

[ ] 15 pages or less

[ ] 16-30 pages

[ ] 31-45 pages

[ ] more than 46 pages

[kcshocker11]

We squeak this one out!

[Kung Wu]

The real action for this game is this:

How long will the in-game thread be on Shockernet 24 hours after the game ends?

Thats nothin. You should see the Northwestern game thread in the baseball forum.

[Triticum]

DJ Jeffries will not return to the court this season. Wow.

You can't really risk a more serious injury in this situation by rushing a key player back, I think they're making the prudent move. How does this change the Shockers' game plan?