2020-21 Expectations for Shocker Basketball – “Summertime Edition”

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[ShockingButTrue]

Just as long as they play, even if it's conference only.

The lack of postseason last year seems to have made it even longer...

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[wichshock65]

[ShockingButTrue]

I support this proposal. It gives me a "little" hope.

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[wichshock65]

I guess Big Mo hasn't been in town????

[Stickboy46]

I guess Big Mo hasn't been in town????

Didn't they say there was one player quarantining off site?

[wichshock65]

Didn't they say there was one player quarantining off site?

Yep. Must have been him.

[WstateU]

Yep. Must have been him.

Houston had a problem.

[shock]

Houston had a problem.

Ba dum tiss

[wichshock65]

[Stickboy46]

Couple of GREAT quotes in there.

The good news is that the Shockers returned to campus in a more cohesive state than when they left. While the results were good on the floor last March - Six wins in the final eight games to appear on the right side of the bubble - behind the scenes the chemistry was splintered

'We had good players and at times we didn't mesh well because everybody wanted to be that guy, which wasn't a problem, but in the end it kind of was a problem because it was a lot of i want to be that dude' - senior wing Trey Wade says. 'I think that was the biggest problem last year. We got too much into ourselves and everybody wanting to do their thing. I think it pushed us away from each other at times'

Straight from the mouth of one of the players ... not a coach.

The other bright spot - call it an unintended blessing - is the holdovers started talking more than they ever had. "We've become closer as friends than we were last year, and that's what it takes to be a good team' Wade Says

Reading through that further cements that Trey Wade is a clone of Rashard Kelly. Such a level headed, hard working dude that knows his role and embraces it. Really a key glue guy.

[JVShocker]

Houston had a problem.

I'm late but can't resist....you set them up perfectly.

[wichshock65]

Mo #16 on the list.