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Maybe wait until at least shocker madness before we decide what a player is or isn’t.
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Kenny is better than Asbjorn coming in. I would say he's probably as good as Jaime was coming in as a junior, maybe a notch below, but he has serious big man skills for being so young.Comment
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For sure.
Asborjn wasn't even remotely a top 200-300 recruit. If he was, at his size, he probably would have joined a b10 school as a project. He had/has fairly decent footwork, but not much hand to eye coordination.
Photo appears to be much more coordinated than the big Mitt.Comment
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I'm looking forward to the overreactions to Shocker Madness .. it's a right of passage for a new season.Originally posted by pie n eye View PostComment
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**pinning these Pohto "hot takes" as we speak...**Comment
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Mike O'Donnell is a big fan of Pohto from having called the Sunrise game against Monteverde.
Roundhouse Podcast with Suellentrop - https://wichitastate.tv/podcast/roun...ac-basketball/
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Thanks for posting. It is at 17:35 for those who want to skip to it. "Big fan" indeed! I would say calling it effusive praise might be more accurate.Originally posted by RoyalShock View PostComment
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Quick, get ‘Cold’ a moist towel…
"You Just Want to Slap The #### Outta Some People"Comment
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Any news from practices??Comment
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Well those overreactions will be posted next Tuesday the 12th. Lol So everyone be ready.Originally posted by Stickboy46 View Post"He called me around noon and was thrilled," Brandt said. "He said he was going to be a Shocker forever." -- RIP Guy, you WILL indeed be a Shocker forever!Comment
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Just had to throw this randomly in here…
"You Just Want to Slap The #### Outta Some People"Comment
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This is a great article by Taylor Eldridge on the 2021-22 Shockers, and Coach Brown. Coach Brown is making the changes necessary to address their weaknesses, especially in the area of rebounding imo. Those of you who kept on defending our lack of rebounding last year, and the reasons for it need to read this article. This explains the problems and how the IB and coaches are addressing them.
https://www.kansas.com/sports/colleg...255663576.html
Five burning questions facing Wichita State Shockers men’s basketball team this season
Point 2 is the best part of the article.
2. CAN WSU BECOME JUST AN AVERAGE DEFENSIVE REBOUNDING TEAM?
Under Gregg Marshall, it was almost a given — no matter how much turnover from year to year — the Shockers would be one of the nation’s best defensive rebounding teams. In Marshall’s 13 seasons, WSU finished in the top 40 nationally in all but one of them. In WSU’s first season playing under Isaac Brown, the team plummeted to No. 332. How did that happen? Asking around the program, several theories emerge. Some of it had to do with the personnel — Trey Wade (6-6) and Morris Udeze (6-8) were just about the smallest frontcourt in the AAC. Some of it had to do with Marshall, a great teacher and master motivator when it came to rebounding, no longer being there. But the most popular theory is that WSU simply lacked the toughness to win 50-50 balls. “We just didn’t rebound with two hands,” Brown said. “In order to rebound, you’ve got to have toughness and you’ve got to have guys willing to go get the rebound. That’s what we’ve been trying to work on all summer long. Our technique being in the right position and rebounding the ball with two hands. The entire team has got to gang rebound in order for us to be successful.” WSU’s first-shot defense was one of the best in the country, but because it allowed more than 10 second chances per game, the Shockers’ defensive efficiency sunk to No. 84 on KenPom, which in turn lowered their overall efficiency on KenPom to No. 68. WSU’s relatively mediocre efficiency rankings played a role in why the team had to play the NCAA Tournament’s First Four, despite having won the AAC regular-season titlWSU’s first-shot defense was one of the best in the country, but because it allowed more than 10 second chances per game, the Shockers’ defensive efficiency sunk to No. 84 on KenPom, which in turn lowered their overall efficiency on KenPom to No. 68. WSU’s relatively mediocre efficiency rankings played a role in why the team had to play the NCAA Tournament’s First Four, despite having won the AAC regular-season title. If WSU was just an average defensive rebounding team, WSU’s overall efficiency would have made a significant jump and it would not have had to sweat it out on Selection Sunday.
The second most important ;part of the article is #4
4. HOW MUCH IMPROVEMENT CAN WSU MAKE WITH ITS SHOOTING?
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I’m optimistic the defensive rebounding will improve this year. Grant and Pohto will be upgrades over their predecessors. Council and Jackson should get more minutes. I’m hopeful Pleasant will box out more consistently than Trey Wade who was a really good offensive rebounder for his size but had a tendency to not check out on the other end.
I’m glad to see Taylor agree that the initial defense was very good last year.Comment
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You can't win if you are 330 in rebounding. This is what Marshall did so well. He was a "bastard" but his players played hard.
But the most popular theory is that WSU simply lacked the toughness to win 50-50 balls. “We just didn’t rebound with two hands,” Brown said. “In order to rebound, you’ve got to have toughness and you’ve got to have guys willing to go get the rebound. That’s what we’ve been trying to work on all summer long. Our technique being in the right position and rebounding the ball with two hands. The entire team has got to gang rebound in order for us to be successful.
IB is on the right track. Against Houston, we gang rebounded. That's why we outrebounded them. We have to do this on a consistent basis this year.Comment
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