Where do we go from here

[SHOXAAC]

Maybe ole "Boatwrong" will foot the bill...

Looks like our ole defense at times this year. Did you see that willingness to get out of the way?

[Woodrow]

Looks like we are fighting it out with ECU for 8th or 9th place in the AAC. Doesn't really matter much because we will play each other in the Thursday game and then on to the number 1 seed if we can win that game. That will more than likely be our last game this year.

[SB Shock]

Looks like we are fighting it out with ECU for 8th or 9th place in the AAC. Doesn't really matter much because we will play each other in the Thursday game and then on to the number 1 seed if we can win that game. That will more than likely be our last game this year.

If you are going to win the tournament, better to knock off Houston early.

[Dan]

If you are going to win the tournament, better to knock off Houston early.

rather play Houston than Memphis

[Stickboy46]

Looks like we are fighting it out with ECU for 8th or 9th place in the AAC. Doesn't really matter much because we will play each other in the Thursday game and then on to the number 1 seed if we can win that game. That will more than likely be our last game this year.

There is a non insignificant chance that SMU wins the league.

Houston is 12-2, SMU is 11-3

Houston Remaining:
Vs SMU
vs Cincy
vs Temple
At Memphis

SMU Remaining
at Houston
Vs Cincy
Vs Tulane

If SMU can win the head to head this week then Houston needs to beat Memphis at their place to win it ..

[Dan]

The irony

[MadDog]

Watching some of the Memphis-Temple game tonight. Mark Adams picked us as his “dark horse” pick to win the conference tournament. I think he was impressed with our Houston effort.

[WuShock16]

Watching some of the Memphis-Temple game tonight. Mark Adams picked us as his “dark horse” pick to win the conference tournament. I think he was impressed with our Houston effort.

Based on bracket as it sits now, I think our chalk path would be ECU, Houston, Tulane, SMU. Winning those four wouldn’t be the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen. Neither would losing to ECU. Who the eff knows with this team?

[ShockerFever]

Watching some of the Memphis-Temple game tonight. Mark Adams picked us as his “dark horse” pick to win the conference tournament. I think he was impressed with our Houston effort.

lol I wouldn’t bet on it

[MadDog]

Based on bracket as it sits now, I think our chalk path would be ECU, Houston, Tulane, SMU. Winning those four wouldn’t be the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen. Neither would losing to ECU. Who the eff knows with this team?

We don’t have enough depth to win 4 games in 4 days, but this path would be the absolute best case scenario we could hope for.

[AZ Shocker]

We don’t have enough depth to win 4 games in 4 days, but this path would be the absolute best case scenario we could hope for.

It would...but yeah..."depth".

[Woodrow]

I miss looking at the brackets to see where we are seeded.

[Shocktoberfest]

I miss a lot of things. Ugh!

[Shockm]

I haven't seen this article on Porter posted anywhere so if it is a duplicate (regrets).

I've always liked Porter and don't feel like he's reached his ceiling yet. I hope he comes back for another year at Wichita State, but if he does put his name on the transfer portal, he could be a hot commodity.

What has followed has been a breakout season for Porter, who has become a vital part of Wichita State’s team as its starting point guard. And just like he did at Terre Haute South, Porter is filling up the stat sheet: he leads the team in assists (3.6), steals (1.4) and blocks (1.1) and ranks fourth in rebounds (4.7). In fact, Porter might have the title of the best shot-blocking point guard in the country. His block percentage of 4.62 ranks first in the country for players under 6-foot-2, per KenPom.com.

Read more at: https://www.kansas.com/sports/colleg...#storylink=cpy

[Stickboy46]

https://www.kansas.com/sports/college/wichita-state/article259299004.html

Couple of crazy stats ...

• "The evidence of settling too often from beyond the arc was evident by the team finishing with the highest three-point rate (41.4% of WSU’s shots were three-pointers) in program history. It didn’t help matters that WSU’s 31.2% accuracy on triples was the sixth-worst since the three-point line was introduced in 1986. Per Synergy, WSU ranked No. 295 in the country at catch-and-shoot efficiency, despite generating the 36th-most unguarded looks."

We Need to be searching for a shooter or two. Someone that can consistently hit open shots. That and no post presence are our biggest issues (though Pohto has the ability to get there IMO even if he isn't there yet).

• "it was the first team to average more turnovers than assists since 2009."

Obviously way too many TOs and not enough assists .. but I wonder how the stats would look if we could hit those open shots like in the first stat. Can't get an assist if you can't make the shot or the layup.

• "Synergy’s advanced numbers pull back the curtains even further: WSU ranked No. 282 in its halfcourt offense and No. 247 in its transition offense (despite ranking in the bottom-30 in turnover rate on fast breaks). WSU was also among the worst in the nation at out-of-bounds plays, ranking No. 347 and scoring a paltry 0.60 points per possession. WSU’s 104.4 adjusted efficiency offensive rating on KenPom was the worst since 2009."

This is coaching. We need to shake up the bench if IB is still around. Find some money to get a GOOD assistant with some offensive chops and let him help devise plays. OOB plays are a coaching thing. End of Half plays are a coaching thing. Transition offense is a player and practice thing but derive from the coaching in practice.