WSU VERSUS VCU REMATCH

[tropicalshox]

Looking forward to the matchup.

If anyone needs tickets, please let me know asap.

Doc, you need to clear some space in your private messages.

[WuDrWu]

My bad....

[gerritmuk]

bravo ))

very usefull message bravo )

[ShockerFever]

Huh... I didn't know that an NCAA invite qualifies as one of the "greatest times in our program history". Somebody needs to brush up on their Shocker tradition.


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...:cool:

Correct me if I'm wrong but this is only our 9th NCAA appearance out of what? Over 100 years of basketball? Let's not pretend like this is some common thing we've done because it isn't. I said this is "one" of the greatest times in our program's history. If you don't, then I guess that means we haven't had a lot of great times.

We're also a 5 seed, the highest seed weve ever been for a tournament. Again, I think that is something great. This season has been a great one, despite not having even played a game in the dance yet.

[BostonWu]

First, I will predict that Ragland goes crazy in this game...along the lines of UNLV/Creighton/Davidson-type performance. Joe was the key figure involved in last year’s phantom foul and he just got another chance for redemption. No one wants this game more than Joe.

Second, I have a difficult time seeing our veteran, highly-skilled backcourt getting flustered by such a young team, especially when they fully know what to expect. Go back and look at our 5 losses and we averaged just fewer than 14 TO's. That's not horrible and includes 17 against Bama which was one of the first games of the season and 18 in triple OT vs. Drake.

We lose when we can't throw the ball in the ocean and considering UNI's FG% I like our chances.

Finally, I believe Stutz is the X-factor in this game. If he comes ready to play and doesn't get in foul trouble then we'll win the game in the paint...When our inside/out game is working it's tough for anyone to beat us. Conversely, the next Kyles/Smith 0-fer night we're done.

[VCUJamaicanGuy]

I have a difficult time seeing our veteran, highly-skilled backcourt getting flustered by such a young team, especially when they fully know what to expect. Go back and look at our 5 losses and we averaged just fewer than 14 TO's. That's not horrible and includes 17 against Bama which was one of the first games of the season and 18 in triple OT vs. Drake.

We forced a George Mason team that was averaging 10 TO's a game to make 10 TO's in the first 17 minutes. We made a UNI team that shot LIGHTS OUT from beyond the arc to TO the ball 18 times. HAVOC is not something you can make a solid game plan against unless you want to baseball pass the inbounds EVERY single time...

[SubGod22]

We forced a George Mason team that was averaging 10 TO's a game to make 10 TO's in the first 17 minutes. We made a UNI team that shot LIGHTS OUT from beyond the arc to TO the ball 18 times. HAVOC is not something you can make a solid game plan against unless you want to baseball pass the inbounds EVERY single time...

I'm not worried.

[BostonWu]

We forced a George Mason team that was averaging 10 TO's a game to make 10 TO's in the first 17 minutes. We made a UNI team that shot LIGHTS OUT from beyond the arc to TO the ball 18 times. HAVOC is not something you can make a solid game plan against unless you want to baseball pass the inbounds EVERY single time...

We're not UNI

[shockmonster]

I'm sure that they're a good team. We will have to play well or anything can happen. It's not on the road so I feel a little better. However, we didn't bring our A game to ISUr.

[WuDrWu]

We forced a George Mason team that was averaging 10 TO's a game to make 10 TO's in the first 17 minutes. We made a UNI team that shot LIGHTS OUT from beyond the arc to TO the ball 18 times. HAVOC is not something you can make a solid game plan against unless you want to baseball pass the inbounds EVERY single time...

I respect the hell out of VCU, Coach Smart and the talent they'll bring to the floor. I also expect a very even game, where the team that executes the best will win.

That being said, as someone else mentioned, we aren't UNI. We embarrassed UNI in a game that was rarely competitive around the time you guys struggled with them, pulling away to win by 9 late. Our game with them could have been 30...in fact we could have named the score.

Our A game beats your A game, period. I have no doubt your A game beats our B game.

The likelihood of us (with all seniors) playing our A game has to be greater than the Rams with their young team, although the FF run last year is invaluable.


It seems to me that many of your fans are placing a lot of value on the success of last year....and perhaps they should. We are NOT the team you beat last season, by any way, shape or form, and having seen you guys several times lately, neither are you.

I look forward to the game, it should be fun and if you guys win, don't stop at the FF this time...go all the way.

[WuDrWu]

You also have to score to press....I haven't seen that mentioned too often. WSU isn't exactly chopped liver defensively, even if we don't have a cool, catchy name for our defense.

[pie n eye]

Finally, I believe Stutz is the X-factor in this game. If he comes ready to play and doesn't get in foul trouble then we'll win the game in the paint...When our inside/out game is working it's tough for anyone to beat us. Conversely, the next Kyles/Smith 0-fer night we're done.

Agree, if Stutz can have a good game against VCU we should win a close one.

If Stutz can have a good game against VCU maybe we'll start seeing the confident, Paul Miller esque Stutz from earlier this year. If I knew that guy would show up to evey game in this tournament I would pick us to win the whole thing.

Part of that pick would be my confidence in how good this team can be and the other part my yellow and black underwear.

I didn't like seeing VCU pop up during the selection show. That team makes me nervous. But, if we can pull out a win and get on a roll then watch out.

[wufan]

Correct me if I'm wrong but this is only our 9th NCAA appearance out of what? Over 100 years of basketball? Let's not pretend like this is some common thing we've done because it isn't. I said this is "one" of the greatest times in our program's history. If you don't, then I guess that means we haven't had a lot of great times.

We're also a 5 seed, the highest seed weve ever been for a tournament. Again, I think that is something great. This season has been a great one, despite not having even played a game in the dance yet.

Well, the NCAA tourney has only been around for 73 years, and didn't have 32 teams until 1975. This is our 7th tournament (and best seed since seeding began in 1979) in the past 38 years. We would have had two more higher seeds except for the probation in 82 and 83. We had VERY good teams in the 60's that didn't make the NCAA tournament because only the conference winner was invited (and the MVC champ also happened to be the best team in the nation). In the 60's and early 80's we had a very blueblood like success that makes an invite seem "second rate."

[ShockerGorilla]

Last year, Stutz blossomed in the NIT, because he didn't have all those ticky-tack fouls called on him, like they tend to do to him in the Valley. I see him getting back into the groove in this tourney and getting double-doubles.

[Rlh04d]

We forced a George Mason team that was averaging 10 TO's a game to make 10 TO's in the first 17 minutes. We made a UNI team that shot LIGHTS OUT from beyond the arc to TO the ball 18 times. HAVOC is not something you can make a solid game plan against unless you want to baseball pass the inbounds EVERY single time...

Unfortunately, UNI is the fourth best team in the MVC. And the distinction between us and them is pretty drastic.