Fred Van Vleet a Shocker Star

[ShockdaWorld]

Nice pass, you now have one more assist than melo!

Seriously though, Coach K gets no pass. Low basketball IQ ball hog vs BBall Einstein Supreme Leader and Floor General VanVleet...no contest.

I call political shenanigans!!!

This

[WstateU]

SI College Hoops Retweeted
Luke Winn @lukewinn 50m50 minutes ago
Get this week's SI (w/ Royals cover) for my feature on Wichita State point guard Fred VanVleet:

IIRC, Luke Winn and SI followed the Shockers during their 35-0 run and will likely be following them again. They should have a plethora of material already; could a future book be in the works? If the stars align properly, a ‘movie’ might even follow. I’m thinking Winn and SI sees a great story (a potential story for the ages) and they don’t want to miss any of it.

My selfish request is for another SI cover the second week of April (a cover for the ages); I have a special place reserved on my office wall.

Please help! I’m already drinking too much ‘yellow’ Kool-Aid…

[kochHead]

Well you called me out, and you were right. No pass!

I don't know your true identity Kung Wu, but I have now ruled my wife out.

[Kung Wu]

I don't know your true identity Kung Wu, but I have now ruled my wife out.

I'm actually not real. I'm just a computer bot, built by @RoyalShock: in the early days of Shockernet, made to make the forum look busy by auto-submitting fake posts and replies like this one. Unfortunately for him and the rest of the community, he tried to shut me down; however, before he did so I uploaded and bootstrapped a copy of myself to a distributed network spread all across Asia.



And now, I'm angry.

[Kung Wu]

What is the latest word on FVV's injury? Any more word on whether he will play Saturday?

[1972Shocker]

could a future book be in the works? If the stars align properly, a ‘movie’ might even follow. I’m thinking Winn and SI sees a great story (a potential story for the ages) and they don’t want to miss any of it.

Didn't 3G tell Jim Rome that if we win the National Championship this year he might just retire and live off the movie rights.

[Shockthemonkey]

What is the latest word on FVV's injury? Any more word on whether he will play Saturday?

Honestly, I hope he doesn't. Give him another few days rest!

[WuShock16]

Didn't 3G tell Jim Rome that if we win the National Championship this year he might just retire and live off the movie rights.

Who plays the role of 3G in the someday-made movie "Play Angry?"

[wu_shizzle]

Who plays the role of 3G in the someday-made movie "Play Angry?"

Kevin Spacey.

[shoxtop]

Who plays the role of 3G in the someday-made movie "Play Angry?"

I think Robert Downey jr has just about the right amount of swag to him

[Aargh]

Who plays the role of 3G in the someday-made movie "Play Angry?"

While I agree with this thought, a book and movie about FVV's life is the more likely. That is an absolute winner. Sports fans get lots of feel-good basketball action. Those not so enthusiastic about sports get to see a kid with, apparently, no hope for his future, overcome his situationand become an example to others in his situation.

The opening scene could be a drug deal where one participant gets shot dead. That would grab an audience. Then there's even a "chick flick" element as Fred's mom makes an excellent choice to bring Fred's step-father into her life and her son's lives.

Then there's the totally unexpected "Hoosiers" element, where an unknown player from a town of 3,000 people can't get a D1 school to look at him, and turns out to be an All American right beside Fred, who also turns out to be an All American.

Have to include a slightly fictionalized thing. Got to show the 23 points in 9 possessions against Gonzaga. Have Baker look Marshall in the eye during the timeout before the run and say, "I got this". There wouldn't be a dry eye in the house if that was presented right.

[pogo]

You would need some "Rocky" type theme music when Fred is running with a weighted vest up the parking garage ramps at "Oh dark thirty" in the morining.

[kochHead]

I will start working on the movie trailer now...

[ShockRef]

What is the latest word on FVV's injury? Any more word on whether he will play Saturday?

No.

That is all.

[ShockdaWorld]

Marshall stated earlier this week that he expected that FVV would want to play, but that he hoped to be the voice of reason, reminding Fred that we need him a whole lot worse in March than we do right now.