Pre-Game Thread: at Kansas State (12/03/22)

[WuShock Reaper]

Date and Time: Dec 3 (Sat) 8:00 P.M. at Kansas State
Mascot: Willie the Wildcat
Location: Manhattan, Kan. Bramlage Coliseum
TV & Radio: ESPNU --- KEYN 103.7 FM

[shocktown]

Playing now on FS1.

[AZ Shocker]

Playing now on FS1.

Ouch!

[WuShock16]

Lose by 6+.

Reverse psychology.

It’s only weird if it doesn’t work.

[pinstripers]

I think the new coach of the Cats might be a guy

[WeWillShockU2]

KState got beat pretty bad by Butler tonight. Of course it was all their coaches fault. Sound familiar?

[molly jabali]

don't feel good about this at all......

[Horn28Clem30]

Watched most of the K St/Butler game last night, it's going to be ugly. First one to 50 may win. Hoping Vegas looks at Wichita's OT game and sets the total way too high.

[Kung Wu]

I think the new coach of the Cats might be a guy

[forevershockerfan]

Here's the deal. Shocks win by 1 point only and make 7 throws in a row to seal the deal. That's all I got to say about that.

WSU 73

K-State 72

[shocker43]

Dislike KSU, maybe more than KU.

We win by 4.

[WuDrWu]

Our fan base, particularly this board, is schizophrenic. We really have 8 (almost 1/3 so far of those that have voted) posters that think this is a toss up or win game vs the 2 or so that thought we would beat an injured Richmond team?

[jdmee]

Our fan base, particularly this board, is schizophrenic. We really have 8 (almost 1/3 so far of those that have voted) posters that think this is a toss up or win game vs the 2 or so that thought we would beat an injured Richmond team?

I voted toss up. With this team every game is a toss up. They have shown us they can play like the second half of the Mizzou game. That type of play puts us in a competitive position in most of our games. We also have show we can play like the first half. That type of play can get us blown out in most of our games. This team is a definition of a toss up team.

[RoyalShock]

Our fan base, particularly this board, is schizophrenic. We really have 8 (almost 1/3 so far of those that have voted) posters that think this is a toss up or win game vs the 2 or so that thought we would beat an injured Richmond team?

Personally, I'm feeling schizophrenic about this game. The past two years we've been conditioned to fear the worst when playing quality opponents. But the guys competed against Missouri, showed well against Houston last year (I know, hardly the same team). But I'm also starting to see signs of growth. IB is tinkering (playing Porter and Scott together) and finding some things that work. Walton and Okafor are getting more comfortable in their roles to help shoulder the scoring and play-making duties. Bell is starting to settle in and see some success. All positive signs for the rest of the season.

The flip-side of the coin is we still don't have a reliable 5-man. So far it seems the best option has been to go small and put Rojas there. I just don't feel great about his decision making. Pierre is good for at least 2 horrible, selfish shots a game. And we still struggle to consistently find a man to block out on the defensive boards.

I'm going with an optimistic view that we'll see continued progress but just fall short.

[MikeKennedyRulZ]

Our fan base, particularly this board, is schizophrenic. We really have 8 (almost 1/3 so far of those that have voted) posters that think this is a toss up or win game vs the 2 or so that thought we would beat an injured Richmond team?

This team is schizophrenic so it makes sense the fanbase is...