SAINT LOUIS (4-1) vs. WICHITA STATE (4-1) Game Thread

[forevershockerfan]

A 19 point surpass and a 19 rebound advantage. NICE!

[Atxshoxfan]

Kenny ripped into Ridgnal for exactly that when he got that hooking call. he was looking for a cut from him.

I saw that. KPs head was in the game tonight and he was more aggressive than I've ever seen him. Maybe he's been monitoring SN and decided to prove something. Whatever it was, it was definitely promising, but he needs to be aggressive every game.

[pogo]

From my view more and quicker passing. Follow the shots crash the boards. More movement off ball. Lots of people watching the ball instead of moving. I would like to see improvement in these areas as I’m sure we all would. Overall good hustle and defense was better the second half. Refs sucked both halves. Germany looked decent and Joy plays just a tad fast. Overall I’ll take the win and let the film tell the tale. Go Shocks

[Aargh]

From my view more and quicker passing. Follow the shots crash the boards. More movement off ball. Lots of people watching the ball instead of moving. I would like to see improvement in these areas as I’m sure we all would. Overall good hustle and defense was better the second half. Refs sucked both halves. Germany looked decent and Joy plays just a tad fast. Overall I’ll take the win and let the film tell the tale. Go Shocks

Early take on Joy:

When the game slows down for him, the rest of the players on the floor are going to have to speed up. He appears to have a gear that isn't available to a lot of players.

[molly jabali]

Great win!!!!’

[proshox]

His teammates need to start cutting to the basket to give him better opportunities to pass out of the double teams.

This^

I am not sure if the lack of cutting is by design, but last year Kenny proved he can make the right pass if there is movement off the ball.

[kcshocker11]

Much better effort...... Great FT shooting....Still need that FVV style point guard......Nice win Shoxs!

[forevershockerfan]

Rebounding Leaders:

Pohto - 12
Ridgnal - 10 (WSU's version of Dennis Rodman?)
Abide - 5
Ighovocja - 5

I'm wondering if Joy and DR are leading our team in rebounds per minute played?

[WeWillShockU2]

Good game by the guys last night. It appears that they are responding to the coaching staff. Good minutes from Jacob and Joy. Ridgnal is a rebounding hound. Excellent late pick up for the Shocks. Kenny, X and Colby did their jobs. Abidde with a nasty dunk. We need to pick up a couple of wins against the Big 12 and SEC teams to be in contention for a at large bid.

[pinstripers]

Good game by the guys last night. It appears that they are responding to the coaching staff. Good minutes from Jacob and Joy. Ridgnal is a rebounding hound. Excellent late pick up for the Shocks. Kenny, X and Colby did their jobs. Abidde with a nasty dunk. We need to pick up a couple of wins against the Big 12 and SEC teams to be in contention for a at large bid.

my meter must not be workin

[TrackSuitAndTie]

I'm wondering if Joy and DR are leading our team in rebounds per minute played?

Top defensive rebounding rates on the shockers per Bart Torvik:

Dalen Ridnal: 23.6
Quincy Ballard: 19.9
Kenny Pohto: 18
Joy Ighovodja: 17.9

[WstateU]

[WuDrWu]

I like Fran, but no.

[Bluzrover]

Colby Rogers would have, without a shred of doubt, saved Isaac Brown's job last season.

with that, I think we should be happy he had to sit last year.

[WuDrWu]

I did not expect 5-1. Good for the team, program and Coach Mills!

I posed this question privately to a few elites, but if you stretch just a bit, the next 6 games can all be considered winnable. What's our record going into the Ku game?

5-7
6-6
7-5
8-4
9-3
10-2
11-1

(Full disclosure: I posed this to others prior to last night's game and I was between 8-4 & 7-5 and landed on 7-5).