WSU (9-12, 1-7) At Memphis (15-6, 4-4) Game Thread

[shockerfan]

That;s about as good as this team can play and still not good enough to beat a team that’s playing bad right now.

Yeah....I don't think that is as good as this team can play.....they missed shots they usually make. And made in abundance last time we played Memphis

[Stickboy46]

I'm ready to see the PG rotation of Bell and Joy. Cortes is exactly the same player he was at OU just with a shittier fg%. Easily cost us 10 points by himself in about 2 minutes of playing time

[Kung Wu]

You got the Red River Shootout.
You have the Governor's Cup.
Now we have the Vaseline Showdown.

[shocktown]

I'm ready to see the PG rotation of Bell and Joy. Cortes is exactly the same player he was at OU just with a shittier fg%. Easily cost us 10 points by himself in about 2 minutes of playing time

And he starts

[Kel Varnsen]

This coach is a joke. I don't care if we blew layups or if he doesn't have his own players, you can't allow the team to be this bad

The fact that one or two layups going in would have changed your tune should be enough to consider that this position is ridiculous.

[shock-it-to-me]

Yeah, but shooting above average right now lol

Still liking our free throw shooting? (sorry, I'm rage posting)

[Stickboy46]

The fact that one or two layups going in would have changed your tune should be enough to consider that this position is ridiculous.

Yea...Ive been the most vocal and even I have a hard time saying this particular loss is Mills fault.

[Singeril]

I had to miss a lot of the 2nd half. We played a lot better, on the whole, than I expected..and Memphis played MUCH worse than I expected. This is not the same team that killed us here in Wichita 3 weeks ago. I had us picked to lose by at least 20 so am happily surprised that it was so much closer. I will say, from what I’ve seen, that the most important coaching move we could make would be to have an oxygen tank on the sideline for Ballard so that he can get back into the game quicker. We are SO MUCH BETTER with him on the floor.

[shockerfan]

Still liking our free throw shooting? (sorry, I'm rage posting)

70%. From this team...I will take it

[forevershockerfan]

Why not keep Ballard and DR in all the last 2 minutes? I'm okay with DeGray in but why not DR instead of Beverly who was way off today? Rogers did get fouled. Too bad he came out for long enough earlier in half where damage was done. He can rest after the game. The 2 turnovers in a row to begin 2nd half also hurt for 4 pts.

[rjl]

Not sticking up for Cortes, but the "foul" he committed on the 3-point shooter was BS and the type of foul I thought they weren't calling anymore. Dude jumped sidways and backwards into Cortes.

The biggest crime for me was driving to the basket with the lead with about a minute left and taking another ****ing brick layup instead of running down the clock.

[Stickboy46]

Why not keep Ballard and DR in all the last 2 minutes? I'm okay with DeGray in but why not DR instead of Beverly who was way off today? Rogers did get fouled. Too bad he came out for long enough earlier in half where damage was done. He can rest after the game. The 2 turnovers in a row to begin 2nd half also hurt for 4 pts.

The two TOs then the fouling the 3pt shooter up 14 were the biggest brain farts.... 7pt right there... All on Cortes

[asiseeit]

Up 54 to 40 at 7:39 when BJ fouls on the 3 to give Tiggers new life.

It was Cortes who fouled. We had Jones contained until that play. We would have had the ball up 14 but that cut it to eleven AND ignited Jones and Memphis. I don't see how Mills' thinks BC belongs on a D1 court anywhere. Rogers had a good game offensively but gave up some threes on the other end and was suppose to be on Jones at the end. He gave him an easy shot for the loss.

[Stickboy46]

Not sticking up for Cortes, but the "foul" he committed on the 3-point shooter was BS and the type of foul I thought they weren't calling anymore. Dude jumped sidways and backwards into Cortes.

The biggest crime for me was driving to the basket with the lead with about a minute left and taking another ****ing brick layup instead of running down the clock.

It was both a dumb play and a bad call at the same time

[shock-it-to-me]

70%. From this team...I will take it

We seem to be particularly adept at mission the most important ones