TEMPLE (9-17, 2-11) at WSU (11-16, 3-11) GAME THREAD

[pinstripers]

It appears to me that Coach Mills maps out a scenario in his head, convinces himself his plan is correct, and just can't think on the fly, stays with his original plan.

[shocktown]

It appears to me that Coach Mills maps out a scenario in his head, convinces himself his plan is correct, and just can't think on the fly, stays with his original plan.

Fortunately or unfortunately, I believe it was only the second time this year attendance cracked 7000. Legit good turnout considering, and crowd was pretty engaged. Then 2nd half happened.

[Topshock]

It drives me crazy on the post-game interview when Mills comes on with that Howdy Doody attitude.

I mean show a little emotion, act like you care. I hope it isn't the case, but he comes across like a guy that is just putting in his time and cashing checks.

[Stickboy46]

It drives me crazy on the post-game interview when Mills comes on with that Howdy Doody attitude.

I mean show a little emotion, act like you care. I hope it isn't the case, but he comes across like a guy that is just putting in his time and cashing checks.

He approaches it like a man that thinks he has five years to get results

[asiseeit]

Since you quoted me posting a box score of our 2 centers, I agree, Rogers has serious holes in his game, so does Cortes. You can see another post I made where I said Rogers can’t throw a layup into the ocean. Doesn’t make Pohto any better though. Dude missed half his free throws and 8 bunnies. Haven’t even counted how many offensive boards he gave up.

Generally speaking your posts are above the average here. To be fair I wouldn't classify KP's shots today as "bunnies" . They were being very physical with him and we all know he is not a physical center. Granted, he had a rough day shooting but still led the team in boards but the entire team was guilty in allowing so many offensive rebounds. Many times he is the one blocking out allowing others to get the easy boards and several times he kept the ball alive we just never scrambled after them. If I were to lay blame today it would be the TEAMS lack of hustle and toughness the 2ND half, coaching, Rogers whose contribution to the team is suppose to be shooting, and BC for that terrible atomic bomb

[Wichita Willy]

He approaches it like a man that thinks he has five years to get results

IMHO he has three at most and it could be two if we have to endure another year like this.

[forevershockerfan]

How many teams are there?

14

[shox7]

Would one of you guys inform Beverly that he doesn’t get additional points for difficulty when he attempts a layup. Dude you aren’t playing HORSE just make a layup. It looks like HCPM hasn’t told Beverly that he needs to just dunk the ball or shoot a normal layup. Sorry for the rant…

[Dan]

We’re tied for last with UTSA. They have Tulsa, Temple and SMU left. We have UAB, Rice and Tulane.

[Stickboy46]

IMHO he has three at most and it could be two if we have to endure another year like this.

Unfortunately I think 3 is the minimum barring donors stepping up. I don't see how we can afford 4 coaches even for a year.. and we really need to be able to swing for the fences on the next hire and not go cheap

[Wichita Willy]

It's all an evil plot by HCPM. The first team to go from last in conference play to win the tournament and reach the final 4.

[another shocker]

temple is a historic program that is top-10 in all time wins in college basketball history. if i were a temple fan, i would want that coach gone. yes, after one season. fisher? fishman? they are horrid.

and they swept wichita state.

[Speed]

We’re tied for last with UTSA. They have Tulsa, Temple and SMU left. We have UAB, Rice and Tulane.

3/2 let's sell out vs Rice! Bring I. Quick Change for entertainment. Maybe an event that consists of 2 hours of the Shocker Band,cheerleaders and Quick Change and a basketball forfeit would entertain the masses.

[Singeril]

What was the crowd size today? Wonder if this season will have a rollover effect on next season’s attendance?

I’m sure it will. Today was one of the largest crowds. And I’ve never seen a WSU crowd so early en masse. It was a mass exodus.

[melcong4]

Pohto - 24 min. 3-11 FG, 5-10 FT, 11 pts 9 boards, 2 assist 1 steal
Ballard - 19 min, 5-7 FG, 0 FT, 10 pts, 5 boards, 1 assist, 1 block

And... Ballard does so many other good things to affect the game in a positive way that are not on the stat sheet. I wonder what is +/- was compared to Pohto?