Wichita State (0-0) at Western Kentucky (0-0) Game Thread: Nov 4 (Mon)

[Kung Wu]

31pts 8 rebs 6 assists has to be one of the best debuts in a LONGGGGGG time

Ever?

[JVShocker]

Does Galachia still have a heart hospital?

The whole game I'm thinking maybe I'm just too old for this.

I think Mike K. said this was a good win. He's only half correct. This is a great, great win.....stats, breakdowns and free throws be damned. Good job Shockers. Looking forward to more.

[TrackSuitAndTie]

I couldn't watch the game but was following the box score. XB looked like he had a good game stat wise but not on shockernet? Why?

My take: Bell will be meaningful contributor on this team, but sometimes he tries to play beyond his skillset. When he gets outside of his wheelhouse it can be ugly.

[WstateU]

I couldn't watch the game but was following the box score. XB looked like he had a good game stat wise but not on shockernet? Why?

He’s the Mike Jones of the early 80’s… takes a lot of crap from fans. He does drive me nucking futs at times, but he made some big plays tonight. Yes, he also made a few boneheaded plays and is like a box of chocolates.

[WstateU]

I’m going to give coach Mills some credit for this win. Thought he made some good adjustments.

[Kung Wu]

We speculated last year that Bell could potentially be really good behind a true PG. His stats are fantastc this game. Hill's are off the charts too.

[WstateU]

Mills late inbounds play with 5 guys on the baseline was key… we got the ball inbounds relatively easily, when it could have been disastrous.

[forevershockerfan]

Hilltoppers were 0-21 at 21st and Hillside. Earlier tonight they were 4-19 and missed their grand total. That helped us go 2-0 against them.

[Kung Wu]

I couldn't watch the game but was following the box score. XB looked like he had a good game stat wise but not on shockernet? Why?

I don't know, it was Beverly trying to shoot us out of the game. Bell was making his.

[Kel Varnsen]

Can’t really believe anyone that saw us last year is complaining. We wouldn’t have even been in the position to pee down our leg like we almost decided to do.

You’ve got a point. Our most comparable win from last year to this was a win at Torvik #108 UAB.

We forced a lot of turnovers in the second half too.

I think the frustration for some comes from the silly mistakes, like DeGray missing two free throws and committing a foul, or throwing the ball out of bounds. It would be nice to see less of those considering our talent level isn’t super high.

[WstateU]

Beverly will be fine. He struggled tonight, but he’ll be alright.

[Kung Wu]

Bell didn't even have any turnovers. Beverly had 2 but Cortes had 4. Yikes!

[ShockerFever]

Beverly and Bell were a combined 8-25 from the field.

[ShockerFever]

If there's this much griping, pissing, and moaning during a 7-point road win against a solid opponent, I hate to think what SN is going to be like in a loss.

I believe looking back at some of your posts throughout the thread, they crossed the gripy threshold.

[Kung Wu]

Beverly and Bell were a combined 8-25 from the field.

Beverly was 2-11 by himself. Pretty bad for that kind of volume.