WSU VERSUS PITTSBURG PREDICTIONS AND PREGAME DISCUSSIONS

[HarpBros]

http://pittsburgh.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1484669

Damn....I didn't even get to rush the court.

I guess I was at the wrong game ... where is our Tournament trophy!

[WuDrWu]

I think the difference is that most of them are already talking about Gonzaga.

And I doubt the most popular thread on Shockernet would be "Wonder if Gonzaga is crapping their pants thinking about a matchup with us....".

[Downtown Shocker Brown]

Anyone besides the 2 coaches and Demetric left over from the last time these 2 teams met in Kansas City?

Me.

[KC Shox]

Anyone besides the 2 coaches and Demetric left over from the last time these 2 teams met in Kansas City?

Good question, I didn't see anyone else, but I did see the Woodall kid was there, and he led PITT for 19 points against us that day for a victory.

[HarpBros]

Me.

Still on the team this year
12 Ashton Gibbs Senior 6-2 190
14 Nick Rivers Senior 6-0 180
35 Nasir Robinson Senior 6-5 225
11 Dante Taylor Junior 6-9 240
1 Tray Woodall Junior 5-11 190


Here is the box score
http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=293270221
http://fightpittfight.com/pittsburgh...burgh-boxscore

Team Rosters 09-10 and current

http://fightpittfight.com/pittsburgh-basketball/roster/2009-2010

http://fightpittfight.com/pittsburgh-basketball/roster/2011-2012

[Downtown Shocker Brown]

Gonzaga is prepping to have to play us. They should be. We are a team. Pitt is a good team with A great player. We have quite a few very good players.

I don't expect a walk-over... in the first half. But we will beat these fools down worse than we did Seton Hall in 2006.

Shockers 75 - 55 Pittsburg

The next round will be the war. Olynyk is a great player and legit 7 ft. If EO is going to be a defensive presence, this will be his chance. We need solid guard play, excellent rebounding, and the ability to protect the ball. This is the key to all teams in the tournament though. I like our chances.

Shockers 80 - 75 Gonzaga.

[Shockeriffic]

The TV people are wrong. Pitt can score with anybody. They usually don't score a lot because they play at a super slow pace. Those comments were just an overreaction to the Notre Dame game.

Pitt is an interesting matchup because one guy does not dominate for them. Their top three guys are Tray Woodall (23.5% of possessions), Talib Zanna (22.8% possessions) and Lamar Patterson (21.6% possessions). All three are very efficient players. Don't be surprised if Demetric guards Woodall and Cotton guards Patterson. Patterson is taller and bigger and he'd be a mismatch for anyone else.

[HarpBros]

Bracket Projection: Wichita State
Can Wichita State hit enough 3-pointers to pull off an upset?

Updated: March 17, 2013, 6:10 PM ET By Bill Doherty | ESPN Insider

Anyone else with insider feel free to make your breakdown of the article for those without

http://insider.espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/2013/story/_/page/lunardi13wichitastate/2013-ncaa-tournament-bracket-projections-wichita-state-shockers

[Downtown Shocker Brown]

Here is the box score
http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=293270221

Doesn't list everyone....

[DistrictBaller]

Congrats on the at-large and good luck against Pittsburgh! Will be rooting for the Shockers.

We at VCU got the 5-12 mid-major curse you guys got last year with a pretty strong Akron team. Hopefully the black and gold teams have a good weekend!

LET'S GO SHOCKERS!

[The Mad Hatter]

Take it for what is it worth, but if the various statistical ranking systems are to be trusted, Pitt should have been much better than a 8 seed and this isn't nearly as good a draw as we could have gotten even if we were worse than a 9 seed (UCLA for instance). Their composite ranking is #13 in the nation to our #34. Granted, our injury issues affect our ranking, but if that #13 number is even remotely close to being accurate, Pitt is way underseeded.

http://www.masseyratings.com/cb/compare.htm

Here are the teams they have lost to this year:

Michigan - 67-62
Cincinnati - 70-61
Rutgers - 67-62
Marquette (2x) - 74-67OT and 79-69
Louisville - 64-61
Notre Dame - 51-42
Syracuse - 62-59

Rutgers is the only mediocre team in that bunch. All the others are NCAA teams, and most are good seeds.

Here are their best wins:

Georgetown - 73-45
Villanova (2x) - 58-43 and 73-64OT
UCONN - 69-61
Syracuse - 65-55

[jocoshock]

Take it for what is it worth, but if the various statistical ranking systems are to be trusted, Pitt should have been much better than a 8 seed and this isn't nearly as good a draw as we could have gotten even if we were worse than a 9 seed (UCLA for instance). Their composite ranking is #13 in the nation to our #34. Granted, our injury issues affect our ranking, but if that #13 number is even remotely close to being accurate, Pitt is way underseeded.

http://www.masseyratings.com/cb/compare.htm

Here are the teams they have lost to this year:

Michigan - 67-62
Cincinnati - 70-61
Rutgers - 67-62
Marquette (2x) - 74-67OT and 79-69
Louisville - 64-61
Notre Dame - 51-42
Syracuse - 62-59

Rutgers is the only mediocre team in that bunch. All the others are NCAA teams, and most are good seeds.

Here are their best wins:

Georgetown - 73-45
Villanova (2x) - 58-43 and 73-64OT
UCONN - 69-61
Syracuse - 65-55

This was discussed on ESPN. Based on BPI ratings, Pitt shuold have been as high as a 4 seed. We should have been as high as a 6. A big factor in their seeding was that the number 1 seed was Louisville, which forced the next three teams in the Big East to the other regions and pushed Pitt out to the West into a lower seed. Having said that, I still like it. Much tougher than being an 11 against a 6, but I like our chances anyway..

Also, we had common opponents in DePaul and Detroit. They won all of their gams beating Detroit in Pittsburgh by 13 and solidly beating DePaul in two games by large (15-25 point) margins.

[fansince80s]

Common opponent. Detroit. Pitt beat em by 13

[another shocker]

woodall ate our lunch last time out.

memo to armstud: get that guy. stick on him like a voodoo curse.

[im4wsu]

Comparative Stats from StatSheet.com - Pittsburgh - NCAA Tourney