DePaul Pre-Game Thread

[1979Shocker]

They are going to be winning by 10 to 20 points in the first 40 to 50 halves? Ugggh.

Baker brings us back though, when he goes on his own run, making 20 long range bombs.

[60Shock]

We win by 13 again after being ahead by 25 and coasting the last 10 minutes.

Shocks - 75

DePaul - 62

[jocoshock]

810WHB.com podcast with DePaul coach Oliver Purnell..

http://www.stationcaster.com/player_skinned.php?s=26&c=375&f=2131533

[pie n eye]

The announcers use the phrase Shock the world at least 3 times.

[CBB_Fan]

I think it's one of those "The good news is, everyone's back. The bad news is, everyone's back" scenarios. Melvin and Young are hands down their best players and they return for their senior seasons. They also have a very talented freshman center/pf who was a top 100 recruit and is performing well. Purnell's job is on the line this year and they need to make the NIT (at least) to save it, so there's also that. That can be either a positive or negative depending on how much the team is willing to fight for their coach.

They've split a pair at home against likely top 75 teams (loss vs. Southern Miss, win vs. Wright State) and destroyed a terrible Grambling State team. It's unclear how good the road win @ Wisconsin-Milwaukee is since UWM was picked 9th in the Horizon but has come out of the gate pretty well (wins @ Davidson and on neutral courts against San Jose State and James Madison, but also a loss @ Loyola to open the year).

Overall I expect them to be improved from last year, but that could mean they are a 150 RPI squad or sub-100 RPI squad (best case scenario probably). Hard to tell so far.

Another thing to consider is that they won't be losing to teams like Syracuse, Louisville, or Connecticut any more now that the Big East has officially split. On the other hand, they also won't be playing those teams, so their schedule could be significantly worse. I do think they'll have a much better winning percentage though, and that may translate to a higher RPI.

[shockmonster]

They have players who are very talented. I'm not sure if they are a team.

[bunck]

Carter practiced for the first time today but it looks like they're still not sure about him playing Monday.

http://blogs.kansas.com/shockwaves/2013/11/23/darius-carter-practices/

[60Shock]

I like their coach. Very respectful. He certainly did not provide us with any 'blackboard' material.

[forevershockerfan]

Is this game at 9pm tomorrow night on Cox TV and if so, what channel? If it is only on ESPN3, does that mean we can watch it on the Net or will it not be shown here in our area? Thanks for your input in advance.

[jocoshock]

Is this game at 9pm tomorrow night on Cox TV and if so, what channel? If it is only on ESPN3, does that mean we can watch it on the Net or will it not be shown here in our area? Thanks for your input in advance.

You can watch via the net via the ESPN web site or the Watch ESPN app, provided your cable provider allow access and you have a userid and password set up sith provider. You will not be able to watch if it blacked in your area, or if it is normally broadcast on a channel like ESPNU that you persoanlly are not subscribed to through that provider.

[shocka khan]

Not that it makes any difference, but I will have to watch the game on ESPN3. I bought a graphics accelerator card and several gb's of cache. Hope it improves my viewing experience. If it works well, the next step is to connect to my TV.

I hope Cox picks it up for you guys, sort of like an early Christmas present.

[ShockerFever]

This is an ESPN3 only game. No TV (unless you direct it from your computer of course).

[The 'hut]

This is an ESPN3 only game. No TV (unless you direct it from your computer of course).

If you have Cox as an internet provider, you get ESPN 3 free by just signing up on the ESPN 3 website.

[pinstripers]

So it is not on the U?

[ShockerFever]

If you have Cox as an internet provider, you get ESPN 3 free by just signing up on the ESPN 3 website.

Correct, but again, ESPN3 is online, not TV.