#5 Wichita State vs. Indiana State- Pregame Discussions and Predictions

[Shox21]

Shockers need to guard the perimeter. It is our exhaust port on our Death Star. The only chance the ankle biters have is 3 point bombs.

Which Mo St exploited quite well the first half of our game. I agree, perimeter defense is a must.

[Rosewood]

Shockers need to guard the perimeter. It is our exhaust port on our Death Star. The only chance the ankle biters have is 3 point bombs.

I have faith that they have learned the lesson

[ShockerPrez]

Which Mo St exploited quite well the first half of our game. I agree, perimeter defense is a must.

Yes, fortunately, in our movie, Darth Van Vleet was able to take them out and there was no Jedi for the Bares.

[DwShock]

I believe that we will win. I believe that we will win. I believe that we will win...

[shockmonster]

I agree it will be a tough game..very close and competitive. But keep in mind MO State was minus Marshall and Pickett--their depth was suspect. They competed well in the first half. That said, our bench better be ready to contribute in a big way.

You can throw the MO State game out of the window. It means nothing. We will get the best shot from ISU where other teams won't. I think that here at home we will have enough.

[ShockerFever]

Quite a few Sycamore fans are confident because Indiana State won here last year. I think that'll work against them this year. The Shocks don't need much motivation to pull of 18-0. But any motivation at all for this team and they can REALLY look good. Last year will be a motivation. Perfection will be a motivation. Valley lead will be motivation. National tv will be motivation. Moving into the Top 4 will be motivation.

I especially love some of the Sycamore fans on their board saying... Odum's teams have played so well against WSU, especially in Koch. What's their record again against us during that stretch? 2-8? I guess if "close but no cigar" is what you hope for, then I guess they have it.

[Calshockfan]

Amazing. KC Shox now the most optimistic shocker fan. What a sunshine pumper he has turned out to be.

[Blackmag]

im going to go out on a limb and say the Shocks play with great defensive verocity and win 83-69. I think they will have trouble matching up with Early, and Fred is on a role. Baker is getting his groove back, and our 3-headed post play will dominate in the paint. I have this feeling that Wiggins is going to bust out along with Green

[ShockerPrez]

im going to go out on a limb and say the Shocks play with great defensive verocity and win 83-69. I think they will have trouble matching up with Early, and Fred is on a role. Baker is getting his groove back, and our 3-headed post play will dominate in the paint. I have this feeling that Wiggins is going to bust out along with Green

If Green busts out, Wiggins will need to get going or else he will see Green getting a bunch of his minutes.

[Fredster]

Good article in Terre Haute newspaper this morning. Very complimentary and respectful. Odom wouldn't go near last
Years game in Wichita.

Shox win!

[Aargh]

There's only one thing that needs to be said about this game - and it's just one name

Ron (If I could have played last year, we win) Baker.

Then there's the rest of the perimeter D. Cotton and VanVleet don't exactly take defeat lightly.

Ron (I got this) Baker
Fred (You CANNOT win) VanVleet
Tekele (The Clamp) Cotton
Cleanthony (That's my ball) Early
and
Chadrack (I just work harder than everybody else) Lufile

will prevail. It may take some time and effort, but those guys will own it!

[Rocky Mountain Shock]

I'm expecting a war but hoping for a forest fire.

[WuShock Reaper]

Seth Davis - "UPSET ALERT"

[shocktheheart]

Seth Davis - "UPSET ALERT"

He cherry picked stats nice to make his point.

[shocktheheart]

Scoring Offense: #1 ISUB 76.7, #2 WSU 75.8
Scoring Defense: #1 WSU 60.7, #6 ISUB 68.4
Scoring Margin: #1 WSU 15.1, #2 ISUB 8.3
FT%: #1 WSU .734, #2 ISUB .727
FG%: #2 ISUB .487, #6 WSU .447
FG%D: #1 WSU .397, #8 ISUB .447
3PT%: #2 ISUB .400, #7 WSU .327
3PT%D: #2 WSU .313, #9 ISUB .352
REBOUNDING MARGIN: #1 WSU +7.9, #3 ISUB +1.9
BLOCKED SHOTS: #1 WSU 5.1, #5 ISUB 3.1
ASSISTS: #2 ISUB 14.5, #7 WSU 13.3
STEALS: #1 WSU 7.3, #2 ISUB 7.2
TO MARGIN: #1 WSU +3.83, #2 ISUB +1.59
A/TO: #1 WSU 1.4, #2 ISUB 1.3

Even or close: Scoring Offense, FT%, assists, steals, A/TO
WSU advantage: Scoring Defense, Scoring Margin, FG%D, 3PT%D, Rebounding Margin, Blocked Shots, TO Margin
ISUB advantage: FG%, 3PT%,