WSU versus Seton Hall Predictions and Pregame Discussions

[_kai_]

How about you just stick to your guns and stop following me around and responding to me like you said you were gonna a year ago?

Can you both just stop replying to each other. It's beyond old. Like, biblical old.

[Jamar Howard 4 President]

kai, I did it for 6 months. I think it is Fever's turn. :-)

[_kai_]

kai, I did it for 6 months. I think it is Fever's turn. :-)

That's not helping your cause of changing my opinion on the childish behavior. Act like a grown up.

[RussDaBus]

Defensively, I think Shaq reaches too much, and leans in too frequently. Needs more vertical defense, and to use his body as barricade to the post. That and lateral footspeed. I don't think his height is an issue.

Carter needs to stop trying to go for blocks when it's obvious that the opponent is in position and going to score. Just stupid fouls when gets beat, or when the offense has a guy cutting to the basket and Carter is late to the rim.

Nurger, to me, has the best potential for filling the hole of needing another post player. His knock is size, but the kid is a true freshman, it'll come with time. If Nurger can start getting that 3 to fall, that will really open up our offense a ton and allow our guards to get more dribble drive opportunities.

I agree with everything but 1 point regarding Nurger and his size. Check out his birthday. http://www.goshockers.com/ViewArticl...&Q_SEASON=2014 He is 21 years old. While he is a true freshman in our program, he is also 21 years old. I know Kerry can help but maybe not as much as everyone presumes. He is already a grown man!

[_kai_]

I agree with everything but 1 point regarding Nurger and his size. Check out his birthday. http://www.goshockers.com/ViewArticl...&Q_SEASON=2014 He is 21 years old. While he is a true freshman in our program, he is also 21 years old. I know Kerry can help but maybe not as much as everyone presumes. He is already a grown man!

I didn't realize he was already 21, but in the same vein, I still think the Freshman comment has merit that with continued time in our program he'll get more mass on his frame. I'd imagine especially for a Euro guy, that a lot of weight training and bulking up wasn't a priority. Just not the angle euro ball takes with their post guys.

[RussDaBus]

I didn't realize he was already 21, but in the same vein, I still think the Freshman comment has merit that with continued time in our program he'll get more mass on his frame. I'd imagine especially for a Euro guy, that a lot of weight training and bulking up wasn't a priority. Just not the angle euro ball takes with their post guys.

I just was told how old he was so figured a lot of people didn't realize it as well. Definitely 4 years in our program will do him good.

[Dan]

As to Seton Hall, the most interesting matchup should be Cotton vs. Whitehead. You have an all-freshman McD AA going against one of the best defensive players in the country. Intriguing matchup.

[Dave Stalwart]

As to Seton Hall, the most interesting matchup should be Cotton vs. Whitehead. You have an all-freshman McD AA going against one of the best defensive players in the country. Intriguing matchup.

It's going to be an interesting night for him :)

[Triticum aestivum L.]

Ima gonna keep doing predictions till I nail one (or make them so vague I'm always right) ha!

FVV - 10 dimes, Carter 14 and 6, Shaq 7 and 4, One SC Top 10 moment and another Shocker win.
Shocks 69, Bucs 57.

[Bluzrover]

I agree with everything but 1 point regarding Nurger and his size. Check out his birthday. http://www.goshockers.com/ViewArticl...&Q_SEASON=2014 He is 21 years old. While he is a true freshman in our program, he is also 21 years old. I know Kerry can help but maybe not as much as everyone presumes. He is already a grown man!

I don't know, I weighed in at 160 pounds max until I hit 40 and then, whoa, 20 pounds in a couple months...never mind.

[WSUwatcher]

Can you both just stop replying to each other. It's beyond old. Like, biblical old.

Thanks, kai. Isn't this one reason we have a PM function -- so these personal catfights can be kept personal instead of being inflicted upon the rest of us? It's why both have been on my Ignore list for a long time now, but it's still tiresome to see the many series of blocked entries (especially from Fever, who is the king of consecutive post tirades) in the middle of threads that might actually have merit.

[im4wsu]

Something about that age, I can gain three pounds just driving past a Freddy's

I gain six because I stop

[shockmonster]

Here's to hoping Shaq and Nurger (even Bush) turn into that 3-headed monster!!!!

Well, I think the Bush head of the Monster will continue to get brief minutes because he at the very least has 5 fouls to give. He has gotten some rebounds too but he is totally absent at this point when it comes to scoring, and he makes a lot of mistakes. To me, Bush looks like a fish out of water when he is out there and on offense we are playing four on five.

[WuDrWu]

I'd kill for the days when I only gained 6 pounds when I stopped.

And now back to our regularly scheduled programming......

Count me in the mildly concerned crowd about our post play. I watched Shaq a lot (and on replay) in the St. Louis game. His footwork and effort were awful. He'll get murdered against a quality big, including Tuttle, with whom I had lunch earlier today. I think Kelly is going to be great but he's young. Nurger needs to get a lot stronger but could be great. We need improvement here. Our guard play is incredible. It will carry us through an awful lot. We need to get better in the post and IGWT to do so.

[SHOXAAC]

I'd kill for the days when I only gained 6 pounds when I stopped.

And now back to our regularly scheduled programming......

Count me in the mildly concerned crowd about our post play. I watched Shaq a lot (and on replay) in the St. Louis game. His footwork and effort were awful. He'll get murdered against a quality big, including Tuttle, with whom I had lunch earlier today. I think Kelly is going to be great but he's young. Nurger needs to get a lot stronger but could be great. We need improvement here. Our guard play is incredible. It will carry us through an awful lot. We need to get better in the post and IGWT to do so.

Did you two eat at Freddy's? If so, how much weight did he gain?