WSU versus George Washington Predictions and Pregame Discusions

[Shocker-maniac]

I have a tremendous amount of respect for GWU. It is a top 100 academic institution, and they have a very good basketball program. If we are fortunate enough to win this game it may very well be another top 50 RPI victory for our NCAA portfolio. We will need to play a very good game in order to snatch a victory. Currently their RPI rank is 28 and it is projected to be 52. Their current RPI SOS rank is 60. They have a Pomeroy ranking of 46 (AdjO 124 and AdjD of 18). I expect them to be a very tough and aggressive defensive oriented team. I do wonder if we will match up better with them than Hawaii. Go Shockers!

[Kung Wu]

My experience has been that the second match in tournaments is often a "down" match. I don't know why I see that so often. Maybe it's a drop in adrenaline after the first match? Regardless I often see teams that have a down match in their second game rebound to business-as-usual for their third match (assuming they have survived game two).

I'm hoping that pattern holds up. If so, we should win this. If not this going to be a battle royale.

[ShockerDropOut]

I look for a bounceback game from our backcourt and the continued development of our young frontcourt. GW is going to be tough, not Hawai'i Superbowl tough, but tough anyway. Ultimately we bring home the trophy.

Shox - 77
GW - 69

[Veritas]

GW (with POTUS in attendance) 59
GW (w/o POTUS in attendance) 59

Shox 71

[Ashockalypse]

Father of our country 56
Father of our (Shocker) Country 72

[AdamCC]

Rashard Kelly 74
No Rashard Kelly 61

[Mr. Pickle]

Not all that impressed after watching them play Colorado, but that was just one game. I expect them to play much better against us. Their 1-3-1 zone may give us fits for a few possessions. They don't appear overly athletic, and seem very deliberate in their half court offense.

Our guys are going to have to defend better than Tuesday night, and our guards HAVE to start making jump shots.

Shox -69
Colonials - 60

[DwShock]

I think the Shox win but it's not going to be easy. The easy games start after this one.

[im4wsu]

Finally, Statsheet updated WSU's ranking information.

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[wusphlash]

My experience has been that the second match in tournaments is often a "down" match. I don't know why I see that so often. Maybe it's a drop in adrenaline after the first match? Regardless I often see teams that have a down match in their second game rebound to business-as-usual for their third match (assuming they have survived game two).

I'm hoping that pattern holds up. If so, we should win this. If not this going to be a battle royale.

What do think our kill percentage will be?

[Play Angry]

Line moved from -7.5 to -6 over night. Looks like the gamblers are expecting a close one.

[Ricardo del Rio]

If WSU is scheduled to play at 7:30, how is that possible when the game before ours starts at 5:30 and plays on the same court? They give the teams 30 minutes of warmup before the start of the game, correct?

That would mean that our game would actually start at 8:00?

Side court warm up.

[Kung Wu]

What do think our kill percentage will be?

Bout, game, contest. :)

[Bluzrover]

Line moved from -7.5 to -6 over night. Looks like the gamblers are expecting a close one.

I would agree. I think this will be another dog fight, nail biter as much as I'd prefer a rout. I'd love to see Ron get back on track, and if he does, I'll go with the Shox but the G Dubs keep it close and under 10.

[fansince80s]

Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein 56m56 minutes ago Very weird that there's not a single CBB game on the slate today. Hoops junkies everywhere pointing towards GW-Wichita State on X-mas night!

Colorado Hawaii game is on.