OFFICAL: WSU vs KU

[pie n eye]

I don't know if this has been mentioned before, but going into the game, I was comforted in the fact that Wessel would probably be guarding Perry Ellis. While Ellis was much more highly acclaimed and still is, Wessel has that "big brother" connection with him. Wessel probably knows Perry as a basketball player better than about anyone out there. Not only that, he's a year older and probably has been the leader on every team he played with Perry. It's like when your kid brother grows up and gets bigger than you, he knows deep down he still can't take his big brother.

He's also a great defender going up against a guy who likes to play more on the perimeter and drive the ball instead of just posting up on the block. Perry still got his but Evan did a great job on him.

[ShockerInKC]

Tekela

Ronnette Tekela Evana

[LandStander]

This better?

Thanks

[Stickboy46]

For those who can't read it on mobile like myself

Edit: crap, still white. Anyone on a PC care to help?

I changed it to automatic .. try again?

[OregonShocker]

It's like when your kid brother grows up and gets bigger than you, he knows deep down he still can't take his big brother.

Although, isn't this what we kinda JUST DID? :friendly_wink:

[ShockTalk]

Entering Sunday:
Wessel's Season Avg - 34% from 3, less than 1 made 3 pointer per game
Wessel on Sunday - 67% from 3, 4 made 3's

Oubre's shooting percentage is irrelevant, and his quote is both honest and accurate. If anything, watching film would convince the viewer just how unlikely Wessel's performance was.

Let's celebrate what Wessel did (step up in a big moment) instead of making up criticisms of others that just don't make any sense.

While your numbers, on the surface, are correct as would be your statement, one needs to look further.

As @Cdizzle: stated, a little more time "awake" in film session would have shown that Evan had a 5 game run late in the season that produced the following numbers:

5 straight games, 10-25 (.400) from the 3 (including games of 5, 6, and 6 shots), 4 of those games hitting 9-20 (.450), averaging almost 10 ppg, and three games of 11, 11, and 12 points. Nothing surprising about taking 6 3s, making a high %, or scoring 12 points. My complaints about Evan in the past was his lack of involvement in the offense as a threat, whether it was by coach's design or just Evan. I've also stated that when Evan is being a threat on offense, good things happen for the Shocks.

[Stickboy46]

While your numbers, on the surface, are correct as would be your statement, one needs to look further.

As @Cdizzle stated, a little more time "awake" in film session would have shown that Evan had a 5 game run late in the season that produced the following numbers:

5 straight games, 10-25 (.400) from the 3 (including games of 5, 6, and 6 shots), 4 of those games hitting 9-20 (.450), averaging almost 10 ppg, and three games of 11, 11, and 12 points. Nothing surprising about taking 6 3s, making a high %, or scoring 12 points. My complaints about Evan in the past was his lack of involvement in the offense as a threat, whether it was by coach's design or just Evan. I've also stated that when Evan is being a threat on offense, good things happen for the Shocks.

This .. our best games come when hes actively taken and hitting shots. Either A: They continue to hit shots and we get 6-8 points more than his average out of him. Or B: They cover him and someone else gets open.

[OregonShocker]

As @Cdizzle stated, a little more time "awake" in film session would have shown that Evan had a 5 game run late in the season that produced the following numbers:

I've always thought the difference between great players and "anointed" players is their willingness to work harder to win. Anointed players can be great, but often simply rest on their "gifts". "The best teams win in the NCAA tournament," VanVleet said. "Not the best players."

[Shocker-maniac]

There's lots of room on the bandwagon:

@KellisRobinett: Fanatics says Wichita State merchandise sales have spiked 350 percent this week, passing KU as the most popular Kansas team on its site.
03/24/2015

[vancedave56]

Watched Evan draining three's warming up at half-time. He was on fire.

[Ricardo del Rio]

To me, I thought it was a fine no call. FVV clearly looking at the basket and going up for a layup and extending his arms up, not out. Ellis appeared to be just holding his ground. The elbow to the nose was just unfortunate due mainly to the extreme height differential of the two players. That's how I saw it.

Are you suggesting that there was not a rule violation and I am not referring to a bloody nose.

It seems to me that some is charging or someone is blocking.

[ShockerFever]

There's lots of room on the bandwagon:

@KellisRobinett: Fanatics says Wichita State merchandise sales have spiked 350 percent this week, passing KU as the most popular Kansas team on its site.
03/24/2015

Ouch, that's a kick to the chops.

I can see why they've been avoiding us. They knew they were gonna lose and suffer the consequences.

Thank you NCAA.

[Kung Wu]

Are you suggesting that there was not a rule violation and I am not referring to a bloody nose.

It seems to me that some is charging or someone is blocking.

That's the way I felt at the time. Now you have me curious enough to go back and watch it again.

[jocoshock]

There's lots of room on the bandwagon:

@KellisRobinett: Fanatics says Wichita State merchandise sales have spiked 350 percent this week, passing KU as the most popular Kansas team on its site.
03/24/2015

Everything to lose and nothing to gain... oh.. the humanity...

[ShockTalk]

Are you suggesting that there was not a rule violation and I am not referring to a bloody nose.

It seems to me that some is charging or someone is blocking.

That's the way I felt at the time. Now you have me curious enough to go back and watch it again.

At the time it happened, I thought it was a block and jumped up and said so. I still do after watching it again.

Despite what is said by the announcers (Webber I believe), Ellis did not always have his arms up straight and Ellis never established position. Ellis was still moving to the side as FVV started his jump, as FVV started up Ellis's arms were not straight up and only when Ellis bodied Fred did this arms go straight up, and after the contact, Ellis continued to go side ways (not straight back) in the direction his initial movement was taking him.

This is around the 5:50 mark of the first half. If any one knows how to do a clip of the play and run it in slow motion, I think it will be very obvious.