2015-16 Media love thread

[Stickboy46]

http://mweb.cbssports.com/ncaab/eye-...ext-five-years

The best part isn't just that the Media are starting to see WSU as a lasting program ... but I didn't see a single comment mentioning that WSU shouldn't belong. The national perception has drastically changed.

[Remember'70]

The best part isn't just that the Media are starting to see WSU as a lasting program ... but I didn't see a single comment mentioning that WSU shouldn't belong. The national perception has drastically changed.

Huh. The only thing I hear from anyone NE of here is that we're just supposed to be good for 1 more year.

[RoyalShock]

Huh. The only thing I hear from anyone NE of here is that we're just supposed to be good for 1 more year.

Ignorance is bliss . . . for another year.

[SHOCKvalue]

Huh. The only thing I hear from anyone NE of here is that we're just supposed to be good for 1 more year.

Ironically the most ignorant people towards WSU live just up the road in NE KS. It is an intentional ignorance, kind of like...

[WSUwatcher]

http://mweb.cbssports.com/ncaab/eye-...ext-five-years

Two things stood out to me about the article:

1. Gonzaga 6th and WSU 14th? There's one reason for that, namely that Parrish knows Few isn't going anywhere and he still isn't sure about Marshall. Yes, I know the Zags get more big-name players these days, but so far it hasn't helped them, at least vs. WSU. It's all the coaching situation. If Parrish were as confident about Marshall as he is about Few, the two would be much closer together.

2. And speaking of coaches, after reaching the end of the article I suddenly turned into Holmes observing the dog that didn't bark: where's Wisconsin? Apparently until he knows what's going to happen after Bo Ryan, Parrish isn't going to be as confident about the Badgers' ability to replace Kaminsky, Dekker, and Hayes as he is about WSU's ability to fill in behind Baker and FVV. Interesting.

[Steeleshocker]

Two things stood out to me about the article:

1. Gonzaga 6th and WSU 14th? There's one reason for that, namely that Parrish knows Few isn't going anywhere and he still isn't sure about Marshall. Yes, I know the Zags get more big-name players these days, but so far it hasn't helped them, at least vs. WSU. It's all the coaching situation. If Parrish were as confident about Marshall as he is about Few, the two would be much closer together.

2. And speaking of coaches, after reaching the end of the article I suddenly turned into Holmes observing the dog that didn't bark: where's Wisconsin? Apparently until he knows what's going to happen after Bo Ryan, Parrish isn't going to be as confident about the Badgers' ability to replace Kaminsky, Dekker, and Hayes as he is about WSU's ability to fill in behind Baker and FVV. Interesting.

I wouldn't knock Gonzaga too much. We beat them once with one of the most incredible stretches of basketball i will ever see. That team was certainly capable of making a final four, as was last years team.

[shocks771]

I wouldn't knock Gonzaga too much. We beat them once with one of the most incredible stretches of basketball i will ever see. That team was certainly capable of making a final four, as was last years team.

Agreed, Gonzaga has been consistently good with the only thing missing being a Final Four. They consistently get highly rated recruits and have done so consistently for the past several years. We are getting closer to that point and after 5 more years of success I would consider us to that level as a program. We've only made 4 tournaments in a row, they are at 17 in a row. We are getting closer, but not quite there yet.

[Aargh]

I wouldn't knock Gonzaga too much. We beat them once with one of the most incredible stretches of basketball i will ever see. That team was certainly capable of making a final four, as was last years team.

23 points in 9 minutes is stuff legends are made of. Gonzaga wasn't just giving up points, the Shox were earning them. Zaga wasn't laying down on their end of the court, they were scoring well, but it's hard to beat a stretch like the Shox had.

If anybody can tell me how to get a game off of my Cox DVR and onto my computer, I will make a video of those 9 possessions. A quick Google search didn't find a video of that sequence.

This article is probably the source of Baker's quote (which should never be forgotten), "I got this". That was a Fr showing confidence taking it to the #1 team in the nation.

http://www.si.com/college-basketball/one-and-one/2013/06/20/how-wichita-state-topped-gonzaga

[RoyalShock]

Ok, which one of you wrote this?

Terker's Top 25 Previews: #9 Wichita State

[Anthroshock]

Ok, which one of you wrote this?

Terker's Top 25 Previews: #9 Wichita State

This guy writes some of the best previews on Reddit CBB and has for the last several years. He loves the Shocks and most of the time his previews are very level-headed and incredibly accurate considering the volume at which he produces them. Check out his other previews linked in the post.

This preview was gushing (there were some inaccuracies but nothing too substantial) and rightfully so.

[pogo]

I don't want anyone saying I have rose colored glasses when I talk about our Shocks after reading this. It may be gushing but if the guys produce like anticipated its going to be a sweet ride.

[_kai_]

That's some prolific writing and knowledge right there.

[ShockdaWorld]

Ok, which one of you wrote this?

Terker's Top 25 Previews: #9 Wichita State

Best media I've seen yet regarding our team. It actually looks like it was written by someone that has spent some time around this team.

[Stickboy46]

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/insider/story/_/id/13662911/best-worst-nonconference-schedules-2015-2016-college-basketball-season

Insider content, but WSU clocks in at the 14th toughest Non-Con schedule among major conference teams (plus the major players in mid-major leagues)

[WSUwatcher]

I wouldn't knock Gonzaga too much. We beat them once with one of the most incredible stretches of basketball i will ever see. That team was certainly capable of making a final four, as was last years team.

Not knocking Gonzaga, Steele. They have an excellent program, a worthy model for WSU to try to emulate; and I agree that WSU's comeback against them on the way to the Final Four was pretty magical -- not the kind of thing we could expect to see every day.

Still, on the question of what lies ahead the next five years, I don't agree that the two are that far apart. And I'm not convinced that getting more highly regarded recruits automatically equates to having better college basketball players (or even more important than that, a better team, which is what it's ultimately all about anyway). So I'd move Gonzaga down a bit and WSU up a bit. I'm not at all persuaded that the Shakahorns deserve to be ahead of WSU, for example, despite their nearly infinite financial clout. I have yet to see a dollar bill steal a ball from Kelly Oubre, for example (although Dollar Bill Bradley certainly gave WSU fits 50 years ago).