2015-16 Media love thread

[Stickboy46]

Just a heads up by College Basketball Live goes on air on EPSNU in a couple minutes. Anyone able to watch and see if they mention the Keyser video? They reached out to that guy who shot the video and asked if they could use it on ESPN.com, still being decided on if it's going to be used on air.

Its up on ESPN.com, but ironically no mention that he's committed to WSU

[_kai_]

ESPN's SportsNation picked it up. They just have a measly 3,820,000 followers. https://twitter.com/SportsNation/sta...66043814998016

[Bluzrover]

Its up on ESPN.com, but ironically no mention that he's committed to WSU

And if it weren't for that pesky fact he committed to WSU, his star rating would be back up around the 4.5 mark...

[kcshocker11]

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebask...-wichita-state Did you notice the Q&A with 3G, didnt see it posted

[AZ Shocker]

I really......REALLY hate to say this (and for all practical purposes should not even come close to mentioning it)......but as much as I am so excited for this upcoming season....I CANNOT wait for the following year when everyone (and I mean EVERYONE) in the nation will be saying "THANK GOD Fred and Ron finally graduated" only to be completely SHOCKED that Wichita St. continues to ROCK n' ROLL with new talent in 2016-17!!!!!

I'm anticipating a few rags saying......

2016-2017 Pre-Season Wichita St. #24

Witchita St. looses A LOT!!! Gregg Marshall will try to reload but losing VanFleet and Barker is asking a lot out of the mid-major program on the prairie. We're surprised Marshall elected to stay in Witchita as both Ole Miss and Washington came calling with 3 million + offers. Rumor also had it that a third BCS program in Clemson was asking for his services and were offering Marshall upwards of 4 million per year.

Most college basketball fans and national media still just don't get why he stays at the mid-major program. Sure sophomore Conner Frankcamp scored 24 points against North Carolina en route to winning the schools first men's basketball National Championship last year. Any yes we saw sophomore center Shaquille Morris grab 13 rebounds along with his 20 point effort against yet again an overmatched Kansas team in the Semi-Final. But had it not been for VanFleet dishing out 11 assist setting up Shocker freshman reserve guard Laundry Shament and sophomore Zach Brown in that National title game for their combined 22 points from the field...the Shockers would've stalled.

Thus far we are the only national publication to even have Witchita St. ranked in the pre-season at #24. Consider it a compliment to what Gregg Marshall did there the past 5-6 years. We did like some of the newcomers from last season's team...but this year will show the program can not sustain the success it once had and we think after the 2017 seasons ends Coach Marshall will end up finally taking a BCS job at the "soon to be opening" at Mississippi St.

*** Hey Sports Fans!!! Liked what you just read here - please check out our in-depth article on why we have Kansas as the clear-cut favorite to win this years (and the next few years) National Championship game in Phoenix and why we have them pre-season #1 ***

Sports writer - Guy "the Bubble" Dipsheet / Douglas County Dispatch

[_kai_]

A piece I wrote on Fred VanVleet

http://shockerhoops.net/index.php/2015/10/16/fred-vanvleet-shocker-star/

[im4wsu]

A piece I wrote on Fred VanVleet

http://shockerhoops.net/index.php/20...-shocker-star/

Terrific piece.

[Dan]

Anybody that thinks places like ShockerNet and ShockerHoops.net aren't used by some of the big boys as a source of information is kidding themselves. Same thing happened with Isaac Humphries. He had zero WSU crystal ball or consideration until it was posted HERE. Then it went everywhere.

Bob Lutz has been using Shockernet as a source for articles for over a decade. He's way ahead of the curve.

[ripemupshocks]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2578608-the-biggest-weakness-for-top-college-basketball-teams-in-2015-16/page/10

[wufan]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...015-16/page/10

I think it's a fair article, and it hints at all the things that have been discussed on this board, but I can't wait to prove them wrong!

[KSUUWSU]

No mention of other front court variables. BWam, Nurger, Hamilton etc. The season will speak for itself. It's going to be one helluva ride for us! I'm going to sit back and enjoy every second if it!

[wufan]

No mention of other front court variables. BWam, Nurger, Hamilton etc. The season will speak for itself. It's going to be one helluva ride for us! I'm going to sit back and enjoy every second if it!

Yes, but from an outsiders perspective they didn't do much.

[KSUUWSU]

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That's why I'm grinning ear to ear!

[im4wsu]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...015-16/page/10

The five of the six games he mentioned (VCU being the unmentioned game), five were away games. He was in foul trouble in each of them. Here are his per 40 stats :

...............All Games... These six.... All Others
Minutes...... 29.7............. 21.7......... 31.5
Rebounds ..10.6 ............... 8.9......... 10.9
Assists .........2.3 ............... 2.5.......... 2.3
P. Fouls ........ 4.1............... 7.7........... 3.6
Points......... 19.2 .............. 9.5 ......... 20.7

Playing Road games at WSU is much different (tream attitude, success, etc.) than playing roadies for another team. Also with the depth behind him, he will not have to play timidly due to early foul calls.

Does anybody else remember extraordinary fouls called on players in road games? Does "MVC Saturday afternoon and Fred VanVleet ring any bells?

[1972Shocker]

With FWinner and Ron Kingmaker Baker in the Shocker backcourt the frontcourt will by defualt be biggest weakness. If it wasn't the Shocks would be National Championship favorites.