Games of Interest (2015-16 Edition)

[Horn28Clem30]

How much does Krystoviak have that kid running today? They had it won. It was a half court miss from over. RUN AS FAR AWAY AS YOU CAN from that shooter!!!

To be fair, it wasn't a foul. But man...how do you even put yourself in that spot to risk it? If he makes a 50 footer to win, you just accept it.

[ShockdaWorld]

Evansville isn't as good as St. Mary's. Safe to say they are an NIT team regardless of the non-conf schedule. They are having a good year by their standards, but they just aren't an NCAA level team. No scheduling tweaks would have fixed that.

I was just talking about having their best team in years and showing it by scheduling a terrible non-con.

[ShockerPhi]

The WSU curse continues. A good team that plays WSU early in the season is sure to crap the bed the rest of the season.

[ShockdaWorld]

To be fair, it wasn't a foul. But man...how do you even put yourself in that spot to risk it? If he makes a 50 footer to win, you just accept it.

I'm not sure I agree that it wasn't a foul. It looked like one to me. But, we agree on the important part. Why are you anywhere near the kid when he's in the air?

[wusphlash]

Tulsa and Utah are no longer on my Christmas list.

Lost by 4 in OT. I have watched them several times and have yet to see them play anything like the team we saw in November.

[DUShock]

Lost by 4 in OT. I have watched them several times and have yet to see them play anything like the team we saw in November.

The Shockers were their Super Bowl. And our team under performed.

[Jamar Howard 4 President]

Here are the 9 biggest games this weekend in terms of impact on the Shockers poll rankings and NCAA seeding. Root for the teams in bold/underlined. I literally think 7 of these 9 games could result in WSU passing someone in the rankings if the result is in the Shocker's favor. Indiana will likely be the only team to pass WSU from behind. Yes, that means I believe it would be theoretically possible for WSU to be #15 this coming Monday if the weekend went perfectly.

#3 Villanova @ #11 Providence
The Shox aren't going to catch Villanova. Providence already suffered a horrible loss this week @ DePaul. A home loss here and Providence will drop like a rock and the Shox probably pass them on Monday.

#25 South Carolina @ #8 Texas A&M
Texas A&M already got beat down @ Vandy this week. 2 losses in the same week and A&M would plummet. South Carolina lost badly @ Georgia earlier this week, so they might fall out of the top 25 regardless of this outcome. I don't think the Shox can catch A&M this coming week, but a loss here and A&M's lead over the Shox would be tiny.

#10 Michigan State @ #31 Michigan
Michigan already got smoked at home this week by Indiana, so they will be lucky to get any top 25 votes next week regardless of this game's outcome. A Michigan upset of Michigan State here would be ideal. Once again, the Shox aren't catching MSU this week, but they could pull a lot closer.

#13 Iowa State @ Oklahoma St
Iowa State lost at home to West Virginia earlier this week. Here's another chance for a team ahead of WSU in the polls to have a disastrous week. If ISU loses, WSU should pass them on Monday.

#15 Baylor @ #14 West Virginia
Despite similar poll rankings, West Virginia entered the week with a much stronger resume than Baylor. Baylor already lost this week to Texas, and West Virginia already picked up an excellent road win at Iowa State. I'm OK with West Virginia shooting up if Baylor can get knocked down hard. Shox pass Baylor on Monday unless Baylor pulls off this road upset.

#28 Utah @ #16 Oregon
No explanation needed.

#18 Purdue @ #4 Maryland
The Shox aren't going to catch Maryland. This is Purdue's only game of the week. Seems like an obvious choice to me.

#35 Florida @ #20 Kentucky
Kentucky already lost earlier this week @Tennessee. Another loss here would be beautiful as next Monday's poll would be missing both Kentucky and Duke!

#22 Arizona @ Washington
Could we call this getting "Evansvilled" if Arizona losses this one? Washington is good enough to do it, and bad enough to help keep Arizona off the Shox heels.

[wushock27]

UL self-imposing a postseason ban this season... No tourney for them

[Horn28Clem30]

I'm not sure I agree that it wasn't a foul. It looked like one to me. But, we agree on the important part. Why are you anywhere near the kid when he's in the air?

To me it looked like he was going away from the guy and the shooter made it look good to get the call, but at full speed, that's going to be really tough to differentiate. Brandon Taylor (I believe who was the one who committed the foul) needs to be way more smart than that!

[Cdizzle]

UL self-imposing a postseason ban this season... No tourney for them

When will UNC follow suit? I'm going to be super-pissed if we lose to UNC in the F4 and then they have to vacate in 3 years.

[Jamar Howard 4 President]

UL self-imposing a postseason ban this season... No tourney for them

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/14721089/louisville-cardinals-basketball-self-imposes-postseason-ban-2015-16-season

Nice! One more bump up the S-Curve for the Shox.

[ShockdaWorld]

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bask...2015-16-season

Nice! One more bump up the S-Curve for the Shox.

How pissed are you if you're a senior? And how bad does it have to be for them to self-impose a post season ban in hopes of NCAA leniency? Then again, the seniors were probably "escorted" on their recruiting visits.

[ShockerGorilla]

Here are the 9 biggest games this weekend in terms of impact on the Shockers poll rankings and NCAA seeding. Root for the teams in bold/underlined. I literally think 7 of these 9 games could result in WSU passing someone in the rankings if the result is in the Shocker's favor. Indiana will likely be the only team to pass WSU from behind. Yes, that means I believe it would be theoretically possible for WSU to be #15 this coming Monday if the weekend went perfectly.

#3 Villanova @ #11 Providence
The Shox aren't going to catch Villanova. Providence already suffered a horrible loss this week @ DePaul. A home loss here and Providence will drop like a rock and the Shox probably pass them on Monday.

#25 South Carolina @ #8 Texas A&M
Texas A&M already got beat down @ Vandy this week. 2 losses in the same week and A&M would plummet. South Carolina lost badly @ Georgia earlier this week, so they might fall out of the top 25 regardless of this outcome. I don't think the Shox can catch A&M this coming week, but a loss here and A&M's lead over the Shox would be tiny.

#10 Michigan State @ #31 Michigan
Michigan already got smoked at home this week by Indiana, so they will be lucky to get any top 25 votes next week regardless of this game's outcome. A Michigan upset of Michigan State here would be ideal. Once again, the Shox aren't catching MSU this week, but they could pull a lot closer.

#13 Iowa State @ Oklahoma St
Iowa State lost at home to West Virginia earlier this week. Here's another chance for a team ahead of WSU in the polls to have a disastrous week. If ISU loses, WSU should pass them on Monday.

#15 Baylor @ #14 West Virginia
Despite similar poll rankings, West Virginia entered the week with a much stronger resume than Baylor. Baylor already lost this week to Texas, and West Virginia already picked up an excellent road win at Iowa State. I'm OK with West Virginia shooting up if Baylor can get knocked down hard. Shox pass Baylor on Monday unless Baylor pulls off this road upset.

#28 Utah @ #16 Oregon
No explanation needed.

#18 Purdue @ #4 Maryland
The Shox aren't going to catch Maryland. This is Purdue's only game of the week. Seems like an obvious choice to me.

#35 Florida @ #20 Kentucky
Kentucky already lost earlier this week @Tennessee. Another loss here would be beautiful as next Monday's poll would be missing both Kentucky and Duke!

#22 Arizona @ Washington
Could we call this getting "Evansvilled" if Arizona losses this one? Washington is good enough to do it, and bad enough to help keep Arizona off the Shox heels.

And most importantly:

#21 Wichita State @ Illinois St

[proshox]

Well done JH4P. I think you have the Maryland label backwards.

[ShockdaWorld]

Well done JH4P. I think you have the Maryland label backwards.

I think not. Turd and Trimble...always cheer against, unless they were playing the Johnson County Tee Shirt Team