Charleston Southern game thread

[KC Shox]

Good win/start. Now sit FVV for the next two weeks. No need to make matters worse against Tulsa and Emporia St. Hopefully he'll be ready by USC.

[bunck]

SportsCenter highlights coming up very soon.

[ShockerFever]

SportsCenter highlights coming up very soon.

Like the referees, they ****ed up.

[forevershockerfan]

So far, we are undefeated this Season.

[ShockerFever]

Like the referees, they ****ed up.

ESPN made it right. Lotta Ron love.

[Cdizzle]

Whenever I see Landry Shamet play, I think of all the people waiting for WSU to disappear next year when Ron and Fred graduate.

And I laugh and laugh and laugh.

[another shocker]

Whenever I see Landry Shamet play, I think of all the people waiting for WSU to disappear next year when Ron and Fred graduate.

And I laugh and laugh and laugh.

that reverse layup, high off the glass from shamet, reminded me of the late 70's early 80's shocker basketball. uber-talent.

hey, charleston will do quite well in the big-south this year, methinks!

[Cdizzle]

<br>hey, charleston will do quite well in the big-south this year, methinks!

I couldn't form an opinion. Didn't really get to watch them play any basketball. They did only shoot 63% from the line, so that has to hurt their chances.

[1972Shocker]

Oh crap! I just woke up in a dark Koch Arena. I just couldn't stay focused on the foulfest and could not fight off the boredom. Normally, the Shocker crowd would wake me up but they pretty much had the life sucked out of them as well. Now how the hell do I get out of here?

[shockmonster]

They were nose to nose on the side and only one was doing any talking.

Taylor played alright. He shot the ball very good but 1 assist to 1 TO (and Gregg said that he saw another mistake although he did not elaborate-interesting that he said that) will not cut it for a Point Guard. I think that Gregg would like at least 3 assists to 1 TO. Hamilton played a lot better than Shaq or Bush W. We will see if that is a one game occurrence or not. I would hope that Shaq would be motivated from this.

[another shocker]

I couldn't form an opinion. Didn't really get to watch them play any basketball. They did only shoot 63% from the line, so that has to hurt their chances.

good shooters (from the field)/good coach. their newcomers are promising. they will probably finish better than 8th (where they were projected preseason) in the big south, methinks.

[forevershockerfan]

75% of our throws were made last night and we shot 11 more than our foes and this needs to continue. Hamilton led our team with 7 rebounds in just 15 minutes followed by BWam and Shamet with 5. Overall, we won the battle of the boards 48-29, blocked 4 shots with only 8 turnovers. We only had 4 steals but now understand you can get rung up by just looking at somebody wrong? Yikes!!!

[wusphlash]

Reviewed the Top 25 box scores this morning. Fouls per game as follows:

27,33,33,34,36,37,38,39,39,39,42,44,46,46,47,47,48 ,48,51,51,59,66 for an average of 43.2.

Ours, of course, was the 66. The 59 occurred in Lawrence. Throw in the 54 from Manhattan and the average for the state of Kansas was 59.7.

[ShockdaWorld]

Can Landry Shamet be the back-up point guard on this team? He looks very capable to me, but can you really take him out of his natural position? I guess you can when his natural position is occupied by an All American. Maybe he's just the first guard off the bench, regardless of which guy (FVV or RB) needs a break first. Or do you slide RB into the 3 spot and start all 3 of them? I'm glad we've got 3G making these decisions. What wonderful "problems" to have. Oh, and all of these freshmen have incredibly high ceilings, but in particular, Landry and Eric won't take long to be in the national spotlight. They are both ready to be big stars under the bright lights.

[jrschh]

Taylor played alright. He shot the ball very good but 1 assist to 1 TO (and Gregg said that he saw another mistake although he did not elaborate-interesting that he said that) will not cut it for a Point Guard. I think that Gregg would like at least 3 assists to 1 TO. Hamilton played a lot better than Shaq or Bush W. We will see if that is a one game occurrence or not. I would hope that Shaq would be motivated from this.

Remember, this was Taylor's first Div 1 game, playing arguably the most challenging position for HCGM. More importantly, I thought his D was solid. He did have a bad segment in the first half that promptly got him a personal visit with Coach. Most Freshman are going to have bad segments or even games in their first year (well maybe LS won't, he's soooo smoooth!) What I liked is he responded well and played very solid the rest of the game.

While his A/TO isn't what we all want it to be, I like the fact he only had 1 turnover. Remember, he's been a score-first point guard/shooting guard for most of his career. You aren't going to break that habit over night. However, I have faith under the tutelage of HCGM and FVV he will learn the "ways" of a Shocker PG. Finally, his assist to LS in the corner after his penetration was very nice. So, he has it in him.

I know this is just one game against a team that isn't as good as some of the upcoming opponents, but the Freshman showed a glimpse of why HCGM that they were special enough to be a part of this great team.

Some of you sound a little down on our Sophomores (and overall, they were overshadowed by our Freshman) I actually liked what I saw out of them. RK definitely looks to have improved his offense and I look forward to seeing what he does in future games this year. Shaq got into early foul trouble in the first half. However, I thought (even though his stat line doesn't show it) he played with a lot of energy in the 2nd half, both on offense and defense. Providing consistent energy has always been his biggest challenge. Zach Brown didn't have one of his better games, but I liked the fact he's now trying to attack the rim off the dribble. With his athleticism and the way fouls are being called, this could pay huge dividends for him in the future.

Lastly, I can't believe I've written this much after a game and haven't mentioned RB or FVV (until now). This just shows you how bright our future is.

Final thought...our freshman are freshman, they WILL have bad games (again, maybe not LS). However, I know HCGM will develop them into the studs their potential is showing.