Landry Shamet Injured

[ROOT ANGRY!]

Everytime I see "BBIQ" in a post my mind immediately makes it BBQ. Mmmmmm, ribs, brisket, pulled pork, hot links...

try living in kansas city

[ROOT ANGRY!]

try living in kansas city

hey! a post tangentially related to landry shamet on his thread!
i, for one, can't wait to see him back

[another shocker]

he is the best athlete on the team. it might not hurt to get him back on the court by mid-february.

[Eric]

he is the best athlete on the team. it might not hurt to get him back on the court by mid-february.

Agreed. Potential X factor for a deep deep March run. Likely? Who knows? But not out of the realm of possibility.

[ShockBand]

hey! a post tangentially related to landry shamet on his thread!
i, for one, can't wait to see him back

Wow, you mean I unintentionally sort of got the thread back into the horseshoes and hand grenades zone of on-topicness?

[pinstripers]

he is the best athlete on the team.

wow

[Fairgame]

he is the best athlete on the team. it might not hurt to get him back on the court by mid-february.

Another Shocker - What does "best athlete" mean?

[shockmonster]

That's fair, but Ron was able to be effective on both ends of the floor and move well after a similar injury. I know he's probably not where he wants to be, conditioning-wise, right now. But I'm also sure he's doing everything he can to get in shape without putting unnecessary stress on his foot.

I don't expect him to come in and light the world on fire. Just give us 10-15 minutes of strong, athletic defense. I expect him to use his athleticism and BBIQ to get to the rim on occasion.

You are correct. Ron was better than Dmetrick and started right away from Day 1 in the MVC Tourney when he came back. Ron did not shoot very well at first but he was a very good rebounder and ball handler. However, Ron was not a true Freshman (Redshirt) and Landry is. Ron was 210 lbs. and battle tested for one entire year. Landry is a true Freshman. Conner is a better guard than Dmetrick and Ron is the starter. Maybe they will decide to use up his medical RS and play Landry because they think that they need his 5-10 minutes or maybe the coaches will decide that Landry is not needed to enough to use up his RS year.

[WuDrWu]

You are correct. Ron was better than Dmetrick and started right away from Day 1 in the MVC Tourney when he came back. Ron did not shoot very well at first but he was a very good rebounder and ball handler. However, Ron was not a true Freshman (Redshirt) and Landry is. Ron was 210 lbs. and battle tested for one entire year. Landry is a true Freshman. Conner is a better guard than Dmetrick and Ron is the starter. Maybe they will decide to use up his medical RS and play Landry because they think that they need his 5-10 minutes or maybe the coaches will decide that Landry is not needed to enough to use up his RS year.

Not to nitpick...ok, to nitpick lol, but Baker didn't start any of the 3 games in St. Louis. He did start every game in the tourney.

Pretty sure those are the only 3 games he hasn't started in his career at WSU.

[Steeleshocker]

You are correct. Ron was better than Dmetrick and started right away from Day 1 in the MVC Tourney when he came back. Ron did not shoot very well at first but he was a very good rebounder and ball handler. However, Ron was not a true Freshman (Redshirt) and Landry is. Ron was 210 lbs. and battle tested for one entire year. Landry is a true Freshman. Conner is a better guard than Dmetrick and Ron is the starter. Maybe they will decide to use up his medical RS and play Landry because they think that they need his 5-10 minutes or maybe the coaches will decide that Landry is not needed to enough to use up his RS year.

I agree with everything you've said. But I think Landry gets mire than 5-10 minutes. We are basically running with 3 guards right now, with Zach sliding over to the 2 in case of foul trouble. Marshall can never have enough trusted ball handlers at his disposal.

If anything, Shamet gives us lineup flexibility. Someone else entioned it earlier, but he may affect the minutes in the post more than anything. He allows Ron to play the 3 some (similar to Conner), which gives us more options on what to do at the 4.

[another shocker]

Another Shocker - What does "best athlete" mean?

if you have to ask..

i'm not sure how effective he will be though when/if he comes back. rust/chemistry/fitness/stamina issues after sitting out so long. the ron baker thing was kind of rare and as somebody else mentioned, he had already redshirted?

[pinstripers]

Not to nitpick...ok, to nitpick lol, but Baker didn't start any of the 3 games in St. Louis. He did start every game in the tourney.

Pretty sure those are the only 3 games he hasn't started in his career at WSU.

Listen........Doc......this thread needs to die......

[capnkirk]

If Landry comes back from injury this season and we make a run to the final 4 again, I am going to be real tempted to go Tonya Harding on a freshman guards foot every season.....

[_kai_]

Gregg wanted this kid on his team when he was a Junior in highschool. He's been waiting to get Landry in the roster for 2 years, he will play if he's healthy, and he will get minutes.

Landry is on the level of Fred VanVleet in terms of leadership/dedication/intelligence, he will take people's minutes if he's healthy.

[Tman87]

Gregg wanted this kid on his team when he was a Junior in highschool. He's been waiting to get Landry in the roster for 2 years, he will play if he's healthy, and he will get minutes.

Landry is on the level of Fred VanVleet in terms of leadership/dedication/intelligence, he will take people's minutes if he's healthy.

I agree, the kid showed he can contribute early on. This is our year to make a deep run, we have to be thinking all hands on deck.