WSU Versus Utah Predictions and Pregame Discussions

[ShockdaWorld]

1st and only non-con road game for Utah this year. Road games are hard. Bring the pain, Shocker fans.

I suppose we can expect to see some more home cookin' like we did the other night!!!! After all, turnabout is fair play. Utah was cooked up some Filet Mignon and Duck-Butter Mashed Potatoes last year when they got to play at home and were whistled for 12 fouls in 45 minutes.

"Officials do not give in to "home cookin'". If they were only called for 12 fouls, then they only committed 12 fouls. Ask them, they'll tell you.

[pie n eye]

As a fan, I appreciate your optimism, but as a realist I'm thinking back to last year's game. I can't find a box score, but IIRC, Poetl kinda' ran roughshod over Evan. It was either him or the other aircraft carrier they had.

Hustle makes up for a lot of things, but 7" is a little much to be asking. I just hope we slow Poetl down. If we do that, we win. Our guards are clearly better than theirs this year. No Deion Wright probably has something to do with that.

I remember he abused Darius in the pick and roll for a lot of the first half. Maybe Evan was involved too, I can't remember.

[WuDrWu]

This is the first article I have read in a while that screams like it is treating us as a mid.

"Utah holds an advantage in depth, talent and athleticism . . . The only spot Wichita State might have an advantage at is guard, but Lorenzo Bonam has played well in his brief Utah career, coming off a 15 point, 4 assist,, 3 rebound, 3 steal effort against IPFW, and Brandon Taylor has the ability to light it up from long range if he can find his stroke."

I mean come on, I recognize we are currently 4-4, but not even anyone in Salt Lake would argue we don't have an advantage in the back court. I just really think this article is poorly written. He argues it from a stats perspective, but without Fred for half of our games obviously our stats would be down. I don't really care about someone predicting us to lose or something, but I just don't like how the article read like big bad Utah was coming in here and it will take an incredible effort for the midmajor to win.

"Pull the upset"? Think again bcs bias boy. Shocks are favored.

[ShoxRoxMySox]

"Pull the upset"? Think again bcs bias boy. Shocks are favored.

Don't get me started on that weak ass article, I was already fired up earlier haha.

[Shocker-maniac]

SLC Tribune:

Wichita State's Home Winning Streak Presents Formidable Challenge

http://bit.ly/1QATlXw

[ShockerFever]

We open as a 2.5 point favorite. Vegas must be on crack because that writer decidedly gave Utah all the advantages, weird.

Man, Vegas is on a crack binge.

I hope we have a chance to pull off the upset.

[RoyalShock]

Seth Davis is picking WSU to win 78-70.

[Shocker-maniac]

Seth Davis is picking WSU to win 78-70.

Obviously that idiot is doing the same stuff that they're using in Vegas. I mean, what's wrong with these morons?

[BOBB]

SLC Tribune:
Wichita State's Home Winning Streak Presents Formidable Challenge

http://bit.ly/1QATlXw

The difference between a sports journalist and fan fiction.

[SHOCKvalue]

Runin' Utes Gear Up for Wichita State

http://www.blocku.com/2015/12/10/988...-wichita-state

First off, WTF is "block U?" A wing of a prison? LOL at SB Nation and all of their cute attempts at individual nicknames. Works with some schools; looks and sounds stupid with most of the others.

Secondly, that article makes it sound like we are getting ready to go up against the NBA All-Sta... I mean the '90-'91 UNLV Rebels. Curious article tone considering Utah is an inconsequential five spots in front of us in Kenpom (in spite of a MUCH better record), the game is in Wichita and is their first roadie of the season, and they are the underdogs according to Vegas and KP. Kind of strange... or maybe myopic would be the better term.

Thirdly, if you think FVV and Baker - both All-Americans - don't give WSU a drastic advantage over Utah's best 1 & 2, then you should probably go back to your coloring book instead of posing as a journalist.

[Shocker-maniac]

Well stated

[Bluzrover]

I'm much more excited about this game after seeing us get back to our trusted defense and the Play Angry mode Wednesday night.

This will be my first Shockers game in Wichita in 30 years and I'm stoked. Taking my Dad, brother and sister to Intrust to celebrate Dad's 87th birthday.

I predict a close win and a Conner Frankamp return to shooting form now that he's got he first game jitters out of the way.

Go Shox!

[Shoxfan11]

Secondly, that article makes it sound like we are getting ready to go up against the NBA All-Sta... I mean the '90-'91 UNLV Rebels.

Space Jam got it all wrong. Instead of having Michael Jordan lead the Looney Tunes characters against the Monstars, they should've simply faced the greatest basketball team of all time: The 90-91 Runnin' Rebels. Of course, this would've meant that MJ would've lost. In the movie, his punishment for if he lost to the Monstars was serving as their slave. If his team lost to the Runnin' Rebels, his punishment probably would've been talking trash on UNLV's opponents' message boards for all of eternity.

[asiseeit]

Once CF hits that first three - look out. Happens tomorrow. RN gets his first three also and that
will relax him going forward from beyond the arc. Looks like he is aiming and not shooting. As
always, we need superior team defense, especially on their big guy. Another very entertaining
game. As long as we bring at least a B game we should be alright. Shox 87-84 in OT

[Dave Stalwart]

Rauno really needs to hit a three in this game. I'm no expert, but if Rauno in particular becomes a threat from three, doesn't that affect what Poeltl has to do defensively in a pretty helpful way? I love having Rauno's skill set on this team. Right now, it's just a matter of him finally starting to become successful at it.