SIU Game Thread

[forevershockerfan]

RPI jumps from 64 to 42 with the win.

It was a joy to see Baker playing so well today. FVV and RB are our dynamic duo!!!!!!!

[Shocktoberfest]

Did you listen to the radio post game interview with ZB? Dang, I really like that guy. Seems like a really, really good kid. Very articulate. And loves the Shockers. I am danged honored to have someone like him on our team.

Agree. Proud of the Sunrise kids. Zach is special though. I love that kid.

[Shocker-maniac]

Agree. Proud of the Sunrise kids. Zach is special though. I love that kid.

I remember before his freshman season started ZB's Dad was quoted in a Kansas.com article that he was convinced that his son was born a Shocker. From that moment I've known that Zach is a special kid.

[jrschh]

Yes, and 3G is motivating him to continue to strive into tall Cotton defensive efforts. I think Brown is feeding off that sentiment and will be quite a consistent stopper in due time. Actually, he has really done great slowing down star foes the last few games. I like it. I like it alot.

Food for thought...ZB and MM (along with help from RB) have held the two top scorers in the MVC (who are Seniors) to 9 of 31 from the field! I'd say the future is very bright.

[Shocker85]

Did you listen to the radio post game interview with ZB? Dang, I really like that guy. Seems like a really, really good kid. Very articulate. And loves the Shockers. I am danged honored to have someone like him on our team.

Zach is pretty darn poised young man. He is going to do great things as a Shocker. I love that he had utmost respect for Ron and Fred. He knows his time will come.

[forevershockerfan]

Zach is pretty darn poised young man. He is going to do great things as a Shocker. I love that he had utmost respect for Ron and Fred. He knows his time will come.

True story. The first time I ever seen ZB playing here in a summer scrimmage, I went immediately to someone 'in the know' there to learn exactly who he was. There used to be a time where it was not that popular for players we want here to be Shockers. Now, we have top 100 players, local and in-state players, and overlooked players, that Want to be Shockers!!!

[ShockerFever]

You are so nice. ;-)

EU looked pretty good the other night, but I thought we looked equally as bad. They probably have the inside track for 2nd, so maybe more realistically SIU has the chance to challenge for 3rd. Who else looks better than them? UNI? Nope? Illinois State? Hell no. Indiana State? Well maybe. They might be doing their whole tank in the non-con, let's get hot in the conference thing again.

WSU is just that much better than the rest of the Valley, even on the road. SIU is a decent team. It's just we did what MSN Saluki said to do. We shut down Beane. If teams can shut him down, SIU falls back. We might be the only team capable of doing that. UNI sure as hell couldn't stop him. We'll see what Evansville and Indiana State can do. They're definitely improved overall, this game not withstanding.

[ShockerFever]

Oh did someone say they had a sellout today? Didn't sound like it to me.

Not much to get excited about when you get totally dominated. I agree though. That was the quietest sellout I've ever seen.

[shoxilla]

remember when CF33 couldn't buy a bucket?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!

[FlyingWheat]

If anyone stumbles upon some video highlights from today, I'd much appreciate it. The biggest problem I have with these CBSSN games is that it's so much harder to find post game content than anything run by ESPN.

[shocksrbest]

Is there a rebroadcast of the game somewhere?

[ShoxRoxMySox]

Chiefs trying to show up the shox by winning by 30

[jrschh]

Interesting stat of the game. SIU had only 2 (yes 2) assists w/ 17 turnovers. That's 3 out 4 MVC games where the other team has had a negative assist to turnover. EU was close to being 4 for 4 in the Valley, but they had 14 assists and 13 turnovers.

[Cdizzle]

Any questions?

Wonder how beatable we still look to all the other Valley teams?

Wonder how many of our players shouldn't make the All-MVC team because they don't average as many points as Beane and Balentine?

[ripemupshocks]

I remember before his freshman season started ZB's Dad was quoted in a Kansas.com article that he was convinced that his son was born a Shocker. From that moment I've known that Zach is a special kid.

Like FVV, when others came looking, ZB stayed loyal.

http://www.kansas.com/sports/college/wichita-state/article1114828.html