WSU Versus Arizona Predictions and Pregame Discussions

[another shocker]

arizona is a blue-blood now. they've been riding high for 30 years. they will come out on fire, looking to instantly show little, still, wichita state a lesson in big-boy basketball.. just like ohio state, louisville, uk, iu, ku etc.did. 'shox will have to weather an early storm.

[WheatShock]

I think Nurger will have an important role to play.

If you look at our games against really good big men (Zimmerman, Poetle, Mock, ect...) he has given us a few quality minutes of defense off the the bench each time. AZ has excellent size and depth so he and possibly BW will need to give SM, AG, and RK some help.

[AndShock]

arizona is a blue-blood now. they've been riding high for 30 years. they will come out on fire, looking to instantly show little, still, wichita state a lesson in big-boy basketball.. just like ohio state, louisville, uk, iu, ku etc.did. 'shox will have to weather an early storm.

As much as we have gotten screwed on seeding you almost couldn't put together a better list of teams to get chances at. Blue bloods; Kansas, Indiana, UK, possibly Arizona depending on how you ask. Next tier; Ohio State and Louisville. Mid-major powers; Gonzaga and VCU. I think the only ones I would still want to see are Duke and Turgeon.

[azgreg]

arizona is a blue-blood now. they've been riding high for 30 years. they will come out on fire, looking to instantly show little, still, wichita state a lesson in big-boy basketball.. just like ohio state, louisville, uk, iu, ku etc.did. 'shox will have to weather an early storm.

I wouldn't go that far. The Blue Bloods include UCLA, Kansas, Kentucky, Indiana, N Carolina, and possibly Duke. We've had a good run since Lute Olson rescued a program in the depths of disparity way back in 1983. One championship (1997) doesn't qualify one for Blue Blood status. Thanks for the kind words however. :chuncky:

[another shocker]

I wouldn't go that far. The Blue Bloods include UCLA, Kansas, Kentucky, Indiana, N Carolina, and possibly Duke. We've had a good run since Lute Olson rescued a program in the depths of disparity way back in 1983. One championship (1997) doesn't qualify one for Blue Blood status. Thanks for the kind words however. :chuncky:

okay. let's call arizona new-money. wsu, across-the-tracks.

[LandStander]

Isn't that what you predicted last time? Please take these threads serious and at least show a little versatility and thought when posting a score prediction. Sheesh.

Oh sorry, that was my fault. Henry's teaching me how to use copy and paste.

[kcshocker11]

http://www.azdesertswarm.com/basketb...state-shockers Nice break down of our Shockers

[rjl]

The good news is that Zona doesn't play much zone-a.

I'll go ahead an show myself out.

[another shocker]

http://www.azdesertswarm.com/basketb...state-shockers Nice break down of our Shockers

"one could make the argument that their defensive statistics are as good as they are just because they play in the mvc."

mm hmm.. just as i thought. i'm slow burnin' now.

[kcshocker11]

"one could make the argument that their defensive statistics are as good as they are just because they play in the mvc."
mm hmm.. just as i thought. i'm slow burnin' now.

Now, one could make the argument that Wichita State's defensive statistics are as good as they are because of the conference it plays in -- the Missouri Valley Conference -- but the Shockers held the Kansas Jayhawks and Indiana Hoosiers to a sub-40 percent field goal percentage in the NCAA Tournament last season and shut down Vanderbilt on Tuesday.

[QUOTE]Simply put, this is not a defense to take lightly. The Shockers are known for their intensity on that end, and they've proven they can defend some of the best teams in the country on the biggest of stages.
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[WuDrWu]

arizona is a blue-blood now. they've been riding high for 30 years. they will come out on fire, looking to instantly show little, still, wichita state a lesson in big-boy basketball.. just like ohio state, louisville, uk, iu, ku etc.did. 'shox will have to weather an early storm.

No doubt a blue blood. Since 88, ELEVEN Regional Finals (Elite 8), 4 Final Fours, 1 Runner up and 1 Championship. All depends where you want to draw the line, but those programs in Arizona's class are few.

[WstateU]

McDuffie had 25 minutes in last game. Seven rebounds.

How many minutes will Markis have in AZ game?

He and Brown are important. One or both must have a nice game.

You can say that again! :)

"that"

[Kung Wu]

Kind of crazy that we have the exact same record as them. Does anybody know how our losses compare?

[WUpigsooie]

Concerning Arizona stat: Unlike Vanderbilt's marshmallowy soft big men (mediocre at best rebounding team despite 3 7 footers) Arizona hits the glass. 35th over all in O-rebound% and 13th in D-rebound%. Our bigs will have to work the glass.

Encouraging Arizona stat: the Cats are mediocre at taking care of the ball. 165th in TO%. And both point guards can be turnover prone. Look for VanVleet and Baker to get their hands on lots of balls.

[WuShock Reaper]

"None of us come from basketball royalty."

Wichita State men's basketball coach Gregg Marshall answers questions from the media during a press conference in Rhode Island.