Wichita State v Kentucky game thread

[shoxilla]

AR was 1/1 from 3pt land and still did not travel against Dayton.

[ArkanShocker]

Landry's draft stock just went through the roof.

Do you think he'd go pro, given the opportunity? One only has to play college ball for a year to be eligible for the draft, right?

[1972Shocker]

Pray tell—why don't they play Austin more? I watched him for 4 years at Cedar Ridge, and he is the REAL DEAL! How else is he going to hone his incredible skill set if 3G keeps pulling him out every time he misses a shot?

Today's stage was just a bit bigger than what you watched for 4 years in Cedar Ridge. 3G sees these guys in practice every day. We do not. The choice between playing Daishon and Austin comes down to a very athletic junior vs a savvy freshman who physicallly might be overmatched against the likes of Austin. I love Austin's game and Austin would be my choice over Daishon but I don't see them every day and I don't get paid to make those decisions. In any case it's not a clear cut decision.

With hindshight I think many of us on this board believe that Austin would have been better served by taking a redshirt year and that perhaps that is something he should still consider for next year. He clearly has D-1 skills. Now if he can just develop a D-1 body to go with it the sky is the limit for Austin.

[wsushox1]

Do you think he'd go pro, given the opportunity? One only has to play college ball for a year to be eligible for the draft, right?

He's not going this year.

Depending on the year he has next year, it certainly could be something he might want to consider.

[im4wsu]

Do you think he'd go pro, given the opportunity? One only has to play college ball for a year to be eligible for the draft, right?

He's a man in a kid's body. Needs one or more seasons to be physically ready for the league.

[SHOCKvalue]

I know—I'm just a bit biased, is all. Just call me a sped-up fan. LOL After surgery, rehab, and some serious weight training, he's going to be phenomenal!

Virtually everyone in Shocker Nation is a huge fan of Austin, and sees big things for him in his future at WSU, but he was a freshman battling injuries. He'll get his time.

Same exact thing can be said for Keyser.

[ArkanShocker]

Austin needs to get a lot stronger because physical defense gives him problems. Also, after the second shoulder injury this season he became tentative and didn't shoot well.

That said, Gregg loves Austin. The WSU fans love Austin. We all expect great things from Austin. Just not quite his time yet. But soon.

I agree—everyone has to start somewhere. But I'm totally psyched for him that he's living his dreams!

I am eager to see what the next 3 years have in store for this team! It's beyond time to make those ass clowns on the selection committee eat their words!

[Shox1979]

Same here. SCSA?

Yeah. What field?

[ArkanShocker]

Virtually everyone in Shocker Nation is a huge fan of Austin, and sees big things for him in his future at WSU, but he was a freshman battling injuries. He'll get his time.

Same exact thing can be said for Keyser.

Yes, I love me some CJ Keyser, too! The sky's the limit for these two young men!

[wsushox1]

Also a bummer that y'all couldn't come down to my neck of the woods in Memphis!!

[ShockingButTrue]

Yes, I love me some CJ Keyser, too! The sky's the limit for these two young men!

Big guards/swingmen to play with the bluebloods. They won't be able to shoot it over our guards any time soon.

[mulligan]

He's not going this year.

Depending on the year he has next year, it certainly could be something he might want to consider.

I agree... I think next year, but with that said the nba scouts just saw a kid drop eighteen in the second half against a top five pick... Landry was the best player on the court...

[Shoxfan11]

Also does anyone know what was going on with regards to the "fake timeouts?" It seems like twice, a "timeout" was called by Kentucky immediately following a big basket by us, only for the timeout to not happen. Play was stopped and it allowed subs to come in. WTF?

[Stickboy46]

Apparently a Kentucky writer recorded Lynn Marshall being herself and 100% into the game and posted it on Twitter. He tried to get her thrown out.

[Cdizzle]

Also does anyone know what was going on with regards to the "fake timeouts?" It seems like twice, a "timeout" was called by Kentucky immediately following a big basket by us, only for the timeout to not happen. Play was stopped and it allowed subs to come in. WTF?

Those are called 'Kentucky time outs'. You can get random stoppages to make adjustments if you are great enough to coach at a blueblood.