2017-18 Media Love Thread

[kcshocker11]

http://theopenman.com/2017/05/30/top-25-observations-nba-draft-deadline/

[kcshocker11]

http://www.aseaofblue.com/2017/5/30/15625896/ncaa-basketball-most-successful-programs

[kcshocker11]

https://www.fanragsports.com/cbb/college-basketball-stock-watch-north-carolina-state-lengthy-investment/

[another shocker]

ucf led the nation in field gaol percentage defense (although i think they won at illinois state in the nit)? oh,man.. the aac is going to be fun.

[ShanShock]

ucf led the nation in field gaol percentage defense (although i think they won at illinois state in the nit)? oh,man.. the aac is going to be fun.

Gosh yes it is going to be so worth it!!! So we have a month to go before we sign on July 1st!!! How many days until Basketball? I know Volleyball is up first to "christen" the American!!!

[Stickboy46]

June 1st Bracketology:
WSU -3 Seed
Cinci - 4 Seed
SMU - 5 Seed

UCONN first four out.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology

They still have WSU listed in the MVC until it becomes official July 1. The Auto bid for the MVC goes to Loyola granting them a very impressive 15 seed. ouch.

[newshock1234]

I wonder if Joe just picked a MVC out of the hat to give them the auto bid lmao

[ShanShock]

Will Landry Shamet test the 2018 draft waters? http://www.espn.com/mens-college-bas...ft-next-season

Landry Shamet (11.4 PPG, 80 percent from the free throw line, 44 percent from the 30-point line)

Wichita State's 6-foot-4 point guard scored 20 points (5-for-7 inside the arc) in an NCAA tournament game against a Kentucky backcourt that featured two potential top-10 picks in Malik Monk and De'Aaron Fox. Gregg Marshall's history of sending unheralded talents to the NBA (Cleanthony Early, Fred VanVleet and Ron Baker) suggests that Shamet is a point guard worth watching in 2017-18. In the American Athletic Conference, he'll face talented guards and enjoy multiple opportunities to demonstrate his next-level talent. "He's still young and getting better," Marshall told ESPN.com.

This is so groovy!!! Landry is the real deal.

[pogo]

Hmmm no Central Florida.

[UCONN_Husky]

I think UCF and Houston will both be in the mix. I'm more confident to see them there than UCONN. We have great guards, but our post players are young and unproven. We'll find out pretty early in the season with our OOC schedule:

PK80 Tournament:
Game 1 - Oregon
Game 2 - Michigan State/Georgetown
Game 3 - UNC/Oklahoma/Arkansas/Portland

@ Arizona
@ Auburn
Villanova
Syracuse (@ MSG)

[ShockerPhi]

I wonder if Joe just picked a MVC out of the hat to give them the auto bid lmao

Honestly, that's probably the best way to do it for this year. I have trouble just trying to guess who will win the MVC regular season, let alone the MVC Tourny. The best idea you could get is to pull any of the top 5 projected teams out of a hat to win St. Louis.

Even if WSU was still in the MVC, this year is shaping up to be one of the worst seasons for that conference. Illinois St is dead, UNI won't be any better and they were already pretty awful. MSU and Loyola will probably get a little better. SIU is at its ceiling. Won't be better, but could still be worse. A 15 seed is pretty rough.

[Windiwu]

Hmm. All indications I've seen point to Lunardi having his 1 and 3 turned around the wrong way in the South region. lol

[OregonShocker]

I think UCF and Houston will both be in the mix. I'm more confident to see them there than UCONN. We have great guards, but our post players are young and unproven. We'll find out pretty early in the season with our OOC schedule:

PK80 Tournament:
Game 1 - Oregon
Game 2 - Michigan State/Georgetown
Game 3 - UNC/Oklahoma/Arkansas/Portland

@ Arizona
@ Auburn
Villanova
Syracuse (@ MSG)

I've got my tickets for the PK80! I'll scope out the competition wearing my WSU gear! (with a flying W, I guess)

[WuShock Reaper]

"How will Wichita State's move to the AAC impact the Shockers?" - Sports Illustrated

Joan Niesen
June 1st, 2017

https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2017/06/01/wichita-state-shockers-aac

"The college basketball off-season is long and largely lacking in major news developments. Programs are still finalizing their 2017 recruiting classes and sorting out which of their players will return for another season or jump to the professional ranks. We’ve got a long way to go until Midnight Madness. To help pass the time, SI.com is asking and answering three key questions about each of the teams in our Way-Too-Early Top 25. Here’s No. 9, Wichita State...."

[WuShock Reaper]

"Slightly Less Way Too Early But Still Way Too Early Mid-Major Madness Power Rankings" - SB Nation

by Russell Steinberg
May 31, 2017, 7:35am PDT

http://www.midmajormadness.com/2017/5/31/15715078/mid-major-madness-power-rankings-update-gonzaga-western-kentucky-grand-canyon

ANY ONE NOTICE ANYTHNG DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS YEARS RANKINGS?