MVC Teams' Collective Sphincter Just Tightened

[shoxrox]

Like I said, really paranoid.
Thanks for addressing your original trolling remarks.

[DoubleJayAlum]

Just went back and looked Baller. I don't see any thread that I bumped, so I'm not sure what you are really talking about.

[Heinro]

All of the above is the myth, here are the facts. WSU has 2 guys that can threaten you from deep. I have no doubt every team we face will let everyone, excluding Baker and Wessel, shoot before taking it to the hoop. Early is going to be an amazingly tough match up for every team in the Valley and if he finds his shot he will be nearly unstoppable, but still unless Doug has a down year, their numbers won't even be close. Finally, I will say it again, as we saw Tuesday, we are currently about 8 deep. That doesn't mean we won't have others come along as the season progresses but as of right now Marshall has 8 guys he really trusts to be in when the game is on the line.

To compare us to last years team is kind of a joke. They are almost nothing alike besides the system, not to mention no sane individual thinks we will be as good as last years. WSU and Valley fans alike better get use to seeing "ugly ball" when the Shocks play. We're more physical and tough than last year, but we are going to have nights were we can barely score anything outside of the paint. I fully expect us to have several games where we lean on our defense and play in the 50's-60's.

[SHOXMVC]

Defense wins championships.

Tonight we proved our young, albeit very talented and athletic team, is willing to go as nasty on the defensive end as you would like. I don't prefer these types of SIU-C'esque games, but it does show some mental maturity on the part of the young Shockers to buy into it so early.

Our Shocker team prefers to play you straight up, winning with offensive firepower and man-to-man defense but.... if things go south, we can bring the pain and win a game the ugly way.

It's a great day when your team grows up!

It's a great day to be a Shocker!


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If you have a team that can't hit the broad of a barn shooting the ball, you have to be able to say something good.

You have a harder time than I do putting together a readable thought. With that said...do you understand basketball at all?

[Aargh]

Aargh is now on record saying that WSU's guards are better than Colt Ryan and may be the best the league has seen in 10+ years, Carl Hall is the best forward in the Valley, and C. Early is better than Doug McDermott.

You're saying that as if there's something wrong with believing in the team you support and the players on that team. I always thought that was pretty much what "fans" did. Or is it that it's not acceptable on MVCFans to be a WSU fan?

It is well within your rights and powers to ignore the ignorant posts of those you do not respect - yet you keep responding to me.

[valleychamp]

You're saying that as if there's something wrong with believing in the team you support and the players on that team. I always thought that was pretty much what "fans" did. Or is it that it's not acceptable on MVCFans to be a WSU fan?

It is well within your rights and powers to ignore the ignorant posts of those you do not respect - yet you keep responding to me.

Oh, there's nothing wrong with it. I mean, other than the fact that it is insane. You have every right to post stuff like that, but it is certainly within reason for other to criticize.

Being a "fan" or "supporting your team" ≠ being completely void of objectivity. I mean, what you have basically come out and proclaimed is that WSU's players are all clearly superior than the very best of the rest of the MVC (which includes a first team all-american and multiple NBA draft picks), which means that WSU has essentially assembled an MVC all-star team. If that were true, than I'm sure that WSU will comfortably, easily roll through the conference schedule this year en route to the MVC championship. Is that your prediction as well?

[SHOXMVC]

You're saying that as if there's something wrong with believing in the team you support and the players on that team. I always thought that was pretty much what "fans" did. Or is it that it's not acceptable on MVCFans to be a WSU fan?

It is well within your rights and powers to ignore the ignorant posts of those you do not respect - yet you keep responding to me.

Oh, there's nothing wrong with it. I mean, other than the fact that it is insane. You have every right to post stuff like that, but it is certainly within reason for other to criticize.

Being a "fan" or "supporting your team" ≠ being completely void of objectivity. I mean, what you have basically come out and proclaimed is that WSU's players are all clearly superior than the very best of the rest of the MVC (which includes a first team all-american and multiple NBA draft picks), which means that WSU has essentially assembled an MVC all-star team. If that were true, than I'm sure that WSU will comfortably, easily roll through the conference schedule this year en route to the MVC championship. Is that your prediction as well?

I know about the first-team AA, but who are the multiple NBA draft picks?

[Wufan]

We have multiple NBA prospects (as do other teams). I don't see any draft picks today.

[TheShock]

You can now relax your sphincters... don't fear the wheat! The team I just watched is destined for the play-in round. VCU was a fluke.

[Wufan]

Can't read too much into a good road win or a bad home win. Lots to be excited about in Shockerland, but today's game wasn't it.

OTOH, we played poorly and won by 19. I guess that's a good thing.