Drake vs WSU 1/2

[Shockerfan13]

Drake Freshman KIng and Mason really giving it a go and fighting back. Daddy got a chance to mix it up a little. Wiggins and Early on fire. Was that the best 3 pt shooting night for the Shockers?

Pretty much ties for best shooting night from 3pt this year. They shot 12-24 against Northern Colorado. Other than that they have been 35% or less.

Drake lack of defense helped the Shox shoot well from outside. Way too many open looks.

I don't blame Drake honestly. We have had a LOT of open looks for most of the year. It's the best defense to play against WSU. If you extend too far WSU has guards with speed and decent handles that will just blow by for a layup. Best bet is to pack it in using a zone and make WSU beat you from the perimeter. While only 1 team has successfully taken down the Shox so far, it is probably the best defense to employ as the Shox usually don't even hit the wide open 3's with consistency. Just tonight a couple guys were hot.

[Aargh]

Leading rebounder for the game?

Tekele Cotton - the 6'2" guy starting at SF with all the injuries had 7 boards to lead all players. And shut down SImon. Not a bad game for a Sophomore.

[UNIFanSince1983]

Is WSU the deepest team in the country? How many other teams could lose as many players as they have and still just dominate teams? There is literally no drop off from 1-10. Amazing.

[RoyalShock]

Is WSU the deepest team in the country? How many other teams could lose as many players as they have and still just dominate teams? There is literally no drop off from 1-10. Amazing.

I remember our previous coach's ideal rotation was 9 players, with 2-3 "scrubs". Using that philosophy we'd be putting 6 players on the floor with a couple guys getting spot minutes. I like how Marshall assembles his teams.

[shoxrox]

Is WSU the deepest team in the country? How many other teams could lose as many players as they have and still just dominate teams? There is literally no drop off from 1-10. Amazing.

Pretty fair point 1983.

A lot of guys seem to be picking up in place of the lost. Defense looks on track and there's some healthy spurts of offense thrown in there as well.

Wasn't expecting a double-digit win tonight on the road in the Valley. Don't know if I would have picked it even with a full, healthy line-up. Happy to see it.

How many years does Phelps have left on his contract?

[Shockerfan13]

Is WSU the deepest team in the country? How many other teams could lose as many players as they have and still just dominate teams? There is literally no drop off from 1-10. Amazing.

I remember our previous coach's ideal rotation was 9 players, with 2-3 "scrubs". Using that philosophy we'd be putting 6 players on the floor with a couple guys getting spot minutes. I like how Marshall assembles his teams.

I am impressed how Marshall keeps egos in check. Says alot about the kind of young men he is recruiting. Even many that are sitting deep on the bench were studs on their previous teams. Can't be easy to go from being #1 or #2 on your team to #3 or #4 on the depth chart in just your position alone. And this has been true of the last couple of years. He keeps most of them happy somehow. And ones that weren't happy move on and he just plugs another good player right in their spot. He and his staff work the recruiting trail harder than many coaches I have seen.

[DUBulldog]

Is WSU the deepest team in the country? How many other teams could lose as many players as they have and still just dominate teams? There is literally no drop off from 1-10. Amazing.

Pretty fair point 1983.

A lot of guys seem to be picking up in place of the lost. Defense looks on track and there's some healthy spurts of offense thrown in there as well.

Wasn't expecting a double-digit win tonight on the road in the Valley. Don't know if I would have picked it even with a full, healthy line-up. Happy to see it.

How many years does Phelps have left on his contract?

Nobody knows for sure (other than Phelps and his employers). I'm guessing that it's 1-2 years left (counting this season).

Based on attendance alone, Drake can't afford to not make a change.

[shocker3]

I was shocked to see the small crowd. Box score says attendance was something like 2700. I remember when Drake used to pack the downtown arena (capacity 12000+ as I recall) for Valley games.

[DUBulldog]

I was shocked to see the small crowd. Box score says attendance was something like 2700. I remember when Drake used to pack the downtown arena (capacity 12000+ as I recall) for Valley games.

That is the result of a fan base sending the very clear message that they have no faith in the current regime.

[DoubleJayAlum]

I was shocked to see the small crowd. Box score says attendance was something like 2700. I remember when Drake used to pack the downtown arena (capacity 12000+ as I recall) for Valley games.

I'm sure they'll be at capacity against Creighton. They always are.