Last Summer Scrimmage Recap From WSU

[uniftw]

Oh let me be the first

Hate on, brother.

Tell us about your expectations of coming Aces achievements.

I'm not sure a dunk, in slow mo, that 99% of college basketball players can do is a point of bragging.

Are there other things to bring up as a show of how amazing WSU will be? Sure. That dunk isn't one.

[Championz]

Man, UNI fans are a tough crowd. We have shitty retro uniforms. Our guard's dunks are a joke.

Maybe one day we can be the flagship of the Valley like UNI is.












(Every 5 years)

[Wufan]

Are there other things to bring up as a show of how amazing WSU will be? Sure. That dunk isn't one.

I posted that video because when Conner Frankamp was in high school, all we heard about was that he was a great shooter. Sure, 27 points per game, 89% FT, 43% from three, and 50% from the field are impressive stats. It's also nice that, in the Wichita City League he also averaged 3 assists and 4 rebounds, but that's not really impressive is it? High school sophomores always leave you wanting more! As a junior, he was a bit disappointing. His steals, rebounds, assists, and blocks only went up modestly. Again, we were lead to believe that all he could do was shoot, and that's pretty much all he did. While playing regularly against mid-major competition like Gavin Thurman, Evan Wessel, and Perry Ellis he did put up 33 points per game (32 minute games), shot 93% FT, 66% FG, and 51% from 3. If only he was capable of being more than a one trick pony!

As a senior, Conner never did shake the reputation as a shooter. Every conversation about him ended with, he's just a good shooter. Break the City League single game scoring record? Just a shooter. Break the season scoring record? He can shoot. Career scoring record? Well, Perry Ellis was over-rated. If he could shoot like Conner...

Sure Conner lead Team USA U17 in scoring on their way to a gold medal, and team mates Jahili Okafor, Jabari Parker, Tyus Jones, and Stanley Johnson were happy that he could shoot, but bottom line, Conner only does one thing and he's not athletic enough for big time basketball.

Please forgive me if I got a bit excited when I found out that our 6-1 back-up PG can shoot and possesses D-I athleticism.

[Wufan]

Are there other things to bring up as a show of how amazing WSU will be? Sure. That dunk isn't one.

Maybe 99% of D-I basketball players can do a 67" box jump, but that has not been my experience.

https://instagram.com/p/4uajgiTJ29/

[Aargh]

Actually, there are other things we can bring up to show that WSU is "amazing", but WSU posters have shown amazing restraint to this point.

Bleacher Reports is featuring articles indicating WSU will be the last undefeated team (some time in the NCAA's). What they don't know is something reported by both observers of pickup games and by the coaching staff talking to the media. Wamukota and Kelly look like the most improved players between seasons. That makes the 9-deep rotation look like this:

Center - 6'11" Wamukota, 6'7" "Wall of Shaq" Morris.
PF - 6'8" Grady 5th-yr. Sr - 6'8" Kelly, who now is said to have 3-point range and the ability to put the ball on the floor and attack the rim.
SF - Wessel, 6'6" Zach Brown, who has 3 pt. range and the ability to penetrate off the bounce.
Guards - 2 AA's backed up by top-40 (HS) KU trfr Frankamp. Shamet is likely to get minutes in an AA-dominated backcourt.

Oops - that's 10. That leaves Taylor (Fr 6'1", top 200 CG), Hamilton (Fr 6'8" PF recruited by every P5 conference), McDuffie (top-100 Fr 6'8" wing), and Nurger (So 6'10" post with shooting range to 3) as observers from the bench.

We knew Zach Brown was a scoring threat. He's spent the summer working on penetration to the hoop and finishing in traffic. Brown is looking like (and wanting to be) the 6'6" replacement for Cotton on D. Baker is the only person coached by Marshall to be used at 4 positions. Brown is likely to be the next.

Shamet (6'4") can get his head a couple of inches above the rim and even the coaching staff is saying he can play PG, SG, or SF.

[Ricardo del Rio]

Oh let me be the first

Hate on, brother.

Tell us about your expectations of coming Aces achievements.

I'm not sure a dunk, in slow mo, that 99% of college basketball players can do is a point of bragging.

Are there other things to bring up as a show of how amazing WSU will be? Sure. That dunk isn't one.

I have no idea what you are talking about. I suppose your post is a slam against WSU.

I suspect you are picking on the wrong guy. I don't brag about anything ever.

[sixth ace]

Oh let me be the first

Hate on, brother.

Tell us about your expectations of coming Aces achievements.

Wouldn't call it hating but the kid hasn't played a minute of college ball but is claimed to be better than any1 on everybody else's roster

Aces expectations? Aces have seven sophomores coming out of their sophomore slump season. They have 2 juniors that are eligible this year. One is 6'7" All American Juco the other is a 7'1 transfer from the Cornhusker to back up Mock.

The Aces have 4 big men to be rotated at any point. An inside out game is one of the best in the conference.

The three seniors 1 best big man in the Valley. 1 will set a new scoring record with, as ya'll point out, garbage points, the other is a team leader that has played out of position most of his career sucessfully

Expectation is that the Ace can be a top team in the conference. They have a terrible home OOC schedule but the away OOC schedule balances it. It will give them an opportunity to be an at large contender if they
take care of business outside of the Ford Center.

First in a 5 part series starting @ guard by the Evansville beat writer Daniel Allar

http://www.courierpress.com/sports/coll ... 39731.html

[Wufan]

Wouldn't call it hating but the kid hasn't played a minute of college ball but is claimed to be better than any1 on everybody else's roster

Aces expectations? Aces have seven sophomores coming out of their sophomore slump season. They have 2 juniors that are eligible this year. One is 6'7" All American Juco the other is a 7'1 transfer from the Cornhusker to back up Mock.

The Aces have 4 big men to be rotated at any point. An inside out game is one of the best in the conference.

The three seniors 1 best big man in the Valley. 1 will set a new scoring record with, as ya'll point out, garbage points, the other is a team leader that has played out of position most of his career sucessfully

Expectation is that the Ace can be a top team in the conference. They have a terrible home OOC schedule but the away OOC schedule balances it. It will give them an opportunity to be an at large contender if they
take care of business outside of the Ford Center.

First in a 5 part series starting @ guard by the Evansville beat writer Daniel Allar

http://www.courierpress.com/sports/coll ... 39731.html

Thanks for the info! I would say that without a doubt the Aces have the best inside-out combo in the conference, and one of the best in the nation. There are some nice complimentary pieces there too. If Wiley and Mislav take the next step, watch out!

[shockem]

I hope Evansville has a good season. If your coach will let anyone not named Balentine shoot it, you might have a chance. If Wing and Simmons are still a serious part of your rotation, I feel sorry for your team.

[Wufan]

Wouldn't call it hating but the kid hasn't played a minute of college ball but is claimed to be better than any1 on everybody else's roster.

No one has made that claim, in fact everything I've seen posted has him as a back-up. A simple dunk was posted and you felt the need to throw out the Perhaps someone made the claim that he was the highest rated recruit in the MVC; I'm not sure, but he is. Just FYI, he DID play (relatively poorly) D-I basketball at KU as a freshman. He's a sophomore transfer and will become eligible on December 12.