2021 NCAA Tournament: DRAKE vs WICHITA ST (Thu 5:20 TBS)

[MissouriValleyUnite]

5:20 CT on TBS per Matthew Bain with The Register.

Thanks. 5:20 on TBS from Purdue’s Mackey Arena. Good timeslot for Niko Medved, Liam Robbins, and the unemployed Ed Conroy to enjoy from afar.

[VUGrad1314]

5:20 CT on TBS per Matthew Bain with The Register.

Thanks. 5:20 on TBS from Purdue’s Mackey Arena. Good timeslot for Niko Medved, Liam Robbins, and the unemployed Ed Conroy to enjoy from afar.

That makes this season so much more special and impressive for Drake. Devries put together one heck of a roster on the fly when he took over for Medved which is when I believe a lot of these kids were recruited and even then everyone left them for dead when Robbins transferred. Weren't they picked like 7th? Just incredible to not only outperform expectations so thoroughly but to garner the MVC's first at large bid in the post-Wichita era. Just incredible! What a coach you have in DeVries! And what a group of players! I must admit it stings a little that so many of them are from Valpo's backyard but I'm so happy that they are thriving and representing the Valley so well.

[jackwagon]

If the all mighty shockers lose to a lowly valley school without it's best player? Oh my, that would make my trips through Kansas this spring fun!

[Stickboy46]

If the all mighty shockers lose to a lowly valley school without it's best player? Oh my, that would make my trips through Kansas this spring fun!

Not sure you would get the reaction you would be expecting. WSU started the year losing half it's team then losing it's coach a week before the season started. Then the planned Battle For Atlantis turned into South Dakota which turned into a COVID pause for Wichita. First 3 games (Oral Roberts, Missouri and Oklahoma State) were played with only 8 players available for weeks (so no 5 on 5 practice).

The reason I mention all this is that even if WSU loses to Drake, you aren't going to find many disappointed Shocker fans considering all that I mentioned. We got an AAC Title, Coach of the Year, Player of the Year and a tourney bid after all that. We've been playing with House money for a while now.

Best of Luck to Drake!

[glm38]

If the all mighty shockers lose to a lowly valley school without it's best player? Oh my, that would make my trips through Kansas this spring fun!

Not sure you would get the reaction you would be expecting. WSU started the year losing half it's team then losing it's coach a week before the season started. Then the planned Battle For Atlantis turned into South Dakota which turned into a COVID pause for Wichita. First 3 games (Oral Roberts, Missouri and Oklahoma State) were played with only 8 players available for weeks (so no 5 on 5 practice).

The reason I mention all this is that even if WSU loses to Drake, you aren't going to find many disappointed Shocker fans considering all that I mentioned. We got an AAC Title, Coach of the Year, Player of the Year and a tourney bid after all that. We've been playing with House money for a while now.

Best of Luck to Drake!

If the shockers lose maybe YOU are mature enough to handle it. But I'm betting a significant contingent of your brethren on shockernet aren't. After all these are the same fans that continue to pine for psycho Gregg marshall.

[Aargh]

If the all mighty shockers lose to a lowly valley school without it's best player? Oh my, that would make my trips through Kansas this spring fun!

Not sure you would get the reaction you would be expecting. WSU started the year losing half it's team then losing it's coach a week before the season started. Then the planned Battle For Atlantis turned into South Dakota which turned into a COVID pause for Wichita. First 3 games (Oral Roberts, Missouri and Oklahoma State) were played with only 8 players available for weeks (so no 5 on 5 practice).

The reason I mention all this is that even if WSU loses to Drake, you aren't going to find many disappointed Shocker fans considering all that I mentioned. We got an AAC Title, Coach of the Year, Player of the Year and a tourney bid after all that. We've been playing with House money for a while now.

Best of Luck to Drake!

If the shockers lose maybe YOU are mature enough to handle it. But I'm betting a significant contingent of your brethren on shockernet aren't. After all these are the same fans that continue to pine for psycho Gregg marshall.

You got that right, glm. If the Shox lose to Drake the meltdown on ShockerNet will be epic. It will make incredibly entertaining reading for fans of MVC schools.

The coach who won a regular season championship and got an NCAA bid in his first year as a head coach (starting one week before the season started) will be burned at the stake and the cries of "we hired the wrong guy" will be about every third post, even though it's only 5 or 6 posters going that far, but they post A LOT.

Just a FYI. Shox have two new guys who get maybe 8 or 10 minutes. Clarence Jackson is a high energy PF whose game is best described as "hopefully controlled chaos". Ricky Council IV looks to have potential as an NBA SG. They are the most interesting players to watch on the roster. Council usually scores in bunches when he gets in the game. So does the guy he's guarding.

[glm38]

Argh thanks for the truthful and informative post.

[Stickboy46]

If the all mighty shockers lose to a lowly valley school without it's best player? Oh my, that would make my trips through Kansas this spring fun!

Not sure you would get the reaction you would be expecting. WSU started the year losing half it's team then losing it's coach a week before the season started. Then the planned Battle For Atlantis turned into South Dakota which turned into a COVID pause for Wichita. First 3 games (Oral Roberts, Missouri and Oklahoma State) were played with only 8 players available for weeks (so no 5 on 5 practice).

The reason I mention all this is that even if WSU loses to Drake, you aren't going to find many disappointed Shocker fans considering all that I mentioned. We got an AAC Title, Coach of the Year, Player of the Year and a tourney bid after all that. We've been playing with House money for a while now.

Best of Luck to Drake!

If the shockers lose maybe YOU are mature enough to handle it. But I'm betting a significant contingent of your brethren on shockernet aren't. After all these are the same fans that continue to pine for psycho Gregg marshall.

No lies detected here...

[Stickboy46]

Not sure you would get the reaction you would be expecting. WSU started the year losing half it's team then losing it's coach a week before the season started. Then the planned Battle For Atlantis turned into South Dakota which turned into a COVID pause for Wichita. First 3 games (Oral Roberts, Missouri and Oklahoma State) were played with only 8 players available for weeks (so no 5 on 5 practice).

The reason I mention all this is that even if WSU loses to Drake, you aren't going to find many disappointed Shocker fans considering all that I mentioned. We got an AAC Title, Coach of the Year, Player of the Year and a tourney bid after all that. We've been playing with House money for a while now.

Best of Luck to Drake!

If the shockers lose maybe YOU are mature enough to handle it. But I'm betting a significant contingent of your brethren on shockernet aren't. After all these are the same fans that continue to pine for psycho Gregg marshall.

You got that right, glm. If the Shox lose to Drake the meltdown on ShockerNet will be epic. It will make incredibly entertaining reading for fans of MVC schools.

The coach who won a regular season championship and got an NCAA bid in his first year as a head coach (starting one week before the season started) will be burned at the stake and the cries of "we hired the wrong guy" will be about every third post, even though it's only 5 or 6 posters going that far, but they post A LOT.

Just a FYI. Shox have two new guys who get maybe 8 or 10 minutes. Clarence Jackson is a high energy PF whose game is best described as "hopefully controlled chaos". Ricky Council IV looks to have potential as an NBA SG. They are the most interesting players to watch on the roster. Council usually scores in bunches when he gets in the game. So does the guy he's guarding.

He doesn't even have to lose for that crowd to come out. Just not win pretty enough. Or have a bad 5 min stretch of basketball .... Or allow a single offensive rebound.

[hot nuts]

Hopefully Drake wins this. Any word on Hemphill returning? That would certainly help.

So, seriously...anybody heard anything about Hemphill's availability?