Snaggletooth wrote:DoubleJayAlum wrote:As I watch WSU play this year, I always question how have the managed to lose as many games as they have. They seem very athletic, very deep and have plenty of size in the paint. My personal opinion is that they are the most talented team in the conference (MSU is close, but I give the nod to WSU because of their greater depth).
Early in the year, I commented that I thought they were a bit undisciplined and/or poorly coached, only to be routinely ridiculed for that comment. I still stick by it though and believe that WSU does more to hurt itself than the teams that have beaten them do. They foul a lot on defense and make a lot of decisions that leave you scratching your head. They seem to struggle against Very disciplined teams.
In a lot of ways, this year's Shocker team reminds me of the Creighton team in 2009 - very talented, but not mentally strong. Could this similarity be due to a high number of JUCOs on each squad?
I believe marshal sold wsu soul for for juco talent trying to get quick success and a bcs job. I'm afraid the abyss may not be to far away.
Personally I think Jank did that as well when he had Osiris and Dinma and you can see where we are sitting at now.