Evansville @ Wichita State

[pafan]

Murray State shellacked UE in the Bracketbuster last year. But that was the only time the two teams have played since UE joined the Valley.

Uh, the Missouri Valley.

[Wufan]

If you want respect from another fanbase, don't start a thread and misspell the other teams name. (which has been changed) Wheather it was deliberate or not, that doesn't start the thread off in the right direction. If you can't take a little smack talk, you probably shouldn't be in a message board with other teams. While I like what Simmons has done, please recruit someone over 6-5 that can play basketball at the D1 level.

You mean like saying EU instead of UE which is done by Shocker fans reguarly.

The ironic thing is Wichita wants respect from BCS teams and ESPN and all of the pundits. But when they don't get it they get upset. Yet they treat almost every Valley team the way the BCS teams treat them.

UCLA won the national championship in 1965 with no starter over 6-5. Adolph Rupp did the same at Kentucky with his "Rupp's Runts" What's the fixation with size. The difference between 6-5 and 6-8 is three inches.

Yes! UCLA went on to win 10 of 11 using two dominating 7 footers. Now name a team in the modern era that has won w/o a 6-8 player. 3 inches is a huge difference.

[shockem]

Wsu up 29-17 halfway through first half. Colt with a goose egg so far.

[pafan]

Gulp.

Evansville 17
Wichita St 29
1st, 9:27

Stutz is playing, has 11 points. WSU 3/3 from 3ptr.

[shockem]

39-26 now stutz with 15

[glm38]

I'm not so sure about that theory that WSU is better without Stutz??

[shockem]

Shockers shoot 80% in the first half and lead 51-34

[pafan]

Half
Evansville 34
Wichita St 51

WSU is getting plenty of open looks and pretty much nailing them. Stutz may set his season high a second time.

[valleychamp]

Yes! UCLA went on to win 10 of 11 using two dominating 7 footers. Now name a team in the modern era that has won w/o a 6-8 player. 3 inches is a huge difference.

Mizzou is the #2 team in the country, and their tallest player is 6-8, and he is not a post player.

It can be done, but it has to be done with speed, which Evansville does not really have. UE plays a style that really requires some good big men, IMO. They would be so much better if they had some quality size.

[acesfool]

Will Ryan play the whole game to pad those stats some more?