Vanderbilt vs Wichita State game thread

[azgreg]

I have not had the pleasure of seeing either one of these teams this year. Will be watching tonight though.

[Alieberman]

Hoping for a quadruple overtime nail biter

[CalStateTempe]

Who do we want?

[CalStateTempe]

Does tru tv exist only for the first weekend of the tourney? Lol

[azcat49]

Wichita St will win IMO. #1 defense efficiency will be to much. Vandy can shoot the 3 though and should own the boards but I think WSU tourney experience will be to much

[ChooChooCat]

Who do we want?

A kick in the dick. Oh wait that's not what we want, it's just what we got with this draw.

[azgreg]

Wichita St will win IMO. #1 defense efficiency will be to much. Vandy can shoot the 3 though and should own the boards but I think WSU tourney experience will be to much

What goes into that matrix? Is strength of schedule a factor?

[Merkin]

Shockers are #12 on http://kenpom.com/" target="_blank.

They have only lost 3 games when VanFleet has been back, lost 5 when he was out.

[azcat49]

Yep, that backcourt is good, really good

Think the efficiency is how many points you give up per 100 posessions. So if you played a schedule full of weak offenses it could be misleading. Will find out tonight

[Chicat]

Who do we want?

A kick in the dick. Oh wait that's not what we want, it's just what we got with this draw.

We need rep on this board.

[Frybry02]

Doesn't matter to me. If the Cats can't beat WSU or Vandy, they don't deserve to move forward. Either is not nearly as good as the others they could face down the road.

[azcat49]

Definitely can see Vandy's size advantage. VAN vleet gonna need stiches on that one

[UAEebs86]

Nice to see Baker and Van Fleet got that 7th year of eligibility.

[CalStateTempe]

Man, I hope this game goes to OT.

[azcat49]

Nice to see Baker and Van Fleet got that 7th year of eligibility.

Very tough minded kids. Dictating the tempo and effort of the shockers right now. Vandy having trouble getting it inside where they have a huge advantage

[CalStateTempe]

Watching this game, makes me want to give the selection committee a big fuck you for our seeding. Tough match up for the CATS with either one of these teams.

[Lute4God]

Doesn't matter to me. If the Cats can't beat WSU or Vandy, they don't deserve to move forward. Either is not nearly as good as the others they could face down the road.

Rep

[SCCats]

Perhaps I'm missing something with these two teams or perhaps they're both just amazing at neutralizing the other team and making them look bad, but I am not seeing much here from these two. It seems like a lot of pretty marginal basketball.

[azcat49]

Polar opposites. Vandy is struggling to score because WSU defense is good. WSU just struggles on offense

[VegasCatFan]

I'm not really impressed with either team. I'm hoping Vandy wins as I'd rather go against their bigs than deal with WSU's guards. I don't think Vandy's guards are that athletic and would be a good match-up for our guards, and I think our bigs would dominate theirs.

[g32knights]

Both of these teams just look very...blah. Not impressed by either one.

[azcat49]

Not impressed? WSU guards have dictated this whole game. They hit 6 3's in the second half of our game and we will struggle. They know how to win in the tourney. Guess we will find our how tough we are mentally Thursday

[catgrad97]

Need to stay in the faces of Van Vleet and Connor Frankamp, the KU transfer.

[Irish27]

The Shockers don't impress me. If the Cats can't beat them on a neutral court, they don't deserve to advance.

[azcat49]

The Shockers don't impress me. If the Cats can't beat them on a neutral court, they don't deserve to advance.

That can be said about any team. The #32 team offensive team will struggle to put up 55 in this one

[rgdeuce]

Shockers havent impressed me, but u know they will make it an ugly game and we will all want to punch Ron Baker in his face for 40 minutes

[jsbowl16]

I cant believe how soft the bigs are for Vanderbilt.

[dmjcat]

Not impressed? WSU guards have dictated this whole game. They hit 6 3's in the second half of our game and we will struggle. They know how to win in the tourney. Guess we will find our how tough we are mentally Thursday

Spot on. Anyone not impressed with WSU and their outstanding fundamental play is an idiot.

I suspect we are going to see a school-yard 2-3 zone on thursday to neutralize our size inside. Turgeon will dare KA/PJC/GY
to beat WSU & Baker/VanVleet from the outside.

[jsbowl16]

Not impressed? WSU guards have dictated this whole game. They hit 6 3's in the second half of our game and we will struggle. They know how to win in the tourney. Guess we will find our how tough we are mentally Thursday

Spot on. Anyone not impressed with WSU and their outstanding fundamental play is an idiot.

I suspect we are going to see a school-yard 2-3 zone on thursday to neutralize our size inside. Turgeon will dare KA/PJC/GY
to beat WSU & Baker/VanVleet from the outside.

I didnt see them play much zone all year. Why would they start with us? You dont have the number one defense if you play a zone.

[Alieberman]

Not impressed? WSU guards have dictated this whole game. They hit 6 3's in the second half of our game and we will struggle. They know how to win in the tourney. Guess we will find our how tough we are mentally Thursday

Spot on. Anyone not impressed with WSU and their outstanding fundamental play is an idiot.

I suspect we are going to see a school-yard 2-3 zone on thursday to neutralize our size inside. Turgeon will dare KA/PJC/GY
to beat WSU & Baker/VanVleet from the outside.

Is Turgeon taking over for Marshall for this game?

[CalStateTempe]

Not impressed? WSU guards have dictated this whole game. They hit 6 3's in the second half of our game and we will struggle. They know how to win in the tourney. Guess we will find our how tough we are mentally Thursday

Spot on. Anyone not impressed with WSU and their outstanding fundamental play is an idiot.

I suspect we are going to see a school-yard 2-3 zone on thursday to neutralize our size inside. Turgeon will dare KA/PJC/GY
to beat WSU & Baker/VanVleet from the outside.

The remind me of the SO Miss type teams that gave the CATS fits back in the 90s.

[rgdeuce]

Not impressed? WSU guards have dictated this whole game. They hit 6 3's in the second half of our game and we will struggle. They know how to win in the tourney. Guess we will find our how tough we are mentally Thursday

Spot on. Anyone not impressed with WSU and their outstanding fundamental play is an idiot.

I suspect we are going to see a school-yard 2-3 zone on thursday to neutralize our size inside. Turgeon will dare KA/PJC/GY
to beat WSU & Baker/VanVleet from the outside.

Dont call us idiots and then suggest the number 1 rated defensive team is going to change what they do and bust out with a 2-3 zone. Vandy is a 19-13 team, from the SEC, who played like crap and didnt finish. Credit to WSUs defense, but some of that falls on Vanderbuilt.

[azcat49]

We should pound them on the glass but teams that have experience, have great guard play and can defend are at,a premium in the tourney

[97cats]

i like the size of Arizona in this one

[Spaceman Spiff]

i like the size of Arizona in this one

That's what she said.