Originally Posted by Mr. Arrowhead (Post 8385901)

Gregg Marshall will be on the Scott Van Pelt show tomorrow between 2-5 on ESPN radio

Originally Posted by Mr. Arrowhead (Post 8381928)

http://beyondthearc.nbcsports.com/20...our-darkhorse/

A smart bracket will have Wichita St. as its Final Four darkhorse

Mike Miller

Feb 18, 2012, 5:25 PM EST
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The secret’s out on No. 24 Wichita State. Now the only question is how many people will buy into the Shockers as an elite team?

After their incredible second half Saturday at Davidson – WSU hit 20 of 25 shots to pull away for a 91-74 win in its BracketBusters game – they should be a popular pick among Final Four darkhorses. (Seth Davis already has ‘em in his.) They’re 24-4, seemed poised to clinch the Missouri Valley title over a more-heralded Creighton team and are one of the few teams in kenpom.com ratings with an elite offense and defense.

Only six teams – Kentucky, Ohio State, Michigan State, Kansas, Syracuse and North Carolina – feature teams with an adjusted offense and defense in the top 20. WSU just misses that (its defense sits at 23), a sign of impressive balance and talent. This isn’t new. But the funny thing is the Shockers aren’t ready to label themselves as an elite team.

“This gives us a quality win and will enable us to move up… if not the top 15, then the top 20,” junior guard Demetric Williams said after beating Davidson. “Hopefully this gets us into the (NCAA) tournament.”

Hopefully? Demetric, you’re in. The only question is how far into the tournament you’re going.

Wichita State starts five seniors in Toure’ Murry, Garrett Stutz, Ben Smith, David Kyles and Joe Ragland, who burned the Wildcats for 30 points, hitting 11 of 14 shots. Throw in junior Carl Hall and Williams, and it’s a rotation with height (Stutz is 7-feet), defensive ability (Murry can guard most any player) and skill (smith and Kyles are solid from outside), not to mention a guy in Ragland who can get hot as well as anyone.

Davidson coach Bob McKillop will attest to that.

“He didn’t miss too many shots. He threatened you from 3-point land. He threatened you from the drive. He threatened you in transition and in half court. He did a nice job of controlling the offense. He was sensational,” he said.

WSU has it all. Now it just remains to be seen if all those pieces can result in something historic come March.

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Originally Posted by HemiEd (Post 8386022)

That article gives me chills. It has been a very long time since the Antoine Carr era.
Now, hopefully Gregg Marshall will stick around a while and not take the first big time offer coming his way.
I think Stutz will be playing at the next level. He is a very talented 7 footer and has improved tremendously under Marshall.

Originally Posted by alanm (Post 8386064)

They still have a rubber match with Creighton coming in a few weeks.
It's not guaranteed but highly probable. A pissed off Creighton mind you. :evil:

Originally Posted by LiveSteam (Post 8386080)

Rumor is/ If doc Saddler is fired ?Marshall will be getting phone calls from Tom Osborne asap. I dnt think Marshall is that stupid. But you never know

Originally Posted by LiveSteam (Post 8386080)

Rumor is/ If doc Saddler is fired ?Marshall will be getting phone calls from Tom Osborne asap. I dnt think Marshall is that stupid. But you never know

Originally Posted by Mr. Arrowhead (Post 8386839)

Marshall is not going to Nebraska, I will guarantee that

Originally Posted by LiveSteam (Post 8386911)

& good luck with the rest of your season. I will be pulling for you guys when you are not playing the Blue Jays

Originally Posted by ChiefaRoo (Post 8388294)

Jays and Shockers talking nice? DOGS AND CATS, LIVING TOGETHER...... CRAZY..

Here's Marshall talking about the season.
http://videos.kansas.com/vmix_hosted...a?id=133351201