Stickboy46 wrote:I've said before, that i think this WSU is better than the last couple of years even without VanVleet and Baker.
This article lists a lot of the stats that agree with that. The biggest one is the 3 pt shooting. This is a lot better 3 pt shooting team than the last few years. Each of the losses last year in the MVC were all horrible 3 pt shooting games. I see that as a lot less likely to happen this year.
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Let's remember that to date, schedule wise, this year's WSU team is exactly the same as last year's. We'll see if there is a difference in a few hours.
We bag on the Valley, as it should be bagged on, for being shitty, but it's less shitty than last year. Drake's pre-conference nightmare not withstanding.
Last year's Shocker team was much better in the clutch. This year's WSU team really hasn't had much clutch time. Again, we may learn something about that later this morning.
Clearly this year's team can shoot at a very high level, but I doubt when they get back against elite teams that the % will continue. The P5s can guard the perimeter unlike Valley teams.
Guys, give it up. The only metric you can use to say Jake is a better coach than Gregg is to claim the growth rate of success is superior given the disparity of talent. Ben is a really good coach. Gregg is better.
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