MBB: Wichita State (1/29)

[UNTLifer]

I honestly don't know what to make of the Shockers this season.

Won their first seven games beating the likes of WKU, Northern Iowa, St. Louis and Minnesota, but then got blasted by Florida 88-51.  They came back and won two more prior to losing by 19 to a pretty mediocre DePaul and by ten to Kansas City.  After that, they beat KS St. big and wrapped up OOC play beating Friends by 19.  Since AAC play started they have:

Lost to Temple by 6

Lost to USF by 19

Lost to utsa by 13

Beat Charlotte by 9

Lost to ECU by 3

Lost to Memphis by 8

Lost to Tulsa by 7.

It appears Mills has lost his team and is on the brink of going with a youth movement the remainder of the season.

https://www.kansas.com/sports/college/wichita-state/article299227199.html

"But when asked if a potential youth movement — more playing time for inexperienced players like Joy Ighovodja, Yanis Bamba, Zion Pipkin and T.J. Williams — would be considered moving forward, Mills nodded his head."

Defending the three seems to be a big problem.

"The Shockers’ lack of attention to detail once again caught up with them on Sunday. After allowing Tulsa to drill seven 3s in the first half, defending the 3-point arc was a major point of emphasis during halftime. Yet on the first play of the second half, WSU allowed Tulsa’s best shooter, Keaston Willis, to come off a screen and fire freely from the wing. Swish."

"In seven conference games, opponents have shot 43.4% beyond the arc against WSU. No other team in the 13-team league has given up better than 40% of 3s."

 

 

[greenminer]

The AAC needs them to be better.  They can't linger like this.