# WCC Game 8: at St. Mary's

**URL:** <https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/wcc-game-8-at-st-marys/774>\
**Category:** Game Preview/Recap\
**Created:** [January 29, 2024, 5:23am UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/wcc-game-8-at-st-marys/774 "2024-01-29T05:23:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![92bronc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/898d66/32.png) [@92bronc](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/92bronc)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 4:35am UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/wcc-game-8-at-st-marys/774/41 "2024-02-01T04:35:47Z")

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Barrett is a former walkon…making him look like 4 star.

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**Author:** ![PattyMac](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.wakeupswig.com/pattymac/32/15_2.png) [@PattyMac](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/PattyMac)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 4:36am UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/wcc-game-8-at-st-marys/774/42 "2024-02-01T04:36:22Z")

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Barrett should have gotten that tech. But man I wish SCU had someone with Barrett’s confidence and swagger right now.

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**Author:** ![92bronc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/898d66/32.png) [@92bronc](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/92bronc)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 4:37am UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/wcc-game-8-at-st-marys/774/43 "2024-02-01T04:37:45Z")

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Agree. Could really use Travis Niesen or Ben Dowdell right now…

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**Author:** ![buckets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@buckets](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/buckets)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 4:40am UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/wcc-game-8-at-st-marys/774/44 "2024-02-01T04:40:12Z")

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Just like hockey, every team needs a goon…excuse me, enforcer

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**Author:** ![92bronc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/898d66/32.png) [@92bronc](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/92bronc)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 4:41am UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/wcc-game-8-at-st-marys/774/45 "2024-02-01T04:41:33Z")

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Not goon…just make people pay for taunting and acting like punks…they will think twice.

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**Author:** ![PattyMac](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.wakeupswig.com/pattymac/32/15_2.png) [@PattyMac](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/PattyMac)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/wcc-game-8-at-st-marys/774/46 "2024-02-01T04:43:33Z")

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Get Benjamin out of there. Unreal.

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**Author:** ![92bronc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/898d66/32.png) [@92bronc](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/92bronc)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 4:45am UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/wcc-game-8-at-st-marys/774/47 "2024-02-01T04:45:07Z")

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Ya, don’t need cheap sucker punches (soft though it was)…just legit hard fouls and strongly set screens.

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**Author:** ![pbpboyle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@pbpboyle](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/pbpboyle)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 4:45am UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/wcc-game-8-at-st-marys/774/48 "2024-02-01T04:45:53Z")

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I guess Benjamin is our enforcer.

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**Author:** ![buckets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@buckets](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/buckets)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/wcc-game-8-at-st-marys/774/49 "2024-02-01T04:49:49Z")

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Caffaro might have the worst hands I’ve seen since…Brendan Graves. I’ll never forget the beginning of that Kansas game…

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**Author:** ![BroncoBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a3d4f5/32.png) [@BroncoBob](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/BroncoBob)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 4:50am UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/wcc-game-8-at-st-marys/774/50 "2024-02-01T04:50:26Z")

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Ensminger is the only player that looks like he has a plan when penetrating against St. Mary’s.

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**Author:** ![pbpboyle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@pbpboyle](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/pbpboyle)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 4:50am UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/wcc-game-8-at-st-marys/774/51 "2024-02-01T04:50:42Z")

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Brutal sequence. Why did Herb let Bediako get away?

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**Author:** ![Midwestbronco14](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.wakeupswig.com/midwestbronco14/32/34_2.png) [@Midwestbronco14](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/Midwestbronco14)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 4:51am UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/wcc-game-8-at-st-marys/774/52 "2024-02-01T04:51:23Z")

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Embarrassing and unacceptable… hope he’s forced to sit for a game

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**Author:** ![BuckyBronco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f08c70/32.png) [@BuckyBronco](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/BuckyBronco)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 4:53am UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/wcc-game-8-at-st-marys/774/53 "2024-02-01T04:53:25Z")

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You talking Benjamin or Sendek or both?

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**Author:** ![bettererer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@bettererer](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/bettererer)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/wcc-game-8-at-st-marys/774/54 "2024-02-01T04:54:41Z")

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Herb’s just not a very good coach and his communication skills with the kids are similarly weak.

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**Author:** ![Midwestbronco14](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.wakeupswig.com/midwestbronco14/32/34_2.png) [@Midwestbronco14](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/Midwestbronco14)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 4:55am UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/wcc-game-8-at-st-marys/774/55 "2024-02-01T04:55:00Z")

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Coming back from down 5 is hard enough to do against smc, 22 is damn near impossible.

But please can we see something out of this team for the final 22 minutes?

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**Author:** ![bettererer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@bettererer](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/bettererer)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 4:57am UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/wcc-game-8-at-st-marys/774/56 "2024-02-01T04:57:29Z")

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Brendan Graves… dude was a brick house with stone hands.

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**Author:** ![buckets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@buckets](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/buckets)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 4:58am UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/wcc-game-8-at-st-marys/774/57 "2024-02-01T04:58:02Z")

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So we are now in game #23 of this season, and somehow our Broncos look disjointed and undisciplined. That is on Herb. He recruited these guys, and damn he’s probably had 100 practices so far this season.

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**Author:** ![PattyMac](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.wakeupswig.com/pattymac/32/15_2.png) [@PattyMac](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/PattyMac)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 4:58am UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/wcc-game-8-at-st-marys/774/58 "2024-02-01T04:58:13Z")

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What I don’t understand, sincerely, is that the team ran tons of sets against Gonzaga. From my vantage point, they basically decided that the Zags had real athletic advantages, and they needed to install half court offense to keep a steady offense against them. Garson was calling out some set what seemed like every other possession. But never before and never since. I don’t get it.

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**Author:** ![BuckyBronco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f08c70/32.png) [@BuckyBronco](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/BuckyBronco)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 5:00am UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/wcc-game-8-at-st-marys/774/59 "2024-02-01T05:00:06Z")

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Yes, Herb’s not a good, however we’re stuck with him until he resigns since he’ll never be let go by Renee…

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**Author:** ![pbpboyle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@pbpboyle](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/pbpboyle)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 5:00am UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/wcc-game-8-at-st-marys/774/60 "2024-02-01T05:00:51Z")

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Most of the transfer portal recruits are duds.

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