Awvee Storey has his own page on Hoopedia. Dave Stallworth does not. Neither does Cleo Littleton or Cheese Johnson. It is up to us to right this wrong. Hoopedia is NBA.com’s version of Wikipedia, where one of two things happen: 1) We come together as a community to write an accurate version of history, or 2) Internet idiots try to punk the rest of us (it’s up to you to determine which approach is more appealing).
I believe Hoopedia is fairly new, so we’re in on the ground floor. The Wichita State page is bland, but I want to change that this summer. I added a paragraph today (Wednesday) just to see how it works (easy) and give it some substance. I’m inviting Shocker fans to weigh in, either by making their contributions or submitting them to this blog.
What do you think needs to be included to give the unintiated the flavor of Shocker basketball?
- The basics. What info needs to be included to give people the short version of WSU?
- The players. We know the players that define the program. What made them memorable? Who is overlooked? Which Shockers deserve their own Hoopedia pages?
- The teams. What teams hooked you? 1954? 1964? 1981? 2006?
- The games. Cincinnati in 1963? Michigan in 1965? Iowa in 1981? Kansas in 1987? Creighton in 2003? Creighton in 2006? Tulsa? When you did walk out of the Roundhouse so pumped you flew to the Cedar?
- The rivalries. Tulsa? Creighton? Cincinnati? Bradley? Missouri State? SIU? What opponent gets your hate mojo boiling?
Let me know your thoughts. I’ll organize them and add them as time allows. I will also be working on a page for the Benedictine College Ravens (NAIA champions in 1954 and 1967) so I have a lot of work ahead of me. Help me out.
And no hacking the Creighton page with pictures of Kevin Ross. Let’s be civil.
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Maybe a reprint of the Top 100 Shockers that The Eagle ran from about five years back — with obvious additions as need be — i.e. Paul Miller, Jamar Howard or whoever is deemed worthy.
definately a list of those shockers that went on to have pro careers (at least the few that made it to the NBA level)
Good suggestions. With the 100 years of WSU basketball stuff The Eagle did in 2006 and the closing of Levitt Arena stories a few years earlier, there is a lot of historical stuff to draw from. Thanks.