It is difficult, if not impossible, for a basketball player to shoot his way into Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall’s heart.
Freshman C.J. Keyser realizes this. So does roommate Austin Reaves, and in a Shocker Hall dorm room where two people from different backgrounds live, this is an area of agreement.
Some who came before them — think Corey Henderson Jr. or Ria’n Holland — never seemed to fully grasp the defend-first, shoot-fourth approach Marshall demands. Elite scoring talents such as Cleanthony Early or Darral Willis earn some latitude, but those talents are rare.
“We talk about it all the time,” Reaves said.