The past week has made Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall come to appreciate the art of passing more than ever.
After five straight years of protecting the basketball better than almost any program, Wichita State has a turnover epidemic. Through two games in American Athletic Conference play, the Shockers have committed 35 turnovers, the most in the conference. Almost a quarter of WSU’s possessions are ending without a shot attempt.
WSU doesn’t have a fifth-year Malcolm Armstead or a future NBA player like Fred VanVleet or Landry Shamet at point guard. Marshall’s two primary point guards have no prior Division I experience and they are surrounded by players with no prior Division I experience.