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Here's the deal. We have all heard of a Shaq-Attack. Tonight, we did receive that instead of the Panic Attack we were living versus Cal. Speaking of attacks, let's go back, way back. No, not the the Downtown Forum ( barely remember that place), but rather downtown Milwaukee on Feb. 19th, 1977. This was back when Marquette were called Warriors and not the Golden Eagles and they had a star player by the name of Bo Ellis and a great Coach named Al McGuire. The Shocks had some good players too in that era named Robert Elmore and Cheese Johnson. Speaking of attacks, Coach Harry Miller enters into that game Steve Kalocinski, a rough and tumble blue collar Shocker and a rumble occurred and Bo and Steve were ejected. If any of you remember details, please feel free to interject them. The Shocks won that roadgame 75-64. (We like 11 point wins against the team this same Marquette team that beat N. Carolina 67-59 and won the National Championship later that same Season.)
Now for the here and now. Marquette is picked 6th by Athlon, 7th by Lindy's, and 8th by Street & Smith in the mighty Big East and are led by 2 Sophs, Markus Howard, and Sam (yeaal-sir, yealsir, no-sir in this game) Hauser and Senior Andrew (not smelling no roses in this game) Rosey. They are 2-1 but took a big one on the chin from 18th ranked Purdue, 86-71. The Golden Eagles will not soar to new heights in this matchup because the Shocks are due to show the world what we are about when we play more like 30-35 minutes of Shocker play angry b-ball and will clip their wings. Today, our resilience and our experience overcome a near perfect storm by Cal. Tuesday, the Shocks will not have to dodge bullets while we were all sweating bullets, but rather play much much better.
The Shocks will get 22 points by #11 and win by 22 but a nice win will suffice. Shaq will continue to provide a tough inside presence with a double-double, and Frankamp will be hot, hot, and drain 5-6 three-pointers.
WSU Shockers....---90
Aquila Chrysaetos..68
Now for the here and now. Marquette is picked 6th by Athlon, 7th by Lindy's, and 8th by Street & Smith in the mighty Big East and are led by 2 Sophs, Markus Howard, and Sam (yeaal-sir, yealsir, no-sir in this game) Hauser and Senior Andrew (not smelling no roses in this game) Rosey. They are 2-1 but took a big one on the chin from 18th ranked Purdue, 86-71. The Golden Eagles will not soar to new heights in this matchup because the Shocks are due to show the world what we are about when we play more like 30-35 minutes of Shocker play angry b-ball and will clip their wings. Today, our resilience and our experience overcome a near perfect storm by Cal. Tuesday, the Shocks will not have to dodge bullets while we were all sweating bullets, but rather play much much better.
The Shocks will get 22 points by #11 and win by 22 but a nice win will suffice. Shaq will continue to provide a tough inside presence with a double-double, and Frankamp will be hot, hot, and drain 5-6 three-pointers.
WSU Shockers....---90
Aquila Chrysaetos..68
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