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Originally posted by ShockerFever
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It’s been a spell.
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IIRC, last time they beat us was not long after we invaded Iraq following 9/11. Our current freshman would be - what - potty training? Maybe? Brittany, Backstreet Boyzzz, and NSync would have been rocking kids car radios.
It’s been a spell.
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Correct, Mama. Fred was hurt and a non-factor in the second half that night, and Shamet was just about to be shut down for the season.
That was the Final Four that got away, what with FVV limited almost all year, Shamet lost to the foot problem, Baker worn out from having to do too much, and the big free agent pickup Anton Grady fortunate even to survive the season. -
The team that beat us without FVV was also a tournament team I might add.
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That's so good.Originally posted by SHOCKvalue View Post
Buuuuut, Fred and Ron's senior year, they got us in Tulsa, when Fred was hobbled. That's the only one since then though.
Still straight ownage.Deuces Valley.
... No really, deuces.
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"Enjoy the ride."
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It’ll be so sweet if we hand Penny and the Tigers a beat down and humble them on Saturday. Houston should be able to take care of USF and really help us in the standings. Might be far fetched, but maybe Temple runs into some bad luck and we’ll have a shot to finish even higher in the standings. Going to be a fun end to the regular season (hopefully). I’m so ready to lose my voice on Saturday.Comment
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Let me just say that it is great fun to go into someone else's gym and watch their fans leaving early.Where oh where is our T. Boone Pickens.Comment
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Memphis isn't going to leave us wide open like that. They are far too athletic to do that.Comment
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Great overall game. Probably some of the best passing we’ve had all year. Dexter was on fire tying the freshman record for 3s. SHJ great game, Stevenson was solid. Echenigue missed a few bunnies but overall his best game in a few weeks. The freshmen are coming along, there wasn’t a hangover after the Cincinnati game and a road win on top of that. Saturday’s game will be huge and I know the crowd will be pumped.Comment
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5th place is absolutely in reach.Originally posted by Walker View PostComment
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The way the conference tournament is set up with 5-12 playing on opening day and ECU and Tulane pretty well locked in at the bottom, either 5th or 6th should be a reasonable landing spot. It would sure help if the Shocks can take care of business at home and at Tulane and finish 10-8 in the league. Need to start with Memphis this weekend.
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I could be wrong, but I don't Menphis plays a zone defense. So you make a good point. I certainly hope we rebound better. The last game their point guard led with 10 rebounds. That is just wrong.Originally posted by Stickboy46 View PostComment
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Penny can’t coachComment
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Few thoughts as a just finished watching the game on DVR:
1. DD and SHJ were amazing tonight. When Samaje gets rid of that Coach Eck Juco street ball mentality and plays the way he was coached at East High, he is one of the best players in the conference, without a doubt.
2. Defensive rebounding was atrocious. Gotta get better on the boards.
3. Too many missed lay-ups, uncontested. IMO, 1 uncontested missed lay-up is 1 too many.
4. AAC officials as a whole are not good. We've had a few good ones this season. Pat Adams comes to mind and a few others. That being said, I've seen a lot worse.
5. The bigs aren't helping themselves by not understanding the principle of verticality and staying straight up. I agreed with several of the fouls in the post. I think things will be better in that department next season.
6. This team has the potential to go on a late season run and put themselves in position for the postseason. I think they have to win the AAC tournament to get an NCAA bid. The NIT is a possibility as is the CBI. It all comes down to consistency at this point. The schedule is favorable, but can this young team keep up the good play? I hope so.
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Thankfully for Memphis (and bad for us Saturday) is all their good players are seniors and were coached very well by TubbyOriginally posted by top20shock View PostComment
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What a great game for my first roadie! DD was just a stud tonight. He played well in all phases of the game. He has learned to play D with his feet and that is giving him the chance to sharpen his O. He shot the ball with confidence and rhythm.
Our guards were exceptional in their passing. Hitting the post early and often, the drive and dish, and the our shooters hitting the open shots. The seniors led without having to have the ball in their hands. MM played very good D all night. SHJ let the game come to him and didn’t force. Then he hit the wide open shots. I thought his D was not very good tonight, but I will reserve final judgement until I watch the replay.
The bigs did pretty well. AM needs to stop going for the impossible block. When the player does miss, there is no one to block out his man. He can get plenty of blocks. Concentrate on those. I was very happy overall with the play of our 5s. They are young and progressing.
Loved seeing ES hitting some shots on the road. Maybe he has turned the corner with all the extra time in the gym. His hustle is great and he isn’t afraid to put his body on the line.
This is was an outstanding team effort. Tulsa is generally a tough team at home and we just flat dismantled them. I LOVE beating Tulsa!!!
Great job Shocks. Now let’s go and kick some .01 butt!!’Go Shocks!Comment
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Some comments on the crowd that I didn’t make earlier. Where were the Tulsa fans? They should be embarrassed by that turn out. They are at least competitive, especially at home, and that was just a poor showing by the fans. The arena was no more than half full. Poor effort Tulsa fans. I will say though, that every person I had interaction with were very nice people.
Shocker Nation traveled well and were into the game. I will be making this trip yearly from now on. Have I mentioned before that I LOVE beating Tulsa? Well I do!!!!Go Shocks!Comment
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