Shockers at Tulsa 12/15/2020

[SB Shock]

They don't seem to be aware there is a game .. so basically just like a normal year.

Yeah before today, I had been searching about for information - Tulsa fans do not have much of presence.

[asiseeit]

Have to at least break even on the boards and close on FT's. Shoot north of 40% and hold them to less
than 40%. Whoever wants it more wins. Shocks 68-65

[shockerfan]

Since Tulsa has been in Covid shut down, I wonder if they actually have their full roster available tonight?

edit: I checked out one of the Tulsa message boards and they don’t seem to know the answer to this either.

Not only that but they only got back to practice yesterday. 1 day to prepare will surely have an impact. Although, they are an older team so perhaps it won't affect them too bad. It can't help their chances though.

[Aargh]

Could be the first time this year that the Shox have a practice advantage.

Bilau could be capable of (and allowed) more minutes,

I'm liking the Shox chances. First time the Shox might be the more cohesive unit on the floor. Maybe Jackson has had a chance to improve on his defensive assignments when he's been able to practice with and against a 5-man roster.

Main downside I see is that road games are hard. I think we've got defenders in Dennis, Etienne, and Gilbert who can limit Tulsa's perimeter scoring. Tulsa looks like a good matchup for the Shox.

[shoxlax]

I will probably jinx this, but the Reynolds Center seems to be pretty shooter friendly due to its layout and backgrounds behind the goal.

[WeWillShockU]

It's kind of sad when this great forum and fanbase don't get excited about playing Tulsa. A Pandemic will do that for you. This would have been one of the travel games for us ( wife and friends) this year but as the aforementioned pandemic is still going strong we will remain home. We owe them one for giving the game away at their place last year and I hope our Shocks have spent practice improving on rebounding and shooting. Go Shocks beat Tulsa.

We are basically losing another home game because of covid restrictions. We would have been there for the fourth year in a row. Damn pandemic.

[molly jabali]

They don't seem to be aware there is a game .. so basically just like a normal year.

Still laughing...and yet how sad for those who remember the Nolan/Gene years...

[MikeKennedyRulZ]

G.D.B.

Shox need to get back to hitting the offensive boards in a major way. Trey and DD need to get off the shooting skid. I want to see Bilau with some major minutes.

[shocks02]

I like this matchup IF we don't start chucking threes against the matchup zone. We may honestly have an advantage over Tulsa in the post, which we won't be able to say against many teams this year. And maybe it is too early to draw conclusions on Trey Wade's play, but I think you need to get Clarence on the court more and tonight would be a great time to do that.

[Wuzee]

Alterique dropped 17 points (3-3 from deep) and 3 assists last year at Reynolds Center in a 16-point UCONN win. That's what we'll need tonight.