#9 Wichita State vs. Tulsa Official MTXE Throwback Game Thread

[Steeleshocker]

Does anybody have any details of the technical foul?

Dude was grappling with Shaq and Shaq was trying to get his hands up to be to receive a pass. Tulsa dude thought he was being fouled and started jawing at the ref.

[WuDrWu]

My take on the game:

I think we're done analyzing Fred's "slow" start.

If Big Bush is 6'11" 220 then #40 for TU is 7'4" 410 and can fly.

He's also radioactive.

We're really good.

I've never seen a team that never seems to get sped up, yet at the same time is as fast as this team is.

As good as these guys were in transition at the end of last season, they're better this year. A lot better.

They're going to have to play their best game of the year to go to 5-0.


PS We've been on the front page of ESPNMBB all day.

[Steeleshocker]

Fred looked great today, just hope he doesn't continue to get more banged up than he already is.

Love the way Kelly is playing, defends, helps, rebounds. It also looks like he is starting to show down a bit on offense.

Shaq looks a bit more comfortable each game.

Darius needs to stop fouling. He is too much of a beast to not be getting over 20 minutes per game.

[moshock]

I wouldn't discount Tulsa too much. I think they will be a contender in the AAC and this win will be impressive by the end of the season.

[Shockeriffic]

Am I the only one in the arena that saw Nurger dunk in warmups while the refs were on the court?

[ShockTalk]

Fred looked great today, just hope he doesn't continue to get more banged up than he already is.

Love the way Kelly is playing, defends, helps, rebounds. It also looks like he is starting to show down a bit on offense.

Shaq looks a bit more comfortable each game.

Darius needs to stop fouling. He is too much of a beast to not be getting over 20 minutes per game.

After last season, I made a comment here that my biggest concern with Darius is his fouls. He was second, behind Coleby, for the most fouls per minute played on the team. I believe it was in the 1st half when he picked up his second that was a totally unnecessary foul, definitely one he should not be getting to put himself in an early problem. We may have to live with it.

I, too, like Kelly's play and would like to see him with more minutes. He had the second most rebounds (and most offensive boards) today in only 12 minutes of action. Yes, he's not scoring much, but there is very little difference between him and Wessel, and Evan is starting to get posted up by bigger opponents at the 4.

Now before anyone jumps on me about Evan, I'd like to see him more at the wing. FVV, Baker, and Cotton are playing a lot of minutes and Holland is the only other player in the back court rotation. FVV, Baker/Holland, Cotton/Wessel or Holland, Baker, Cotton/Wessel are solid combinations. Wessel could play the 4 only as needed. Another thing I'd like with this is having someone with Wessel's energy and experience coming off the bench.

I really don't think starting Kelly or Shaq would be much of a drop-off from Wessel starting at the 4, particularly with all the advantages of Evan coming off the bench at the 3.

[wufan]

I'd also like to see Wessell getting ~ 15-20 minutes on the wing with Cotton, Baker, and VanVleet all getting ~ 30 or maybe a little less. That only leaves 10 to 15 for Holland/Henderson/Brown, but it is what it is.

In order to make the above happen though, Carter/Kelly/Morris need to be effective w/o fouling and one of Nurger/BWam need to step up their game.

[LandStander]

Hell of a good time. Our guys finally played someone who hit back, at least for awhile. It was also good to meet JoCo and put a face to a screen name. Perhaps we should arrange some sort of Shockernet meet and greet at some skeevy St. Louis bar.

I tried to get shockernetters to wear name tags at the pep rallys at the lew last year but I think they either, didn't notice them at the ticket booth or like their identities unknown.

[Kung Wu]

Am I the only one in the arena that saw Nurger dunk in warmups while the refs were on the court?

Probably not. I have noticed over the years that refs will turn a blind eye to it if they are not show boating, hanging on the rims, doing it often, or doing anything else stupid. If the guy is warming up and get his muscles going they just don't seem to worry about it -- especially early in the season when you have freshmen being -- well -- freshmen. Now if the kid is horsing around with the crowd or threatening to ruin the game by crashing the backboard: BAM!

[Yellow Fever]

Let's 86 "In the air tonight" ... doesn't exactly get the crowd pumped up for the tip....

[ShockerFever]

Let's 86 "In the air tonight" ... doesn't exactly get the crowd pumped up for the tip....

Agreed. Phil is ok in the right place, but not to pump up a high-level Division I basketball game.

Also, what was up with "Rock You Like a Hurricane" during warmups? Are we in Tulsa?

[Kung Wu]

Sound meter comes on ... crowd sorta starts making some noise. Meter goes up and down. So far so good.

Then it inexplicably flat lines while there was no discernable change in volume in the crowd. The crowd deflates immediately afterward and it gets quite quiet (the band is still playing but very quiet relative to the crowd).

Then . . .

With no change in volume, the sound meter starts increasing in volume like you would expect when they first get a crowd revved up and then it starts thumping as if it's raucus. Yet it was quiet and the volume was stable.

There's no meter! It's just a precorded graphic! We've been had!!! GET A ROPE AND TORCHES!!! WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO ALL FERGUSON!!! No taco joint within 5 miles will be safe!!!

[LandStander]

There's no meter! It's just a precorded graphic! We've been had!!! GET A ROPE AND TORCHES!!! WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO ALL FERGUSON!!! No taco joint within 5 miles will be safe!!!

Well ****, I better go stock up on tacos. Bbs

[shoxlax]

What about the fail on all of the student tickets being available? Does the athletic department not advertise or tweet about the turn backs at all? Thus, does the general public think the only tickets are available are the ridiculous gouging jobs on Stub Hub? People other than diehard fans don't know enough to call the day before or the morning of the game and ask about turn backs yet each game this year there has been some.

Am I missing something? WTF is going on?

[WuDrWu]

@shoxlax: I don't believe there have been any turnbacks at all. Those are just student tickets not being used.