WSU vs Loyola

[ShockerFever]

Moved up to 9 in KenPom

But Jerry says we're outside of the bubble.

[wusphlash]

Mike giving Gregg grief for only being 50-3 in the MVC the last three years. 50-3

[ShockerFever]

Mike giving Gregg grief for only being 50-3 in the MVC the last three years. 50-3

Loyola announcers were right. Sounds pretty beatable to me.

[1972Shocker]

I thought Loyola played very hard and were very athletic. But the Shocks simply were more than the Ramblers could handle.

[Shocker Mama]

Loyola announcers: "Loyola can beat every team in the league. They can beat WSU. They don't have to play perfect, just play a good game. Tonight they missed 7 layups and 8 free throws. If they make those they're in this game."

so you don't have to play perfect, but you basically have to make all your interior shots and go 100% from the free thrown line. Ok, that makes sense.

Good basketball info -- probably the kind of thing that only professional announcer-types would figure out.

[WuDrWu]

It was EIGHT TO ZERO and it only got closer than 8 for like 2 possessions the rest of the way.

This game, like most in the Valley, was NEVER in doubt.

[Bluzrover]

Just told the wife "Maybe we ought to go have a quick slump-buster." I am now getting the look.

Guess it wasn't the look you were hoping for...

[Bluzrover]

That was really a pretty painful second half of ball to watch. I'm not sure who annoyed me more, the refs or those horrible LUC announcers.

Fred had a bad game. It happens. But that doesn't stop us from stomping on the neck of another Valley team.

Zach put the clamps on Turk in the second half in his most Tekele-like effort yet. Love these defensive minded athletes 3G keeps bringing to Wichita.

I'm ****ing tired but unlike some attendees at home games, I stuck it out to the very end. I actually like watching the deep bench players get on the floor and continue the schooling.

Nice win Shox. Now let's take.care of the Birds and get to St Louie!

[another shocker]

I thought Loyola played very hard and were very athletic. But the Shocks simply were more than the Ramblers could handle.

they did sweep uni. ramblers will be a tough out in st. louis.

[WuDrWu]

Fred had a bad game. It happens.

You know that Fred is GREAT and we're spoiled rotten when 7 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists is "bad".

[proshox]

You know that Fred is GREAT and we're spoiled rotten when 7 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists is "bad".

He dominated the ball on numerous possessions and looked off open players. Those habits have killed us against better competition.

He is the head of our snake. Our snake is deadly when the ball moves quickly and it isnt when we pound the ball for twenty seconds.

For that reason I might have preferred four points and three assist in last nights game.

I will write it off to trying to make something happened for all of his fans in the stadium.

[Shocker Mama]

I guess the very clever Loyola student section was chanting "sixth grade haircut" at Baker. Last time I had a ponytail hanging halfway down my back, I was a sixth grade GIRL. image.jpg

[Bluzrover]

You know that Fred is GREAT and we're spoiled rotten when 7 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists is "bad".

That's an excellent point. I wasn't trying to disrespect Fred at all, merely trying to point out that we didn't have to rely on him being perfect in Chicago (which everybody was making a big deal about) because Ron, Zach and especially Anton had spectacular games. Triple 7s? Vegas anyone?

[Eric]

Someone on their board was offended by Shockernet references to "podunk, crayola, low mid-major, high school gym, etc..." Really? This is a school with over 16K enrollment, that plays in an arena with a capacity of 4,486 that if you took out the Shocker fans in attendance, would be way short of 50% full, in a fabulous market such as Chicago, and the student section behaving like junior high kids. Nope, nothing podunk or low mid-major about that at all. Perhaps she needs to unbunch those panties a bit.

[Dave Stalwart]

They need to stop sucking and come through on that "promise to try" that they made in their pitch to get in the Valley before they complain about what anyone says.

It's not like the rest of the conference is standing in their way. It barely takes fielding a mediocre team to get into the upper half. Let's start there before being sad about what other people say...