Coach Marshall is the right manager for the job

[ShockerFever]

The season is a long way from over....don't count them out.

I don't think you realize how bad Northern Iowa is..



.. and how bad we lost to them.

[Aargh]

Wow, I'm starting to agree with ShockerFever from time to time.

[forevershockerfan]

:shock: Now THAT is spooky Aargh!!!

[calfan]

Wow what a message board, all the naysayers are having a field day after last nights bad performance. A young team that I knew was going to be up and down this year, last night was down. This is the same team that played well at the Old Spice Classic against Georgetown, Siena, and Michigan State.

If you were counting on an NCAA bid this year, you weren't being realistic. A record around 500 is the best you could have expected this year. It's going to be a long tough year, but that's what we are in for. If you need another drink after reading this post, I don't blame you. Doc, have a drink for me! Better days are ahead. HCGM is a good coach.

Let's see what happens on Wednesday. Will the Shocker fans bring their A game ???

[ShockerFever]

Wow, I'm starting to agree with ShockerFever from time to time.

Come to the 'Dark Side' and see the light.. :)

[SubGod22]

We all knew this year would be tough.

No.. some of us did. Weren't you on the Top 4 bandwagon?

I did say the Valley was bad enough this year that if we came together we'd finish 4th-6th. It's not too late for that to happen either. We're not the only team with issues.

[1979Shocker]

The main issue we have this year, which is the same issue we had last year, is shooting. We have some good shooters this year, but we don't have any pure shooters. Our closest pure shooters would be our point guards. I'd say a pure shooter would be someone like Ogirri and further into the past, it would have been Sherrod.

[kcshocker11]

:good: :good: :good: :goshocks: :posterwu: :posterwsu: 8)

[1979Shocker]

I just looked back at the 2005-2006 season, the year we made it to the sweet 16, and applied those FG, 3FG and FT percentages to the games we've played this year and our record would have been 8-4. Our loses would have only been to Siena, Texas Tech, and Northern Iowa.

[SpanglerFan316]

We all knew this year would be tough.

But the talent level is rising. Things WILL get better.

Having a man like Gabe Blair next year will help a lot inside.

Didn't we say things like this about AJ last year? AJ isn't bad but he won't turn the season around.

Note: If you are overly critical of the Shocks, I'll defend them. If you are "drinking koolaid," I'll try to point this out. (BTW: I don't consider mentioning the possibility of a Final Four in 2011 as "drinking koolaid" because (i) this is not a prediction and (ii) any such discussion is predicated on many things (e.g. player development, recruiting) working out.)

[ShockerFever]

I would've laughed if you made Final Four predictions in 05-06. It's just not a realistic goal and it looks dumb.

There's about 25 teams around the country that have realistic goals/shots at Final Fours every year. We are not one of 'em.

I think it's hilarious that this is being talked about in the midst of this laugher of a season..

I think some of you are seriously undervaluing the term 'Final Four'.

[SpanglerFan316]

I would've laughed if you made Final Four predictions in 06-06. It's just not a realistic goal and it looks dumb.

I disagree and agree. 1. Every team should have the national championship as its goal. 2. Any Final Four predictions are silly.

[ShockerFever]

I would've laughed if you made Final Four predictions in 06-06. It's just not a realistic goal and it looks dumb.

I disagree and agree. 1. Every team should have the national championship as its goal. 2. Any Final Four predictions are silly.

I can somewhat agree with that.

Every team can have national championship aspirations .. not every fanbase though..

[GarH]

At first I was suprised that this was even being disscussed. I've been around long enough that I knew there would be growing pains this year, but then again I've been around long enough to know every team has it's knee-jerk fans who overreact to everything. This year is going to tough to watch at times, but HCGM will turn this team around in time. It is going to take time though.

[Ricardo del Rio]

Wow what a message board, all the naysayers are having a field day after last nights bad performance. A young team that I knew was going to be up and down this year, last night was down. This is the same team that played well at the Old Spice Classic against Georgetown, Siena, and Michigan State.

If you were counting on an NCAA bid this year, you weren't being realistic. A record around 500 is the best you could have expected this year. It's going to be a long tough year, but that's what we are in for. If you need another drink after reading this post, I don't blame you. Doc, have a drink for me! Better days are ahead. HCGM is a good coach.

Let's see what happens on Wednesday. Will the Shocker fans bring their A game ???

The Shockers don't have an A game. B- will be good enough.