Texas Christian University

[ShockerGorilla]

Texas Christian rolls into town tomorrow night for the beginning of the "meaty" part of our schedule. We have got to find a way to keep our big guys out of foul trouble, though. We should win this one.

LaDainian Tomlinson 65
Xavier McDaniel 71

:goshocks:

[ShockerGorilla]

According to their website, the biggest crowd they played in front of was at Nebraska -- 9799-- and they lost that one 90-77. At home they only average 2899, probably due to football. I hear they may have a decent football team. :)

Everyone needs to show up tomorrow night and scream until they are hoarse. We need this win to boost our RPI.

Their big 6-9 Croatian senior, Zvonko Buljan, averages 14.4 pts & 10.4 rebounds/game. Stutz & Durley are going to have to work hard to contain him.

[Ricardo del Rio]

#15 Zvonko Buljan
He is a wild man
6-9 forward
Averages 14.4
Croatia
Shoots shots, slings shots, sets up high and likes to drive left.

#13 Edvinas Ruzgas
6-6 guard
Averages 14.3
Lithuania

#5 Ronnie Moss
6-2 Point guard
Averages 17.7
Not lightning quick, but quick.

Notes:
5 foreign players
3 players above provide 66% of offense.

[Uncle Rico]

re:

Not that it means much, but interesting nonetheless, realtimerpi.com has the following:

WSU - 73
TCU - 56
with WSU an 85% chance of winning

and
WSU - 76
TT - 77
with a virtual toss up 50/50% chance of winning

[Uncle Rico]

re:

Last year's TCU game, Buljan killed us with 17 and 10, including 3-3 from 3 pt range (maybe we put Ellis on him?)

Ruzgas had 16.

We got outscored at the FT line by 11 and shot 25% from 3. Also got outrebounded for one of the few times all year.

[SubGod22]

WSU - 73
TCU - 68

[RoyalShock]

If this team is what we hope it is . . .

WSU - 74
TCU - 63

[shockball]

68-61 Shocks. We are sadder but wiser from last years experience with TCU.

[WuDrWu]

68-61 Shocks. We are sadder but wiser from last years experience with TCU.

A sadder but wiser team the team's for me.........

[Dan]

we will surprise TCU. We're a different team from a year ago and they won't know what hit them (ask UMKC) - plus we're at home. We win another game by double digit margins.

WSU 76
TCU - 62

[60Shock]

Shockers over De-Horned Frogs - 71 -63

[pinstripers]

70-60, Shox

[SFL]

[ShockerFever]

After the patsyfest, I hope this team remembers what it's like to play a real opponent.

TCU isn't great, but they're decent. I really have this sinking feeling that this is a potential trap game with an unbeaten ranked team lurking afterward.

I hope the guys come out focused. The good news is I think the crowd will be back to "normal" and into it from the get-go.

With that said, this is a winnable game and it really is a must-win if this team wants to sniff high-level post-season.

TCU - 62
WSU - 65

[MTXE]

I don't know if the crowd is "back to normal" yet. There are a nice group of tickets left all over the building on the marketplace. Plenty of general admission as well. It's sad to say this but we may not have a normal (2004-2006) crowd until Texas Tech. If a team like Tech came into our building during Turgeon's Era, CKA would have been hopping like mad.

A lot of hearts were broken after our program made such huge strides backward when Turgeon bailed.

Maybe we could just blame the crowds on the economy...