On the eve of the eve of the NBA draft, many Oklahoma State orange-tinged eyes will be eagerly watching and waiting to see the fate of one of their beloved sons, 6’6″, 210 lb. guard James Anderson. The jury is still out on how high he might rise or if there might be a last-minute [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘professional sports’
June 20, 2010
From Swish Appeal: Shock still “a work in progress” yet optimistic in the face of defeat
Walking into the locker room after the Tulsa Shock’s 92-78 loss to the Minnesota Lynx on Saturday night was a chance to not only get reacquainted with the team that just completed a four game (and four loss) road trip but also to see fresh faces in the adjusted locker room seating chart. The game [...]
June 9, 2010
From Swish Appeal: Tulsa’s release of Amanda Thompson – a shock to fans?
The Tulsa Shock are shaking up their roster bit by bit – waiving Amanda Thompson and recent acquisition Ashley Walker in favor of free-agent veterans Kiesha Brown and Jennifer Lacy. Shock head coach Nolan Richardson is not one to shy away from giving his honest opinion and did just that after a May 20th home loss [...]
June 4, 2010
Is faith and family an appropriate pairing with sport?
Tonight is Faith and Family night for the Tulsa Shock. At first I was dismayed by this pairing up of WNBA basketball and a Christian concert. But when I looked at the demographics of Tulsa, how can you not couple faith and family with religion in Oklahoma? There are pre-game prayers, post-game FCA huddles, church [...]
June 2, 2010
From Swish Appeal: Catching up with rookie Jene Morris
When Indiana Fever rookie Jene Morris looks back on the early days of her still blossoming WNBA career, she’s already carved out memories to keep. The first speeding ticket on her first day in Indianapolis, the hot and humid weather, the calmer than California lifestyle in what Morris describes as a “basketball town”. But [...]
May 30, 2010
From Swish Appeal: Shock bench brings first home win to Tulsa, 79074
The Tulsa Shock can wipe another item off the ‘to do’ list after grabbing a home win from a former rival and 2009 eastern conference champion Indiana Fever. The 79-74 game was a hard-played, hard-faught, down to the final seconds battle to get Tulsa their first win in their new digs at the BOK Center. [...]
May 22, 2010
It’s a Twitterview! KDThunderUp – new name, same great q & a sessions
Kevin Durant – or the new @KDthunderup – might have changed his Twitter name, but definitely not his personality or style. Today while on a flight, Durant took the time to answer fan questions and here they are in a makeshift twitterview. These twitterviews – at least to me – show his personality, character and [...]
May 16, 2010
From Swish Appeal: For Tulsa Shock, the “quick group” is a key to success
An integral part of Tulsa Shock head coach Nolan Richardson’s hellish forty minutes is the speed at which he pushes his team to play. And in their 80-74 home loss to the Minnesota Lynx yesterday to open the 2010 season there were two speeds that were somewhat evident to those who saw the game: The [...]
May 10, 2010
From Swish Appeal: Seattle Storm gets shocked in the preseason by Tulsa, 90-80
Tulsa Shock head coach Nolan Richardson described his desire to have games look “ugly as hell” before the season started. This stylistic preference is not reverberating well with league aficionados who are claiming that Richardson’s coaching methodology won’t work for women’s basketball, particularly not for the WNBA. Well, although the season has yet to start [...]
May 5, 2010
From Swish Appeal: Video journey as Tulsa team talks to the media
“Are you ready for us yet?” The gaggle of women dressed in Shock Gold entered the practice gym at the Reynolds Center on the University of Tulsa campus. All were ready to speak to the media in preparation of the inaugural season of Tulsa Shock basketball. And talk they did. Each media team had a different [...]
