We know what's next.
Goodbye Shock.

Nolan rollin' down the highway was the best thing for the Tulsa WNBA team....

Good thing the garage door didn't break those tail lights on his way out....

The Tulsa team is the worst in the WNBA & the Phoenix team is currently the hottest team in the league & the outcome would've been the same with or without the much loved former TU Coach/Arkansas hoops icon....

This column supports neither the Shock nor the Thunder which tells me that there is a problem from within regarding professionals.... I wonder why that is.... Maybe it's just professional basketball.... Or could it be just plain ignorance regarding professional sports & professional athletes....

Who knows, I know I don't, I'm just an amateur blogger reading a professional sports writers' column who gets paid to be cartoonish....

The final score without coach Nolan?

He is among the luckiest people around today.

Consider Shock fans AND Nolan lucky then!

I'm done. Have a great day!

I'm not angry, Mr. Picker. I just think that your attempt at incensing fans was weak. 7-38? Would you accept that at your job? Nope. Just let it go and let's all move on. I tell ya what, I'll go by a paper tomorrow! Cool?

The temps.. that's a WHOLE other story! Where's a blizzard when you need one?

You, Mr. Picker, of ALL people, should know that sports is about "what have you done for me lately". By your theory, out of respect and the goodness in my heart, I should have watched my hard earned money get flushed down the tube season after season becaue he was GOOD FOR THE CITY in the 80's? By the way, he NEVER got past the first round of the NCAA tourney, did he? He's in coaching.. it happens. It's the risk you take in his position. It IS why they get a contract, correct? You want me to feel sorry for Nolan when he left, probably with a check in hand. The Shock are left holding the bag. I think you have this whole argument wrong. I think this was an old fashioned ambush by Mr. Richardson.

You didn't answer my question, if you were 7-38, would that be acceptable in your office?

Picker, how can you judge Coach Teresa's performance on ONE game and less than 48 hours after Nolan steps down? I understand a 39 point loss is getting whipped pretty badly. But the Shock are in a mass of disarray right now. It's going to take time for the team to get back on track, and Teresa Edwards is the most qualified to do just that. Five time Olympic Gold Medalist, Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee, 2012 US Olympic Team Chef de Mission, and the main influence behind Sheryl Swoopes return from retirement. In my eyes, there's no one better for this situation, despite never being a head coach until now.

The Shock's situation is very similar to the OKC Thunder's inaugural season. They started 1-12 before PJ Carlisimo was fired and Scotty Brooks was promoted to head coach. Brooks, also a former player and was never an NBA head coach until that moment, took over and look at him now. 2009-10 Coach of the Year and has taken the Thunder to two consecutive playoffs, including this past season's Western Conference Finals. Even I was surprised how by quickly OKC progressed. I'm pretty sure you were saying the same things about Brooks back then like you are about Edwards now. What makes you think she can't do something similar?

Nolan Richardson's icon status for Tulsa does nothing to improve his 7-38 record with the Shock. I'm sorry Mr. Picker, but Nolan's way past his prime. You can respect someone like Nolan all you want, but if it's not working, then it's time to move on. It seems everyone in the whole world besides you was surprised by all the trades Nolan made last year. He traded away quality players, championship caliber players, just to find fresh meat to mold into his system. Talk about being set in your ways, Nolan takes it to the absolute extreme. Despite all the trades, he still wasn't winning. So using the good old simple process of elimination, he was next to go. I also wanted Nolan gone ever since halfway into last season. His performance this season, or lack thereof, further proves my point.

Teresa has a lot of work ahead of her. A number of Shock fans and season ticket members, including myself and Eric, are confident that she is up to the task. So do us all a favor, Picker, and give Teresa a fair shake. Give her time to coach out the rest of this season. Give her time to prove what she can do.

What is Tulsa's, and especially the Picker's obsession with Nolan Richardson? Solid coach, did his most noteworthy work at Arkansas...the guy wasnt John Wooden, take it easy...

It's the Shock...it's the wnba...NOBODY CARES!!

I would say that I hope the Shock just goes away, but I just don't care enough about it. They can stay, they can go...they are so irrelevant, it just doesn't matter.

itsmebige, you cant compare TU draws more 2,000 something and one other big note, its in there own gym not the 17,000 something BOK. I wonder how many bigger shows could really create some meaningful $$$$ for the city????????