Hello everybody,
I am an Whitworth alumnist and currently live in the Seattle area. Because of the distance between myself and Spokane, I can only follow the bucs and the NWC through looking at stats, box scores, press releases, and this message board.
Congrats to LC on their big win tonight at home vs the always dangerous team from UPS. In looking at the stats and catching the end of the broadcast, it sounds like UPS went cold and LC turned up the D. It is shaping up to be a great one in Spokane on Saturday. Lets not forget that Whitworth was not anywhere near full strenght when the two teams met at LC. My brother who lives in the Portland area went to that game and it sounds like BWilliams early fould trouble really dictated the outcome of that game. Plus not having James Jones in line up was very costly to the Bucs.
As for all the talk about the All-NWC team..... It is a little suprising to me that Tillery is in talks of being a first-team selection. His numbers are roughly 11 ppg and 5 rebs. For a point guard his 2. something assissts a game are not that impressive. From what I have heard, he is no threat what so ever to shoot the ball. Now with that said... I agree he is a good player and maybe a good 2nd-team selection but first is a bit of a stretch. Like I said before, I am a stats guy and apparently so are the other people on this site for picking thier all-conference teams. However, you have to play in 75% of the games to be listed on the season stats on the conference web site. James Jones from Whitworth missed 6 games with an injury (4-2 record during that stretch) and looking back at the stats not a Whitworth starter played against Cal Tech. Therefore, Jones is not registering on the stats page. How can bucs77 be leaving him of his list??? Anyway Jones appeared in 18 games and is averaging 16.6 on a team that has 5 players averaging double figures. He would rank #2 in ast/to ratio, #3 in 3pt fg %, #4 in scoring, steals ppg, 3pt fg made, #9 in fg percentage (for a guard) and minutes played pg, and #10 is assists. Additionally for conference games only he is averaging 17.3 ppg which would place .2 behind Born and Foster. His conference only numbers also increase in other categories as well. Accoring to a few guys I still talk to back at Whitworth, he probably would have been a front runner for POY had he remained healthy all year. I realize now that is a far stretch, but a first-team All-NWC seems pretty obvious. That is of course if you only look at the current conference stats that appear when you click on the link. I would bet the coaches will get it right when they vote.
Also, BWilliams is probably the best choice for POY, but I agree that Born from Whitman deserves some strong consideration. Foster from UPS made a late season case for it during his Whitworth/Whitman weekend as far as the stats go.
Again, these are just some observations from a long-distance fan. I would love to make it to the fieldhouse on Saturday and bring back some old memories, but I don't think I will make it. I will definately by listening to Bob Castle. If the Bucs host an NCAA game, I might just have to re-schedule some appointment and take the short flight to Spokane.
I am an Whitworth alumnist and currently live in the Seattle area. Because of the distance between myself and Spokane, I can only follow the bucs and the NWC through looking at stats, box scores, press releases, and this message board.
Congrats to LC on their big win tonight at home vs the always dangerous team from UPS. In looking at the stats and catching the end of the broadcast, it sounds like UPS went cold and LC turned up the D. It is shaping up to be a great one in Spokane on Saturday. Lets not forget that Whitworth was not anywhere near full strenght when the two teams met at LC. My brother who lives in the Portland area went to that game and it sounds like BWilliams early fould trouble really dictated the outcome of that game. Plus not having James Jones in line up was very costly to the Bucs.
As for all the talk about the All-NWC team..... It is a little suprising to me that Tillery is in talks of being a first-team selection. His numbers are roughly 11 ppg and 5 rebs. For a point guard his 2. something assissts a game are not that impressive. From what I have heard, he is no threat what so ever to shoot the ball. Now with that said... I agree he is a good player and maybe a good 2nd-team selection but first is a bit of a stretch. Like I said before, I am a stats guy and apparently so are the other people on this site for picking thier all-conference teams. However, you have to play in 75% of the games to be listed on the season stats on the conference web site. James Jones from Whitworth missed 6 games with an injury (4-2 record during that stretch) and looking back at the stats not a Whitworth starter played against Cal Tech. Therefore, Jones is not registering on the stats page. How can bucs77 be leaving him of his list??? Anyway Jones appeared in 18 games and is averaging 16.6 on a team that has 5 players averaging double figures. He would rank #2 in ast/to ratio, #3 in 3pt fg %, #4 in scoring, steals ppg, 3pt fg made, #9 in fg percentage (for a guard) and minutes played pg, and #10 is assists. Additionally for conference games only he is averaging 17.3 ppg which would place .2 behind Born and Foster. His conference only numbers also increase in other categories as well. Accoring to a few guys I still talk to back at Whitworth, he probably would have been a front runner for POY had he remained healthy all year. I realize now that is a far stretch, but a first-team All-NWC seems pretty obvious. That is of course if you only look at the current conference stats that appear when you click on the link. I would bet the coaches will get it right when they vote.
Also, BWilliams is probably the best choice for POY, but I agree that Born from Whitman deserves some strong consideration. Foster from UPS made a late season case for it during his Whitworth/Whitman weekend as far as the stats go.
Again, these are just some observations from a long-distance fan. I would love to make it to the fieldhouse on Saturday and bring back some old memories, but I don't think I will make it. I will definately by listening to Bob Castle. If the Bucs host an NCAA game, I might just have to re-schedule some appointment and take the short flight to Spokane.