Well, since I haven't heard it said yet. WAY TO GO BRUINS!!!

Was rootin' for ya the whole way. Super proud of you girls and good luck in Texas!

Congrats to the Loggers and their great season as well, everything to be proud of there as well. As stated plenty so far, it is really a shame for these teams to have to meet again before the finals.

I'll take a stab at one of Rimshots questions, unfortuneatly this is only my fourth season of watching NWC play.

I'd just like to throw out there that the biggest scoring THREAT that I've seen was the Duo of Clark and Leith. Speer/Shogren (in the games I saw) were very consistant, But Liz and Kim especially last year when working with a team of building underclassmen, could score at any time on the court, from wherever they chose, whether it be from behind the arc or posting up on the block. I still say that if somehow they would have been able to get some rest, and not gone 40 minutes two nights in a row, there would be an even shinier banner hanging from Miller Gymnasim.
Anyway, enough of my inexperienced thoughts about history, and to the present.
As far as Injuries go, I see it impossible to not effect the Bruins. They've gone from a team that in each of it's first 4 league games, ran a 3 platoon system the first 15 minutes of the ballgame, every 5 minutes rotating in 5 fresh players that hadn't been in yet. This was a huge factor in allowing Fox to press all 40 minutes of the game. Even the scoring stars such as Leith and Taylor rarely saw more than 30 minutes of PT.
One area that injury has clearly effected Fox is with the loss of Karissa Boyd. Losing the secondary point gaurd, especially in a fast pase, press constantly style of play, is forcing other players to step up, into a position that they aren't necessarily familiar with, and unfortuneatly can become adapt overnight.

Here's wishing a swift recovery to any players in the league that are hurt.

polek2,

If your looking for a great game soon, check out next friday night. UPS is back and they are gonna be getting their biggest home game challenge for the season play (that is if you push under the rug that upset by Warner Pac)

The Bruins who gave the Loggers thier only conference loss last year are coming to town, so if you don't mind the drive, you should wander on up there if you have the time, it's gonna be a good game.

Ya, I heard that comment too.

A pretty Bias and Cocky comment to make when you've only seen a team play for a half.

Sounds like they might take a few of those comments back this second half (or they should)

59-38 IWU at half.

Sounds like the UPS up tempo game is working against them. Wonder how they might change it up, or if they can and still come back. It's thier run and gun style that has allowed them to make many of the comebacks they are known for.

To finally get some more talk going in here. What were the two coaches who didn't give the Bruin's first place votes in the pre season poles thinking? I know you are allowed a little bit of bias for your own team, but was this plain Naivety?

I think my opinion is pretty clear, but what are thoughts from others?

Much better game for the Bruins tonight, they still will need to pick it up another notch or two for when Corban comes to thier gym next Tuesday.

There's only one word to describe the first 33 minutes of Bruin play Friday night, and that word is UGLY. The only thing that kept them in the game at all was Szalay. For the first 25 minutes of the game Szalay scored over half of the teams points, and in the first half while the rest of the team whent 2-21 from the field, Szalay was 5-7. It was he that tipped the ball in as time was expiring to put the game into overtime, and it was his 19 board and 4 blocks that controlled the key.
If Szalay can step up again Tuesday night against Corban and Fiegi, look for there there to be a different outcome for sure.