Up 4 with about 1:30 left.  I thought we had it, but Oxy hits a 3.  That killed us.  If we get a stop there, then the game goes P-P's way.  But you gotta give Oxy credit, they hit big shots at big times.  Damn, we had it.  Good luck up north Oxy.

But even if they don't, I have no doubt that we are sending the team to the post-season that has the best chance of winning games.  Kats, for all of his post-season blunders, needed this tournament more than anything.  His boys are better prepared now having gone through this weekend than even his better teams from the past.   

Kat is a really good coach, but I think we should hold off recommending to Rome that the Pope break the rule requiring the five-year wait after death to begin the process of sainthood, or nominating Kat for a Nobel Prize. Pomona was 13-12, 8-6 in the SCIAC, and 1-3 against Oxy and CLU. The Sagehens caught CLU on a bad night and survived CMS even while blowing a 12-point lead with 6 minutes to go. Pomona won the SCIAC tournament, so they earned the AQ because that's how it works. But the SCIAC's best team? Uh, sorry, but not even Coach Kat thinks that:

'They had such a wonderful season," Katsiaficas said of the Kingsmen. "Co-champions; they and Oxy were a cut above in the double-round robin."

OxyBob, do me a favor and stop hatin' on Coach Kat.  I was at both games and saw a team that played hard.  They were not very talented at all, but they got the job done, unlike your beloved Oxy Tigers.  TThere was no bad officiating either.  It was an ugly game, but they won it. The fact that he can drive those less-talented players into winning two huge games just adds to his resume.  So give the guy some credit, he has won 11 SCIAC titles. In the day and age of coaches losing their touch as time goes on, he still finds ways to get stronger and amaze even more.  He is a great motivator, competitor, and has a huge b-ball IQ, so that is why he is good.  And he can say one thing, the rest of the coaches, even Newhall cannot say at this moment, "See you at practice on Monday!"

YOU LIKE APPLES, HOW YOU LIKE 'DEM APPLES!!!

Are there really rumors going around that Redlands is going after Jason Lowery who is currently at Pacific up in Oregon?

A couple of things.  First and foremost a question.  Any chance that Cal Lu will get a bid into the tourney with an 18-7 overall record?  Even if its on the road?

Good to see PP go out playing well.  Great to see David Knowles go out playing like we all know he can.  He is a greater kid than he is a player.  He will be hard to replace.  A senior ball handler who can bury it from deep.  Kats has definately showed his magic taking this young team and performing after that putz from NC State decided to jump ship.

Tomorrow I will be a huge, and I mean huge fan of the Poets.  You guys are due for an upset.  Take em out.   Down with the Tigers.

Is Pat threatening to go home with his ball and not let anyone play....dont worry NWC fans, I have posting in the SCIAC board for years and have realized that Pat is a big cry baby when anyone questions his posts.  Like you said earlier Pat, "take things on the posting board with a grain of salt!"  Be an athletic supporter not a cry baby!

Merry Christmas Pat!

Go Pacific Bulldogs!

Mixed emotions on the Pacific-Cal Lu game.  Not good seeing another SCIAC team lose to a NWC team, but good to see former PP assistant Jay "Frankenberry" Lowery get a win and get his program turning around.  He will soon be battling for a NWC title, you mark my words.  Too bad he didnt get a job in the SCIAC, he is a great young coach, much like the young and crafty Billy Donovan type at Cal Lu, the one and only Geoff Daines, (you hear me Redlands)!

Wow, weird to see McCoy leave PP midway through the year.  Maybe he couldn't handle Kats coaching.  Hey, not many can, thats what makes his teams deadly.  You gotta have mentally strong players to compete, bet Kats cant be too happy about that.  But the young guys performed well vs. an always strong Biola squad.  As usual Knowles went off, and it looks like the Kristof and Chaimowitz kids played well for freshman.  Good recruiting might have Kats thinking of future titles, but dont count him out this year, the Wizard of Claremont is always dangerous

Any score yet on the PP - Wash U game?

With all of the talk going on about Jason Lowery Pacific's new coach, I will add my two cents.  He will turn the program around and I have a feeling it will be done within the next four years.  He turned cellar dweller NAIA Hope International into a force years ago and he helped build PP's dominance with the titles in the recent years, he definately knows what he is doing.....Add that he is from Portland, has many connections, and recruit his butt off, yes, they will be up there soon.  He is a smart guy, great coach, and the players will play hard for him, so watch the Boxers in years to come.

Oh yeah, by the way, Pomona wasn't the last SCIAC team to lose to Cal Tech, it was La Verne!

Fosheezie Out-

Okay, let me clear up a couple of issues....Yes, it is I The Fosheezie...alright I stole it from those NFL guys from THE Ohio St. University.  But it sounds like some authority since I still get a negative 1 karma from Patricia and G-Spot .

As for GD, Ricky Vaughn, we go way back, I am very, very close to the Cal Lu coaching staff. Not as close as those imbreeders up in Tacoma,  but its all for fun, cuz I know they check out what you SKIZAC Psychos write.  "Throw em da heater Ricky"

Much love for my boyz WCW and blackhawks, but I must change my prediction.  I am changing sides and actually rooting for the Tigers.  I just think they have a better shot and knockin' off those cocky Wood Spankers up in Tacoma.  So let's feed em a big fat s***burger, whether CMS or Oxy and build some cred for the SSSSSCIZAK!   

How the hell do I have a negative 1 Karma, that's some BS.  Are Patricia and Greggy still mad I punked them years ago.  Oh well!

WCW, good to be back, I just had my own little season to contend with.  But lets face it, CMS should be hosting this game.  I almost crapped my pants to hear that Oxy is hosting after losing 4 straight, let alone barely getting in.  The committee members must be from Chico or Thousand Oaks (GD), those dudes are smokin' some serious crack.  CMS will come out electric, and my prediction is this, and remember what THE Fosheezie says:

CMS:   54   OXY:  48

You heard it hear first.  Just sad to not see my Sagecocks involved in this next year....and oh yeah, if you are a guard as good as Knowles, you are gonna get the green light.  Who else is gonna score?  You don't take the ball out of your best players hands...you just ride his waves!

[Has any other school besides Oxy offered anything for us to brag about in the post-season? PP's had their chances. I sure would hate to see a bid go to the infamous one-and-done crew.

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Wow, cruel words from such an expert.  Have you seen some of the teams PP has played in the playoffs.  In the late 90's it was the Wisconsin teams who were killing everybody (see Wisconsin Plateville)  then lately playing Puget Sound.  People think they are bad because Oxy had one good run, but what you dont realize was that was a phenominal team that wont be seen again for a while.

And speaking of another SCIAC bid, I do say if anyone gets it, it should be PP.  They have been playing well lately.  Its no coincidence that this play is coming as Lloyd is getting in shape.  I know he wont like me saying this, but he's not the same player as before after all the knee injuries, but he is playing better now, and so are the Cocks.  You can't give Oxy a bid after choking their butts off like they did.

One other thing, West Coast Whine job, the balance of power will never shift across the street to CMS, they have one won title this year, they might even win next year, but look at what PP and Katz have done.  Take a look inside the gym at all the titles.  You should name the championship trophy after Katz.

Knowles for 2007 MVP!

Great to see the Sagecocks get a big win over Oxy.  My man Knowles is great under pressure.  Too bad it gets the Stags the title.  But the difference between PP, Oxy, and CMS, is who gets the bounces or makes that one play at the end.  All losses PP has had are close ones, so the SCIAC once again proves to be very even.

On a memorable note.  Last game ever for the Kingsman in their airplane hanger.  No more deadspots, bad flip scoreboards, non-inventive football geeks, or Coach Daines yelling in your ear what you are running before it is even called.  They will move across the street in a building that will do nothing but strengthen their recruiting and make them tougher next year.  Already my prediction for next year is a Kingsmen title.

Very disappointed in the PP hoops team.  I thought they had all the pieces going in to repeat.  Knowles, Wexler-Beron, Hollo, Lloyd, and most importantly Kats.  I know Kats is doing everything he can to motivate the troops and Knowles is playing well, but the frontline is disappointing.  The stat line from last night's CMS game says it all.  If you can't get up for that game, something is wrong.  Pick it up guys, you're seniors, show some pride.