It's my understanding that what makes Whitworth the host for the final game is their number of road wins.  That was reported on the radio postgame show Tuesday night and according to Whitworth's SID.

"The announcers answered the question about the tiebreaker between WW and Linfield tonight. They said WW gets the #1 seed no matter what happens tomorrow night.  I have no idea why WW gets a tiebreaker over Linfield, but that is good news for the Bucs.  Does anyone know the rules?  If Linfield wins tomorrow they will have the same exact record in league.  A loss to each other and a loss to WM."

Quote from: BluesBrother on February 07, 2018, 03:06:22 AM

Quote from: PirateDaddy on February 07, 2018, 02:08:19 AM
If he played for me I'd bench his behind for his behavior.  Coaches should be as interested in teaching character as much as they are interested in getting W's. But that's just me.

Get a clue. You don't know a thing about Tim and I'd say your character shows real clear when you take cheap shots at players on an internet message board. Ask around Walla Walla and you'll find that Tim Howell is an even better person than he is a competitor.

It's not a cheap shot but rather a fair critique of a player's behavior as witnessed with my own eyes.

Those who were watching the game on line would have missed the scuffle in the handshake line which was precipitated by the same player talking smack to the opposing coaching staff.  Actions speak louder than words.  If taunting opposing fans and talking smack to opposing coaches is what you call teaching good character then we'll just have to disagree.

Quote from: A Buc Forever on February 07, 2018, 01:39:11 AM


Whitworth has had some guys that people loved to hate (one poster on this board absolutely hated my son).  Howell bowing in front of the Whitworth crowd takes the cake though. If he played for my team, I'd cringe, but probably enjoy it.  Definitely a guy you love to hate when he's on the other team. The way he handled those last 10 seconds was impressive.  I was surprised WW let him touch the ball.

If he played for me I'd bench his behind for his behavior.  Coaches should be as interested in teaching character as much as they are interested in getting W's. But that's just me.

Hey (509)Rat,  as we all know, every team is different with different chemistry and leadership.   I recognized a difference in this year's team from any of Logie's teams in the past right out of the gate. 

IMO, this team has been a little drunk on past success and plays too much like they expect to win just by showing up. The effort is there in fits and starts and the lack of it shows up in key areas of the game that continues to cost them mightily.  I can't begin to count the number of times they have been content to watch the ball and wait for it to come to them instead of going to get a rebound or fail to make the effort to get the 50/50 balls or exhibit a lack of discipline to stay on the ground on defense and pick up unnecessary fouls.  You can maybe get away with this when you're head and shoulders above your competition but that's no longer the case.

I know too that the coaches have been harping on this all year and just when the team seems to have turned the corner and then it seems to slip right back into bad habits.

No doubt, they are still a very talented offensive team but that will only carry them so far and typically in the tournament (if they make it) it doesn't take you far at all.  They are certainly capable of correcting these deficiencies but time is running out. It just might be a year when failure will be the only way next year's team remembers what it takes to advance and re-instills the effort and desire necessary. 

I hope I'm wrong about that...

 

QuoteDickerson must have done something to tick off the rest of the coaches! If being picked to finish tied for 7th, but finishing 3rd, being just outside the top 25 (albeit it was before conference play really started), and beating Whitman in the Wallas twice does not make you the COTY I really do not know what does!

Agreed.  I can see a cogent argument to give COY to either Logie or Bridgeland but none greater than for Dickerson.  He really turned that team around this year without a huge change in the roster.   

" Clemson plays in a nationally distinguished conference.  Teams from their conference win national titles.  For example, Florida State.  Clemson plays and beats nationally ranked competition.  For example, Notre Dame.  Our conference, the NWC, has never...ever...ever....competed for a national title, nor do we beat nationally ranked teams.  Therefore, I find it hard to rank our team #2 in the country, when in the history of our conference, we have never won the title..."

So if I'm understanding your point blackhawks4, your issue is not understanding how anyone from this conference could #2 based on the conference's overall record on the national level.  In other words, you would be equally as flummoxed should Whitman be the one with the #2 ranking.  Have I got that correct?

It's truly an honest question.  And if that is indeed your point I get what you're saying; past performance would appear to influence most national rankings especially early in the season. Your point might get lost in translation because it often sounds like your point is to merely take a jab at Whitworth and not the conference as a whole.

Thanks, Dave.  I'll do that.

This is off subject but does anyone know who a person speaks to about problems with this site?

As a long time senior level IT professional, I have to say this site has serious problems.  It has literally taken 5 years for me to even get an account because the account creation logic is so badly flawed it almost invariably throws an error that says something like "Sorry, we are not accepting spam at this time." 

I have spoken with several other people who have had similar experiences in trying to create an account and have just plain given up.  It's pretty safe to assume this frustration has something to do with the lack of activity on this board and the limited number of users posting. 

Today's experience while checking the board from my phone as takes the cake. Here is the message I received:

"Sorry PirateDaddy, you are banned from using this forum! simply(sic) changing your name doesn't make it all better(sic) This ban is not set to expire."

Not only is this message "banning" me bogus and absurd, if any of my staff ever were to program a message as juvenile and insulting as this their job would be in jeopardy.

This lack of professionalism is disappointing to say the least and far below what D3hooops deserves.  Who can I speak to about this?

I was at the Whitworth/Montana game and the reason the game got away from the Bucs was because of Wright's skill and quickness in getting to the rim and not an indictment of the bigs.  Wright is going to be a handful for the Big Sky. He's the real deal.

I was impressed with the progress Sears has made. His post game looks to be much improved and he seems to have learned he has to play defense with his feet more than his hands. Bishop is a load and will provide valuable minutes off the bench. Still, the front court is young so time will tell.

Lastly, before anyone asks due to my username, I don't have a kid on the roster. The handle is a variation of one I use on another board is easy for me to remember!