Top 25 talk

[nwhoops1903]

NWC update for all:

Whitworth Pirates (#18 Massey) climb a bit to 29th place.  They should continue to climb for the next 3 weeks.  Also glad to see Puget Sound (#12 Massey) climb to #7 overall.  NWC has 2 clear frontrunners and hopefully things will setup for a big rematch when Whitworth (won at UPS) and Puget Sound meet at Whitworth Feb 16.  NWC plays conf. tourney (top3) for auto berth and might feature this matchup yet again on Feb 30.  NWC has 4 teams playing for third place and spoiler status.  

[Pat Coleman]

Will the rest of the poll be released soon? 

No.

Oh wait, yes.

I knew it would eventually.  But this is the age of instant gratification, I didn't want just a teaser

Ahh, see, and I didn't want to hold the news until I could get the poll page built.

[LogShow]

David, interesting bolg there for the Top 25 news and notes, nice job!

[Marty Peretz]

TitanQ,

For the record, you did not catch Wash.U. on one of its better days. The Wash.U. team now is a completely different squad than it was 6 weeks ago. In fact, their current starting pg, Ross Kelly, was credited with playing 0+ minutes against the Titans. That's the same Ross Kelly who scored 12 points and dished out 6 assists in 36 minutes of action against a Brandeis team with exceptionally quick guards. He turned the ball over just twice...

[Titan Q]

TitanQ,

For the record, you did not catch Wash.U. on one of its better days. The Wash.U. team now is a completely different squad than it was 6 weeks ago. In fact, their current starting pg, Ross Kelly, was credited with playing 0+ minutes against the Titans. That's the same Ross Kelly who scored 12 points and dished out 6 assists in 36 minutes of action against a Brandeis team with exceptionally quick guards. He turned the ball over just twice...

You would certainly know better than I Marty, but here is what you said after that game...

IWU played very well today. I was very impressed by their disciplined style and clutch shooting. Whereas last week, we (Wash.U). played poorly and were lucky to escape with a 2 point win over a weak Babson team, today we played quite well in the second half and couldn't afford to make mistakes against the Titans. That team will give squads fits this year and will compete nationally by next year. If things turn out according to plan, they will be in the running to  get back to Salem by 2010, 2011.

I had the impression then you felt the Bears played pretty well.  But I do understand your point about the Bears being a different team now, as Illinois Wesleyan certainly is too.

[Marty Peretz]

Good memory, Titan Q. And indeed, at the time, I did consider it one of the team's better performances, but that's also when I was udner the assumption we'd never find a point guard. So, I suppose I was pleased with how we played considering our lack of an individual who could solidly run an offense. Now that such an individual has emerged, we are a completely different basketball team. Thanks for keeping me honest.

[sac]

The ink just dried and already two top 25's go down.

[magicman]

And at least 7 more will fall by weeks end.

[atn alum]

It's not a record. Muhlenberg beat Philly Bible by 70 earlier this season.

These things happen.

Farmingdale is hot (9 wins in a row) but doesn't have any wins that would make me jump up and say "WOW." (70 point wins don't get that kind of reax from me). At least not yet.

[Pat Coleman]

With losses to Old Westbury and Staten Island there's basically nothing that will put Farmingdale in the Top 25 now short of a couple of NCAA Tournament wins against teams that are getting votes.

[magicman]

Most team's 2nd string could beat SUNY-Purchase by 50 points.

[NYBB]

maybe right now, that's true.  that team will be better eventually

[Cards7580]

"..maybe right now, that's true.  that team will be better eventually..."

When you have a record of 2-14 that's probably the better direction to go 

[smedindy]

Most team's 2nd string could beat SUNY-Purchase by 50 points.

I think Purchase could take Unity, though.

[NYBB]

is Unity really bad?  Purchase just doesn't have any bench.  They've got 2 players right now.