MBB: Northwest Conference

LogShow · January 17, 2008, 04:59:15 PM

Quote from: pineconefan on January 17, 2008, 03:29:38 PM
"I may be wrong I think what Do-Work is saying is that the feeling is that the press is not nearly as effective as it has been in years past. "

Logshow, it just strikes me as really funny that UPS is 11-1 (unbeaten vs. D3), ranked 7th, 4-0 in the NWC (only unbeaten) and calling for change.

You guys can make a strong arguement for having the most talent throughout the lineup in the league. Maybe the run and gun style is what attracts that talent?

Pinecone, I would agree that the style probably does attract players. But another part of it is the success that UPS has had over the past 5 years. And don't forget Lunt, I have heard that he is a pretty good recuriter. This is were the younger age might actually help. A young energetic coach who can relate to his players.

And as far as the press...not an overhaul, just adjustments

. Its tough to watch a team give up layups for most of the game. I think DoWork is looking more long term

LogShow · January 17, 2008, 05:09:27 PM

Quote from: formerhooper on January 17, 2008, 04:37:44 PM
Ups's style caught the league by surprise some years ago. It is basically an "I have better players than you" style of playing. If you ran the same style with Willamette's players or that of Whitmans, they would lose every game by 50. The league has caught up to UPS in a sense that the other schools have figured they need better guards to compete. The only problem is that UPS has stockpiled good guards, and oh by the way Foster is the best player period in the league. Bridgeland had it figured out. I think in a few years you will really see what UPS is about when all of Bridgeland's guys (Bridgeland is now the head coach of Pepperdine by the way) graduate. That junior class is a very good one and they seemed to have run off the only seed that kinda brought them down, although I cannot remember his name(delone maybe?). Everything comes down to getting better players to offest the other team's better players and UPS has players on their second five that would start for any team in this league. Whitworth has a chance because they are big strong and talented. They play like men. Lewis & Clark can beat them because they have guys who can handle the pressure that UPS gives and enough good players to offest those of UPS. Linfield always gives Linfield trouble because they always have straight up athletes who play like football players.

Formerhooper, you dropped a bombshell in your post...I think I need to go look at ESPN.com to verify that.

LogShow · January 17, 2008, 05:14:13 PM

Wow! So formerhooper is right. There it was on the front page of ESPN.com

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3201198

LogShow · January 17, 2008, 05:20:42 PM

I am sure this story will be commented on tons. How does everyone think he will do at Pepperdine? Pepperdine is just awful and got thrashed at home by 40 by Gonzaga. And why did Walberg resign?

SoundLogs, and other UPS & board poster...what's your take on all this?

formerhooper · January 17, 2008, 06:05:18 PM

What it means is that the coach left before getting fired and that Bridgeland is in good with the AD. To keep potential recruits and current players, keeping Bridgeland is a good move. It will be interesting to see what happens after the season. Do they keep him or find another coach? I would think it is what Bridgeland wanted(being a head coach that is), but you sometimes beware of what you ask for. That level very different from D3. I personally think Bridgeland will be fine, but you never know in these cases what happens behind the scenes.

cawcdad · January 17, 2008, 06:07:27 PM

I follow St. Mary's and the WCC closely. The Pepperdine board says family reasons are why he is leaving. There had been accusations of improprieties including player abuse. Pepperdine also just self imposed some sanctions due to secondary violations linked to Wahlberg. Many of the Pepperdine folks were not happy with him. I saw them play and beat UOP as well as having seen his Fresno City teams and he drove me crazy as a fan. The Waves have some athletes, but are young. Wahlberg also plays "the system" which had some folks upset. Good luck to Bridgland. His first game won't be pretty though as they play St. Mary's at St. Mary's this Saturday.

LogShow · January 17, 2008, 06:27:44 PM

Thats interesting Cawcdad, sounds like Walberg didn't make too many friends there during his short tenure. Why did he drive you crazy as a fan?

cawcdad · January 17, 2008, 06:34:33 PM

Seemed to me to be a control freak. I know coaches who direct traffic, but he was all over the sidelines, hopping around, yelling and screaming. Constantly whining to the officials. Just never seemed happy with what was happening on the court. First call against him at UOP his coat was off and thrown across the chair. By late in the first half the tie was gone. And every game I was at that he coached, he won. Go figure.

Gregory Sager · January 17, 2008, 09:19:50 PM

Quote from: LogShow on January 17, 2008, 05:20:42 PM
I am sure this story will be commented on tons. How does everyone think he will do at Pepperdine?

I don't know, but I can't imagine that there's a basketball coach in the land who wouldn't fight with everything he has to keep a job in Malibu.

nwhoops1903 · January 18, 2008, 01:22:20 AM

WOW! Good luck to Bridgland. I hope he has some success through the end of the schedule and can be named their coach next season. If the team improves, he should get consideration, but if they tank it would be hard to see it happening. He has alot going for him and a good track record, just maybe not THAT good, we are talking D1! No doubt that there will be tremendous interest in that position from across the nation.

I can't wait for this weekends games. Go Pirates!

Do-Work25 · January 18, 2008, 10:08:32 AM

Let me put it to you this way... Coach Bridge gets what he wants.

True, it happened in an unfortunate way, but Bridge is a head coach and seeing him staying in an assistant position for long didn't seem likely.

I wish him the best of luck. I think he is one of the best recruiting coaches I've ever seen. He obviously has a history of being successful so I don't see why it shouldn't continue. DI level or not. He's at a college in Malibu, like LogShow said.

As for cawcdad - driving you crazy as a fan...that's just Bridge. On the other hand, its nice to know as a player that your coach has your back at all times, during the game at least - even if you are in the wrong.

Must admitt I heard this news late last night and couldn't wait to see what everyone thought on the matter. Like I said...Bridge is a man that makes things happen.

cawcdad · January 18, 2008, 10:33:01 AM

Do-Work, it wasn't Bridgeland that drove me crazy, it was Walberg. I have been singing the praises of Bridge to the St. Mary's folks on another site.

LogShow · January 18, 2008, 01:17:06 PM

SoundLogs, any thoughts?

LogShow · January 18, 2008, 01:19:08 PM

Here is the schedule for tonight:

Jan. 18
Whitworth at Pacific Lutheran

Linfield at Pacific (Ore.)

Whitman at Puget Sound

Lewis & Clark at George Fox

Predictions from the posters?

UPSoundLogs · January 18, 2008, 01:32:56 PM

"SoundLogs, any thoughts?"
-Logshow

I'm assuming you mean any thoughts on Bridgeland scoring the head coaching job at Pepperdine?

I dont have too much to add. In my opinion he'll be succesful, he's a very intelligent coach that knows how to get the most out of his players and get them to play EXTREMELY hard. I certainly didnt agree with him all the time, but the success that he brought to UPS is tough to argue with. If he could bring talent to Tacoma, I dont think he'll have much trouble bringing talent to Malibu. If Pepperdine allows him a couple years to recruit and develop his team he'll be able to build a hell of a program.

I'm looking forward to the Whitworth vs UPS game this Saturday. Hopefully the Logs bring everything they have, they've had a couple down games lately and they are due for a strong showing. Logshow, will you be in attendance? I'll be there!