MBB: Northwest Conference

[nwhoops1903]

Tonight I will go with my team and say:

WW 84 - PLU 77
UPS 95 - WH 90
LF 75  - PAC 73
LC 66 - GF 50

I hope I get 1 right...preferrably the first. 

I will renew my annual threat to ignite that massive drape if we lose.  Go Pirates! 

[Pio20]

My predictions for the night:

PLU upsets WW 67-64 in a defensive battle. McDaniels has 25 and 10.

Linfield tops Pacific 82-73. Linfield up 10 at the half and hold on for the win.

UPS destroys Whitman 98-75, shoots 51% from the field and 62% from behind the arc.

LC beats George Fox 66-60 by finally playing good defense and making more than 25% of their threes.

[LogShow]

Tonight I will go with my team and say:

WW 84 - PLU 77
UPS 95 - WH 90
LF 75  - PAC 73
LC 66 - GF 50

I hope I get 1 right...preferrably the first. 

I will renew my annual threat to ignite that massive drape if we lose.  Go Pirates! 

Its going to be a battle for WW tonight...haven't they lost the last 2 years @PLU?

[LogShow]

SoundLogs, I will definately be there on Saturday I wouldn't miss the WW game!  I have mixed feeling about tonights game...obviously the Loggers should dominate and I think they are going to.  But last year when we all assumed a Looger vicotry over Whitman UPS completely sleepwalked through the game and lost.  The first time at home in conference in over 3 years.  It starts and ends with Faidley.  Last year he hit 9 3-pointers, and the amazing thing was he was wide open on most of them.  I hope the Logs learned their lesson from last year and handle their business to set up a huge game asgainst WW tomorrow night.

[LogShow]

Here are my predictions:

WW 84 - PLU 88  This is a game that is definately worth checking out!  its going to be a battle, McDaniels will have a big game to give PLU the slight edge

UPS 105 - WH 85  Big time payback game for the Logs after last year's debacle.  The press should give Whitman fits...if the Logs have their heads on straight they should roll big

LF 70  - PAC 71  NWCer I will give your boxers some love.  They will get off the snide and bring Linfield back down from their high horse

LC 84 - GF 77  LC will roll...final score will probably make game look closer then it really is

[pineconefan]

Pio20 - certainly fair to predict a PLU win tonight.  But if it is a defensive game, that is to Whitworth's advantage.  PLU has to push the pace and get some easy baskets, which will open up more three-point opportunities.  If McDaniel really gets 25 and 10, its a win in the high 80s.  If the score is in the 60s, Whitworth wins.

[pineconefan]

LogShow -

Congratulations on pushing our humble little posting board over the 100 page level!

[LogShow]

LogShow -

Congratulations on pushing our humble little posting board over the 100 page level!

Maybe our board isn't so humble anymore!   Its really pick up this year and I think its been great, I am sure you appreciate too being a long-term poster

[Pio20]

Pio20 - certainly fair to predict a PLU win tonight.  But if it is a defensive game, that is to Whitworth's advantage.  PLU has to push the pace and get some easy baskets, which will open up more three-point opportunities.  If McDaniel really gets 25 and 10, its a win in the high 80s.  If the score is in the 60s, Whitworth wins.

I agree...to some extent. WW has scored 77, 72 in OT, 64, and 61 in their conference games. That is why I see a similar score. I do agree it favors WW. And honestly, I see this game going either way. I just  think PLU will pull it out by a few points (even though the style of play may not favor them).

[NWCer]

I'll go with:

PLU 78, Whitworth 77, coming down to the last possession

UPS 115, Whitman 80, sorry Whitman, I see Lunt having his boys ready to roll

LC 77, George Fox 75, the orange and black squeak it out in Newberg

Pacific 60, Linfield 58, low scoring one possession game

So I think we'll have 3 barn burners with UPS staying perfect in conference with a blowout.

[Pio20]

Everyone is picking LC to win big tonight! I think this game goes one of two ways: the way we have played all year will result in us down by 5 at the half, pulling out a win with a few threes in the final three minutes OR the way we are capable of playing, which would result in something like this:

Papenfuss-14
Toboni-11
Tillery-12
Roboniwitz-16
Berggren-8
Rivera-5

FG% 43
3PT%42

[LogShow]

Everyone is picking LC to win big tonight! I think this game goes one of two ways: the way we have played all year will result in us down by 5 at the half, pulling out a win with a few threes in the final three minutes OR the way we are capable of playing, which would result in something like this:

Papenfuss-14
Toboni-11
Tillery-12
Roboniwitz-16
Berggren-8
Rivera-5

FG% 43
3PT%42

I would think LC would shoot a higher % from the field.  I know they do take lots of 3's so that will lower their %, but overall I would still think they should be able to shoot around 48-50%.

[Pio20]

Everyone is picking LC to win big tonight! I think this game goes one of two ways: the way we have played all year will result in us down by 5 at the half, pulling out a win with a few threes in the final three minutes OR the way we are capable of playing, which would result in something like this:

Papenfuss-14
Toboni-11
Tillery-12
Roboniwitz-16
Berggren-8
Rivera-5

FG% 43
3PT%42

I would think LC would shoot a higher % from the field.  I know they do take lots of 3's so that will lower their %, but overall I would still think they should be able to shoot around 48-50%.

They are only shooting 44% as a team, but I mean I can't complain with you on that one. A higher FG% is always nice. The bigger issue for the Pios is the percentage they shoot from deep though. They have struggled from behind the arc this season, after being so good from there last season. Anything above 40% would be great for the Pios' chances tonight.

[Mr. Ypsi]

LogShow -

Congratulations on pushing our humble little posting board over the 100 page level!

Maybe our board isn't so humble anymore!   Its really pick up this year and I think its been great, I am sure you appreciate too being a long-term poster

While I have contributed little (maybe nothing, I don't recall) to the total posts, I've long been a 'lurker'.  I well remember the days when the board would have 2-3 posts on game days, then nothing.  For the record, I was one of the IWU supporters who feared UPS in '06, long before the comments back at that date.

You've come a long way from the 43 pages of one year ago today (nearly two years after the site changed over to keeping posts forever).  Still not quite as active as a few of the boards, but definitely joining the 'big leagues'.  The next trick (still not solved by ANY of the boards, so far as I've seen) is getting at least one regular from EVERY team in the conference (CCIW is still lacking any regular contributions from Millikin; MIAA is still over 50% from Hope and Calvin).  Congratulations on page 100, and I hope to see #200 in way under a year from now.

[LogShow]

Light 'em up Logs...Get it done tonight!