MBB: Northwest Conference

[LogShow]

Thanks for the info Pinecone.

I was wondering...does WW's radio guy get paid by the school? Or does he make those trips (ie. tonight) out of pure devotion

[nwhoops1903]

I don't think Castle is paid at all.  Not a WW employee or contractor, from all I have heard.  Maybe the sponsorship covers his expenses.  Since I have no real info, I prolly shouldn't post but I am curious, why do you ask?

Pinecone, I would be shocked if we lose and yes, Whit has some scorers but we have some defenders.  I predict a 75-61 win.

[nwhoops1903]

Thanks Coleman for the deeper info, this is great.  I really appreciate it.  And just to be sure, I am not saying WW deserves to be in the top 25 because of a good weekend and conf. start.  I was curious to learn what poll voters thought and you have given me some nie feedback.  Cheers and go Bridgewater!!

[LogShow]

I was wondering because it seems like he does pretty much all of WW's games home and away, which I think is pretty cool.  I thought UPS used to do home conference games but I could find the link on their website the other weekend.

[LogShow]

Hey Sager are you listening to the WW game? I know you love those commercials!

[nwhoops1903]

Castle is good.  Commercials are getting better.

[LogShow]

G. Fox and Whitman are still winless...I think they meet this weekend to settle this debate once and for all

[nwhoops1903]

Here are the standing after 3.5 weeks of conference play:

Whitworth      6-1
Puget Sound  5-1 
Linfield            4-2 
Pacific Lutheran  4-2 
Lewis & Clark  3-3 
Pacific             3-3 
Willamette      3-3 
George Fox     0-6 
Whitman         0-7

[LogShow]

Here are the standing after 3.5 weeks of conference play:

Whitworth      6-1
Puget Sound  5-1 
Linfield            4-2 
Pacific Lutheran  4-2 
Lewis & Clark  3-3 
Pacific             3-3 
Willamette      3-3 
George Fox     0-6 
Whitman         0-7

The only reason you wanted to post that after 3.5 is so you could have WW on top...sly move my man 8)

[Gregory Sager]

Hey Sager are you listening to the WW game? I know you love those commercials!

You're confusing me with my fellow Hall of Famer David Collinge, who has an ongoing gripe with the hearing-aid commercials on the Whitworth broadcast. I've never listened to a Whitworth game; my only experience with the Pirates comes from seeing them in Wheaton's Pfund Tourney last season.

[NW Hope Fan]

Gearing up for my first live game since leaving Holland in 2003... I was hoping the Game between LC and UPS was going to be a game between nationally ranked teams, or at least the two top teams in the league... Now just hoping for a good game.

Any tips about when to arrive or where to sit Friday night?

If anyone locally is interested, the next day I am hosting a Hope/Calvin party at the Ram in Lake Oswego. The game will be a satellite broadcast starting at 11:00. Don't have to be a Hope or Calvin fan to watch the best rivalry in DIII... Check out www.hopecalvin.com

See ya all in a few days.

[Pio20]

Gearing up for my first live game since leaving Holland in 2003... I was hoping the Game between LC and UPS was going to be a game between nationally ranked teams, or at least the two top teams in the league... Now just hoping for a good game.

Any tips about when to arrive or where to sit Friday night?

Can't say I wasn't hoping for the same. Don't worry about arriving too early. Girls game starts at 6 and the crowd won't start filling up til 8. I would suggest sitting on the side behind the scorer's table, or higher up on the student side. The Ram is great. You have to order some Ram chips!

[David Collinge]

Hey Sager are you listening to the WW game? I know you love those commercials!

You're confusing me with my fellow Hall of Famer David Collinge, who has an ongoing gripe with the hearing-aid commercials on the Whitworth broadcast. I've never listened to a Whitworth game; my only experience with the Pirates comes from seeing them in Wheaton's Pfund Tourney last season.

...and sadly, Columbia Hearing Centers are no longer interested in improving the lives (through better hearing) of listeners to Bob Castle's broadcasts.    OxyBob and I have gotten a lot of enjoyment out of those broadcasts.

[NWCer]

UPS/LC who cares?  The big game is Whitman/Fox.........  Who goes winless for the first half???!!!!!!

The standings make this upcoming weekend big for a number of teams (seems like that's just the norm for the league though every weekend).  Is it me, or can you count on UPS and Whitworth to claim two of the tourney spots?  I think the race for the 3rd will be interesting with us knowing a lot more after Saturday night.

Linfield, 4-2 (PLU at home and at LC)
PLU, 4-2 (at Linfield, and at Pacific)
Pacific, 3-3 (at Willamette, and PLU at home)
LC, 3-3 (UPS and Linfield at home)
Willamette, 3-3 (Pacific and UPS at home)

A lot can happen, with Linfield and PLU playing, you know at least one will be guaranteed to be at 5 wins minimum at the turn, I'm doubting that either team will go through the weekend without a loss.  LC is winless at home in conference, I don't know what to expect from them.  I saw my Boxers Saturday night, look to be playing better, talked to people who saw them the night before against Linfield and they said it was complete domination across the board for 40 minutes, just what I love to hear , also heard there was some "issues" going on down on Linfield's bench, will see how they respond.  Willamette just had a huge road win, have to be feeling good with my Boxers coming to town, and then they got the mighty Loggers coming to town, a team they've had success against at home the last few years.  Sounds like a good weekend coming up.

[80sshorts]

I've seen George Fox play, and they're not as bad as 0-6, they could very well be 3-3.  They have lost 4 of 6 games by a combined 12 points.  They have significant leads in the second half and then find a way to lose the lead toward the end, let the other team go on top by 2 or 3 and then give it away.  They had a great chance to win in pacific, but they simply couldn't stop Garold Howe, who finished with 26 or 28.  Although the game is in Whitman so that could favor the Missionaries