MBB: Northwest Conference

[Pio20]

Update: Saw  the LC gym today. Both sides are very nice individual seats. In the middle section, some of the seats are white and orange to spell out L&C. Also there are little L&C logos on each row, like you might see at a new arena or stadium. Pretty cool. Definitely a huge upgrade from the wooden bleachers.

[Pio20]

http://www.lcpioneers.com/sports/mbkb/2008-09/news/mbx0702

[NWCer]

Their accolades sure sound good, sounds like they brought in a good class.  Any other recruiting news?

[Pat Coleman]

Six?

[Pio20]

Six?

http://www.lcpioneers.com/sports/mbkb/2008-09/news/mbx0702

Six indeed. Five freshmen. I think it is safe to say this is the most freshmen that have come to LC in a long time. Out of last year's 7 seniors only 3 played their entire career at LC. Last year one freshman came in, in 2006 one freshman, 2005 three freshmen, and 2004 three freshmen. This could mean Coach G will actually have to play the freshmen!  PJ Taylor, the point guard from Oakland may even start, taking over the spot Tillery left open upon graduating. 

[Pat Coleman]

Ha -- you know -- I got a little disoriented and I thought I was on the football boards. Thank goodness it was a basketball recruiting class.

[LogShow]

Ha -- you know -- I got a little disoriented and I thought I was on the football boards. Thank goodness it was a basketball recruiting class.

But would 6 recruits for the LC football team really surprise you considering their lack of any success or even having a team for that matter?

[NWCer]

Ha -- you know -- I got a little disoriented and I thought I was on the football boards. Thank goodness it was a basketball recruiting class.

But would 6 recruits for the LC football team really surprise you considering their lack of any success or even having a team for that matter?

Great point Logshow!

Pio20, good insight on LC's history, didn't realize how this many frosh at one time is a change from their recent past.

[Pat Coleman]

Ha -- you know -- I got a little disoriented and I thought I was on the football boards. Thank goodness it was a basketball recruiting class.

But would 6 recruits for the LC football team really surprise you considering their lack of any success or even having a team for that matter?

Exactly why I reacted as such. Having six incoming recruits for football would be a virtual death sentence for an already-small program.

[Pio20]

From what I hear...and this could be an exaggeration, but I hear that there are 12 linemen alone coming to LC. 

[pineconefan]

I haven't heard much about Whitworth's recruiting class to add to the current discussion, other than they have a big freshman coming from Germany. 

But next year's schedule was just posted.  I see Caltech again ( ).  But that is balanced out by a season-opening trip to Johns Hopkins and Whitworth's own tournament in San Francisco that includes Gustavus and Simpson.  Back in the Redlands tournament again too.

[LogShow]

Ha Cal Tech again!  Atleast WW doesn't play them twice this year.  Maybe Hayford just really likes the Pasadena area

[NWCer]

Why?  What can possibly be gained from Whitworth traveling over 1200 miles to play Cal Tech?  Why do they keep doing it, why does Cal Tech keep letting them do it?  Doesn't their strength of  schedule take a hit every year because of it?  So they get a W, they'll win 23 games now instead of 22, but they're an elite program, if they played a CLU, CMS, something like that they'll most likely win anyway (look what they did to Pomona and Redlands last year).  How does it prepare them, test them, or make them better?  What is the gain?  Every 2 or 3 years ok, but EVERY year, sometimes twice in a year!  Come on Pirate faithfuls, as Mark Jackson would say "You're better than that!".

Speaking of schedules, Bridgeland was left quite a road to get started on, including a couple Wisconsins, and Trinity, wow! 

Logshow, any word from your place on what those around Bridgeland's ex program thinks about him guiding the missionaries?

[pineconefan]

While as a Pirate fan I am not thrilled with playing Caltech again this year, I am more concerned with how hard it is for Whitworth to get non-conference home games.  Second year in a row we play every non-conference game on the road.  I know Eastern Washington is isolated, but geez - there is an airport right in town!

[LogShow]

Why?  What can possibly be gained from Whitworth traveling over 1200 miles to play Cal Tech?  Why do they keep doing it, why does Cal Tech keep letting them do it?  Doesn't their strength of  schedule take a hit every year because of it?  So they get a W, they'll win 23 games now instead of 22, but they're an elite program, if they played a CLU, CMS, something like that they'll most likely win anyway (look what they did to Pomona and Redlands last year).  How does it prepare them, test them, or make them better?  What is the gain?  Every 2 or 3 years ok, but EVERY year, sometimes twice in a year!  Come on Pirate faithfuls, as Mark Jackson would say "You're better than that!".

Speaking of schedules, Bridgeland was left quite a road to get started on, including a couple Wisconsins, and Trinity, wow! 

Logshow, any word from your place on what those around Bridgeland's ex program thinks about him guiding the missionaries?

Yeah I think Whitman is going to be pretty terrible next year.  Tough schedule, and returning a team that won 2 games, with no real leaders.  Bridgeland is a good coach, but you can't teach talent, and Whitman doesn't have any.

INWCer, I think that lots of people around here were quite surprised that he actually took that job, and interested to see how he will do.  I bet this next year's seniors are going to be pumped to face off against him.  He recruited, and coached them their freshman year.  UPS' schedule has their final home game aka senior night against Whitman.  Wow, i bet the gym will be packed that night!