MBB: Northwest Conference

[nwhoops1903]

No way.  He is a wing  6'3".  Try again.  McDaniels was a load.

[LogShow]

No way.  He is a wing  6'3".  Try again.  McDaniels was a load.

Made in reference to how McDaniels used to light up the loggers too

[LogShow]

Great second half effort by the Loggers to run by PLU 60-77 in Parkland.  Only surrendering 60 the Logs seem to be much improved on defense this year.  However, I was not impressed by the 21 turnovers or the 8-17 preformance at the free throw line.

Still I will take 3-0 to start out NWC play any day.

[nwhoops1903]

No way.  He is a wing  6'3".  Try again.  McDaniels was a load.

Made in reference to how McDaniels used to light up the loggers too

Gotcha.   I didn't realize he was a log buster. 

Nice win to move to top of standings , Willamette played well also in their win.

[LogShow]

Check out his lines on these two old box scores...

http://www2.ups.edu/athletics/mbasketball/0708/ups0108.htm

http://www2.ups.edu/athletics/mbasketball/0607/ups0130.htm

Those are big games.

We are top of the conference right now (thanks to the extra game  )

I think that was the Loggers 11th straight win over PLU

[logshock101]

logger dominance of plu continues. (thats at least 11 straight wins, might even be more than that) good win for the loggers! plu always seems to be a tough game for ups and were once again in the 1st half at least. loggers musta made some sort of changes in the 2nd half to put the lutes away. i wasnt at the game, but they musta turned up the d only giving up 19 second half points. shoot they used to give that many points in a 5 minute ot period  If the loggers finally got defense figured out they are gonna be tough, in my opinion that was what killed us the past couple of years we just always tried to outscore teams instead of digging in on d.

[logshock101]

ha logshow u beat me too the 11 straight stat. on anohter not 8-17 on fts, seriously that is just ridiculous

congrats to willamette on the win tonight

[pineconefan]

Anyone know why Dressler didn't play for PLU last night?

0-3 NWC start at home = season pretty much over for the Lutes.

[logshock101]

Anyone know why Dressler didn't play for PLU last night?

0-3 NWC start at home = season pretty much over for the Lutes.

what i heard about the dressler situation is that he didn't have enough credits during the semester or something so plu is going to have to forfeit some wins from earlier in the season. lucky for him they have a J-term and from what I heard he will be eligible after that. None of this info is confirmed, just what i had heard from one of the ups players

[nwhoops1903]

If the loggers finally got defense figured out they are gonna be tough, in my opinion that was what killed us the past couple of years we just always tried to outscore teams instead of digging in on d.

I agree.  UPS + D = tough.  D wins the tough games, NEARLY everytime, unless you are playing Kent Raymond.

[Mr. Ypsi]

If the loggers finally got defense figured out they are gonna be tough, in my opinion that was what killed us the past couple of years we just always tried to outscore teams instead of digging in on d.

I agree.  UPS + D = tough.  D wins the tough games, NEARLY everytime, unless you are playing Kent Raymond.

Good to see Raymond getting his due even in far-flung locales.  My Titans had FIVE players with 11+ points; Wheaton's 3rd leading scorer had 8.  Didn't matter - Kent was enough.

Unless he gets hurt or someone really catches fire, I think Kent Raymond is already a shoe-in for National POY.

[pineconefan]

Shock - if that is true, it makes things even bleaker for the Lutes.

Ypsi - Whitworth fans are very aware of the abilities of Mr. Raymond.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Ypsi - Whitworth fans are very aware of the abilities of Mr. Raymond.

Imagine playing him three times a year.

[TryMeTeam]

Long time reader, first time poster!  I just feel it is time to jump in!

I live in OR, so my interest lies mostly with the OR teams, but I am a big fan of the NWC.

Shock:  Don't count the Lutes out quite yet.  They have played some of the top teams in the conference, and have lost all three, but have been in all of them.  Even without Dressler (I heard a five game suspension), they have played very well.  They will be a force once he gets back.

Pugetsoundfan:  One reason the Pios might have been flat for the UPS game was the schedule.  According to the league site, they played three game in AZ over four days, probably got back on the 31st, and then made the trip up to Tacoma.  That's like 6 games in 13 days including PLU.  That's a lot during the holiday break with the weather conditions.  But UPS is a very good team, and can make anyone look sluggish.

Keep up the posts from OR.  Too many WA posters, we need to keep up!

[(509)Rat]

Welcome to the board.  Sounds like you know something about Dressler that we don't.  If it was academics from last semester then he would not be eligible after only 5 games (if the 5 game suspension is true), unless PLU has a higher academic standard than the NCAA and it is a school policy that he violated (Whitworth has tougher requirements than NCAA so I would buy that other NWC institutions do as well).  No + karma for you though since you are from oregon