MBB: Northwest Conference

UPS4Life · March 13, 2009, 08:48:37 PM

Nothing to complain about except not good defense or rebounding from UPS and the big one, the awful bracket from the NCAA. Congrats Loggers on reaching the Final Four imo!

PurpleReign · March 13, 2009, 09:19:43 PM

Hey guys thanks for the updates this evening - didn't have audio or video - just my Blackberry. No question. That these 4 teams r final 4 caliber. Congrats on a great season and game.

TommieFan2012 · March 14, 2009, 12:55:21 AM

Great season to UPS. No doubt that you guys had a legit team, and should have made it to the elite 8 at least. It's a shame how insane our bracket was. UWSP and UPS both deserve to still be in the tourny. And now tomorrow, our #1 UST takes on #2 UW a matchup that shouldnt happen until next weekend.

LogShow · March 14, 2009, 01:27:47 AM

Quote from: TommieFan2012 on March 14, 2009, 12:55:21 AM
Great season to UPS. No doubt that you guys had a legit team, and should have made it to the elite 8 at least. It's a shame how insane our bracket was. UWSP and UPS both deserve to still be in the tourny. And now tomorrow, our #1 UST takes on #2 UW a matchup that shouldnt happen until next weekend.

Yeah, this sectional could have very well been looked at as the final 4

TommieFan2012 · March 14, 2009, 01:31:39 AM

Quote from: LogShow on March 14, 2009, 01:27:47 AM
Quote from: TommieFan2012 on March 14, 2009, 12:55:21 AM
Great season to UPS. No doubt that you guys had a legit team, and should have made it to the elite 8 at least. It's a shame how insane our bracket was. UWSP and UPS both deserve to still be in the tourny. And now tomorrow, our #1 UST takes on #2 UW a matchup that shouldnt happen until next weekend.

Yeah, this sectional could have very well been looked at as the final 4

definately, it's a shame that everything has to be about $$$ in DIII

Drake Palmer · March 14, 2009, 02:09:23 PM

Tough run UPS team & fans. You guys had a great season! I was one of the few fans from the MIAC who got a chance to see your team play prior to last night's game against UST in Chicago. Back in '07 UPS came out to Wisconsin & played UW-Stout in their holiday tournament. I was singing your team's praises back then & continued to do so today. Very fun, talented team to watch.

Whenever the UST run comes to an end, I'll have to tell you of my accidental good luck charm that I picked up from a school in your conference.

Good run!

P4L · March 16, 2009, 01:12:52 PM

Quote from: Drake Palmer on March 14, 2009, 02:09:23 PM
Tough run UPS team & fans. You guys had a great season! I was one of the few fans from the MIAC who got a chance to see your team play prior to last night's game against UST in Chicago. Back in '07 UPS came out to Wisconsin & played UW-Stout in their holiday tournament. I was singing your team's praises back then & continued to do so today. Very fun, talented team to watch.

Whenever the UST run comes to an end, I'll have to tell you of my accidental good luck charm that I picked up from a school in your conference.

Good run!

DO tell...

LogShow · March 16, 2009, 02:09:28 PM

Yeah Drake, lets here it

Bearcat Press · March 16, 2009, 02:45:08 PM

Not a huge surprise, but Willamette has hired assistant Kip Ioane to take over the reins of the men's basketball program:

http://www.willamette.edu/athletics/news/article/2009/03/willamette_hires_ioane_and_lapray_to_coach_bearcat_basketbal.xml

Personally, I think this is going to be a great fit for all parties.

Pugetsoundfan · March 17, 2009, 06:57:24 PM

Had a chance to watch the UST-UPS game. First, UST was a darn good team. They handled UPS pressure easily except for a couple of spurts, and in the half court they were excellent at exploiting Loggers' gambles. The most obvious reason the game wasn't closer was ST's dominance on the offensive glass. They weren't tall but they were strong, had good position, and in some cases the luck of some bounces--but I'd be shocked if they didn't convert 14 or their 16 offensive boards into buckets, often pulling it back out to force UPS to play more halfcourt d. I was also a little surprised that UPS was unable to get their 3 point shooters the ball with their feet set. Given ST's ability to shoot long, UPS needed to answer with just a little more Brown....Foster was brilliant, Krauel was solid offensively, and Williams played brilliantly at times. He picked up his third foul right around the time UPS tied the game in the first half, and the game turned the moment he came out....

It was a fun season to watch, and it has been great watching the graduating seniors for 4 years.

Drake Palmer · March 18, 2009, 01:09:15 PM

Quote from: P4L on March 16, 2009, 01:12:52 PM
Quote from: Drake Palmer on March 14, 2009, 02:09:23 PM
Tough run UPS team & fans. You guys had a great season! I was one of the few fans from the MIAC who got a chance to see your team play prior to last night's game against UST in Chicago. Back in '07 UPS came out to Wisconsin & played UW-Stout in their holiday tournament. I was singing your team's praises back then & continued to do so today. Very fun, talented team to watch.

Whenever the UST run comes to an end, I'll have to tell you of my accidental good luck charm that I picked up from a school in your conference.

Good run!

DO tell...

About a year and a half ago, I did a whirlwind driving tour of Oregon & drove by a number of landmarks in the state – Columbia River Gorge, Bend, Crater Lake, Willamette National Forest, and Eugene; the southern coastline on Hwy 101, Salem, the wine country & back to Portland.

While I was on my trip I made a point to stop at Willamette University & picked up a basketball tee- shirt from the bookstore. Then on the mad dash from the northern Oregon coast back to Portland, I stopped in Linfield, picked up a Linfield t-shirt & a pair of white socks with the purple & red Linfield Wildcat logo. As it so happens, UST's school colors also use the color purple & feature a cat as the school mascot.

Periodically over the past year or so I'd wear the Linfield socks. Then one day last month I happened to notice I was wearing the Linfield socks when the Tommies made an improbable comeback from a 14 point 2nd half deficit to beat one of their arch conference rivals – the Bethel Royals." So I thought to my self – "hmm, I wonder if those Linfield socks have anything to do with this incredible win?

So I washed the Linfield socks & put them away. Then I broke the socks out for the first NCAA playoff game against Aurora- bam! The Tommies win big. Wash them again for the game against the big, bad UWSP Pointers the following night & once again the Tommies are victorious 53-50. Now I'm definitely convinced it's the socks.

Obviously, last Friday the socks are freshly laundered & ready to go, and it was a win against your beloved UPS Loggers. But here is where I made my critical mistake. I didn't think I needed to wash them again for Saturday's game against Washington since I only wore the Linfield socks around the house on Friday night while I was watching the UST-UPS game on the Net. Wrong. The Tomcats fought hard for a half & had the halftime lead, but Wash U won going away in the 2nd half.

In hindsight knowing the opponent UST was playing- "Wash U" I should have washed the socks for Saturday's game, or the Linfield socks had already used up all of their magic potion on Friday, March 13th..

8)

LogShow · March 18, 2009, 01:17:34 PM

Quote from: Pugetsoundfan on March 17, 2009, 06:57:24 PM
Had a chance to watch the UST-UPS game. First, UST was a darn good team. They handled UPS pressure easily except for a couple of spurts, and in the half court they were excellent at exploiting Loggers' gambles. The most obvious reason the game wasn't closer was ST's dominance on the offensive glass. They weren't tall but they were strong, had good position, and in some cases the luck of some bounces--but I'd be shocked if they didn't convert 14 or their 16 offensive boards into buckets, often pulling it back out to force UPS to play more halfcourt d. I was also a little surprised that UPS was unable to get their 3 point shooters the ball with their feet set. Given ST's ability to shoot long, UPS needed to answer with just a little more Brown....Foster was brilliant, Krauel was solid offensively, and Williams played brilliantly at times. He picked up his third foul right around the time UPS tied the game in the first half, and the game turned the moment he came out....

It was a fun season to watch, and it has been great watching the graduating seniors for 4 years.

Completely agree, those guys will be missed. I have confidence that UPS will reload and be back in the mix again next year.

LogShow · March 19, 2009, 09:36:22 PM

Just wanted to say congrats to Jason Foster for making the All-Region team...quite an accomplishment!

D O.C. · March 21, 2009, 01:52:50 PM

QuoteAbout a year and a half ago, I did a whirlwind driving tour of Oregon & drove by a number of landmarks in the state – Columbia River Gorge, Bend, Crater Lake, Willamette National Forest, and Eugene; the southern coastline on Hwy 101, Salem, the wine country & back to Portland.

That's more of a marathon than a whirlwind. Mostly secondary and tertiary roads.

So my mistake was not washing my socks?

logshock101 · March 22, 2009, 04:56:59 PM

been away for a while, but just wanted to say great season loggers. also congrats to all those who made all NWC and a special congrats to Foster on his NWC POY and making the all region team. finally congrats to coach lunt on his 1st (of hopefully several) coach of the year awards