MBB: Northwest Conference

[D O.C.]

"Are you watching sports again today? Why"

Precisely WHY is the end of the NCAA Division II championship game where a senior who had not scored a point the whole game hits the winner with 2.4 seconds left in overtime on it's way to 0:00.

[Tglassman55]

dissapointing.  UST is a heck of a team and hey, we just didn't play that well.  As a senior it was certainly the best year we've had since I've been here.  I guess we will have to disagree that the teams from a few year's ago were the best, but maybe I am just a bigger fan of defense. 

In the years when we were averaging between 93-103 points per game were still averaging the same field goal perccentage (about .470) but this year was the first time in 5 years that our opponents field goal percentage was below .500. 

Lunt did not recruit Antwan according to Antwan, in fact Antwan almost left when bridge did to go play at Pepperdine to follow the coach who recruited him. 

UPS needs to recruit a ton better than we have, I love Austin Boyce as much as anyone but he is no post and the Kevin Wright (6'6ish) was on the team last year but quit (understandibly) because of family issues.  Any high schools have an extra Nate Montgomery laying around?    Our TALLEST player going into next year is 6'4 (maybe...Austin and Kaleb are listed at 6'5 on the website but I don't know...).   

For next year the season will finish:
Whitworth
Linfield
Lewis and Clark
Willamette/UPS
the rest don't matter

Behind Whitworth's returners, that ain't much left in the conference

on one last pessimistic note, i'm sorry to say that George Fox's girls won the whole thing.  I've never had a more unfortunate experience sitting next to opposing fans.  Last year they were barking and mooing at our players and one of the Dad's tried to start a fight with our fans (or from their perspective standing up for his daughter by acting out violently in public?).   It is unfortunate to me that this justifies their behavior and is sure to give them even more of a sense of entitlement that their players deserve and unfortunatly, their fans tarnish. 

I'm off to law school!  peace everyone, it's been real

[Pat Coleman]

That doesn't mean you have to stop posting, for what it's worth.

[CalCat]

Sounds like Linfield got a good one !

Linfield the Talk of the Town
(May 19th Men's Basketball) - When star point guard Joseph Vance of Vancouver's Mountain View High School casts his future with Linfield and the men's basketball program, his decision is the subject of some light-hearted banter on Portland sports talk radio station 95.5 The Game / Listen

[pineconefan]

Whitworth has posted its 2009-10 schedule and the Pirates have home non-conference games!  And not just against Santa Cruz.  The schedule shows home games against North Central, Wisconsin Stout and Wisconsin Whitewater!  A great lineup for what should be another strong Pirate team.  Unfortunately for the Bucs those games come when the students are gone for break, but beggars can't be chosers!

[pineconefan]

Whitworth also playing at the WashU tournament in early December with a first round match up against Pomona-Pitzer.  A great all-around schedule for the Bucs.

[NWCer]

Long time since the last post, maybe we can get it going again....

Cool seeing the NWC represented on the front page by Puget Sound and their trip to the Bahamas.  The Bahamas, Basketball, and the Miss Universe contestants right next door, sounds like fun.

Glad to see Bartlett back (http://boxerathletics.blogspot.com/), a good step in bouncing back from last season, hopefully he and his brother can avoid the injury bug this season.  According to the blog entry, sounds like my Boxers likes their incoming class, but haven't heard any specifics.

Whitman (http://www.whitman.edu/whitman/index.cfm?objectid=8E051E7E-B5FB-568A-E549A2FE81D1DD12), PLU (http://www.plu.edu/athletics/mbball/2008-09releases/060809recruits.htm), and Whitworth (http://www.whitworth.edu/Athletics/Teams/Basketball_Men/Releases/08_09/incoming.htm) have announced their classes.  Anybody have any insight on other recruiting news?

[Bearcat Press]

Long time since the last post, maybe we can get it going again....

Cool seeing the NWC represented on the front page by Puget Sound and their trip to the Bahamas.  The Bahamas, Basketball, and the Miss Universe contestants right next door, sounds like fun.

Glad to see Bartlett back (http://boxerathletics.blogspot.com/), a good step in bouncing back from last season, hopefully he and his brother can avoid the injury bug this season.  According to the blog entry, sounds like my Boxers likes their incoming class, but haven't heard any specifics.

Whitman (http://www.whitman.edu/whitman/index.cfm?objectid=8E051E7E-B5FB-568A-E549A2FE81D1DD12), PLU (http://www.plu.edu/athletics/mbball/2008-09releases/060809recruits.htm), and Whitworth (http://www.whitworth.edu/Athletics/Teams/Basketball_Men/Releases/08_09/incoming.htm) have announced their classes.  Anybody have any insight on other recruiting news?

Willamette announced their recruiting class today:

http://www.willamette.edu/athletics/news/article/2009/08/mens_basketball_announces_2009_newcomers.xml

[NWCer]

Thanks BearcatPress....

[Pugetsoundfan]

Great question re: recruiting, NWCer.  Seems like an important year for Puget Sound if the roll is going to continue, and not much word I've heard on recruiting to Tacoma.  I looked at the Whitman page on this year's recruiting class, and even if it's over the top it's great, great advertising. 

[formercat]

Linfield got a point guard from Vancouver, WA, Joseph Vance, who had some looks from D1 schools. I saw him in open gym and the kid can really play. He sets others up really well and has a cold jump shot. They also pulled a kid from Stadium HS I think in Tacoma, Zach Mielke *spelling*. He is a 6'5 wing, have not seen him play, but he got second team all division in a really tough league in Tacoma and I know some other schools in the NWC were after him. Zach Anderson a 6'5 wing/post from Yamhill,OR,  transferred to Linfield from Oregon State where he was on the football team. Seen him play a few times and he is beginning to get the feel back, can knock down the 3 point shot too
Linfield is looking strong.

[pineconefan]

Thanks for that update formercat.  I think Linfield will be right back in the NWC playoff mix.  Several of the teams seem to be on an upswing: Linfield, Whitman, maybe PLU.  Plus the regular contenders (L&C and Willamette) should be as tough as ever.  Whitworth and UPS will have the work cut out for them to stay at the top.

[TryMeTeam]

Hey, fellas!

Willamette has a big incoming class, but no so big.  4 of them are under 6 foot, and if you factor in most heights are inflated, pretty small for the NWC.  It will be interesting to see how they use them.

Whitman's recruit page sounds like they have all D1 players, probably sugar coating.  But they do sound like Bridgeland recruited as expected.

I heard LC got a guard that Whitworth, Whitman and UPS were all after.  How did they do that?  They are got a couple of bigs.  Hope Kollasch has healed enough to play come October.

Whitworth is suppose to have gotten a big from E Wash that might be the best big in the league going back several years.  That would be a stretch considering what Foster has done over the last several years.   

Sounds like the league will have the best balance in a long time!

[UPS Zeddy]

Very excited for my Loggers this year...from what I've heard their trip to the Bahamas was a blast and some of the young fellas showed quite a bit of promise. Should be an interesting season in the ol' NWC.

[NWCer]

Welcome to the board UPS Zeddy.....  The Loggers are very well represented on here.....