MBB: Northwest Conference

nwhoops1903 · December 03, 2010, 11:38:08 AM

PICKS:

PLU..improved
Linfield...at home
Whitworth...nothing to worry about

Willamette...toss up, but I will always go against UPS in a toss up.

Keandre · December 03, 2010, 03:25:48 PM

I heard Fox has a studd out there, anyone see him play yet?

TryMeTeam · December 03, 2010, 10:04:21 PM

Actually, they have two.

Michael Taylor is a 6-4 guard who is smooth, quick and has a good outside shot. He has a bit of an attitude, and I can see someone taking a shot at him sometime. A transfer, the junior adds a lot to this team.

The other one is Rich Smith, a 6-7 post player, has a nice touch around the basket. A transfer from Concordia, he has improved a lot since last year.

The two are averaging just under half of the teams 85 points per game, and create a good inside/outside tandem. With Wisely and Colehurst, GF has a nice four-man group, but is drops off largely after that.

They will surprise some teams this year (just ask Willamette).

Keandre · December 04, 2010, 05:00:53 AM

Good for ups against willamette!

nwhoops1903 · December 04, 2010, 12:03:24 PM

Quote from: nwhoops1903 on December 03, 2010, 11:38:08 AM
PICKS:

PLU..improved
Linfield...at home
Whitworth...nothing to worry about
Willamette...toss up, but I will always go against UPS in a toss up.

Split, though I got the one I cared most about

3-2 on then season

Pacific win is a surprise to me but congrats to their new coach on first NWC win. UPS holds at home...like they should.

Tonight:

WW over LF, LC over Whitman, Pac over UPS, PLU over Fox

Keandre · December 05, 2010, 06:09:05 PM

Ups looks like their D is getting better and the offense still has some work but went 2-0 this weekend. Good wins. Month until next league game, plenty of time to get better! Go log show!

A Buc Forever · December 06, 2010, 12:48:04 PM

Given what Whitworth did on the road against the 2nd and 3rd ranked teams in the conference I have a couple questions?

1. Is the conference down compared to past years?
2. Is this Whitworth team as good as last year's team?
3. Did Brewster High School ever record a shutout during a basketball game?

89Pirate · December 07, 2010, 12:14:17 PM

The Bucs are #7 now, and someone was even generous enough to give us a first place vote! Thank you very much.

They are deep and fun to watch. Going to be tough to slow us down IMO.

1> Too early to tell if the NWC is down, maybe just more balanced.
2> I think better. This team is more balanced (sorry to repeat my adjectives), better from outside too.
3> LOL on the Brewster Hi comment...those 3 are fun to watch on the floor at the same time, good chemistry.

nwhoops1903 · December 07, 2010, 01:23:29 PM

Quote from: A Buc Forever on December 06, 2010, 12:48:04 PM
Given what Whitworth did on the road against the 2nd and 3rd ranked teams in the conference I have a couple questions?

1. Is the conference down compared to past years?
2. Is this Whitworth team as good as last year's team?
3. Did Brewster High School ever record a shutout during a basketball game?

I think the league is up this year and that leads to #2
I think they are actually improved. This thought seemed crazy to me if I had said it 1 month ago. But this team IS better at this point in the season than last years team at this point. Last years squad from about now forward became REAL good. This team now has to continue to improve if it wants to become a title contender just as last years team did.
3. Funny.

etule · December 08, 2010, 12:13:39 PM

Saint Martins comes in to PLU and gets beat last night . Great game for the Lutes!

(509)Rat · December 09, 2010, 01:26:45 PM

So Whitworth is good again...what else is new?

TryMeTeam · December 09, 2010, 01:33:13 PM

Etule:

What is with your Lutes? They barely lose to NW, a decent to good team, then get beat by Eastern O (predicted), then lose to lowly PacU (wow), then spank GF and bead StM! So on paper....they might beat CalLu and lose to CalTech this weekend? Okay, the last part is a jab, but what happened against PacU? Is PacU better than predicted or did your Lutes drop a bomb?

Last night was definitely a big win for them! Hate to root for a WA team, but in this case I will for the NWC.

I think I'll pick PSU over GF tonight. (I may get one right for once!).

nwhoops1903 · December 09, 2010, 01:52:10 PM

Quote from: etule on December 08, 2010, 12:13:39 PM
Saint Martins comes in to PLU and gets beat last night . Great game for the Lutes!

67-66 final
http://www.golutes.com/sports/mbkb/2010-11/releases/201012081aaigu

PLU to me is very capable of being a 2 or 3 in conf. WW's trip to Pierce county WA might turn out to be more difficult than last weekends trip.

nwhoops1903 · December 09, 2010, 02:20:06 PM

Quote from: (509)Rat on December 09, 2010, 01:26:45 PM
So Whitworth is good again...what else is new?

The balance on this team from the first 6 and if Jr. Taylor continues to emerge, 7 is impressive. Stopping one guy doesn't stop Pirates.

Keandre · December 10, 2010, 12:02:51 PM

After watching Pacific and Willamette play against UPS, Pacific is a team that plays very hard. Anglin can go, tends to take a few plays off at times but still gets it done. Pacific will sneak up on some teams if they are underestimated because they play hard and have good athletes. They are small but their hearts are big and they play big.

Not sure what was up with Willamette but they came in to Tacoma just expecting to drill UPS, they were warming up like the game was already won. They were going through the motions, missing layups in the layup line. Those dudes are not good enough to just show up and beat teams.

UPS has basically a new team out there with a lot of young talent. When they play hard and start getting more consistent, they will be tough to beat. They have all the pieces, now, it is just putting it together. 2-0 start in league is a good start because every game in league is tough. Coach Lunt and crew is doing a great job so far, 2-0 in league with room to improve