MBB: Northwest Conference

[playball]

Playball,

Now that you are a former player, there are certain boundaries you cannot cross. No one that played for a Willamette Valley team has the right to complain about Spokane refs. Seriously!!!   That's like Bernie Madoff complaining that someone in the prison poker game conned him out of some money.

Buc,

Being an actual former player I see how and actually feel the results of home cooking at different gyms and parts of the states.  While Whitworth has been a powerhouse in the conference as of late, the Eastern Washington refs are something else!  Also bad at Whitman.  Refs can easily be influenced by the crowd, and lets be honest, you guys have the best crowd in the NW. 

Ps. How is David doing?  Playing anywhere?

David is a grad assistant with Hayford at Eastern Washington.  They are doing well.  First winning record since 2004.  He's working his butt off.  Proves my point that I went into medicine rather than coaching so I wouldn't have to work so hard.

Not playing anywhere?  Surprising!  I thought he would be overseas. 

[A Buc Forever]

Not playing anywhere?  Surprising!  I thought he would be overseas.

Between the economy and the lockout, not many places available. A lot of guys that had been playing over there could not get contracts. Michael Taylor is playing in Germany.  David might go later. What are you doing?

[(509)Rat]

Whitworth wins 75-48

Lasisi led all scorers with 23. It's becoming another pick-your-poison situation with Whitworth (Or "choose your own adventure novel" if you're into that kinda thing). One night Gebbers goes off, then Felix kills LC down low, now Lasisi figures out he can do pretty much whatever he wants against most people at this level...

And wouldn't ya know, Larkin stays inside of 15 feet and he's incredibly effective! 3-4, 7 pts, 6 boards and did a good job on the GF Taylor most of the time he was guarding him.

Whitworth went so deep into the bench that even Ehlo got a bucket. Good for him.

In other NWC news:
UPS over Willamette 73-59
PLU 76 - Linfield 68
And it finally went final: Last night's spark plug Wells, single-handedly gives Whitman the game 82-80 Missionaries on a game winning 3 by Duckworth

Nailed the predictions from yesterday...except Whitworth only winning by 19. My bad.

LC is 0-2 in the conference...LCpio26 lol

[playball]

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Between the economy and the lockout, not many places available. A lot of guys that had been playing over there could not get contracts. Michael Taylor is playing in Germany.  David might go later. What are you doing?
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Im playing baseball actually.  I got drafted by the Rangers so Ill see where that takes me.  Missing basketball for sure though.   

Rat, "LCPIO26....lol"  love it

[(509)Rat]

I thought LCpio26 could join me as a football player who pretended to know something about basketball...I'm more disappointed with him more than anything   

[Pinecone_Curtain]

Between the economy and the lockout, not many places available. A lot of guys that had been playing over there could not get contracts. Michael Taylor is playing in Germany.  David might go later. What are you doing?
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Im playing baseball actually.  I got drafted by the Rangers so Ill see where that takes me.  Missing basketball for sure though.   

Rat, "LCPIO26....lol"  love it
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So if you're in the Rangers organization, will you be playing in Spokane in the next year or two?

[A Buc Forever]

Looking to the next league games, WW has the dreaded Tacoma trip the first weekend.  They've come away with 2 wins on this trip the last two years.  Both PLU and UPS seem like they are playing well right now. What's the chance the Buc's can sweep this one again this year?

[playball]

Between the economy and the lockout, not many places available. A lot of guys that had been playing over there could not get contracts. Michael Taylor is playing in Germany.  David might go later. What are you doing?

Im playing baseball actually.  I got drafted by the Rangers so Ill see where that takes me.  Missing basketball for sure though.   

Rat, "LCPIO26....lol"  love it
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So if you're in the Rangers organization, will you be playing in Spokane in the next year or two?
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I really hope so!  I would rather be in either North Carolina or SOuth Carolina (High A or Low A) but whatever they put me Ill be happy. 


Buc,
WW wont lose to PLU.  Plu is tiny and WW will/should exploit that.  The UPS game is a different story.  Would Loofburrow be on Shelton?  If so, he will be in foul trouble since Shelton does a great job of creating foul pressure.  I would let him shoot over the top rather than give him the drive.  An average shooter.  The Gittens/Friedt matchup is one that will be the most interesting for me.  Gittens is head and shoulders more athletic however Felix is way more skilled and intelligent in his ability to stay out of foul trouble.  I see Gittens getting his 15 and 9 with a couple of blocks, but in only around 20 minutes since Felix will put him on the bench with fouls.  Lets see if Gittens can keep his cool.

Is this game being streamed at all?

[A Buc Forever]

Buc,
WW wont lose to PLU.  Plu is tiny and WW will/should exploit that.  The UPS game is a different story.  Would Loofburrow be on Shelton?  If so, he will be in foul trouble since Shelton does a great job of creating foul pressure.  I would let him shoot over the top rather than give him the drive.  An average shooter.  The Gittens/Friedt matchup is one that will be the most interesting for me.  Gittens is head and shoulders more athletic however Felix is way more skilled and intelligent in his ability to stay out of foul trouble.  I see Gittens getting his 15 and 9 with a couple of blocks, but in only around 20 minutes since Felix will put him on the bench with fouls.  Lets see if Gittens can keep his cool.

Is this game being streamed at all?

UPS at UPS is going to be WW's toughest game in the league.  I know Whitman beat them, but it was due to a complete melt down at the end. Other than the melt down, no team challenged WW last year for a whole game except UPS.   Shelton is a tough match up for anyone.  He plays hard and it takes a very physical defensive effort to stop him.  Last year Whitworth negated him by putting Clay Gebbers and Taylor on him. I think Wade and Lasisi should be up to the task.  As for Felix vs Gittens, Felix wins this going away.  I think you are underestimating Felix's footwork and strength.  Felix looks a lot slower than he is.  He moves incredibly well and he is probably the strongest player in the league.  That won't be the match up that UPS wins. If UPS is going to win, the others will have step up.

When I think of the last game I watched you play, I didn't think you'd be the one to underestimate Felix. 

[John Gleich]

We're having a discussion in the General Basketball section about home winning streaks... and think that Whitworth may have the current longest winning streak at home in the country.

We thought it was 41... can any WW fans confirm this number or correct it?

[playball]

Buc,
WW wont lose to PLU.  Plu is tiny and WW will/should exploit that.  The UPS game is a different story.  Would Loofburrow be on Shelton?  If so, he will be in foul trouble since Shelton does a great job of creating foul pressure.  I would let him shoot over the top rather than give him the drive.  An average shooter.  The Gittens/Friedt matchup is one that will be the most interesting for me.  Gittens is head and shoulders more athletic however Felix is way more skilled and intelligent in his ability to stay out of foul trouble.  I see Gittens getting his 15 and 9 with a couple of blocks, but in only around 20 minutes since Felix will put him on the bench with fouls.  Lets see if Gittens can keep his cool.

Is this game being streamed at all?

UPS at UPS is going to be WW's toughest game in the league.  I know Whitman beat them, but it was due to a complete melt down at the end. Other than the melt down, no team challenged WW last year for a whole game except UPS.   Shelton is a tough match up for anyone.  He plays hard and it takes a very physical defensive effort to stop him.  Last year Whitworth negated him by putting Clay Gebbers and Taylor on him. I think Wade and Lasisi should be up to the task.  As for Felix vs Gittens, Felix wins this going away.  I think you are underestimating Felix's footwork and strength.  Felix looks a lot slower than he is.  He moves incredibly well and he is probably the strongest player in the league.  That won't be the match up that UPS wins. If UPS is going to win, the others will have step up.

When I think of the last game I watched you play, I didn't think you'd be the one to underestimate Felix. 

Was that the game at your place or the one you wanted to play in Corvallis?

Anyways, like Ive always said, you guys have great team defense.  Kind of a low blow.  -K if I could   I better keep posting.   I still think Gittens is the superior all around athlete between the two.  Im not saying UPS will win, but with how their team matches up they stand the best chance.

[Pinecone_Curtain]

We're having a discussion in the General Basketball section about home winning streaks... and think that Whitworth may have the current longest winning streak at home in the country.

We thought it was 41... can any WW fans confirm this number or correct it?

Yes, the current home winning streak at Whitworth is 41. The Pirates had a longer one (45) back in the mid-to-late 90s, so it will be fun to see if this team can top that.

[D O.C.]

The boards all yours, folks.
LINFIELD used to be known as a basketball school in modern times.

[(509)Rat]

You know DOC, you could and your buddies could join...can't imagine it would be any fun, but we could use someone to talk to around here. Get's rather lonely

[playball]

The boards all yours, folks.
LINFIELD used to be known as a basketball school in modern times.

The program USED to have funding of an actual basketball school.  Weird how schools get caught up in one or two sports only.  With proper funding, Linfield would be able to recruit like the other teams in our conference