MBB: Northwest Conference

[A Buc Forever]

Last night was a great Hoops night for those of us from Palo Alto: Linsanity!!!

Tonights picks (boring night except for the upset in McMinnville):

WW over Pac by a large margin
PLU over LC by 10
Fox over Willamette by 10
Linfield over Whitman--Bridgeland already preparing for Tuesday night and forgets to show up.

[Keandre]

Great call on Whitman game tonight. I agree with your picks buc.

(509)Rat, why wouldn't you be? Cause you are the one with the most negative things to say about UPS.

Very excited to see how games go tonight.

[A Buc Forever]

I guess Whitman didn't look past this one.  Tuesday night will be a good one.  No video link?

Playball, I've never seen Linfield like this.  Do you need a good wing?  I've got the best kid player from Palo Alto High School (Jeremy Lin's alma mater) sitting in my kitchen playing Madden right now?  I'd steer him to Linfield instead of WW just to even it up a little.

[(509)Rat]

Whitworth up on Pacific 48-25 at the half

[playball]

I guess Whitman didn't look past this one.  Tuesday night will be a good one.  No video link?

Playball, I've never seen Linfield like this.  Do you need a good wing?  I've got the best kid player from Palo Alto High School (Jeremy Lin's alma mater) sitting in my kitchen playing Madden right now?  I'd steer him to Linfield instead of WW just to even it up a little.

HA!  Looks like we just need consistent play from someone other than David Lee.  And we will see how good Lin is when Carmelo and Amare both come back.

[Mr. Ypsi]

I guess Whitman didn't look past this one.  Tuesday night will be a good one.  No video link?

Playball, I've never seen Linfield like this.  Do you need a good wing?  I've got the best kid player from Palo Alto High School (Jeremy Lin's alma mater) sitting in my kitchen playing Madden right now?  I'd steer him to Linfield instead of WW just to even it up a little.

HA!  Looks like we just need consistent play from someone other than David Lee.  And we will see how good Lin is when Carmelo and Amare both come back.

Or we will see whether Carmelo and Amare are TEAM players.

[A Buc Forever]

Am I correct that tonights game as no video or audio-cast?  What happened to Whitman's video streaming from last year?  I'd pay $10 to see this game.  Key game for the Bucs.  Let's see how they play in a hostile environment against a team that beat them.  I think they are really starting to come together and dominate and everyone is healthy.  If they dominate this one, it bodes well for how they'll play in the playoffs.

[Keandre]

I see Whitworth beating them pretty good. Looftbrow will have a great game cause Whitman has no one that can cover him. If Michaels guards him, then that brings him away from the hoop and the other big from Whitman isn't good enough against the bigs from Whitworth.

[etule]

If they shoot the three ball at a high % they win if not they could lose. This team not nearly as good as last years team! Whitman is very tough at home and they would love to sweep WW. When is the last time that has happened?
Whitman has video for most games. I would check their website! I think it may cost $10 bucks or so!

[A Buc Forever]

If they shoot the three ball at a high % they win if not they could lose. This team not nearly as good as last years team! Whitman is very tough at home and they would love to sweep WW. When is the last time that has happened?
Whitman has video for most games. I would check their website! I think it may cost $10 bucks or so!

I'll check later for the link, but video option not listed on WW website.  I would have agreed with your statement about the team not being as good as last year's team earlier in the year, but with Wade Gebbers and Felix a year older and more experienced and with Loofburrow getting a bigger role, I think this team would have given last year's team run for the money. Awhile ago there was a discussion about who was the best guard to play for WW over the last 10 years ago and some said Wade would be the best after it is all said and done.  That might be right.  Love the way he plays.

[TryMeTeam]

I don't think I have ever seen a potential finish like this!  With 2 games to go, a 3-way tie for the 4th playoff spot could go through the 2nd tie-breaker. 

If LC gets UPS (at LC where only Whitworth has beat them) and Pac, PLU gets Fox (at PLU, always a tough place to play) and Pac, and Fox gets Linfield and loses to PLU, all three finish at 8-8.  Tie breaker #1:  All finish 1-1 against each other.  Tie breaker #2:  All lost both times to Whitworth; if LC wins against UPS, all split with UPS; PLU gets eliminated losing to Whitman twice while the other two split; Fox and LC both split with Will and swept Pac (assuming LC wins their 2nd game with Pac), and Fox should get Linfield for a sweep by both teams.

(Did I get all of that right?)

3rd Tie breaker:  I have no idea what it is or what would even make sense.  But at this point LC and Fox, as demonstrated by their 4OT game, are pretty damn even and deserve a playoff game!

So I will take all of the home teams on Friday, and only LC and UPS with road wins on Saturday to set up such a scenario.  Of course, if UPS beats LC or Fox beats PLU, it is all moot.

Also, their is the point that whoever comes out standing becomes the victim of Whitworth, but that is another weekend.

Only in the NWC!

BTW, I have been watching this board all year, just sitting on the bench.  So, great year by Whitworth (I thought they would lose another game or 2 this year in conference), UPS and Whitman!  They deserve the top 3 spots!  I hope the league playoffs are good games and the victor represents the NWC well in the playoffs!

[(509)Rat]

If LC gets UPS and Pac, PLU gets Fox (at PLU, a tough place to play) and Pac, and Fox gets Linfield and loses to PLU, all three finish at 8-8.  Tie breaker #1:  All finish 1-1 against each other.  Tie breaker #2:  All lost both times to Whitworth; if LC wins against UPS, all split with UPS; PLU gets eliminated losing to Whitman twice while the other two split; Fox and LC both split with Will and swept Pac (assuming LC wins their 2nd game with Pac), and Fox should get Linfield for a sweep by both teams.

(Did I get all of that right?)

3rd Tie breaker:  I have no idea what it is or what would even make sense.  But at this point LC and Fox, along with their 4OT game, are pretty damn even and deserve a playoff game!

My mind has been blown. Great post, pretty sure you nailed the scenarios. But then again, I was lost after the second sentence. LC is going to need to bring their A game against the Loggers, a team who has finally developed some consistency. I'd say they are playing better basketball than Whitman now, even though the Missionaries still scare me more due to the matchup issues they present the Pirates and their complete and utter unpredictability. They can shoot 50% one night and 20% the next...

I don't know if anyone can beat Whitworth in Spokane in a Conference tourney Championship type setting. It's too bad because I really enjoyed the 4 team pod @ UPS a few years back when the NWC got 2 bids. Would be fun to get CMS and maybe an ASC team (that we never see up here) play. Of course as a Whitworth homer, I've become fond of the first round bye followed by the Chapman v SCIAC winner traveling to the Fieldhouse. With Chapman joining the SCIAC I don't see that scenario playing out anymore...maybe one of the gurus could share their thoughts

[A Buc Forever]

If UPS can drop two and Whitman wins, everyone is playing playing in Eastern Washington. All those west side teams have to be excited for that. Maybe playball would make that road trip for old times sake.

My biggest worry in the tourney is Whitman. They step up their game for Whitworth.  Last night's game sounded like a bruising match by the way Castle called it. Big 3 by Lasisi to stop Whitman's run.  Whitman never backs down from the Bucs.  Only team to beat them in conference the last 3 years.

[playball]

If UPS can drop two and Whitman wins, everyone is playing playing in Eastern Washington. All those west side teams have to be excited for that. Maybe playball would make that road trip for old times sake.

My biggest worry in the tourney is Whitman. They step up their game for Whitworth.  Last night's game sounded like a bruising match by the way Castle called it. Big 3 by Lasisi to stop Whitman's run.  Whitman never backs down from the Bucs.  Only team to beat them in conference the last 3 years.

No way, no how.  I'd probably get a foul just sitting in the stands knowing the Eastern Washington refs.

Anyways, I have better things to do!  Spring Training!

[playball]

However, if you and Rat saved me a spot next to the two of you I might make an exception!