MBB: Northwest Conference

[LogShow]

Games in the NWC tonight:

GFU @ Willamette
Linfield @ PLU
Pacific @ UPS

and the big game of the evening WW @ LC.

Predictions?

[TryMeTeam]

Willamette is just too good for Fox, I will say Wil by 15.

Lin at PLU could be a good match up, especially if Dressler is back.  I will go with the home team on this one and say PLU by 5.

Pac at UPS should be an easy one for UPS, but that Pac mystique.  I still have to go with UPS by 25.

And, you are right, Show, the big one will be WW at LC.  I get to see this one, finally getting to see a LC game, and hope for a good game.  WW on paper should be a strong favorite, but they have had trouble at LC in the past, losing there last year.  After the letdown against Wil on Monday, who knows where LC is.  Probably a close game (that would be nice for this fan), and I am going to guess LC by 5.

Nearing the half way point, it looks like UPS and three others, but who they will be  and where they finish is still a mystery.  Such fun!

Now, I have to reread this to see if there are any typos.  Nah, here goes.

[bbaddict]

Games in the NWC tonight:

GFU @ Willamette
Linfield @ PLU
Pacific @ UPS

and the big game of the evening WW @ LC.

Predictions?

Willamette will beat GFU, either by a lot or a squeaker -- depends on which teams show up   The crowd will be large & noisy (for both).
PLU will beat Linfield by 5
Pacific & UPS will be close, but UPS will win since it's at home.  (Pacific is a pretty tough team!)
L&C and Whitworth will be mean, ugly & possibly OT, with L&C winning by 1 or 2

[LogShow]

Get after it tonight Logs...Good Luck!

[bbaddict]

But the big question, Rat, is, why did Hayford leave the starters in since it was such a blowout?  Seems like it would've been a good night to let someone like Stockton play??

Simple answer...you don't put your subs against that press with 5+ minutes left because they can cause enough turnovers/force enough bad shots to get right back in a 16 point game. 

Oh, and its Hayford who is the second biggest d*** in the conference behind Bridgeland.  The only reason people tolerate him is because he's a fundraising machine and he wins...a lot.  He's actually a really nice guy off the court, just a little arrogant when it comes to his program at Whitworth

*This post in no way reflects the opinion or values of Whitworth University.  They are original property of the author (509)Rat himself. 

Rat, don't ever apologize for being honest or having an honest opinion!!  Fans aren't paid enough to be *** kissers!  Tough one for your Pirates tonight!  Hope it's not a tough night for the Bearcats!  George Fox can surprise you, though!

[Bearcat Press]

All right, I'm an idiot.  Pacific gets blown out by UPS and the Bearcats lay a monstrous egg against George Fox.

Stat of the game: WU 5-13 (38.5%) on free throws.  Also, the Loggers are going to have a field day with our perimeter defense.

[logshock101]

holy smokes what a night. ups destroys pac, LC gets WW by 12 and Willamette loses to fox by 5. definitely didnt see that last one coming!

[logshock101]

this years LC team is quite the enigma, they didnt look like they  even wanted to play when i saw them vs ups, then they run off 4 wins in a row before winning the the 1st half of a 3 day long game and eventually losing in a thriller against willamette, and now they bounce back with a huge win over WW. what LC team is gonna show tomorrow for a overmatched whitman squad, the jr high girls team that came to ups or the one that just took down WW? im also curious to see what they bring next friday against the loggers, but will leave that discussion for next week.

[logshock101]

Stat of the game: WU 5-13 (38.5%) on free throws.  Also, the Loggers are going to have a field day with our perimeter defense.

hmm they shoot 5-13 from the ft line and 11-22 from the 3. they shoulda asked the refs if they could step back behind the 3 point line without penalty to shoot their fts.

ive come to the conclusion that WU lost its homecourt advantage last year by getting new hoops. if i played there id petition to bring back the drawbridge style hoops.

[logshock101]

couple of interesting stats from the LC vs WW game:

LC 3-21 on 3s the 1st half, 10-17 in the 2nd, talk about the tale of 2 halves. 38 3s
LC 11-17 fts
WW10-17 fts
WW 6-22 on 3s including 2-10 in the 2nd half. ouch

last one that really caught my eye was 6 TOs for LC while WW had 15

[Pio20]

Huge win for the Pios! Logshock you are correct. There are two Pio teams...just as there were last season. Consistency was the issue last season as well. You never know which LC team will show up. Even in the WW game it was a tale of two halves. But it is a big win!

[D O.C.]

HEY! Roundball heads.    Fair is fair. If we're going to predict LINFIELD will lose by 5 at PLU and they win an away game by 15, there should be a follow-up without me wagging a finger, yes?

[LogShow]

Great win by the Loggers last night!  They really rolled Pac up.

[LogShow]

Tonights Games:

Whitman @ LC
GFU @ PLU
Linfield @ Pacific
Willamette @ UPS

the first round is almost over.

[OxyBob]

Great win by the Loggers last night!  They really rolled Pac up.

Yeah, but what's with my favorite NWC player Robert Krauel going 0-for-4 from the FT line and only hitting 59% for the season? No one leaves practice until they make 70 out of 100 free throws.

OxyBob