MBB: Northwest Conference

[Pio20]

Pios win over PLU tonight. Shot poorly again but 22 free throw attempts in the second half allowed them to get the W. Kollasch did not play as he was sidelined with the stomach flu. The same illness was the cause for his 2 point performance against UPS last night. The broadcasts are pretty painful but can't blame them for trying.

[Pio20]

NWC Standings through tonight:

                       NWC       Overall
Puget Sound     10-0         17-2 
Whitworth         7-3           15-4
Lewis & Clark    7-3            13-6    
Willamette        5-5          9-8    
Linfield            5-5            7-12    
Pacific (Ore.)    3-7            8-10    
George Fox         3-7          7-12    
Whitman            3-7           7-12
Pacific Lutheran    2-8            8-11

Looks like UPS has the conference title wrapped up bearing an unthinkable meltdown. One would think LC and Whitworth would be two more teams that make the conference playoffs with Willamette or Linfield pulling in the fourth spot...but who knows in the NWC.

[LogShow]

Looks like UPS was actually challenged last night.  And this was without their best player for most of the night.  Looks like Foster got in early foul trouble and wasn't ever able to get in the flow of the game.  It was a great opportunity for others to step up.  I don't mind having tough games like that, it's good to get challenged.  Of course more comfortable wins are good too   

Congrats on the great start Logs, keep it going!

[LogShow]

UPS doesn't have to long to enjoy this weekend...just looked at the schedule and saw that they host PLU on tuesday.  Time to get back at it.

[LogShow]

I just finished reading all the rest of the NWC write-ups for last night...Was anyone at the GFU/Whitman game?

[bbaddict]

LogShow, are you talking to yourself again?   

Pacific gave Whitworth a pretty good run for their money as well.  That game could've gone either way.

Was surprised at the UPS scores this weekend.   L&C without Kollasch is a different team, yet they stayed with them.  And I thought the UPS/Linfield game was going to be an OT thriller.  (Course I was listening on the radio, so who knows what the real story is?!?)  Almost makes UPS seem vulnerable -- one can always hope!

So, Logs -- don't you want to have PLU win just to make the NWC even more interesting?  Just checkin!

[LogShow]

What surprised you about the UPS scores, that they were closer games?  Any road game in the NWC is usually going to be pretty tough.  And Linfield has always played UPS tough down there in McMinville.  Of course UPS is vulnerable on the road...every team is.  But they have the next 4 games at home in the friendly confines of Memorial Fieldhouse  8)

Lol, more interesting...it's plenty interesting for me with UPS having a 3 game lead and prefer to keep it that way!  UPS hasn't lost to PLU for 5.5 years...that's 11 straight.  And I am sure they aren't planning on ending that streak anytime soon.  The race for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th will be plenty interesting for me to watch...and I am sure it will be for you too bballaddict   

[TryMeTeam]

Last night's game with LC was ODD!  Look at the # of fouls UPS committed--Logs usually have that many with 8 minutes to go in the first half. 

Shooting 17% from 3-point land will never win a game. Made 2 of 18 in the second half.

Not the Pios that had just won a big game against Whitworth by shooting 53% from the field in the second half, 59% from three, and getting to the line 14 times in the second half.

17% won't keep u in many games, but 59% certainly will. LC gets my vote for the Jekyl and Hyde award

Hope I got this quote thing right.  Still a rookie at this!

Couldn't make the UPS-LC game, but I spoke with my "biddy" who gave me an earful.  He's a LC fan, so I take it with a grain of salt, but he said the officiating was horrible.  The officials let the Loggers beat the crap out of the Pios and just wouldn't call any fouls.  10 team fouls, 5 in each half was ridiculous.  The UPS pressure, er...fouls!... just wore the younger LC players down.  Biddy said one of the officials ever started yelling at one of the assistant LC coaches after the game. 

And pressure probably had an effect on the Pios shooting, although they are capable of shooting under 20% in any game, and have been around that figure most games.   

They also seemed to struggle against PLU the next night being down by about 15 points early in the game.

Looks like that game also took its toll on UPS last night and it looks like they almost took a hit in McM.  Nice job by the Cats! 

Its all about 2nd place now.  My take is UPS will run the table.  You have to give Foster POY, don't you?   

It is a 5 horse race now.  The bottom 4 teams will have to be aided by a major freefall by the 3 loss teams for one of them to fall out, and for Linfield and Wil, one is likely to fall, but no way both.  I see them battling down to the final weekend for the last spot.

I thought GF would get creamed by Whitman with Whits guards running all over Fox.  And Shaw pretty much did.  Faidley not starting?  Could be turmoil in Walla Walla.  Nothing new for a Bridgeland team.  Another nice job by an OR team!

Balanced scoring for WW against Pac.  And the Pac guards get my kudos for playing well against a top team, especially after I dissed them so badly earlier this week.  It looks like WW has gone to fewer players like usual down to 7 with 6 of them scoring 11,12,13,14,15,16.  Hard to be more balanced than that.

I don't think you can call it a game on Tues.  1st versus 9th at 1st home court who is #9 in the nation, probably #8 or higher tomorrow.  Almost doesn't sound fair.

[logshock101]

I don't think you can call it a game on Tues.  1st versus 9th at 1st home court who is #9 in the nation, probably #8 or higher tomorrow.  Almost doesn't sound fair.

looking at the results from this past week, loggers could move as high as #6 because several teams ranked ahead of them dropped games.

which makes me wonder...what's the highest an NWC team has ever reached in the polls?

[LogShow]

I don't think you can call it a game on Tues.  1st versus 9th at 1st home court who is #9 in the nation, probably #8 or higher tomorrow.  Almost doesn't sound fair.

looking at the results from this past week, loggers could move as high as #6 because several teams ranked ahead of them dropped games.

which makes me wonder...what's the highest an NWC team has ever reached in the polls?

In the recent history (since the D3hoops.com Top 25 has been out) I think that the highest a NWC team has reached in the poll was UPS, who made it all the way to #3 in the country...I think that in 04-05 if I am not mistaken.

[D O.C.]

I'll bite....
addict, I do not recall dinging you and I have no idea who at LINFIELD on Post Patterns would, this past season, unless you needed it like for your posts I'm responding to.

[bbaddict]

I'll bite....
addict, I do not recall dinging you and I have no idea who at LINFIELD on Post Patterns would, this past season, unless you needed it like for your posts I'm responding to.

Yeah, and they were denying it on the FB board too until the Webmaster called em on it.   Most of my +k went away when I wasn't even on the boards, so I'm pretty sure it didn't have to do with my comments.  Not saying you did anything, but who else is on the NWC football boards?  Pretty much Linfield & Willamette, this year, and BearCatPress wouldn't do something like that.   

No big deal.  I'll take wins over +k any day of the week!

[logshock101]

I'll bite....
addict, I do not recall dinging you and I have no idea who at LINFIELD on Post Patterns would, this past season, unless you needed it like for your posts I'm responding to.

Yeah, and they were denying it on the FB board too until the Webmaster called em on it.   Most of my +k went away when I wasn't even on the boards, so I'm pretty sure it didn't have to do with my comments.  Not saying you did anything, but who else is on the NWC football boards?  Pretty much Linfield & Willamette, this year, and BearCatPress wouldn't do something like that.   

No big deal.  I'll take wins over +k any day of the week!

the day ups goes over.500 without a schedule softer than a pillow ill venture over to the fb board

[bbaddict]

That's good logshock101 -- you're a saner man than I!  But, seriously, all the boards should be a forum for anyone who wants to participate (by the rules)!   I'm just here to say that the basketball board is a warmer, friendler place -- at least until playoffs!

[LogShow]

Hey I am happy as long as UPS keeps winning