MBB: Northwest Conference

[bbaddict]

"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."

So TrymeTeam, you trying to jinx your team?  Any night, any team in the NWC . . .   That's just how the system works.  The games have to be played.

[80sshorts]

I heard that in that Saturday night game between G Fox and Whitman that Bridgeland had a meltdown at the end of the game and got thrown out of the game.  I guess he gave an entertaining and long-winded exit off the court once the ejection happened

[LogShow]

I heard that in that Saturday night game between G Fox and Whitman that Bridgeland had a meltdown at the end of the game and got thrown out of the game.  I guess he gave an entertaining and long-winded exit off the court once the ejection happened

Yeah thats what the write up said, interesting.  I wonder what happened?  He did have some good antics while at UPS too.

[TryMeTeam]

Trust me BBaddict, this game does not need to be played.  UPS IS "#6 in the nation" good.  That is hard for me to say, but it is true (and congrats to the Loggers!  And PLU is in a state of turmoil right now.  I heard that Dressler is going to transfer to LC where his 0-13 shooting will fit right in (sorry Pio20, but you have to agree with that one ).  Their coach seems to be at a loss as to what to do.  They have good players, but they just can't seem to put anything together.   And their only league wins are against the other 7 loss teams.

I usually go wth the "any team in the NWC can beat any other team on a given night" theory, but I just can't go there with this one.   

Prediction:  With Whitman playing their final six games at home and teams having to play WW on the other half of those weekend games, there will be some upsets in Walla Walla these last three weeks.

Question:  With Bridgeland's explosion/ejection, BCPress's critique/complaint earlier this season, and my buddy's rant last weekend, does the officiating in the NWC suck or is it just sour grapes?

[Pio20]

I heard that Dressler is going to transfer to LC where his 0-13 shooting will fit right in (sorry Pio20, but you have to agree with that one ).

haha I definitely do. Not so much the 0-13..but the 0-5 from three point land definitely qualifies to be one of the top shooters on the Pio squad.

[LogShow]

Pretty good post TMT...entertaining to say the least.  The officiating is just flat out bad.  Your biddy and everyone else has a right to complain.  But I don't think it's going to get any better.  It's kind of a tough luck sort of thing.  There just is no consistency, and that is very frustrating for players, coaches, and fans. 

UPS is playing very well...and I do think they will get PLU and GFU.  I know it's looking a bit forward, but I am really worried about a let down against WW next Friday.  They will be gunning for us no doubt.

6th in the nation is great!  But UPS needs to keep winning...they by no means have a Pool C bid yet, and really don't want to have to depend on that.

[logshock101]

Not so much the 0-13..but the 0-5 from three point land definitely qualifies to be one of the top shooters on the Pio squad.

haha, oh man that is some good stuff right there

[logshock101]

congrats on the #6 ranking loggers. now go out and prove it.

memorial fieldhouse is gonna be rockin tonight!

[TryMeTeam]

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You don't have to worry about WW either.  They are a good team, but nowhere near UPS or what they have been in the near past.  They will take 2nd place overall, but that is because LC is young and shooting so poorly.  But UPS has the "guard" advantage over them.  Take Nakamura out of the game, which they will, and who brings the ball up under that pressure.  Use up the shooting guards to do it and they won't have enough "legs" left to make their shots.  UPS fans will be supporting their team with the sixth man frenzy.  All the advantages go to UPS. Be worried as a fan, but as a non-fan let me tell you you have little to worry about.   

The officiating also hurts our league when the national playoffs come around. 

IMO, they have a C Pool bid locked up.  They could lose two games over the rest of the season and playoffs and still get a bid.  But that is not going to happen, so don't worry about that either.   Say they lose one league game and the first playoff game (worst case two more loss scenerio).  That would make them 5-2 over the last games and 22-4 overall.   That is 85%. and still in the top 15 or 25.  They could probably lose 3 of their last games and make it, and that surely is not going to happen.  Rest easy.

[logshock101]

IMO, they have a C Pool bid locked up.  They could lose two games over the rest of the season and playoffs and still get a bid.  But that is not going to happen, so don't worry about that either.   Say they lose one league game and the first playoff game (worst case two more loss scenerio).  That would make them 5-2 over the last games and 22-4 overall.   That is 85%. and still in the top 15 or 25.  They could probably lose 3 of their last games and make it, and that surely is not going to happen.  Rest easy.

i know this wasn't addressed to me, but i thought id add my 2 cents: ups is sitting in a great position to pick up a pool c bid, but that is largely determined by the criteria that one of the hall of famers (i can;t remember which one, sorry) mentioned a couple of pages back. however, part of what goes into the selection is the regional rankings, anything over 2-3 in region losses and you might not be in the top 8 or however many it is for the west region. i bring this up, because its possible (not likely) ups could have a slip up, lose to good team like WW and then also possibly get bounced in the NWC tourney and end up with 3 in region losses, which would probably still be good enough. but knowing your in and cutting downt the nets is a lot more fun then depending on some committee

[bbaddict]

Seriously, no one from the Left Coast should ever presume that they'd get a Pool C bid (except maybe Women's hoops) because it just never shakes out that way!  AQ is the only way to go.

[logshock101]

very true, they have handed out a couple at large bids over the past couple of seasons to sciac teams, which always came to the nwc and got worked

[logshock101]

loggers picked up the win tonight in possibly the fastest game in nwc history totaling 1 hour 20 minutes. thats 40 minutes of hoops plus 15 for halftime. leaving a grand total of 25 minutes of dead ball time. there was a total of 16 fouls. 7 by plu and 9 by ups. talk about just letting them play

[Gregory Sager]

IMO, they have a C Pool bid locked up.  They could lose two games over the rest of the season and playoffs and still get a bid.  But that is not going to happen, so don't worry about that either.   Say they lose one league game and the first playoff game (worst case two more loss scenerio).  That would make them 5-2 over the last games and 22-4 overall.   That is 85%. and still in the top 15 or 25.  They could probably lose 3 of their last games and make it, and that surely is not going to happen.  Rest easy.

i know this wasn't addressed to me, but i thought id add my 2 cents: ups is sitting in a great position to pick up a pool c bid, but that is largely determined by the criteria that one of the hall of famers (i can;t remember which one, sorry) mentioned a couple of pages back. however, part of what goes into the selection is the regional rankings, anything over 2-3 in region losses and you might not be in the top 8 or however many it is for the west region. i bring this up, because its possible (not likely) ups could have a slip up, lose to good team like WW and then also possibly get bounced in the NWC tourney and end up with 3 in region losses, which would probably still be good enough. but knowing your in and cutting downt the nets is a lot more fun then depending on some committee

That was me.

Today is the day that the first regional ranking is supposed to come out. Pat'll post it on d3hoops.com as soon as it's released, so look for it.

[logshock101]

im a little surprised that the loggers are #4 with 0 in region losses. also surprised that st thomas wasn't #1. WIAC still has another round of conference to play, shold bring a little more clarity there. props to WW with the #7 ranking as well