MBB: Northwest Conference

[LogShow]

Should be a fun day for hoops!

[Bearcat Press]

(Of course, the prize is another game at UPS . . . hmmm.)

You wouldn't want that reward?

I'd take it!

[bbaddict]

(Of course, the prize is another game at UPS . . . hmmm.)

You wouldn't want that reward?

Oh, I'll take it!   It's just funny that the reward for winning over UPS is another game with UPS.   We also really need the Boxers to come through and beat Linfield.

And BearcatPress, who cares about anything but Conference?  That's all that matters when it comes down to it.  Coach James usually schedules a pretty tough non-conference schedule to get his guys ready, so there are losses at the beginning of the season -- just about every year.  I'm pretty sure that if you talk to the coaches, they consider a winning conference season, a winning season.

So, Whitworth and Whitman will be seeing a lot of Sunday games next year, since we all know that's an option?  I never did figure out why teams combine those two locations in one weekend.   It's like playing PLU and Lewis & Clark on the same weekend.   They're not even close to each other, travel wise.  That's just a bad road trip.

[UPS4Life]

I'm nitpicking here, but does it bother anyone else that WW's coach always has his players bring their chairs out on the court for little conferences during timeouts?  He's done it for years and I find it very irritating.

[LogShow]

I'm nitpicking here, but does it bother anyone else that WW's coach always has his players bring their chairs out on the court for little conferences during timeouts?  He's done it for years and I find it very irritating.

Hayford definately has his quirks...

[LogShow]

Last time I get to do this for the regular season this year.

Tonight's NWC games:

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

[oldnwcer]

(Of course, the prize is another game at UPS . . . hmmm.)

You wouldn't want that reward?

Oh, I'll take it!   It's just funny that the reward for winning over UPS is another game with UPS.   We also really need the Boxers to come through and beat Linfield.

And BearcatPress, who cares about anything but Conference?  That's all that matters when it comes down to it.  Coach James usually schedules a pretty tough non-conference schedule to get his guys ready, so there are losses at the beginning of the season -- just about every year.  I'm pretty sure that if you talk to the coaches, they consider a winning conference season, a winning season.

So, Whitworth and Whitman will be seeing a lot of Sunday games next year, since we all know that's an option?  I never did figure out why teams combine those two locations in one weekend.   It's like playing PLU and Lewis & Clark on the same weekend.   They're not even close to each other, travel wise.  That's just a bad road trip.

[oldnwcer]

bbaddict,  fyi, the LC WW Sunday game came about as every year one team does not have a travel partner.  This year it is LC.  So since WW and WM do not have two games over the weekend that the single travelling team has to play both of them on the road, it made sense to give the travelling team at least a breather between the back to back games since the second home team did not have a Friday night game.  This year is appears to be a fairly important rest break.    It is great that three of the last four games still have playoff implications, altho after tonight, the LC-Whitworth picture will be pretty clear.

[pineconefan]

"I'm nitpicking here, but does it bother anyone else that WW's coach always has his players bring their chairs out on the court for little conferences during timeouts?  He's done it for years and I find it very irritating."

Seriously?  Seriously?  It must really be grating on your nerves when he talks to his players during free throws, or takes advantage of other coaching opportunities.

He explained it once at an athletics lunch gathering.  When he's in timeout, he never knows which player might have to come out suddenly once the game restarts (foul, injury, who knows).  So he wants EVERY player to hear what he is saying, and to be able to make eye contact.  By pulling out the chairs, every player gets the same view of what he's drawing up.  Frankly I don't know why other coaches are comfortable only talking to five or six players, with the other guys standing behind.  In many of our gyms (not all), those guys won't be able to catch everything said - and when you watch those players' faces many are tuned out anyway.

I'm surprised more coaches don't do it.

[logshock101]

"I'm nitpicking here, but does it bother anyone else that WW's coach always has his players bring their chairs out on the court for little conferences during timeouts?  He's done it for years and I find it very irritating."

Seriously?  Seriously?  It must really be grating on your nerves when he talks to his players during free throws, or takes advantage of other coaching opportunities.

He explained it once at an athletics lunch gathering.  When he's in timeout, he never knows which player might have to come out suddenly once the game restarts (foul, injury, who knows).  So he wants EVERY player to hear what he is saying, and to be able to make eye contact.  By pulling out the chairs, every player gets the same view of what he's drawing up.  Frankly I don't know why other coaches are comfortable only talking to five or six players, with the other guys standing behind.  In many of our gyms (not all), those guys won't be able to catch everything said - and when you watch those players' faces many are tuned out anyway.

I'm surprised more coaches don't do it.

so are u saying that when teams huddle around their coach they can't hear what he's saying? "jack" only ever plays 7-8 guys so does it really matter that EVERY player can hear him? if you're not gonna go in the game who cares if you hear the coach

[logshock101]

I'm nitpicking here, but does it bother anyone else that WW's coach always has his players bring their chairs out on the court for little conferences during timeouts?  He's done it for years and I find it very irritating.

ha i agree with you. leave the chairs off the floor

[nwhoops1903]

I'm nitpicking here, but does it bother anyone else that WW's coach always has his players bring their chairs out on the court for little conferences during timeouts?  He's done it for years and I find it very irritating.

Yes you are nitpicking and that's okay.  I don't think his reasons for doing it are all that important.  The question is does it bother anyone else and my answer is no.  It doesn't bother me.  It is different, he must feel it has a benefit, and finally it's not against the rules.  The court is not some shrine or delicate surface so I ask why does it irritate you? 

logshock101, "jack"?...what's that from?  I don't get the nickname.  The rest of that comment is a nomination for most absurd comment of the year.  Ask any coach what he thinks if he sees a player tuning out or not paying attention while he's talking.  That player might very well never dress for that coach EVER again.

[logshock101]

logshock101, "jack"?...what's that from?  I don't get the nickname.  The rest of that comment is a nomination for most absurd comment of the year.  Ask any coach what he thinks if he sees a player tuning out or not paying attention while he's talking.  That player might very well never dress for that coach EVER again.

someone called hayford, jack on the board quite a while ago just a running joke amongst friends and i was seeing if anybody enjoyed it as much as i did.

as for the rest of my post, if im coaching. the only people im really concerned about are the ones who are going to be in the game. do i care if the 12th man knows the OB play were running coming out of a timeout? no, why would i? i know hes not going in and he knows hes not going in, so honestly who cares? people zoneout all the time, especially when they know they aren't going into the game, a coach would have to be pretty ridiculous to not a dress a kid for doing that

[nwhoops1903]

as for the rest of my post, if im coaching. the only people im really concerned about are the ones who are going to be in the game. do i care if the 12th man knows the OB play were running coming out of a timeout? no, why would i? i know hes not going in and he knows hes not going in, so honestly who cares? people zoneout all the time, especially when they know they aren't going into the game, a coach would have to be pretty ridiculous to not a dress a kid for doing that

I'm just gonna guess you were not a college basketball player and if I am wrong and you were, I'm thinking 12th man.

Oh and BTW Willamette played upset basketball until the last 2 minutes.  Too bad, UPS losing might have gotten into there head.  Good luck next year WU.

Go Pirates on Sunday...that just sounds odd.

[Bearcat Press]

Gutted.  Absolutely, positively gutted.  That's about how I feel right now.  To have an eight point lead with four minutes left and lose is just . . . devastating.

Turnovers, bad shot selection, and some BIG no-calls by the officials (i.e. getting mugged by two Loggers and called for a travel) really turned the tide.  And I really question the call with eight seconds left.  Kunke didn't have his feet set, but Williams definitely threw out an arm.

That being said, to have Cam Mitchell's putback literally SIT on the rim and then fall off as time expired was just heartbreaking.  Literally an inch away from the upset of the year.

Damn.  This is going to be tough to get over.  Next year, 'Cats.