MBB: Northwest Conference

[TryMeTeam]

Pac did look rusty, especially in the first half.  It looked like a weaker team that had played 7 games against the first game of a stronger team.  When they turned it up in the 2nd, they gradually came back.  The only took the lead 3 times in the game, with 5:14 and :17 to go in the game and at the final buzzer.  Portland Bible pretty much let R Bartlett get the ball wherever he wanted and paid a high (win) price for that.

"What to build from" Lemar Anglin looks like he might be a player, pretty athletic, but looked like a NWC rookie for most of the night.  He did have some bright moments, but they were few.  I think if he can develop, Carson can improve, and the guards continue good play, they might be in line for a playoff spot, but this league is heavy at the top, and....  

The team is so young, 6 frosh, 5 soph, 3 juniors (one did not play), and 2 seniors, Lowery had to play several of the frosh.  They will take time to develop and learn, but a couple of them look pretty good, especially Webster and McElwee.

Lowery looked like Lunt, substituting early and often.  His first two subs came in with 1:13 gone in the game, and it continued from there.  At one point it seemed, if you fouled you came out.  Hard to get a rhythm going like that.  


First comparisons of the year:  LC plays at Evergreen tomorrow night, and LC and Whitman against Portland Bible in the Whitman classic this weekend.  I am really interested in seeing how LC does tomorrow!  


My preseason thought was that UPS would have a hard time getting out of the non-conference schedule better than 2-7 with wins over Santa Cruz and Portland Bible, maybe Northwest.  Wins against the Wisc schools, St Martins, and Warner Pac might be too tough to get.  They will need a lot of improvement real fast to get more wins.  How far off am I Logger fans?  

[LogShow]

Well I didn't get the chance to see UPS play, but...

1) I am not too concerned about the Loggers losing...it's early and they are young and definately untested.

2) I would haveno problem if UPS goes 2-7 heading into conference.  They have a pretty tough non-conference schedule, and I think it will be good for them as a team to be tested early and often. 

3) UPS still has a month and a half to get better before conference.  I think they will get a lot better between now and then.

Looking forward to 2 more games this weekend!

[89Pirate]

   Bad news, not gonna make to Tacoma this weekend, will have to listen to the Castle make the call on the radio...better than not knowing at all...GO BUCS!

[NWCer]

TMT, what was up with the Pios tonight?  Their boxscore showed a lot of guys missing including Kollasch...  Your biddy have anything?

[Pio20]

TMT, what was up with the Pios tonight?  Their boxscore showed a lot of guys missing including Kollasch...  Your biddy have anything?

Suspended. Took advantage of free meals from the school cafeteria a little more than they were allotted. Oops.

[John Gleich]

Well I didn't get the chance to see UPS play, but...

1) I am not too concerned about the Loggers losing...it's early and they are young and definately untested.

2) I would haveno problem if UPS goes 2-7 heading into conference.  They have a pretty tough non-conference schedule, and I think it will be good for them as a team to be tested early and often. 

3) UPS still has a month and a half to get better before conference.  I think they will get a lot better between now and then.

Looking forward to 2 more games this weekend!

This seems like a change from recent UPS teams... They've pretty much breezed through their D-III competition with a ding or two from non-D-III foes.  Do you think this team may not be as good as in years past, or is this year's competition just that much better?

[LogShow]

Well I didn't get the chance to see UPS play, but...

1) I am not too concerned about the Loggers losing...it's early and they are young and definately untested.

2) I would haveno problem if UPS goes 2-7 heading into conference.  They have a pretty tough non-conference schedule, and I think it will be good for them as a team to be tested early and often. 

3) UPS still has a month and a half to get better before conference.  I think they will get a lot better between now and then.

Looking forward to 2 more games this weekend!

This seems like a change from recent UPS teams... They've pretty much breezed through their D-III competition with a ding or two from non-D-III foes.  Do you think this team may not be as good as in years past, or is this year's competition just that much better?

I think that Evergreen St, which is an NAIA, is probably a better team then most people think this year.  It was out first game of the season with a younger team.  Also the kid from Evergreen St. was the 2nd leading scorer in NAIA last year...and we let him get going.  Doesn't matter what team you are playing, when someone scores 57, it's going to be tough to beat the. And honestly after looking at the stats, the final score is suprising.  We had about 30 more field goal attempts and were +15 in turnover margin. 

But enough of that and making excuses...looking at Puget Sound's schedule.  We play St. Martins (D2), Point, Eau Claire (and maybe Oshkosh?) and then Warner Pacific (another tough NAIA team).   So I do think that our schedule is pretty tough, some might say brutal (ie. Whitworth, who likes to schedule Cal Tech twice a year  )

That being said...I don't think we are as good right now as we have been in past years, but I think that by the time conference rolls around we are going to be very tough to beat.

[LogShow]

TMT, what was up with the Pios tonight?  Their boxscore showed a lot of guys missing including Kollasch...  Your biddy have anything?

Suspended. Took advantage of free meals from the school cafeteria a little more than they were allotted. Oops.

The perks of being a D3 athlete...

[LogShow]

...oh wait...there isn't any

[NWCer]

"Took advantage of free meals from the school cafeteria, more than they were allotted...."?

They were allotted free meals?  Doesn't sound good, may be more than just an  "oops"...

Doesn't look like it was just a couple guys either, something is going on there...

Wow, tuff way to start the year, any idea Pio20 on the length of the suspensions or if they were handed down by the university, the A.D., or just the coaching staff?  I wonder if NCAA violations occurred, interesting....

Lots of games tonight, good luck to all the conference teams...

[stag44]

"Took advantage of free meals from the school cafeteria, more than they were allotted...."?

They were allotted free meals?  Doesn't sound good, may be more than just an  "oops"...

Doesn't look like it was just a couple guys either, something is going on there...

Wow, tuff way to start the year, any idea Pio20 on the length of the suspensions or if they were handed down by the university, the A.D., or just the coaching staff?  I wonder if NCAA violations occurred, interesting....

Lots of games tonight, good luck to all the conference teams...

Man the economy has really hit hard if we're doing this to D3 athletes...

I'm curious as to what the issue is with this? It must have been in-house, most likely as a statement to the entire campus that they wont allow the pilfering anymore.

If the NCAA is cracking down on D3 schools like that, then I dont think there will be many D1 programs.. haha

[NWCer]

Ok, got out to the grove to see my Boxers tonight, a ton of offense, no defense... 110-106 Corban...  Pac was up 9 at half, Jon Jury got injured late in the first half and Carson Bartlett didn't play, however 8 mins into the 2nd half Pac was up 14, then they went ice cold.  With about 2 mins left they were down 8, but the two freshman, McElwee and Wester each hit huge 3's, and then Bartlett tied it up and on came OT.  Corban's big guy took over in OT, and that was it, Pac did have a 3 point lead with about 2 mins to go in OT.

Overall, Pac can score, their frosh can play, McElwee was 5 of 5 from 3 and got to the rim as well, Wester can put points up too.  The transfer Anglin impressed, and Bartlett looked good.  Defense was not great, if they tighted that up I like what I see.  Will be back out tomorrow, Jury was on crutches and C. Bartlett was in street clothes so looks like they'll be short handed. 

[Pio20]

"Took advantage of free meals from the school cafeteria, more than they were allotted...."?

They were allotted free meals?  Doesn't sound good, may be more than just an  "oops"...

Doesn't look like it was just a couple guys either, something is going on there...

Wow, tuff way to start the year, any idea Pio20 on the length of the suspensions or if they were handed down by the university, the A.D., or just the coaching staff?  I wonder if NCAA violations occurred, interesting....

Lots of games tonight, good luck to all the conference teams...

Not sure about the length of the suspension. I think they worked for the cafeteria and thus got free meals in trade for their work. However, I guess they took extra free meals. I believe it was the school that handed down the suspension with Coach G going along with it. Gonna hurt as it seems they have lost three of their best players in Kollasch, Meeuwsen, and Tsukazaki.

[Gregory Sager]

Don't know where the Whitworth fans are TMT but their team has been picked to dominate......

http://www.nwcsports.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/news/poll

We are out here, silently waiting the games to begin.

I have word from an inside source (not a coach or player) that the Bucs should be a Final Four team ! ! !  I would love a trip to VA ! ! !

I'm dying to read 89Pirate's thoughts about tonight's 101-79 loss to UW-Stevens Point, a game in which UWSP was up by 37 points in the second half before Coach Semling called off the dogs.

Yeah, it's only one game, but a comment like that is going to bite you on the butt when your team gets run out of the gym in its first game of the season.

[nwhoops1903]

I'm dying to read 89Pirate's thoughts about tonight's 101-79 loss to UW-Stevens Point, a game in which UWSP was up by 37 points in the second half before Coach Semling called off the dogs.

Yeah, it's only one game, but a comment like that is going to bite you on the butt when your team gets run out of the gym in its first game of the season.

Sager, here's the deal..WSP is good and they couldn't miss tonight.  WW played together for the first time and it showed.  The upside is now WW knows what a top 10 program looks like in week one and WW isn't.  Maybe the impossibly perfect shooting, maybe the first game jitters, maybe the HS ref who T'd up WW in warmups for a rim touch and later called a ball off the thigh a kick, doesn't matter.  WW got hammered and will need to get off the floor and show something tomorrow.  Thanks for stopping by Greg.  Stay classy San Diego.