MBB: Northwest Conference

[nwhoops1903]

I don't see LC winning Thursday. Winning a road game in Eastern WA is a thing of the past. I suspect Whitworth dispatches PLU Spokane style and prepares a few sets designed to stop a momentum run aka A Bridgeland Pressure Cooker.

[(509)Rat]

Whitman's success was predicated on forcing the other team into hurried (bad) shots and getting turnovers. If any team is built to handle it (other than Whitworth) it would be LC, a very guard oriented team. playball is right about LC living by the three, but if than can get some easy buckets under the hoop in transition, and then when the numbers aren't there, hold up and run their sets, they could beat Whitman.

But I think I'd have to agree with nwhoops, my $ is on Whitman. Which is apparently, now, a loud, difficult place to play...

[nwhoops1903]

Oh, Whitworth will host...just not as many rounds as they deserve to.

It might be a stretch... but there's potentially a similar "perfect storm" situation like there was in 03-04...

Should Stevens Point get to the Sweet 16, their women are actually having a better season, so likely would get the nod in terms of hosting the sectional.  That means that they'd have to travel... and it would just depend on who else is still in.


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I would love Whitworth to host the Sweet 16 sectional, as I have said previously I would also love Pirates to play W-Stevens Point in the final four.  Bringing the winner of the WIAC/MIAC pod would make for a great game in Spokane.  UT Dallas and maybe St Norbert to complete the 4.  Great pod.    Long odds. 

[Bearcat Press]

playball is right about LC living by the three, but if than can get some easy buckets under the hoop in transition, and then when the numbers aren't there, hold up and run their sets, they could beat Whitman.

But I think I'd have to agree with nwhoops, my $ is on Whitman. Which is apparently, now, a loud, difficult place to play...

An important corollary to living by the three is dying by the three.  L&C shot 11-42 on three pointers against Willamette on Saturday.  I still can't wrap my head around that statistic.  I also can't wrap my head around the fact that L&C was +16 in turnovers and lost.

And Whitman being a loud, difficult place to play ...


Head exploded.

[bbaddict]

I don't see LC winning Thursday. Winning a road game in Eastern WA is a thing of the past. I suspect Whitworth dispatches PLU Spokane style and prepares a few sets designed to stop a momentum run aka A Bridgeland Pressure Cooker.

Didn't PLU win at Whitman earlier in the season?

and BCP, I'm with you about "loud" at Whitman . . . when I've been there, those grandmas and grandpas didn't make much noise.   Usually their house is pretty empty and they get really quiet if a team gets ahead.   Not that WU had that chance recently . . .   Well, that's over & I don't wanna think about it.

[playball]

Whitman is surprisingly loud now.  They pack that little gym and with it being so closed off from everything the noise gets trapped.  Fun place to play now....

[LoggerNation4040]

Brutal loss for the Logs on Friday night.  Second time this season they've blown a sizable lead in the 2nd half to LC.  Lunt played small-ball with Gittens, Yarbro, and Borboa combining for only 16 minutes.  The game plan worked like a charm but the Loggers' inexperience caught up with them a bit in the end and PJ Taylor made some big plays for the Pios. Nothin like an OT loss to toughen the skin of those youngsters though (I'm searching for a bright side!)

Made my way down to Newberg to catch the Logs get a win Saturday...always nice to end the season on a positive note...not to mention spoiling a senior night   

Can't believe LC didn't show up for their game at Willamette...probably cost them a shot at Whitworth. 

     

[TryMeTeam]

LC losing was not all that big of an upset to me.  After playing UPS blow for blow on Friday, I thought they might be tired on Saturday, and that's the way they looked.  Meeuwson and Perconti going 3 for 17 from the 3 really hurt them, as well as turnovers at the end of the game.  Live by the 3, die by the 3.  It caught up with them Saturday.

They lost another player, McCollough, and that kills them when they play the teams with decent to good big men.  When Meeuswon comes out of the game, Perconti (6'4") has to guard the big man on the other team, and this has not gone well recently.

That shouldn't have a impact on Thursday (size-wise), but their lack of depth will do them in.  I can't see Whitman not being ready to get this win, but I can also see LC lighting up the hoops.  Toss up for me right now, but leaning toward WC.

Its official, Gaillard out, Foreman in!

http://www.lcpioneers.com/sports/mbkb/2010-11/releases/20110221a71s68

I think Bridgeland wrote this press release! 

[(509)Rat]

How long has McCollough been out?

[(509)Rat]

Whitworth guys drop to #2. Fall below Williams and stay ahead of Middlebury

[(509)Rat]

Oh and my wife just informed me that Justin Beiber cut his hair...NOOOOOOOO!

BP consider my head exploded as well

[TryMeTeam]

Rat:

I think last weekends games were his last games attended.

[playball]

McCullough (Sp?) was a decent big guy for LC.  Actually, he was their only true big guy since Meeuwson (Sp?) likes to play outside-in.  This may or may not hurt their chances at WC.  Profound I know!   It could really open up the middle for David Micheals.  But then again it could force Whitman to play smaller.  Either way, I don't see LC winning this game, but I hope for a close one!

[Pio20]

http://www.oregonlive.com/collegebasketball/index.ssf/2011/02/bob_gaillard_longtime_lewis_cl.html

[Keandre]

How does everyone feel LC will do with a new head coach? Even though the guy has been there for 9 seasons with th ecurrent head coach, it is a different story when you are the head guy.