MBB: Northwest Conference

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

You have the best home crowd in the entire Western United States as far as d3 basketball is concerned (sorry WIAC, you are not "Western"). You fly to almost every away game...

The WIAC is actually moving to the Midwest region in a year or two with realignment.

... and it will be called the Central Region rather than the Midwest Region, so that the men's and women's regions synch up.

And furthermore, make the men's and women's regions identical in makeup as well.

[A Buc Forever]

By all means, Rat. Please do, and reference

I'm the one who is on record telling you that Whitman wins the conference this year.--By the way, Whitman beats WW, and Whitman claims the crown (with a better record against the top of the conference).

I had it wrong about WW getting the top spot if WM beats WW and they both win out.   I was thinking a loss to a better team should put you above the team that lost to a worse team. So WW has to beat WM and win out.

[blackhawks4]

I had it wrong about WW getting the top spot if WM beats WW and they both win out.   I was thinking a loss to a better team should put you above the team that lost to a worse team. So WW has to beat WM and win out.

I'm guilty of the same thinking, A Buc.

Which leads me to this:  It's ridiculous that I'm checking the Pacific/George Fox live stats right now because it has Conference Champion implications.  If two teams finish tied atop the standings and they split with each other, can we please do a one game playoff?! Winner takes all.

And for god's sake can we get rid of this playoff tournament?  This isn't D1 hoops where you can send 8 teams from a conference to the tourney.  If you win conference, you deserve to go to the tourney.  As a conference, we should send the team who is our best representation, proven by the best conference record. 

[TryMeTeam]

Well said, Blackhawk!  Totally agree.  It is just for stats and PR ("We made the playoffs last year", etc) for the other 3 teams.  fortunately, the only time in the last several years when the league champion did not win it, they also got an at-large bid (WW and UPS).  But it is a waste of time, opens the lone playoff team to injuries, and has the potential of keeping the best team out of the national playoff.

[playball]

Just to play devils advocate, but why not have the tournament?  You play the whole conference season for seeding and then you have to earn your spot.  If your team is really the best squad, the tournament should be a prep for what's to come (rowdy crowds, homer refs(Spokane)  ). And as for opening the team up for injuries, that's kind of a worn out argument.  You could get injured at any time of the year playing hoops, what's another couple games?  Why take away a fun and entertaining atmosphere from three other teams?

[blackhawks4]

Spoken like a fan of an average team, Playball. 

The only 4 team conference tournament that I want to watch is the George Fox & Whitman women taking on the Linfield and Willamette men.--You put those games on a neutral court, and I think it's a coin flip.

 

[(509)Rat]

At least playball didn't bail on his team...

Your old posts and your email address are all visible to the rest of us, genius.

[D O.C.]

(509) Sleuth

[playball]

Just to play devils advocate, but why not have the tournament?

If this is the Glynn of the UPS of old, I think you failed to read my first sentence.  Also, UPS has been so stellar since Lunt has taken over and has his own guys there.  I guess you would know something about being a fan of mediocre.

[(509)Rat]

Adding to playballs point about the conference tournament being a good thing...

It really shouldn't matter who wins. The teams in the NWC should be taking care of business, scheduling good d3 competition and getting those wins against regionally ranked opponents. You wouldn't have to worry about winning the conference tournament if 2 teams got in regularly. But nooooo, Whitman loses to Old Westbury, Chicago, and Wash U. Maybe instead of complaining about the conference tourney (which is an argument that doesn't make sense if you're a Whitman fan and is practically word for word recycled from blackhawks UPS fandom days), you should probably complain about Bridgeland going 5-4 against non-conference d3 opponents.

[Pat Coleman]

No shame in losing to Wash U ...

[CalCat]

At least playball didn't bail on his team...

Your old posts and your email address are all visible to the rest of us, genius.

Blackhawk down💥

[blackhawks4]

Rat, I thought you were better than this.  I overestimated.

Please tell your cheerleaders that we hashtagged it up on Twitter months ago sans username.  You look less like Sherlock Holmes, and more like Inspector Gadget.

Rat, whether its required donning Navy & Gold, Maroon, Orange & Navy, and then Royal Blue, my allegiance has never changed.

In Spokane you sit on your pedestal, where you've earned the right to sit, but what you can't fathom is that while you continue to renovate the same ole' Sweet 16 team that comes up short on a National level year after year, your neighbor to the north started by building ground up.

And unstrap your seatbelts gentleman, because when Whitman takes the title from you, it's going to be like what happened years ago in Tacoma, when your ride ended, and the title left, and you didn't get it back until the Waves rolled in.

Lucky for us, we don't have to wait long for our little soiree.  The appetizer is 4 days away, followed by the main course on March 1st.

[Bearcat Press]

your neighbor to the north started by building ground up.

Canada?

[Gregory Sager]

your neighbor to the north started by building ground up.

Canada?

Last time I checked a map, Walla Walla was south-southwest of Spokane.