MBB: Northwest Conference

[(509)Rat]

Whitworth beat Alma 99-72. Shot 67% from 3 in the first half, 60% for the game. Whitworth played a really good game, in all facets, from start to finish. Alma is better than their record would indicate. Losses to North Central, North Park, Elmhurst, and Augustana aren't bad (ok maybe Elmhurst isn't a great team this year). They beat Wheaton. They aren't the elite 8 caliber team from Alma last year, but it's a good win.

Whitman v Marietta tomorrow night should be highly entertaining. Marietta should match up well with Whitman from a personnel standpoint, though there are some other top 10 teams that match up better from a stylistic/pace standpoint...will be a good barometer for Whitman. I don't think Whitworth fans should read much into the results though.

[(509)Rat]

RAT...now that I see, looks like it may have been you I met and spoke with after the Laverne game..if it was, nice talking with you.

Wasn't me but glad you enjoyed your encounter with another Whitworth fan/alumni/parent

[Gosox]

Hahaha...well with the small photos I met your "dopple ganger"...haha....Merry Christmas brother

[wildcat11]

'Cats knocked off Portland Bible 75-70.  Not sure if knocking off an 0-11 bible school by 5 is a good thing or not, but I'll take the win.  Hopeful the 'Cats can make hay against Redlands/Whittier next week before kicking off the new year headed out for the brutal Eastern Washington swing.

[(509)Rat]

Hahaha...well with the small photos I met your "dopple ganger"...haha....Merry Christmas brother

If you met the John Tully, consider yourself lucky. WC11 certainly is jealous.

Redlands and Whittier will be good barometers for the Cats. For the conference's sake, hopefully they can knock em both off.

[wildcat11]

Hahaha...well with the small photos I met your "dopple ganger"...haha....Merry Christmas brother

If you met the John Tully, consider yourself lucky. WC11 certainly is jealous.

I think if Tully was a basketball coach his primary offensive set would be the Four Corners.

[A Buc Forever]

Wildcat 11,

I know Rat started it, but no football references on this board.  I come to here to enjoy WW's total domination of PLU and Linfield. I don't want this time of bliss to be ruined by thoughts of Linfield football.  That said, at least it was a game this year and I bet our basketball game with Linfield is not as close as the football game was.

While comparing football and basketball, does the total number of straight wins by WW basketball over PLU equal the record number of straight wins PLU football had over us all those years?  Glad to see that dark era over.

[(509)Rat]

Whitman beat Marietta. Bet that one Marietta homer on the top 25 talk thread is either overhyping Whitman or making excuses for the Pioneers. Gonna head that way and check out the melt. Very good win for Whitman and the NWC in general.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Whitman beat Marietta. Bet that one Marietta homer on the top 25 talk thread is either overhyping Whitman or making excuses for the Pioneers. Gonna head that way and check out the melt. Very good win for Whitman and the NWC in general.

According to Spence, the zebras stole the game for Whitman.

At least he didn't rant that Marietta should be #1 if the voters weren't such incompetent buffoons.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

To be fair, that non-call steal that lead to the winning bucket would've been called a foul by 98% of referees.  We don't have replay, so it's hard to really know for sure.  The kid put the ball above and slightly behind his head to pass out of the press, the defender put both hands on the ball and pushed it (and the possessing players arms) back over his head until he fell on the floor, then took the ball and scored.

I think you can make that play without fouling - I'm not opposed to the call, just extremely surprised.  That is certainly a tough way to lose when the game was really pretty evenly matched throughout.

[wildcat11]

Wildcat 11,

I know Rat started it, but no football references on this board.  I come to here to enjoy WW's total domination of PLU and Linfield. I don't want this time of bliss to be ruined by thoughts of Linfield football. 

Fair enough. I can honor that request.

In terms of Whitman...still doing a double take when I hear "The Blues".  I'm not fond of the reasons why they changed the name but I kinda of do like "The Blues" more than "Missionaries".   

In terms of the race for the NWC playoff, you have the Whits that are a lock for 1/2 so who do we like as the contenders for the 3/4 spots?

[(509)Rat]

Give me PLU and UPS though I honestly haven't paid much attention to the rest of the conference. I've seen a few L&C results that can't inspire any confidence...the rest of the Oregon teams should be in a battle to not finish last.

[wildcat11]

Give me PLU and UPS though I honestly haven't paid much attention to the rest of the conference. I've seen a few L&C results that can't inspire any confidence...the rest of the Oregon teams should be in a battle to not finish last.

Last time the Oregon Schools took the top 4 NWC spots was in 99/00: L&C, Pac, Lin, Will. 

[(509)Rat]

L&C may be just fine in the NWC after all. I know Wooster is not as good as they've been in years past, but beating the Scots is still impressive.

After the Whits, the rest of the NWC is incredibly inconsistent. You might as well throw darts at a wall to figure out who's gonna finish 3 and 4. It could be Fox and L&C just as easily as my guesses of UPS and PLU.

[D O.C.]

Just for (509) Rat I might drive 25 miles to sit behind the LINFIELD bench and inspire them to some of A Buc Forever's Sis Boom Bah! this Th and Fri at Whittier.
My Catdome 365/24/7 tee shirt should suffice.