MBB: Northwest Conference

[TeeDub]

Jordis -

You are a great example of why eye-witness testimony is often so ineffective in a courtroom setting.  If you check the box score (http://www.whitworth.edu/Athletics/Teams/Basketball_Men/Statistics/07-08/HTML/m3-swc.htm), you will see that SW had an early run in the second half to pull within 7, but then the Pirates never led by less than 10 points and led by 20+ with five minutes to play.

Fair enough...the feel of the game watched versus the statistical data can sometimes be unparallel, but the fact that Southwestern had the game to even 10 points (and honestly should have been even less had they gone to the glass at all) with 9:25 to go is absolutely a testimony to the type of team that WW is...

[TeeDub]

I concede...I don't care about what I saw on Thursday (and I didn't see this game), but any team that can put it on Coach K and Pomona Pitzer like that must have something going on...Congrats on a nice win.

[(509)Rat]

Here's a link from the Whitworth website...
Whitworth Rolls Into Fulmer Final

I think you can chalk up that first loss to chapman to the young guns getting a feel for the game...they shot horribly that particular game.  But a few good wins later (including a scrimmage against CS Stainslaus) and I think the Pirates are righting the ship, so to speak.  Big improvement in only a course of a couple of games, which should continue all the way through conference play as these guys get comfortable with each other on the court, and the young guys get a feel for the college game.

[cawcdad]

(509)Rat, when and where was the scrimmage with Stanislaus? It's not on the schedule. I would have gone to watch had I known about it.

For the Logger faithful, Stanislaus's other win, besides Chico, was 81-61 over NAIA2 Dominican. They lost last night to UC San Diego.

correted a typo.

[LogShow]

Agreed. Whitworth pounded the Sagehens, 73-45.

wow that is a reaming...on their home court too.  Looked like Symes got it going

[LogShow]

sorry..meant at redlands

[LogShow]

Here is the list of today's games


University of Great Falls at Whitman

Willamette at Whittier

Whitworth at Redlands (Redlands Tourney Championship game)

[LogShow]

sounds like WW was really clicking down south.  Guess their tune up against Cal Tech was just what they needed.

Good to see Willamette beat Whititer...

[LogShow]

good catch...I thought it said 70-77 on the NWC website, must have been fixed or misread it.  Thanks

[UPSoundLogs]

It's nice to see WW winning some games.  They must have just had a lapse when they played Chapman.  Now the next step is to get them to play some more challenging non-conference opponents. 

[LogShow]

SoundLogs,  Do do you think about the Logs upcoming game with Warner Pac?

[UPSoundLogs]

Logshow,

I was actually gonna ask you the very same thing.  From what I've seen in recent years Warner Pacific is a very good team and they are currently ranked number 3 nationally in NAIA 2.  However, I'm a little confused because  I went to their website and found that they got absolutely waxed by PLU, only beat linfield by 12, and beat NW christian by only 11.  So I'm not really sure what to think, I dont see how a team can lose to PLU by 30 and still have a top 3 ranking nationally .  

Anyways, I'm becoming quite confident in how the Loggers are playing this year so I'm guessing they will put the hurt on Warner Pac!!!  My prediction is Loggers 105 Warner Pac 85.  Go Logs!!!

[LogShow]

SoundLogs,  looks like I might as well wait on speculating about the game...the game might be canceled/postponed

http://www.ups.edu/x25352.xml

[David Collinge]

SoundLogs,  looks like I might as well wait on speculating about the game...the game might be canceled/postponed

http://www.ups.edu/x25352.xml

It has been postponed, either to Wednesday or next Monday (TBD tomorrow morning.)

[LogShow]

here is the pertinent info from the news release  on UPS's website

If the freeway is reopened by Wednesday morning, the Loggers and Knights may face off Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. in Portland.  Should the freeway remain closed, UPS and WPC will meet on Monday evening at 7:30 p.m. in Portland.

guess we will just have to wait to see these teams faceoff