MBB: Northwest Conference

[LogShow]

League Standings after 10 games:

UPS                 8-2
WW                 8-2
Linfield            6-4
PLU                 6-4
Willamette      6-4
LC                   5-5
Pacific             4-6
G Fox              2-8
Whitman         0-10

[NWCer]

Logshow, your sounding like a lack of focus, passion from UPS was a factor.  Anybody know, since 2004 when UPS started their run, on which night, Fridays or Saturdays, did most of their losses come on.  I would think that naturally they'll play with that fire that is them more on Friday nights and that it's easier to knock them off on a Saturday where their may be challenges occasionally for them to duplicate that fire that is necessary for their system.  Just a theory, interested to hear thoughts.  I think this Friday-Saturday set up is tough for everyone and plays a major factor in the conference.

[Pio20]

Wow I was shocked to wake up and find that both UPS and Whitworth lost! I went to PLU last night and really like their gym. Unfortunately their crowd was dead silent the entire game until PLU made the winning shot. Say you want about the size of LC crowds but the 20 or so LC students that made the trip were eight times as into it as the whole PLU crowd. That aside, LC came out of the gates struggling. They were lucky the weren't down more going into half. It seemed like the whole game the loose balls and close misses all went PLU's way. Every time the Pios cut it to 9 it would go back to 11. Then Robinowitz hit a few threes and we were back in it. The Pios did a great job of not letting Dressler get open off screens in the second half. Then Robiniwitz got fouled shooting a three with 8 seconds left and made all three to tie it up. Sure enough though the Pios let PLU bring the ball down the floor without any real resistance and Dressler stopped near the free throw line and found a cutter who made the layup over Rivera's outstretched arms. Another disappointing loss for LC. Another inconsistent performance. Hard to climb over three teams for a playoff spot...but as we have seen anything is possible in this conference. 

[rms78645]

Our students are out on break. Not to say that we have a huge student body normally, but J term has just finished. We won't have a student body for the UPS game either. Our kids need to take notes from the Linfield guys. They were amazing when we played them. You couldn't hear anything in the gym the entire night except them.

[LogShow]

Logshow, your sounding like a lack of focus, passion from UPS was a factor.  Anybody know, since 2004 when UPS started their run, on which night, Fridays or Saturdays, did most of their losses come on.  I would think that naturally they'll play with that fire that is them more on Friday nights and that it's easier to knock them off on a Saturday where their may be challenges occasionally for them to duplicate that fire that is necessary for their system.  Just a theory, interested to hear thoughts.  I think this Friday-Saturday set up is tough for everyone and plays a major factor in the conference.

Well NWCer I did some digging.  Since 2004 UPS only lost on Friday nights. Once in 2004 @ Willamette beat LC the next night.
Once in 2005 lost @G Fox won @ Linfield the next night. and 2006 @Willamette then won @Linfield and @WW then won at Whitman.

This is the first year UPS has lost 2 home games since 2002.  Its been awhile, and both of the losses this year have been on Saturday...actually all 3 if you want to throw the Westmont game in there.  Weird trend, that hasnt happened before.

[LogShow]

I still can't put my finger on what went wrong last night.  Part, or maybe most of the problem was I felt that G Fox out competed UPS.  The style UPS plays demands for everyone to play extremely hard.  They seem to have lapses and check out sometimes.

[NWCer]

What about last year Logshow, 2007?  I know they lost at Pacific on a Saturday, I was at that one.  And what night was it they lost their other 4, I think it was Willamette, LC, Whitman, and Fox.......

[LogShow]

What about last year Logshow, 2007?  I know they lost at Pacific on a Saturday, I was at that one.  And what night was it they lost their other 4, I think it was Willamette, LC, Whitman, and Fox.......

Ah...you're right!  I guess that part of last year was erased from my memory!

[LogShow]

Last year was also the first time since 2002 that UPS got swept on a weekend.

[NWCer]

Where you at both UPS games this weekend Logshow?

[LogShow]

Yeah I was...talk about Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde

[NWCer]

What was the difference, how can they cream Pac (didn't say my Boxers with that Pat! ) and then fall to Fox?

[LogShow]

Not really sure...maybe they over looked G Fox.  UPS came out really flat and looked uninterested the first half, but I have no idea why.  They tried to make up for it in the 2nd, but couldn't hit freethrows or stop G Fox from scoring.

[Pat Coleman]

What was the difference, how can they cream Pac (didn't say my Boxers with that Pat! ) and then fall to Fox?

Wow, thanks for that!

[LogShow]

Now that I think about it.  G Fox pretty much beat UPS with 2 players...Saturn and Atwater.  Atwater hit some tough shots and Saturn is just a tough, good player.  He beat the pressure and scored or dished.  He can really set people up...I bet his teammates love playing with him.