MBB: Northwest Conference

LogShow · February 19, 2008, 01:30:55 PM

Well of course a Pac guy would never want a Linfield team in there

Tie-breakers would come down to head to head match-ups, and then records against the top of the league down. So assuming that all the teams split during the regular season...it would then go by their records against WW and UPS.

A 4-way tie would be nuts trying to figure out who actually gets it...I will wait till Friday night when the standings and tie-breakers are a bit more clear.

LogShow · February 19, 2008, 11:19:37 PM

Can Whitman catch lightning in a bottle tonight? Probably not...

LogShow · February 19, 2008, 11:20:24 PM

But a guy can hope

LogShow · February 19, 2008, 11:57:00 PM

After 1 half of play WW is up 10. Faidley hasn't scored yet...

LogShow · February 20, 2008, 12:57:04 AM

WW win a rather boring contest against Whitman. Still have G Fox left on Friday.

WW: 1 down 1 to go
UPS: still 2 to go

nwhoops1903 · February 20, 2008, 05:45:47 AM

I love boring wins by WW.

Playoff tiebreaker talk for the third spot is for late Friday night posts. Too much can happen.

I pick WIL to get the 3rd spot still. Unless, of course, UPS tanks both games....lol.

LogShow · February 20, 2008, 11:51:41 PM

Quote from: nwhoops1903 on February 20, 2008, 05:45:47 AM
I love boring wins by WW.

Playoff tiebreaker talk for the third spot is for late Friday night posts. Too much can happen.

I pick WIL to get the 3rd spot still. Unless, of course, UPS tanks both games....lol.

Not funny...

LogShow · February 20, 2008, 11:52:20 PM

...and definately not going to happen. I am very confident UPS will sweep their final home stand

LogShow · February 20, 2008, 11:55:22 PM

The second round of regional rankings came out today...still no teams from the NWC. The only ones who would have had a chance are WW and UPS. If UPS would have won this weekend them I could probably have seen them being around #6. But they didn't, so I don't think UPS will make any of the regional rankings this year.

LogShow · February 21, 2008, 01:04:05 PM

Pio20, what's your feel for the game tomorrow? Is it just a crap shoot like every game for LC?

Pio20 · February 21, 2008, 01:34:24 PM

Well I would say that there is no way we win because I think we have given up more or less. I talked to Joey Toboni and he said basically what I have been telling you guys all season. He said he still didn't know what happened this season and that they easily could be playing UPS for first place tomorrow. But I think the fact that they have to rely on Willamette to lose doesn't help them at all. On the other hand, perhaps the fact that they feel they will have nothing to play for will mean they simply go out there and have fun and play well as a result. I'm sure they would love to get back at UPS for that collapse earlier in the year. So once again, more or less, yeah it is up in the air as is every LC game. I will say that if UPS gets up by more than 10 it will be a blowout very quickly.

Pio20 · February 21, 2008, 01:58:57 PM

Does anyone else feel like some 7 game series would be the only way to truly figure out who is the best in conference this year?

UPS has lost two close games to WW. LC has been up 26 on UPS. LC has gotten demolished by WW and then beat them solidly. UPS has lost to George Fox. George Fox has beat Willamette. Willamette has beat LC twice. LC has blown out George Fox twice. And it goes on and on. I'm not making any actual arguments here but it seems like the only way to tell who is actually the best in the NWC is a seven game series! And just to satisfy those who say WW has been the most consistent in conference, it coud be played at Whitworth.

D O.C. · February 21, 2008, 02:00:17 PM

Perhaps LC is thinking of doing away with the basketball program.

Pio20 · February 21, 2008, 02:06:20 PM

Quote from: D O.C. on February 21, 2008, 02:00:17 PM
Perhaps LC is thinking of doing away with the basketball program.

I don't get it

NWCer · February 21, 2008, 03:09:26 PM

I say the best team(s) in the conference is the one(s) sitting in first after Saturday night. Everyone would have played a home and home with everyone else, no better way to figure it out.

I know LC doesn't want to depend on Willamette to lose both, but at Pacific and at UPS, as tough a road back to back as there is, maybe your Pios can make something happen, a lot of basketball left, pass that on to Joey Toboni.