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#61
Region 10 men's basketball / Re: Northwest Conference
November 22, 2014, 08:43:16 PM
Quote from: blackhawks4 on November 22, 2014, 08:09:11 PM
WMN is now up 35 points on Rutgers-Newark.  These guys are terrible.  This is who you lost to WW?  At home?? WOW.  Tonight against St. Thomas might be a blood bath.  Somebody bring Logie a few extra suit jackets, I think he's going to need them.

When WMN shares the ball and lets the game come to them, they are good--top 25.  When they try to force an early one-on-one, they're not as good.  We all knew it was just a matter of time, but I think this may be the year that the power in the conference has finally shifted...

Whitman and Whitworth play two completely different styles: one is run and gun, the other is grind it out. What might work against one team might not work against another. This is not new information. But, like I've been saying all pre-season, I think this could be the year Whitman catches Whitworth. It's early, Whitman has a bunch of good seniors, while Whitworth is relying mostly on sophomores and a junior playing out of position to carry the scoring load. Hopefully the Pirates right the ship tonight.
#62
Region 10 men's basketball / Re: Northwest Conference
November 21, 2014, 02:32:57 AM
Quote from: blackhawks4 on November 21, 2014, 02:11:54 AM
Pinecone, I saw the ww ot session. In 5 mins of watching, here's my two cents: Agree ww is solid across the board, as usual. Also agree though that I didn't see a go-to player.

Love your play-by-play crew. Thought they were awesome. Didn't think that was a foul under the bucket on your big fellow--that call hurt. But also didn't think it was a loose ball foul at the end.
I did appreciate Logies jacket spike. I found that enjoyable. However I wish he would have gone for distance instead.  I also enjoyed seeing a referee give a technical foul AFTER the game was over...I think that speaks to the crew you had.

Interested to see WMN-Rutgers.  A WMN win sets a huge conference precedence.

It was a great jacket spike and post-game T ;D

If Whitman hits their 3's (and I think they will), they should win. Whitworth couldn't buy a bucket tonight both inside (RN was too big and long) and outside (just flat-out missed the shots).
#63
Region 10 men's basketball / Re: Northwest Conference
November 21, 2014, 01:36:55 AM
Wish I could have seen the Whitman/St. Thomas game. I was tracking online, and it looked like a good one. Watched the Whitworth one online though and have a few thoughts. 1) Whitworth isn't what it used to be. I mean, that's obvious. This is a top 25 team, but not a top 20 team. There's no go-to player, their post play is average, and they are wholly dependent on defense. With that said, they are a very good defensive team, but I can't imagine this team being in very many shootouts. 2) Rutgers-Newark is pretty solid. Lots of length, they aren't lights out shooters, but they seem to make the shots when they needed. And they were a very good defensive team as well. Definitely a defensive battle tonight. Kudos to RN for coming into Whitworth and picking off a quality win. Didn't look like the crowd was very large, but a win is a win. 3) Those refs <
#64
Prayers go out from Whitworth to the entire Linfield community.
#65
Region 10 men's basketball / Re: Northwest Conference
November 16, 2014, 11:36:26 PM
Quote from: A Buc Forever on November 16, 2014, 02:51:08 AM
Why was Whitworth playing D'Youville?  They were 1-24 last year.  You only get 25 games in DIII--waste of a game!!!

Whitman is playing D'Youville as well FWIW, and beat them 129-88. Looks like Whitman played everyone a lot, but kept the full-court press on (forced 30 turnovers--though D'Youville is pretty bad, so who knows how long that took?). I think part of the draw was they were willing to come to us and it's not always easy to schedule D3 opponents that will come to you--especially on our tiny NWC island. Rutgers-Newark and St. Thomas are coming this weekend to face the Whits. I'm excited to see how the Whits do vs. St. Thomas! I don't know as much about R-N, but from the looks of it they aren't bad. Should give us a good insight where we are with Whitman, and where the NWC is with other teams in the west.
#66
Region 10 men's basketball / Re: Northwest Conference
November 07, 2014, 02:53:43 AM
NWC Coaches Poll is out (http://www.nwcsports.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/nwcpoll-mbsk2015). No real surprises IMO.

1. Whitworth (6)
2. Whitman (3)
3. UPS
4. LC
5. Pacific
6. George Fox
7. PLU
8. Linfield
9. Willamette

I think it's clear the Whits and UPS are the top 3 that everyone is chasing. I think Fox, Pacific and LC will be in a big battle for that fourth playoff spot. Wouldn't surprise me to see Pacific sneak up there. And it's still painfully obvious that Linfield and Willamette are in "rebuilding" mode, though I think Linfield could surprise a few people. With Batiuk back, plus a couple young and talented guards, wouldn't surprise me if they can catch fire and win a few more than last year.

I'm actually a little afraid of Whitman this year. They usually bring their A game for Whitworth, but then have those slip ups (loss @ Pacific last year) along the way. If they can figure those out, they could pose a real threat to Whitworth's dominance.
#67
Region 10 men's basketball / Re: Northwest Conference
November 01, 2014, 06:55:32 PM
Word from the inside at Whitworth is that this is Logie's deepest team since he's been here. Probably not the top-end talent we're used to seeing in the Fieldhouse, but they go 11 deep of players who would start anywhere else in the conference. I've heard they feel like their "B" squad could compete for a league title. They brought in a bunch of JuCo's to replace McConnell/McCargar and add depth up front. They also got a Spanish kid (freshman) who has been impressing. I'm willing to bet that this team will win the NWC again, though they won't be dominant. I think their depth will prevail, as they can run teams off the court--and when they go to the bench, they won't have any major drop off in talent.

Returners: Farnsworth (Sr.), Valle (Jr.), Jurlina (So.), Love (So.)
New Impact Players: Derek Isaak (So.), Alberto de Miguel (Fr.), Matt Staudacher (Jr.)
Crazy prediction: Drew Sears (6-10 So.) has a breakout year
#68
Quote from: dahlby on September 23, 2014, 04:48:59 PM
Heading up to Whitworth for the Chapman game on Saturday. Then over to Hope ID for a week. Any suggestions for places to eat?

Should be a high scoring game.

Depends on what you're looking for.

Wolf Lodge in Coeur d'Alene is the best steakhouse in the area, The Elk in Spokane has killer pork tacos (and make sure to get the corn pasta), and if you're into healthy and natural food, Central Foods in Spokane is really good--plus it has a great view of downtown/river. Up north by Whitworth Selkirk and McClain's have good pizza and are great places to watch sports. Hope that helps!
#69
Quote from: A Buc Forever on July 21, 2014, 03:01:30 PM
Whitworth Basketball 2014 Recruiting Class:

Matt Staudacher   6'1 Junior PG                Simon Fraser University (Lake Washington HS Class of 2012 – Kirkland, WA)
Simon Fraser University Highlights
http://vimeo.com/90826190

Forrest Baker   6'7 RS-Sophomore F         Lewis & Clark State (Mead HS Class of 2012 – Spokane, WA)
HS Highlights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCr-kL7yEh4

Austin Damon   6'5 RS-Sophomore F       Northwest Nazarene (Lewis & Clark HS Class of 2012 – Spokane, WA)
HS Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6q-dmA_wtY

Alberto De Miguel 6'7 Freshman F          MacDuffie Prep School (Madrid, Spain)
Prep School Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUnUHiwNtwQ

Real Madrid Club Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu0j7b70WRE

Josh Thayer 5'9 Freshman PG                     Stanwood High School  (Seattle, WA)
Article:
http://mltnews.com/boys-basketball-stanwood-downs-terrace-66-52-hawks-must-win-game-tuesday/

A Buc Forever: Here's the official release. http://www.whitworthpirates.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/20140730eufji7

Looks like the guys you said plus Derek Isaak, a RS Soph. transfer from NNU where he averaged 8.2 ppg and made nearly 42% from behind the arc. He reminds me a lot of someone Hayford would have recruited: small school, state POY...plus he scored 44 points in the state championship. The kid can shoot. The last guy from ACH who came to Whitworth to play basketball worked out pretty well (Nate Dunham, who was the 1996 NCIC Player of the Year and a First Team NAIA Division II All-American).

I couldn't find a highlight package on him, but here is the state championship when he scored 44 points (he's wearing #22 for the white team). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dME5C4aaw3I

Obviously I hope Whitworth continues the dominance, but this will be an interesting year for Logie since it will be his first without Hayford recruits. I don't think he has the talent that Hayford amassed, but we will see.
#70
A couple things that I hope shed light and answer questions. Let's start with Whitman: As a WW fan, I would kill for their gym. I think it's a stinking cool place to play. Our airport hanger is used for the luau, Relay for Life, and a few other orientation events. I believe that the Fieldhouse might be on its way out, as WW looks to improve that facility in the next 10 years. Back to Whitman. They actually do have a load of cash for their men's basketball team. I remembered they got a $3 million gift a few years back and after a quick Google search, all I could find was that their men's tennis blog copy/pasted their official press release (I'm guessing in the Whitman athletics web site transition, they lost some old pressers): http://www.whitmantennis.net/2011/12/05/merry-christmas-whitman-athletics-a-must-read-story/

So yeah, Whitman has some money to spend. For Nate Montgomery, he was overlooked out of HS but WW didn't recruit him for hoops either. I remember Hayford saying something along the lines of "He didn't make the team his freshman year, but he was 6-9 so we kept him around" at his senior thing. I remember he was sort of a clumsy kid who could only dunk his first year on the team, but he turned into a beast.

I'm interested to see who both Bridgeland and Logie bring in next year. It would be nice if Logie could pull another big, but he does have to replace three starting guards. Love and CJ look ready to step up, but looking for that third stud. Wouldn't surprise me if Whitworth plays bigger next year, starting Love/CJ/Valley/Wilkes/Farnsworth. It'll be fun to see how some of the younger players on both teams develop.

As Rat said, WW has Jan Term too. Guess it helps when your team wins. UPS used to have some killer crowds--maybe just against WW--but they were fun crowds when we traveled over there.
#71
I don't care what anyone else thinks, but to me two things will never get old on this board:
1) The infighting at Linfield, and 2) The "Bridgeland is the greatest coach ever!!!1!" meme.

On a separate note, Whitworth handled Trinity earlier this season, but the Tigers were without their second leading scorer (Lambert). I expect it to be a different game--though the Pirates have been a little more consistent offensively as of late.

#72
Region 10 men's basketball / Re: Northwest Conference
February 28, 2014, 11:22:54 AM
Quote from: blackhawks4 on February 09, 2014, 04:27:24 AM
Honestly, Pinecone, you're embarrassing yourself. Let Rat and A Buc Forver fight your battles for you.

Remember this much too please.

I'm the one weeks ago said that the Whits would win out (except against each other obviously). The rest of the board scoffed.

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'm the one who told you that Whitman goes dancing when they win the conference tourney.

I'm the one who told you months ago that WMN will meet UWSP again.

Just wait...

Whitman needs to be healthy and they need time playing together. Ps. Sophomore stud Tochi Oti showed unbelievable maturity this weekend deferring to WMNs bigs and Mournier, but I'd love to see him find his way on a team with so much talent.

Yeah, I was embarrassing myself. Enjoy watching Whitworth in The Dance...again. ;D
#73
Region 10 men's basketball / Re: Northwest Conference
February 15, 2014, 03:17:25 AM
Quote from: (509)Rat on February 15, 2014, 01:59:01 AM
George Fox 98
Whitman 95

Gotta love the typical Bridgeland letdown game(s). Were they caught looking past GF toward Linfield ;D Blackhawk, you're right. GREATEST COACH EVAR! (And that's coming from a fan of Whitworth, the school that's now apparently down south.)

Gotta agree with Rat, Blackhawk is unbelievable in a "I don't regularly interact with people who think/behave like you so I'm genuinely shocked" kind of way. See you Tuesday.

Bucs roll tonight. Not really much of a game. Linfield has one shooter and the Bucs limited him to just five shots all night, and only one of those was an open look. The Linfield bigs were pretty bad and almost everyone on their roster turns the ball over a ton (19 tonight). They've got a looooong way to go down in McMinnville. Seems like their coach has quite the fiery (read: negative) personality. Guess there's probably not too much to be pumped about except the return of Batiuk next year. Whitworth now has a two game lead with three remaining. However, all three remaining (GF, Whitman, @LC) scare the heck out of me. Should be a great game tomorrow vs. GF! Hope the students come fired up.

On a side note, nice win for Pacific tonight at PLU. They are quietly just a half game behind GF and LC for the final playoff spot.
#74
Region 10 men's basketball / Re: Northwest Conference
February 09, 2014, 03:35:10 AM
Quote from: blackhawks4 on February 09, 2014, 12:41:07 AM
Sorry gentleman, the last time WMN won the 'ship may have been in the 80s, but talk to me about Bridgelands resume.

If Whitworth wins the 'ship this year, he will have as many NWC rings as Bridgeland. Yeah, Logie inherited more, but Bridgeland has zero NWC titles with "his guys" at Whitman after five full seasons there. This would be a sixth. There is nobody here that would dispute that Bridgeland is a good coach, but best in the country? C'mon, man.
#75
Region 10 men's basketball / Re: Northwest Conference
February 08, 2014, 11:02:20 PM
Quote from: (509)Rat on February 08, 2014, 08:53:02 PM
Quote from: A Buc Forever on February 08, 2014, 04:16:57 PM
I'll leave it to Rat to tell us how many years in a row WW has been to the NCAA tournament.

Thanks to a freak snowmobiling accident I don't have that many fingers left...

Whitman fans will know though since they've been sitting at home watching all of them.

Last time Whitman won a share of the league title (which they shared with Pacific and Willamette): The Bangles "Walk Like An Egyptian" was the no. 1 song, "The Simpsons" had yet to begin their first season, Ronald Reagan was POTUS, a gallon of gas cost 89 cents, Nelson Mandela still had three more years in prison before being released, and Jack Sikma was in the midst of setting an NBA record with 51-consecutive FT makes.

I won't even begin on the last time Whitman won an outright title...