MBB: Northwest Conference

[(509)Rat]

I reserve the right to change this Friday morning but right now I think both Tacoma teams get swept. I think PLU loses both regardless, but UPS has to travel to Walla Walla after the game in Spokane. I think that hurts them and they drop the Sat night game for that reason.

[etule]

I think PLU will beat Whitman and give Whitworth a game! The loggers puzzle me! Sometimes I think they are really good and sometimes I'm not sure! They beat Whitman also! I think UPS could beat WW!

[Keandre]

I think it will be four great games in Eastern Washington. Any team can beat one another if the other doesn't bring it. UPS has gotten a lot better since their 3 game skid. It was never their offense but their defense was giving up a little to much. The last 4 games, they buckled down and got stops. I am very excited to see what happens Friday and Saturday.

[etule]

I agree this year has been fun. I expect UPS to be fired up! Both games on video!

[etule]

Four overtimes for L&C vs GF. That loss really hurt LC. Key guys foulded out for L&C .I have only been to one game at GF and the ref's were awful! Don't know if that was the case only watched the OT. M Taylor hit a big three to extend the game. Kids were tired FT shooting was not good for either team in the OT periods! Give GF credit they are tough at home and a solid team!So is LC! NWC very good this year!!

[Bearcat Press]

It's Friday afternoon - picks anyone?

Huge games in eastern Washington this weekend: I'll take PLU for the upset on the road over Whitman and Whitworth over UPS.  Fox is on a little bit of a roll, and I think they'll beat Pacific in Newberg.  Linfield/Willamette is one of those rivalry games where you can usually throw out the records when making your pick (thank goodness), so I'll go with my heart and take the Bearcats.

[playball]

Aye aye aye.... This is tough to watch.  Enough said.


Good win for the Eastern Washington teams.  Can someone, anyone stop David Micheals?

[A Buc Forever]

Congrats to Felix and Wade for Academic All-district

http://www.whitworthpirates.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120202bb6gg6

Big games tonight.  The Bucs cannot afford to lose in order to keep the two game cushion over Whitman.  We don't need to make the Feb 14 game with Whitman for the league title.

[Bearcat Press]

Of course the Bearcats beat Linfield in the first home game I missed since November.  Hopefully they can keep it up at the Dim Gym tonight.  Your complimentary bizarre stat of the weekend:

Since the 2009-10 season, Willamette is 4-2 against Linfield and 7-30 against the rest of the NWC.

[(509)Rat]

So far, so good on my sweep prediction. Nice win for the Pirates. Still not impressed with Lunt, wonder when UPS fans come to their senses...

[etule]

WW is very good! UPS is a good team just not as talented as WW.

Just looked at box score for Whitman /PLU game  32 free throws to 12 REALLY? Homered! Michaels best played in league no doubt but they were beat in every category except FT and the final score.
That being said you have to make more than 2 of 12!

[(509)Rat]

UPS thwarted my prediction. We really need some Whitman fans/posters because I really don't unferstand this team. I didn't get them last year and they make even less sense to me this year. I didn't think they'd be as streaky. I mean, this isn't the first time they have played 2 completely different games on back to back nights.

I haven't seen anything from the box score but UPS matches up well with Whitman IMO. They have enough size to cause Whitmans D troubles and athletic enough guards to slow down the Missionaries guards. Michaels plays well when he doesn't have to defend and be defended by a good post player (Freidt, the good version of Gittens). Maybe tonight was different but I'd be shocked if he scored 20 against UPS.

Is LC dead in the water as far as playoffs are concerned yet?

[Keandre]

Good win for UPS Saturday at Whitman. PLU almost shocked everyone. Pretty good games overall in Eastern Washington. The last 2 weeks will be a dog fight.

(509)Rat-What senses do UPS fans have to come to?

[(509)Rat]

UPS is 1 loss away from missing the playoffs. Oh how the mighty have fallen. I remember when UPS was consistently the most talented team in the league...

[Keandre]

UPS is very talented, they may be one loss away but so are 4-5 other teams. Anything can happen in this tough league. Besides WW, what do you think about the rest of the league and who will make the playoffs?