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SoarTWD · 02-02-2008, 10:02 AM

Originally Posted by cordodor

well, we're no UW, that's for sure...

Burn.... haha

eric · 02-07-2008, 11:21 PM

Wow, basketball in the state of WA sucks right now. Huskies suck, Cougs are playing WAY below expectations, even the zags have lost the dominance in their division.

Is this the most disappointing WSU b-ball team ever? Huskies are disappointing this year, sure, but no one had huge expectations for them. This was supposed to be the cougs' year! Senior guards, tons of experience, got all the way up to a #6 ranking... And now they've lost 4 of 5 and are down to 5-5 in the conference, tied for 5th. I can't see them being better next year. I think Tony fucked up by not leaving this year when his stock was probably highest.

SoarTWD · 02-10-2008, 09:36 AM

Originally Posted by eric

Wow, basketball in the state of WA sucks right now. Huskies suck, Cougs are playing WAY below expectations, even the zags have lost the dominance in their division.

Is this the most disappointing WSU b-ball team ever? Huskies are disappointing this year, sure, but no one had huge expectations for them. This was supposed to be the cougs' year! Senior guards, tons of experience, got all the way up to a #6 ranking... And now they've lost 4 of 5 and are down to 5-5 in the conference, tied for 5th. I can't see them being better next year. I think Tony fucked up by not leaving this year when his stock was probably highest.

Well since you seem to know nothing about WSU B-ball, let me inform you about a few things.

The cougs lost 3 tough games at home that they had every chance to win, true, but there is no way in hell this is the must disappointing season by far. Regardless of their W/L record or their national ranking, the Cougs have what it takes to play with the best and win, period. We are just getting into the second half of the conference schedule, and considering their level of play yesterday (A 24 point win over the only Pac-10 team to beat UCLA) I'd say their doing just fine. Come Tourny time all bets are off. W/L record means Squat. The Cougs will be ready. Btw, the Cougs only have 5 losses this year in the toughest conference in the land.

As for the Zags, they'll need to continue to improve and get their key Freshmen some more experience, but they too have the ability to play with some of the toughest teams in the nation, including #1 undefeated Memphis.

There you go eric, you've just been schooled.

Oh and btw, Tony ain't going nowhere. Pullman is his home. Sucks for you Husky fan

wadel · 02-10-2008, 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by eric

tied for 5th.

Tied for 3rd now. Looks like the huskies are still safely right above the beavers. Wonder how they will fare against UCLA today? Love versus Brockman will be interesting.

Nice to see Weaver bring his A game and confound Mayo.

SoarTWD · 02-10-2008, 04:31 PM

WOW, UCLA GOT ROCKED..................

This makes things very interesting

eric · 02-10-2008, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by wadel

Tied for 3rd now. Looks like the huskies are still safely right above the beavers. Wonder how they will fare against UCLA today? Love versus Brockman will be interesting.

I think they fared well...

Originally Posted by SoarTWD

WOW, UCLA GOT ROCKED..................

This makes things very interesting

WSU should thank us for that.

My earlier point about WSU wasn't that they are terrible but I don't know how they can be anything but disappointing. This was supposed to be THEIR year with two excellent senior guards and all that teamwork. Elite teams don't lose 3 in a row at home. Great game against USC though. They will have to go on the road and play very well or they are going into the tourney as a 7 seed and if they do, forget going to the elite 8. WSU has an outside chance of only losing one more game the rest of the season but I don't see that happening. We'll see, next year will be rough for them.

eric · 02-11-2008, 09:54 AM

happy articles from the weekend.

No. 17 Washington State takes control early, suffocates USC

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Kyle Weaver did it all for No. 17 Washington State on Saturday.

Weaver scored 17 points, including the 1,000th of his career, and shut down Southern Cal's O.J. Mayo as Washington State crushed the Trojans 74-50 to end a three-game losing streak.

Weaver made all eight of his field-goal attempts, while limiting Mayo to 6-for-18 shooting. Weaver added seven rebounds, five assists and four steals.

"I wanted to make everything tough for him tonight," Weaver said of Mayo, the heralded freshman.

The 24-point win was the biggest Pac-10 victory margin for the Cougars this season.

Washington State (18-5, 6-5) shot 59.6 percent from the floor and had nine steals against the Trojans. It was their only win in a four-game home stand, and only their fourth win in the past nine games, a streak that threatened to derail a season that had seen the Cougars rise to No. 4 in the nation.

Weaver said that before the game, coach Tony Bennett didn't say a word to the team.

"He wrote 'Now is the time' on the board and walked out," Weaver said. "This was one of the first games we actually got ourselves, before the game, a little riled up to play."

Southern Cal coach Tim Floyd got riled up during the game. After Mayo hit the floor during a drive to the basket, Floyd rushed onto the court to complain about the lack of a foul call, automatically earning one technical. He continued to complain, picking up a second technical and was ejected with 4:49 left.

The Trojans (15-8, 6-5) scored only one point the rest of the game. They lost for only the second time in the past eight games.

"It was our goal to get to the line," Floyd said. His team shot just eight free throws, making three.

"I can't talk about the officiating because I want to coach the next game," Floyd said. "I'm getting too old to get kicked out of games. I don't know what happened tonight. I must have got a good night's sleep."

Mayo, who averages 20 points, led the Trojans with 14 points.

"I was just trying to get to the line against Weaver," said Mayo, who made one of two free throws. "We just lost our poise."

Taj Gibson, who averages 10 points, had two for USC. Davon Jefferson added 13.

The Trojans shot only 36 percent in the first half and trailed 29-19 at halftime. They shot 54 percent in the second half, but the Cougars were shooting 66.7 percent to pull away to an easy win and a season sweep of the Trojans.

Washington State forced four steals in the first nine minutes of the second half, while the offense made six of its first 10 shots for a 45-29 lead.

After Angelo Johnson's 3-pointer for USC narrowed the lead to 58-46 with 5:04 left, the Cougars went on a 10-1 run -- six points by Weaver -- for a 68-47 lead.

Weaver's first basket of the game gave him 1,000 points for his career, becoming the 29th Cougar to reach that milestone. Fellow guard Derrick Low became the 28th earlier this season, and they are the first teammates to reach that mark together since Terry Kelly and Don Collins in 1980.

It was the first time in eight games the Cougars scored at least 70 points.

Bennett said his team never panicked despite its recent slide, because it played pretty well during the first losing streak of his two-season coaching career.

"I don't think they were shaken and rattled too bad," Bennett said. "But the timing after dropping three at home was important."

Senior forward Robbie Cowgill admitted that the three losses had conjured up the early seasons of his career, when the Cougars lost often.

"We started reminiscing about the old days, when that was what it was like," Cowgill said. "It was just fun to win, man."

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=280400265

Dentmon answers call as Washington stuns No. 4 UCLA

SEATTLE (AP) -- Washington didn't just beat rugged UCLA. The Huskies beat up the big, bad Bruins -- literally socked one of them in the nose.

Justin Dentmon, benched in favor of a freshman for most of the season, scored 20 points and completely took Darren Collison out of the game defensively to lead previously wayward Washington to a 71-61 upset of UCLA (No. 4 ESPN/USA Today, No. 5 AP) on Sunday.

With UCLA down 66-61 with 47 seconds left because the Huskies had squandered much of a nine-point lead at the foul line, Washington's Tim Morris was about to get called for a five-second violation on an inbound play. Instead, he threw the ball off the nose of Alfred Aboya, who was guarding him closely across the boundary line, and it banged into an incensed UCLA bench.

The Huskies retained possession and Jon Brockman, who had 12 points and 17 rebounds, scored. Ryan Appleby added two free throws following a steal to put Washington (13-11, 4-7 Pac-10) up 70-61. The upset, accompanied by a wild celebration, was back on.

"He just threw it off the kid's face," UCLA coach Ben Howland said of Morris' sneaky trick.

When asked if that is OK, perhaps by the unwritten code of how to play the game, Howland shot back, "No."

"The official said there is nothing he can do," Howland said. "So I guess legally you can do it."

Dentmon entered for Venoy Overton in the game's first minute, after coach Lorenzo Romar benched the freshman for not running back on defense. Dentmon then took over for the Huskies, who had lost four straight -- the last three at home.

Washington won its fourth consecutive home game against the Bruins dating to 2004. The Huskies are now 11-68 against teams ranked in the top 5, stretching back to 1950. Their previous win at home over such a foe was last March, against then-No. 2 UCLA.

"Coach asked me last week, 'What's gotten into you?' I told him I just kept having these dreams of playing above my abilities," Dentmon said. "Constantly, every night. It's been weird."

So was Washington's unlikely resurrection against UCLA (21-3, 9-2), which lost for the first time in six games to fall into a first-place tie with Stanford in the Pac-10.

"They out-toughed us, out-hustled us. We just didn't have it today," said Josh Shipp, who led the Bruins with 19 points.

Collison took responsibility for the lack of fire -- plus his season-low three points on 1-for-8 shooting, with four assists and eight turnovers. He was averaging 14.6 points coming in, and had scored all 18 of his points Thursday in the second half to lead a win at No. 17 Washington State.

"We didn't have the same fight we had the last few games," Collison said. "I take full blame. I'm the leader. I'm the captain. I have to step up."

Three days after a blowout bow-down to Southern California that embarrassed them and challenged their pride, the Huskies bore into a team that has been to the Final Four in each of the last two seasons. They sprinted and dived to win loose balls. They had the bulk of Artem Wallace to push Bruins super freshman Kevin Love out of the lane and into frustration.

They also had Morris' impromptu pass into Aboya's face.

"Lot of cheap shots going on throughout the game," said UCLA's Russell Westbrook, who scored 18 points. "They did what they had to do."

Aboya, stunned, walked the nearby baseline for a spell to gather his senses after Morris' saving play. Bruins players yelled at Morris, "Don't do that again!"

Morris said Howland demanded that he "Back up!"

Aboya said he didn't know if Morris had delivered a cheap shot.

"I never knew his intention, if he did it on purpose," Aboya said. "He did apologize, though.

"It did hurt, but that's the game."

In one rousing afternoon, the Huskies turned around a season that seemed adrift.

"If you've got any pride at all, you are going to bounce back," Romar said. "I was shocked our season had turned the way it did. Today, you saw why."

Dentmon heeded his coaches' calls to attack Collison, after the Bruins' star picked up his third foul on a technical 32 seconds after halftime. Dentmon scored 12 points on 5-for-8 shooting the rest of the way, as Collison backed off to avoid a fourth foul.

Love, the Bruins' leading scorer at 17.7 points per game coming in, missed five of his first seven shots while trading shoves with Wallace. Wallace is two inches shorter than the 6-foot-10 Love, but continually used his comparable bulk to lean into the 271-pound Love on the low blocks.

Love finished with 13 points on just 3-of-8 shooting, with 10 rebounds.

"I was frustrated," Love said, using the same word he used Thursday after getting only eight shots at Washington State. "I was looking for the ball. ... I felt I was open and my teammates didn't find me."

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=280410264

eric · 02-14-2008, 12:34 AM

Anyone have predictions for UW and WSU the next few days?

How about the season?

WSU is going to the sweet 16 where they will get killed. Best finish in the tourney since at least the 70s, not sure if it would be their best finish since the field of 64 was created. As much as I'd love to see them lose in the round of 32 after being a 3 seed again, they'll win two games this year. Advance prediction for next year, they will suck. Not OSU this year sucky, but pretty bad. Might win 4 or 5 games if the conference is having a down year which I think it will.

Huskies are almost surely not going to the Big Dance. I predict they will lose in the NIT championship game. If we sweep OR this week I MIGHT think about discussing big dance odds... Next year they will be a better team in a weaker conference. Losing Apples and Morris isn't a huge loss. I predict a return to the sweet 16.

SoarTWD · 03-02-2008, 11:36 AM

You fail to recognize that while Low, Weaver, Cowgill, Cross and Henry are all leaving, we will still have Rochestie, Baynes, Harmeling, Forrest, Koprivica, and Abercrombie who all have plenty of playing time and experience. Oh yeah, and one more small fact that you forgot, Eric. Coach Bennett and his assistants will be here. That's good for at least two wins against UW

. Have fun in March while you watch the other teams play in the tourney.

eric · 03-02-2008, 12:20 PM

holy delayed response.

SoarTWD · 03-02-2008, 12:43 PM

holy worthless rebuttal

eric · 03-02-2008, 03:37 PM

Originally Posted by SoarTWD

holy worthless rebuttal

I was on my cell phone, not typing anything long out.

Originally Posted by SoarTWD

You fail to recognize that while Low, Weaver, Cowgill, Cross and Henry are all leaving, we will still have Rochestie, Baynes, Harmeling, Forrest, Koprivica, and Abercrombie who all have plenty of playing time and experience. Oh yeah, and one more small fact that you forgot, Eric. Coach Bennett and his assistants will be here. That's good for at least two wins against UW

. Have fun in March while you watch the other teams play in the tourney.

I'm not failing to realize anything. I understand who will be on the roster next year. I'm lowering my prediction for WSU to a 4 seed from a 3 seed but will still lose in the sweet 16.

How far do you think they will go? What about next year?

SoarTWD · 03-13-2008, 08:56 PM

Well, they have one quality win so far. They flat out dominated the 2007 Pac-10 tourney champ Ducks for 40 minutes. Their game tomorrow against either AU or Stanford will be a battle for sure, but one more opportunity to prep for the big dance. The cougs have the defense to be a sweet sixteen team easily, even an elite eight if their offense continues to produce. It's proven that defense wins championships, and the cougs are one of the best. It's gonna be fun seeing how well the pac matches up to the east coast teams.

wadel · 03-14-2008, 07:51 AM

It was a great game. The Ducks had a good push towards the end but luckily, the Serbian kept making the free throws.

eric · 03-17-2008, 11:51 AM

Well, WSU isn't getting to the elite 8. I've got them losing to ND in the round of 32. I'm going to set up a bracket for PNW on Yahoo.

wadel · 03-21-2008, 08:39 AM

Bring on them irish! What a great second half. It was nice to see Baynes bring his A game.

SoarTWD · 03-21-2008, 07:26 PM

WSU over ND 65-58 FTW!!!!!

SoarTWD · 03-22-2008, 05:57 PM

correction, 61-41 Cougars!

I love how every one of the CBS analysts predicted ND to win. Eat your words suckers.

Go COUGS!!!

Chipper6 · 03-22-2008, 06:12 PM

holy MOLY

wadel · 03-22-2008, 06:37 PM

Talk about defensive domination! Lowest score ever for ND under current coach. Bring on UNC and the Sweet 16 baby! Sorry about your bracket, Eric.

mnewell · 03-22-2008, 06:40 PM

Domination.

I love it.

Look out Sweet 16, here comes the Cougs!

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02-07-2008, 11:21 PM	#122
eric Slow Eric Joined: Mar 2006 From: Seattle Blog Entries: 6 I Ride: Street: Bike #1 Track: Bike #2	Wow, basketball in the state of WA sucks right now. Huskies suck, Cougs are playing WAY below expectations, even the zags have lost the dominance in their division. Is this the most disappointing WSU b-ball team ever? Huskies are disappointing this year, sure, but no one had huge expectations for them. This was supposed to be the cougs' year! Senior guards, tons of experience, got all the way up to a #6 ranking... And now they've lost 4 of 5 and are down to 5-5 in the conference, tied for 5th. I can't see them being better next year. I think Tony fucked up by not leaving this year when his stock was probably highest.


02-10-2008, 04:31 PM	#125
SoarTWD Superbiker Joined: Apr 2005 From: Spokane I Ride: nothing	WOW, UCLA GOT ROCKED.................. This makes things very interesting


02-14-2008, 12:34 AM	#128
eric Slow Eric Joined: Mar 2006 From: Seattle Blog Entries: 6 I Ride: Street: Bike #1 Track: Bike #2	Anyone have predictions for UW and WSU the next few days? How about the season? WSU is going to the sweet 16 where they will get killed. Best finish in the tourney since at least the 70s, not sure if it would be their best finish since the field of 64 was created. As much as I'd love to see them lose in the round of 32 after being a 3 seed again, they'll win two games this year. Advance prediction for next year, they will suck. Not OSU this year sucky, but pretty bad. Might win 4 or 5 games if the conference is having a down year which I think it will. Huskies are almost surely not going to the Big Dance. I predict they will lose in the NIT championship game. If we sweep OR this week I MIGHT think about discussing big dance odds... Next year they will be a better team in a weaker conference. Losing Apples and Morris isn't a huge loss. I predict a return to the sweet 16.


03-02-2008, 11:36 AM	#129
SoarTWD Superbiker Joined: Apr 2005 From: Spokane I Ride: nothing	You fail to recognize that while Low, Weaver, Cowgill, Cross and Henry are all leaving, we will still have Rochestie, Baynes, Harmeling, Forrest, Koprivica, and Abercrombie who all have plenty of playing time and experience. Oh yeah, and one more small fact that you forgot, Eric. Coach Bennett and his assistants will be here. That's good for at least two wins against UW . Have fun in March while you watch the other teams play in the tourney.


03-02-2008, 12:20 PM	#130
eric Slow Eric Joined: Mar 2006 From: Seattle Blog Entries: 6 I Ride: Street: Bike #1 Track: Bike #2	holy delayed response.


03-02-2008, 12:43 PM	#131
SoarTWD Superbiker Joined: Apr 2005 From: Spokane I Ride: nothing	holy worthless rebuttal


03-13-2008, 08:56 PM	#133
SoarTWD Superbiker Joined: Apr 2005 From: Spokane I Ride: nothing	Well, they have one quality win so far. They flat out dominated the 2007 Pac-10 tourney champ Ducks for 40 minutes. Their game tomorrow against either AU or Stanford will be a battle for sure, but one more opportunity to prep for the big dance. The cougs have the defense to be a sweet sixteen team easily, even an elite eight if their offense continues to produce. It's proven that defense wins championships, and the cougs are one of the best. It's gonna be fun seeing how well the pac matches up to the east coast teams.


03-14-2008, 07:51 AM	#134
wadel Zone Head Joined: Jan 2006 From: Pullman, WA I Ride: '06 1200C, '71 CB350	It was a great game. The Ducks had a good push towards the end but luckily, the Serbian kept making the free throws.


03-17-2008, 11:51 AM	#135
eric Slow Eric Joined: Mar 2006 From: Seattle Blog Entries: 6 I Ride: Street: Bike #1 Track: Bike #2	Well, WSU isn't getting to the elite 8. I've got them losing to ND in the round of 32. I'm going to set up a bracket for PNW on Yahoo.


03-21-2008, 08:39 AM	#136
wadel Zone Head Joined: Jan 2006 From: Pullman, WA I Ride: '06 1200C, '71 CB350	Bring on them irish! What a great second half. It was nice to see Baynes bring his A game.


03-22-2008, 06:12 PM	#139
Chipper6 MotoGP Contender Joined: Feb 2007 From: Pullman, WA I Ride: '00 Buell X1 Lightning, '91 kTm 300, Project - '67 CB77	holy MOLY


03-22-2008, 06:40 PM	#141
mnewell MotoGP Contender Joined: Sep 2005 From: Bellevue, Wa I Ride: Aprilia Mille R, Gixxer 600, Yamaha WR250, Yamaha TTR125	Domination. I love it. Look out Sweet 16, here comes the Cougs!


03-21-2008, 07:26 PM	#137
SoarTWD Superbiker Joined: Apr 2005 From: Spokane I Ride: nothing	WSU over ND 65-58 FTW!!!!!


03-22-2008, 05:57 PM	#138
SoarTWD Superbiker Joined: Apr 2005 From: Spokane I Ride: nothing	correction, 61-41 Cougars! I love how every one of the CBS analysts predicted ND to win. Eat your words suckers. Go COUGS!!!


03-22-2008, 06:37 PM	#140
wadel Zone Head Joined: Jan 2006 From: Pullman, WA I Ride: '06 1200C, '71 CB350	Talk about defensive domination! Lowest score ever for ND under current coach. Bring on UNC and the Sweet 16 baby! Sorry about your bracket, Eric.