Gonzaga and Washington State to begin ESPN's Fourth Annual Tip-Off Marathon

That beat down was early, when we were just learning to walk. It doubt they can stay in the bldg with us this year.

Did Clay Thompson go pro? check
Did that other guy from Ferris TRY to go pro and got dissed? DeAngelo CastroOil? check

I like the Cougs. It’s just that when they play the Zags, I HATE them. Otherwise I luv em!

WSU stood in a zone and watched us miss shots all night. I’d say we handled their style of play just fine, if we didn’t start 0-8 or 0-9 from the field we probably play a tight game and win.

Stick around. Getting ready to throw up an exclusive with Marquise Carter. Had been waiting to hear back from Zach or Max about a question I posed to them in the “official” email that is supposed to get to them, but looks like they never read from there anymore? So, instead of waiting any longer, I’m just gonna let er rip.

Spokane - Seattle

Seattle - Spokane

Where is this kid from?

It ain’t rocket science.

Geeze what are you some kind of corporate quarterly analyst? Contrary to what many politicians think these days (not picking on any party here). There are no simple fixes and there is no ‘magic’.

As we often said where I grew up, “You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink.”

Face it, teenagers (with very few exceptions) are flakes. They lack life experience and easily have their heads turned by the least little immediate distraction.

Daniels has contacts in CA. This gives him information and access to kids in that neck of the woods where maybe we would not normally have that kind of access.

Beyond that, the kid’s decision to attend Gonzaga will probably be more influenced by his parents and buddies than a coach from Eastern Washington.

Gonzaga has made large strides in the past 10 years but if you break it down, those large strides are really a bunch of baby steps. That my friend is how it is done here. Baby steps. One player here, one league championship there, another NCAA tournament appearance, more TV exposure, more ESPN talk, etc. It all adds up.

I know this is the season to carp about recruiting. IMO we will never have Mickey D players lining up to attend GU. I say it over and over again. Kids come to GU because they want to be here — no other reason. All we can possibly do is try to educate potential recruits about all the good things at GU.

Speaking of, how many potential recruits have you talked to about GU? EVER? It doesn’t have to be a coach that recruits these kids you know.

Where Daniels is concerned I am looking to the progress and production of our big guys. He’s only been here a year or so but if Dower and Sacre are any indication of things to come, I couldn’t be more happy with the coaching staff.

You can carp about KO’s progress but there I think we have a player that is seeking an identity. KO has a game best suited for a 3 and a frame that is not the best for the 5 position. That said, his struggles on the defensive end of things have limited his playing time. The guy can score when he gets in the game. Will be interesting to see if KO is playing inside more this year or if he continues to favor the perimeter.

Go Zags!

But have you seen the girls that go to Oregon? My lord in heaven! :) If I was 18 and I visited that campus….sign me up! lol