Bombshell Saturday

After watching WSU blow a game that was very winnable, and Gonzaga get resoundingly thumped by Memphis last night, I'm feeling like this at the moment.

Remember when basketball season was suppose to make us forget about that horrible football season for the state of Washington this year? Well other than the Huskies, things are quickly turning sour for everyone.

Now granted Gonzaga is still undefeated in the WCC, which is a wonderful high school basketball league, but their embarassing 68-50 loss to the Tigers really exposed their weaknesses to everyone in the country.

The Zags looked unathletic, outmatched, their star players did not step up to the occasion, Pargo's NBA draft dropped even further to the point where he'll playing in Italy, and Heytvelt was beat off the boards. But enough from me, let's hear from Spokesman-Review columnist John Blanchette, who apparently got plenty of camera time on ESPN (seriously they cut to him on the sidelines more often than Pargo, Day and Bouldin on the bench). He really says it best:

Speaking of nuggets, remember the giddy scouting report on this year’s Bulldogs – the one about having six players who can get you 20 points on any given night?

Well, not against these Memphis guys.

And remember this being the year that the Zags were Final Four material?

Would you settle for the second round right about now?

Well at least we aren't expecting anything anymore. Perhaps that Zag hype machine finally met its untimely end. From here on out, it's not your reputation, it's what have you done for me now?

As for the Cougs, well they've lost another one, the fifth time in six games, and most of those have been close contests that they could have won. It looks like the Crimson and Gray will be sitting at home unless they catch fire and win the Pac-10 Tournament.

Oh brother.

When do the Spokane Shock start? Actually pretty soon. March 18th to be exact as they'll host an exhibition game against the Arkansas Twisters. This game has a little bit of spit and vinegar in this one because:

The Twisters are led by former Spokane Shock Head Coach Chris Siegfried and Quarterback Kyle Rowley who were instrumental in bringing the ArenaCup Championship to Spokane in 2006.

And I have heard there's a little bit of bad blood between Siegfried and the Shock organization. I'm sure that the former coach wants to come in and beat the team he won a championship with. Probably a little more at stake here than just an preseason game.

It looked like these two teams were going to meet up in the playoffs last season until the Twisters were upset by the Central Valley Coyotes. Now we get an early season treat. Anyone want to make some "Siegfried Sucks" t-shirts?