WBB vs Eastern

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Re: WBB vs Eastern

Post by BelgradeBobcat » Sat Feb 07, 2026 7:12 pm

The team I least want to see in the Big Sky Tournament...



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Re: WBB vs Eastern

Post by aucat » Sat Feb 07, 2026 8:39 pm

I was naive to pronounce a couple weeks ago that the Cats are a dominant team separating from the rest of the conference. They are really too young and inconsistent so we are going to have ups and downs especially on the road so eking out a win today was critical. I expect a similar close game when we go to Missoula and who knows what will happen in Boise!



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Re: WBB vs Eastern

Post by Bobcat4Ever » Sat Feb 07, 2026 8:42 pm

nevadacat wrote:
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Dodged a huge bullet. Should not have been this close.
Had ‘em all the way.



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Re: WBB vs Eastern

Post by Bobcat4Ever » Sat Feb 07, 2026 8:44 pm

nevadacat wrote:
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Gallatin is killing us. That’s just not right.
Ella Gallatin, no less. When they say her name I keep thinking she’s one of ours.



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Re: WBB vs Eastern

Post by Bobcat4Ever » Sat Feb 07, 2026 8:51 pm

arvcat2 wrote:
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Will be interesting if EWU will even guard Philip & Smith from 8 feet on out.
Surprisingly, to me anyway, they didn’t play Rope-a-Dope with us. I take expected more of the Idaho treatment. I liked them playing us straight up, as it helped generate that big lead. The ‘Cats shot threes better when guarded without having 5 seconds to think.



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Re: WBB vs Eastern

Post by Bobcat4Ever » Sat Feb 07, 2026 8:55 pm

Interesting comment by Coach Binford after the game. She said with this young team, referring to halftime, she’s still trying to basically figure out what buttons to push to motivate them. The rueful look on her face said that she probably pushed the wrong button. Something certainly happened at halftime.



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Re: WBB vs Eastern

Post by 84CatGrad » Sun Feb 08, 2026 9:17 am

I didn't understand our possession that started about :45 before the end of regulation, with a 1-point lead. Philip holds the ball until 7-8 seconds and we wind up not getting a shot off. Why hold the ball when your opponent is going to have at least 15 seconds left? Why not run your offense like any other possession? I can see doing that if you can run it down to under five seconds but this baffled me.



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Re: WBB vs Eastern

Post by Bobcat4Ever » Sun Feb 08, 2026 11:39 am

84CatGrad wrote:
Sun Feb 08, 2026 9:17 am
I didn't understand our possession that started about :45 before the end of regulation, with a 1-point lead. Philip holds the ball until 7-8 seconds and we wind up not getting a shot off. Why hold the ball when your opponent is going to have at least 15 seconds left? Why not run your offense like any other possession? I can see doing that if you can run it down to under five seconds but this baffled me.
:goodpost: Ditto!



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Re: WBB vs Eastern

Post by Will23C1982 » Mon Feb 09, 2026 2:33 am

Madison O’Connor scored 40 against Huntley Project. Her scoring could really help the Bobcats next year, although she’ll probably need time to adjust and it’d be unfair to put too much faith and expectation on a freshman. She sounds like the real deal though.



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Re: WBB vs Eastern

Post by Bocephus » Mon Feb 09, 2026 7:45 am

Will23C1982 wrote:
Mon Feb 09, 2026 2:33 am
Madison O’Connor scored 40 against Huntley Project. Her scoring could really help the Bobcats next year, although she’ll probably need time to adjust and it’d be unfair to put too much faith and expectation on a freshman. She sounds like the real deal though.
Looking forward to watching her! Her mom was a scoring machine when I was in college.



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