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by Grady Clapp on Jan 19, 2009 10:08 AM PST

Lawrence Hill is the Pac-10 Player of the Week.

Hill had 25 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists in one game. But hey, he was 2 for 2 from three point range! What a world beater.

Aron Baynes had 36 points and 23 boards in two huge wins for WSU. He had two double-doubles. [Edit: he was also 1 for 1 from three point range, because who

Taylor Rochestie had 44 points, 14 assists and only 2 turnovers in two games. He also scored 30 points in one game, which according to my scientific calculations is, in fact, a number greater than 25. He was at least nominated for POW.

The other two nominees were media favorite white guy Chase Budinger, whose team lost two games this weekend, and Joevan Catron, who wasn't that impressive and whose team lost two games this weekend.

EDIT: Grippi drops the hammer!

I was expecting to link you to a Pac-10 release in which Taylor Rochestie, WSU’s nominee, would be named the conference’s player of the week. In the two Cougar road wins, Rochestie had 44 points – a career-high 30 against Oregon – 14 assists and two turnovers. But, alas, I’m not able to do that. Stanford’s Lawrence Hill, a good guy who had a career-high 25 points in a home upset of Cal, was named the conference’s player of the week. I guess Hill’s three rebounds and three assists made the difference. After all, he is 6-foot-8 and he’s supposed to rebound. The 6-1 Rochestie, a point guard, mind you, only had six rebounds in the two games. Nice choice. Oh, I forgot. Stanford is located in California.

This conference is a joke.

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What a crock

Unbelievable but not that surprising unfortunately.

Let’s just beat the LA schools and force them to pick a Coug this week.

by DCinSEA on Jan 19, 2009 10:24 AM PST reply actions

I had a feeling we would be dissapointed

Remember when Harmeling got player of the week when he had 12 points and 16 points on an AZ road trip? These awards are ridiculous.

by Craig Powers on Jan 19, 2009 10:43 AM PST reply actions

Can’t believe Rochestie didn’t get it. Not only did he have amazingly good numbers but scored 1000 career points. Pac-10 player of the week is a joke.

by OchoRojo on Jan 19, 2009 10:51 AM PST reply actions

We should all know

the cougs, Pullman, and WSU have to truely shine before they’re noticed. We saw that even after last years tourney with ND, shut’em down with little recopgnition from anyone.

Never the less, thats what makes a good season even better, no one was expecting it.

Or maybe it was just who the points were made on, Ducks and Beavers, big news was getting tossed 2 in 12 years, and the Oregon Obama playing BB.

by oldmancoug on Jan 19, 2009 11:40 AM PST reply actions

Apology

I really like this blog, in fact at my age (too old to see from the top of Beasley) this is about the limits of my internet action. But, I find myself reacting in a negitive fashion in my last several blogs and would like to try and be a bit more positive. So, if my future contributions appear to be off the wall, sorry, but its a self improvement effort on my part.

Everyone else should speak freely though, cause when it comes down to it, you’re right!

by oldmancoug on Jan 19, 2009 12:00 PM PST reply actions

It figures

Anybody else catch the headlines in the Seattle Times after our win at Oregon? It hysterically started, "Oregon Loses ……. "

Our team setting Pac-10 records, that even John Wooden would be proud of, isn’t good enough to bring attention to players deserving of Player of the Week?

Heavens to Mergatroyd!

by SW WA Coug on Jan 19, 2009 4:16 PM PST reply actions