mrazz
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Post by mrazz on Feb 27, 2017 7:39:19 GMT -8
Were we the 1 seed at the Pac-12 Tourney last year. Did the 1 seed play in the first game on Friday...ever? I truly can't recall, but it does seem as though we may have won the short end of the stick here. It will be nice to let Stanford and Washington tear each other up before we see them again.
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Post by bennyskid on Feb 27, 2017 8:02:23 GMT -8
Yes, we were the #1 seed, and we played our first game at 6:00. The same in 2015. I have no idea why the bracket was switched around.
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Post by beavs6 on Feb 27, 2017 8:51:15 GMT -8
I'm not sure of the reasoning behind the change as well. Maybe they feel it gives the top seed more time to prepare for game 2 and less time for the winner of day one to recover for the top seed. Maybe they changed it to get the "host" team uw to be playing in the evenings. I'm not sure the powers that be will disclose the why. I think our girls should just go out and kick the proverbial rear ends of whoever gets placed in front of them.
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Post by jefframp on Feb 27, 2017 9:31:25 GMT -8
Maybe they changed it to get the "host" team uw to be playing in the evenings. Nail meets hammer.
I get that they want udub playing at night to boost attendance but why would they not make our game at 2 pm instead of 11:30 am?
I guess that does give us 2.5 hours more rest before the next game so there is THAT. We decided to book another night (Thursday) in Seattle area because of the earlier time frame so more money for the King County economy (at my expense).
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Post by bennyskid on Feb 27, 2017 10:07:25 GMT -8
Obviously they couldn't know in advance that UW would be any particular seed, so forget the homer theory. More likely: they tweaked it for TV. The 6:00 slot is by far the best, especially on Saturday. This way the #1-#8 blowout is buried at 11:30 and what should be better games (2-7,3-6) are on in the evening. On Saturday the #1 team is showcased on the best TV slot (6:00). It makes a lot of sense for TV.
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Post by TheGlove on Feb 27, 2017 10:13:11 GMT -8
Maybe they changed it to get the "host" team uw to be playing in the evenings. Nail meets hammer.
I get that they want udub playing at night to boost attendance but why would they not make our game at 2 pm instead of 11:30 am?
I guess that does give us 2.5 hours more rest before the next game so there is THAT. We decided to book another night (Thursday) in Seattle area because of the earlier time frame so more money for the King County economy (at my expense).
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Post by baseba1111 on Feb 27, 2017 14:35:00 GMT -8
Nail meets hammer.
I get that they want udub playing at night to boost attendance but why would they not make our game at 2 pm instead of 11:30 am?
I guess that does give us 2.5 hours more rest before the next game so there is THAT. We decided to book another night (Thursday) in Seattle area because of the earlier time frame so more money for the King County economy (at my expense).
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We thank you! Where are you staying? At this late stage I was surprised to see rooms at The Silver Cloud right on campus still available for only $169... as of 1 min ago when booked for my son as we're still in the sun... |
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Post by jefframp on Feb 27, 2017 16:20:42 GMT -8
We thank you! Where are you staying? At this late stage I was surprised to see rooms at The Silver Cloud right on campus still available for only $169... as of 1 min ago when booked for my son as we're still in the sun... Was that $169 before or after tax? Priceline had an Express Deal on the Silver Cloud for $116 before fees. Free parking there too.
We are staying at the Hilton Garden Inn in Renton for $70 per night. Will have to pay for parking when we get to Key Arena though.
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Post by halverbk on Feb 27, 2017 20:33:31 GMT -8
I'm not sure of the reasoning behind the change as well. Maybe they feel it gives the top seed more time to prepare for game 2 and less time for the winner of day one to recover for the top seed. Maybe they changed it to get the "host" team uw to be playing in the evenings. I'm not sure the powers that be will disclose the why. I think our girls should just go out and kick the proverbial rear ends of whoever gets placed in front of them. The tournament page said the game times were at the commissioner's discretion. WSU and UW in the evening as a result. The 1 vs 8/9 game may be interesting, but the 4/5 game is usually more interesting. Hence we open play on Friday. |
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Post by baseba1111 on Feb 27, 2017 22:04:21 GMT -8
At this late stage I was surprised to see rooms at The Silver Cloud right on campus still available for only $169... as of 1 min ago when booked for my son as we're still in the sun... Was that $169 before or after tax? Priceline had an Express Deal on the Silver Cloud for $116 before fees. Free parking there too.
We are staying at the Hilton Garden Inn in Renton for $70 per night. Will have to pay for parking when we get to Key Arena though.
Was $169 with fees/parking... so convenient being able to walk to eat/drink/game especially for the not real familiar with Seattle. $116 + is great! |
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Post by Tigardbeav on Feb 28, 2017 8:29:41 GMT -8
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Post by jefframp on Feb 28, 2017 10:16:58 GMT -8
Was that $169 before or after tax? Priceline had an Express Deal on the Silver Cloud for $116 before fees. Free parking there too.
We are staying at the Hilton Garden Inn in Renton for $70 per night. Will have to pay for parking when we get to Key Arena though.
Was $169 with fees/parking... so convenient being able to walk to eat/drink/game especially for the not real familiar with Seattle. $116 + is great! It's 1.6 miles from the Silver Cloud to Key Arena. Have a nice walk in the rain! Yeah, yeah......I know......I could use the exercise myself.  |
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Post by baseba1111 on Feb 28, 2017 12:17:33 GMT -8
Oh... EFFING ah... forgot... not at UW!!!! Luckily I can cancel and get him and friends closer!!!
Thx for that "jog" to the forehead... oh well, they have GPS and as long as they get to Red Mill they'll be happy.
Go Beavs
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