Well the nations longest current home court winning streak is alive and well, and so are the Gonzaga Bulldogs after they man handled cross town rival Eastern Wash. University last night at the Kennel, 90-75. 41 games won in a row now at the Kennel. Zags looked and played much, much better than they had in two previous exhibition outings. Heytfelt looked great, derek Raivio was on for the most part, and Mallon and Pargo, and Cespedes all looked solid. Coach Few was aprehensive about the Zags based on their somewhat lackluster efforts in the exhibtions a few nights prior, but said he was very pleased and releived with the effort brought to the Kennel last night. I think this team is going to do really well once again, and there is such a good group of guys from last year. Just the other day Few was quoted here in the paper as saying the '07 crop of Zags will be the best ever!! Now thats' sayin something. GO ZAGS!!!

Zags will be in the spotlight tonight (on ESPN I believe) as they will take on Rice in game #2 from the Spokane Arena at 9:00pm, west coast time, midnight back east which sucks...I wish they would have gotten the first game at 6:00pm. It won't be sold out but it should be a larger crowd than what the MAC holds. Lets GO ZAGS!

The Zags looked good in wins over Rice and Baylor. Josh Hyveldt is looking very strong in the middle. He's going to be a special talent for Gonzaga.

You are correct. Heytfeldt looks like he is going to be a key component to the Zags success this year. I have been very impressed by him thus far. He even has some moves in him that remind us of Eroll Knight. I think the Zags are gonna be a tough team to play against this year. Still miss MO though, but we are in good hands with the likes of Raivio, Mallon and company.

I'm already impressed with freshman Matt Bouldin from Colorado. I wonder if he will crack the starting lineup anytime soon.

Me too. The Zags just destroyed the UTSA Roadrunners last night. It wasn't even close. 92-48. Heytfeldt looked good too. They look rather deep at this point, and its great seeing Raivio back to his old form with being able to nail 3 pointers regularly. I can't wait until Duke at MSG. GO ZAGS!!!

Ummm.....how about Gonzaga and North Carolina at MSG on Wednesday, wouldn't that be a bigger game?

Thats what I mean steel. Thanks.

Gonzaga is jus sick good lol..My friend told me her parents leave by Mark Few lol..How cool is that?

LET'S GO ZAGS..BEAT THOSE TARHEELS!!

Zags ranked # 23 in the latest poll I hear. Woo-Hoo. Can't wait until tomorrow night with North Carolina. GO ZAGS!!!

6:00pm tonight can't come soon enough for me. Zags in an article in my paper here today said " this is why we come to Gonzaga to play" explaining some of the hoopla, and much of the excitement over the game at Madison Sqaure Garden tonight against North Carolina. ESPN-2. Be there or be sqaure. GO ZAGS!!!

Gonzaga just knocked off North Carolina in the Semifinals of the NIT 80-72 behind sensational ( and hot) sophomore Josh Heytvelt and sharp shooting Freshman Matt Bouldin. Along with great Defense and poised play from Pargo, the Zags clearly were the better team than highly overrated #2 North Carolina.

For all the Zags critics who asserted ( more like hoped) Gonzaga would fall from the elite of college basketball with the departure of Morrsion and company need to find a muzzle when discussing Zag basketball. With major recruiting classes coming and and the young talent on the roster, Gonzaga is without question one of the ten best PROGRAMS in college basketball. That's not changing anytime soon either as this could be the most entertaining and fluid Zag basketball of all time.

I'm so proud of my 2nd favorite basketball team. They looked really good on television. KUDOS to them!!

Zags look really good. At first, I was a bit nervous because UNC was running and gunning. Then Few made the best chance of the game: He played four guards with Heytvelt.

That's why Mark Few gets paid the big bucks. haha..

I've got to say that Mark Few is practically a genius. I don't know how Gonzaga continues to have such an incredible basketball program every year. There's no way this little school from Spokane should be beating teams like North Carolina routinely but they continue to do it. I am very impressed. I really thought the Zags would have a severe drop-off when they lost Morrison. Nope.

I don't think anyone could have forecast a Preseason NIT final between Gonzaga and Butler. I love it.

Your right about Few buddy. The reason they keep doing so well is because we are getting such good crops of basketball players committing here now, because of the past successes, thanks to the likes of Morrison, Turiaf, Dickau, and company. And Few was saying that next years group of Zags may be the best EVER, if you can believe that. Gonzaga has put Spokane on the map. You can't even get a ticket when they play here at their MAC, so all of their home games and all of their away games are carried by local tv. We have become Zagaholics here, and are loving every minute of it. GO ZAGS!!! You make us proud!!!!

Thanks Gym. You are right. The word on this years crop of the Zags is that they have the chance to be something special. Looks like whoever is saying this, is right. I couldn't agree with you more about Josh Heytfeldt. He is HOT!!!!!

Last night on my local news I was watching the sports report, and Dennis Patchin ( sports anchor) is talking about the Zags/Butler game this afternoon, and he says, " and I predict the Bulldogs will win," and Richard Brown one of the main anchors at the station, just burst out laughing in the background, and completely lost it. I did too, the reason being of course, is that both Gonzaga and Butler are called the Bulldogs. So, in this case, GO ZAGS!!!!!! 4:00pm, ESPN-2 baby. Gonna be there...

BREAK UP BUTLER!!!
Very funny!

My hats off to Butler, who looked far more interested in the game than did my Zags. I wonder if they had some letdown after that big emotional win over North Carolina the night before. A learning lesson for Gonzaga I think. In comments in my paper today, Few said he wasn't at all happy with the effort or performance of Gonzaga, and called it "apathy." I would agree. However its back to some home business as the Idaho Vandals come into the Kennel tomorrow I think....

Nice easy win for the Zags 76-51 over Idaho last night in the Kennel. Just what they needed too. They arrived at 3:30am on Saturday morning from New York and the NIT. Next up, Portland State. Go Zags! Josh Heytvelt is so damn hot!

GU has a big game with Texas this weekend!! Can't wait!!

That is the one where they play in Phoenix I believe. Before that we have Portland State in town tonight. Looking forward to that. Hope Portland loves the snow.

I wonder how Gonzaga will try to matchup with great Texas freshman Kevin Durant. He's a load to handle lol..

I am wondering if Gonzaga had Texas on their mind. Last night a less than thrilling performance/win against a stingy Portland State, but another "W" in the Kennel though. Look forward to Saturday. GO ZAGS!!

I am hoping the Zags have a little more shall we say "jump" today in the game against Texas. Can't wait.

This was the Zags team and the Zags effort I have come to expect when they are playing a ranked opponent. Great fun seeing Raivio back to form this year, and Pargo just seems to get better and stronger each game. I am really looking forward to the Gonzaga/WSU matchup this week from Pullman!

It sounds like for the first time in 10 years Friel Court is a sellout for the Zags/WSU matchup in Pullman. As it sould be. Two classy organziations going to do battle tonight in Pullman. Its gonna be something. Can't wait!

My Cougars finally did it! Go COUGS!! We got that big win!!

A rather stunning and well deserved win for WSU I must say. They certainly earned it. Now getting ready for the Huskies to come to Spokane on Saturday. Zags should definitely be "up" for this matchup. Lets Go Zags!

According to an article in the Spokane Spokesman-Review it sounds like this Saturdays huge matchup between the Huskies and the Zags may be the last for awhile. The Husky Coach sure makes it sounds like he isn't as interested as he used to be in the yearly matchup, and said the difficulty of his teams conferance has alot to do with this decision. He said the talks between the two schools on any possibility of any more year matchups is "unsettled." I guess now even more important for the Zags to send the doggies home with their tail between their legs! Go Zags! Incidentally Derek Raivio was named both Player of the Week, and Player of the month. Right on Derek. Now, beat those damn dogs!

I am gonna miss this game on tv as I will be across town at the arena watching the Spokane Chiefs beat Portland Saturday night. So Zags, you know what to do. Beat those damn Huskies!!!!!

Nice 97-77 thumping of the Huskies last night. Little Derek Raivio leading the way. Not only did the Zgas thump the dawgs, but my Chiefs pounded Portland 6-0. Woo-Hoo!!!! No wonder Romar doesn't want to play the Zags any more, because usually the Zags win!

It was very stunning but I'm glad it happen. Was suprised Gonzaga stomped UW by a lot. Sad the series will be ending. That's not cool.

No, but you can see why the Dawgs don't want the series to continue, the Zags have won 8 of their last 9 meetings!!! Ha! But today its Georgia at 2:00pm-ESPN-2. Should be interesting. Georgia sounds like they have alot in common with the Zags..let go guys!!! Go Bulldogs!

I'll be there cheering for the Zags. The game's being played in the Atlanta suburbs at the Gwinnet Arena. 5pm EST/2pm Pacific

Gym, you KNOW, I am soooooo jealous of you, right? Thanks for your support bud.

Congrats are in order to Georgia who completely outclassed and outplayed the Zags at just about every level. Gonzaga's defense was horrible, and thats putting it mildly. They have alot of questions to be answered before they even think about Duke. Gonzaga is once again, inconsistent. Win one lose one, lose one, win one.

This game totally should not have been played in the Gwinnet Center. Bad atmosphere!!!! Should have been played in Atlanta ( not the burbs) or in Athens.

Anyway, lets hope Gonzaga bounces back at Madison Square Garden!

What's going on with Gonzaga? lol..jk..I'm sure they will run through the WCC as usual but Loyola Marymount looks improved as a team.

Remains to be seen about the WCC...and how well the Zags do, first they have quite a few tough battles to deal with first. They will have to play much much better defense and stop the turnovers to have any chance against Duke. Not too much in the press here since the loss.

I'm looking forward to the GU/Duke game. Heytvelt will get another test from an ACC post in Josh McRoberts. Knowing Gonzaga they'll play to the level of their opponent and win because of Duke's prestige and notoriety.

We'll see. I am being much more cautious in my approach to Duke. If they play like they did against North Carolina, they stand a good chance to win. If they play like Georgia, forget it!

Good article by John Blanchette here in the Spokesman-Review this morning. Sounds like Few has been quietly seething since that bad Georgia loss......I forgot to mention, in the Zags favor though is the fact that they seem to play "marquee" teams well, so we shall see. I am looking forward to this game tomorrow evening. Lets Go Zags!!!!!

For Christmas, I want a nice big win over Duke tonight. GOOOO ZAGS!!!!

Zags gave it all they had but Duke had more balance scoring. Raivio and Boulden couldn't get anything going for Gonzaga.

Credit to Duke who played a smothering defense. Ravio and Heytfelt were almost totally and ineffectively shut down. There were some bright spots for Gonzaga, with Pargo, and Kuso, but for the first time since Dec. of 2002, two back to back losses for us. Ouch!!! I do think we will win the WCC this year, but its not going to be as easy as it has been in th epast, and even if we do stumble more this year, there is still next year when Few says we have our best class EVER!!! Woo-Hoo.

I didn't get to see the game but I read the AP story and saw the stats. Expected Raivio to score more than 4 pts. But Gonzaga will be fine and perform well in the WCC this season.

Today at 3:00pm on ESPN-2 is where I will be, as its the annual "Battle in Seattle" game against Nevada. The Zags know they will need to play a good game today, and sound like they are really hungry for a win. Nevada in its comments said they know Gonzaga will play them tough, and that they are a very good basketball team. Go ZAGS!

That Nevada-Gonzaga one was a great one today. It felt like a game in March.

Nevada is just an amazing road team.... definitely one of the top road teams in the country. I was so impressed with the Wolf Pack, especially after Fazekas fouled out and Nevada still was able to come from behind and get the win, 82-74. The Pack has now won 11 straight regular-season road games and was coming off a win at Akron, in which they snapped the Zips' 21-game home win streak.