[Leftcoast]

I'm not arguing that UW is "good" relative to some national scale - clearly the conference's level of play was down this year. 

I'm arguing that the Pac 12's regular season champion over 18 games is more deserving than Colorado who played three good games in a tournament that no one cares about and very few bothered to watch.  When I tuned in to watch Stanford games (didn't watch any others) the atmosphere, "crowd" and production was embarassingly minor league.  Good for Colorado for surviving but they shouldn't qualify as the league champion.  The more meaningful accomplishment is to win the Pac 12's regular season and that's the banner I want hung in Maples at the start of next season. 

I wish the league (unrealistic though it may be) would cancel the LA Basketball Survivor reality show and use the week to complete a true round robin - that's something I'd enjoy watching.

The Pac 12 fans have consistently rejected the end of season tournament.  I guess the money is just too good for the league to accept this verdict so they keep trying to find a more attractive formula to entice spectators and the Las Vegas venue change is just more lipstick on the pig.

[Leftcoast]

I'm not arguing that UW is "good" relative to some national scale - clearly the conference's level of play was down this year. 

I'm arguing that the Pac 12's regular season champion over 18 games is more deserving than Colorado who played three good games in a tournament that no one cares about and very few bothered to watch.  When I tuned in to watch Stanford games (didn't watch any others) the atmosphere, "crowd" and production was embarassingly minor league.  Good for Colorado for surviving but they shouldn't qualify as the league champion.  The more meaningful accomplishment is to win the Pac 12's regular season and that's the banner I want hung in Maples at the start of next season. 

I wish the league (unrealistic though it may be) would cancel the LA Basketball Survivor reality show and use the week to complete a true round robin - that's something I'd enjoy watching.

The Pac 12 fans have consistently rejected the end of season tournament.  I guess the money is just too good for the league to accept this verdict so they keep trying to find a more attractive formula to entice spectators and the Las Vegas venue change is just more lipstick on the pig.