Washington's best player needs to quit being lethargic to start games and be a forty minute spark

It’s hard enough to believe that as we stand today, the University of Washington is primed to win the Pac-12.

These Huskies stumbled out of the gate, showing little on court chemistry or wherewithal to be able to survive the rigors of the season without a real veteran on court presence.

But, here we are, a five game winning streak and having won 11 of their last 13, Lorenzo Romar has once again been able to shove square pegs in to round holes as the season has gone deeper and deeper.

But there’s… Continue reading

Wait, this isn't one of those "This is your brain on drugs" things, is it?

You know that feeling you get when you’re walking through the mall and you see a couple, and you notice that the short, chubby guy that is also presumably an asshole is with that fox of a blondie?

That’s kind of how I feel now.

Somehow, by the grace of God, the University of Washington basketball team is in sole possession of first place of the Pac-12 more than half of the way through the conference schedule.

Don’t ask me how they’ve gotten there. I don’t know, it baffles me too. The Huskies are ugly to watch, very ugly, most… Continue reading

Hopefully, this gaze deep into the soul will deter guards from scoring at will in the paint against UW.

This news shouldn’t be a huge shock to anybody. But it is still a very welcome piece of news. It’s been speculated ever since ASJ signed his LOI to Steve Sarkisian and the football program that he could one day also provide a boost to the paint for Romar and the basketball team as well, and that’s what has just been announced. 

Jenkins becomes the first athlete at UW to play both football and basketball since Nate Robinson in 2002. The next season Nate Rob, who was on… Continue reading

I am. ALL 4 yrs. (: RT @24ping: I really hope @TWroten14 stays for a few years. #GoDawgs #realtalk

— Tony Wroten (@TWroten14) January 1, 2012
Take this type of statement as you will. I’ll take it with a grain of salt.

There is no doubt that there are facets of Wroten’s game that if he stays with Lorenzo Romar at least a year that can be honed and improved, such as shooting and becoming a consistent defender. But, then again, these are also things that can be worked on with NBA coaches even better without NCAA type restrictions of coach-player interaction in the practice gym.

As much raw talent as Wroten has he is a lottery pick this spring based… Continue reading

I’m just going to be up front and honest about this one. When I heard the news that Brandon Roy’s career has come to an unfortunate, sad and undeserving end… I might have cried a little.

There are some things I just won’t understand in the World. Those things include how absolute dicks like Jerramy Stevens, Venoy Overton or Darius Miles can have so much talent but piss it away being terrible individuals who aren’t appreciative of where their talent has gotten them. Maybe I’m being a little narrow in my view of this, I don’t know.

Then there’s Brandon Roy. A man, a father, a basketball player, a representative of his… Continue reading | 1 Comment

Finally. Take a deep breath. Do you feel the relief? That’s the feeling of the Washington Huskies actually winning a Pac-10 road game against an opponent that they’re superior to.

The Dawgs downed the Sun Devils 79-62 Thursday evening to keep pace with UCLA and Arizona in the Pac-10 championship race.

Forget the fact that Arizona State is in last place in the Pac-10. This was a significant hurdle for the Washington Huskies, who after losing to Oregon for their third straight loss all of a sudden had their NCAA Tournament future in doubt.

This game was also in doubt during the first ten minutes. Lackluster rebounding and lapses in defensive focus led to easy Sun Devil buckets to begin the game. But talent won out, MBA… Continue reading

For the last couple of years now the Pac-10 has been a bit of a joke punchline when it comes to the power conference in College Basketball. Last year had to be the epitome of that when only two teams qualified for the big dance, with Cal the highest seeded at 8.

So far it seems that, this year might be more of the same. Other than Washington, there are no other ranked teams. Arizona poppin in to say hi at #25, only to have the door slammed shut by Washington. Despite beating Washington State a few days later, the Cats were shunned from the rankings.

Even Washington fell out at one point before climbing back due to their Pac-10 dominance.

But, the Pac-10 has a fighter’s… Continue reading

Abdul Gaddy heard the criticisms all off-season. The Sophomore to be had a disappointing Freshman campaign. As the second highest rated Point Guard behind Kentucky’s John Wall more was expected, especially as a starter. Instead he would be relegated to the bench relatively early in games and often be a non factor.

Meanwhile his Bellermine Prep teammate Avery Bradley had propelled himself to the first round of the NBA draft with his freshman season at Texas.

What’s wrong with Abdul Gaddy? Is he even good enough? His shooting was terrible and his passing was suspect. These are things in which he was lauded for in high school.

It seemed that Romar never had any doubts about his phenom Point guard, installing him back into the starting line… Continue reading