Husky Fever
January 25, 2009 by Ryan Pravato
Filed under Basketball
The Washington Huskies are playing pretty good right now. A 6-1 conference record and a gratifying W over UCLA on Saturday has some folks starting to talk about this team. Even I’ve noticed. Save a few bad efforts earlier in the season against Portland and Kansas, the Huskies are playing some of the best basketball out of anyone. Of course workhorse Jon Brockman is probably the most notable player. This 6′7 double-double machine goes about his business with a swag that’s noticeable, yet calming. Fellow senior Justin Dentmon is really shooting the rock better from downtown than he has any of his previous seasons. That’s huge for this team considering they don’t have a lot of sharp shooters to speak of. Justin still can be a turnover waiting to happen, but the scoring burst more than makes up for it. The play of 5′8 freshman Isaiah Thomas is the reason this team is so unpredictable but yet so dangerous. He sure outplayed freshman Jrue Holiday on Saturday.
It would be refreshing for the sports fans in the state of Washington to have a legitimate team to root on this year. I’m getting the feeling not many casual college hoops fans are even aware of Washington right now.
Oh, and yeah, Washington better be ranked come Monday.
