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.

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Husky Fever

(Freshmen are not eligible for the preseason list)

My ingenious comments in italics.

A.J. Abrams, G, Sr., Texas- No more D.J
Wink Adams, G, Sr., UNLV- Anybody gonna cover Jo’Van?
DeJuan Blair, F, Soph., Pittsburgh- Skilled big
Jon Brockman, F, Sr., Washington- Rebounding machine
Derrick Brown, F, Jr., Xavier- Trenton Hassell 2.0
Chase Budinger, F, Jr., Arizona- Style over substance?
Nick Calathes, G/F. Soph., Florida- Multidimensional
Dionte Christmas, G, Sr., Temple- It won’t come early
Earl Clark, F, Jr., Louisville- Upside city
Sherron Collins, G, Jr., Kansas- Stocky playmaker
Darren Collison, Sr., UCLA- All around fundamental
Lee Cummard, G-F, Sr., BYU- Mormons think he’s crazy good
Stephen Curry, G, Jr., Davidson- Baby faced assassin
Devan Downey, G, Jr., South Carolina- 5′9 scorer
Robert Dozier, F, Sr., Memphis- 104 and counting
Wayne Ellington, G, Jr., North Carolina- Can he step it up?
Jonny Flynn, G, Soph., Syracuse- E.X.C.I.T.I.N.G.
Taj Gibson, F, Jr., USC- Leaper
Blake Griffin, F-C, Soph., Oklahoma- Scary
Tyler Hansbrough, F-C, Sr., North Carolina- Quit reading this and vote in the poll!
Luke Harangody, F-C, Jr., Notre Dame- Power Forward.
James Harden, G, Soph., Arizona State- Can he carry the team?
Gerald Henderson, G/F, Jr., Duke- Jerome McKinley thank you very much
Lester Hudson, G, Sr., UT Martin- Mid-major delight
Robbie Hummel, F, Soph., Purdue- Keith Van Horn, or Larry Bird?
Stefon Jackson, G, Sr., UTEP- Drains jumpers
Dominic James, G, Sr., Marquette- Free fallin
Damion James, F, Jr., Texas- Man among boys
Curtis Jerrells, G, Sr., Baylor- Streaky
James Johnson, F, Soph., Wake Forest- Under the radar
Marcus Landry, F, Sr., Wisconsin- Gritty
Ty Lawson, G, Jr., North Carolina- Little engine that could
Eric Maynor, G, Sr., VCU- The Show…

Jack McClinton, G, Sr., Miami- Sweet string music
Jerel McNeal, G, Sr., Marquette- Competitor
Patrick Mills, G, Soph., St. Mary’s- Boomer!
Raymar Morgan, F, Jr., Michigan State- Teaser
A.J. Ogilvy, F-C, Soph., Vanderbilt- Easy goin
Jeremy Pargo, G, Sr., Gonzaga- Explosive
Patrick Patterson, F, Soph., Kentucky- High goal setter, real high.
A.J. Price, G, Sr., UConn- The missing link?
Scottie Reynolds, G, Jr., Villanova- Allen Iverson fan
Tyrese Rice, G, Sr., Boston College- A team kinda guy
Kyle Singler, F, Soph., Duke- Smooth
Tyler Smith, F, Jr., Tennessee- Dude has 3 arms!
DaJuan Summers, F, Jr., Georgetown- It’s his now
Hasheem Thabeet, C, Jr., UConn- Imposing
Robert Vaden, G/F, Sr., UAB- Don’t throw it away
Terrence Williams, F, Sr., Louisville- Solid
Sam Young, F, Jr., Pittsburgh- Creative muscle

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Wooden Preseason Top 50…

**Washington Huskies bulldog Jon Brockman eats boards for breakfast.
“In what could be just one of many such designations this year, ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas has named Jon Brockman as the best rebounder in the country heading into the season.”

**Robert Vaden might score 30ppg this season if he finishes with “ease”.
“And as long as the Blazers have Robert Vaden on the floor, they will be in the mix. Vaden averaged an incredible 21.1 points per game and added 3.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists. The 6-5 wing is a great shooter and hit 4.3 three-point shots per game at a 40 percent clip. And Vaden does more than just shoot the ball; he will get to the basket effectively and finish with ease.”

**New Caltech head coach Oliver “Doc” Eslinger on the heck of a time he’s having right now.
“From a psychological standpoint, a newly tapped energy is injected into an athletics team when a new staff takes over. People — students, faculty, staff, administration — are pumped. Questions arise everyday as university community members want to know about the upcoming season, the philosophy of the team, the outlook for the future. It’s quite an experience — especially considering I’m walking around a campus that is home to an Einstein getaway and 16 Nobel Prize Winners in science and medicine!”

**All for naught.
“Miles lasted only 70 days at the school before getting expelled for alleged sexual abuse of a female student.”

**Don’t expect the Wolverines to be good again, ever.
“Only twice have the Wolverines and Spartans appeared in consecutive tournaments together, in 1985-86 and 1994-95. Their other shared appearances were in 1990, 1992 (which Michigan vacated after its payola scandal) and 1998 (a year after the payola scandal broke but before sanctions struck, U-M’s last tournament appearance, and the start of MSU’s current streak of 11 consecutive appearances).”

**Tommy Turtleneck will have Harvard underachieving in no time.
“Ivy: Cornell probably has this on lock-down already. But to pick someone to move up? We’ll go with Harvard, since Tommy Amaker has been cleared in the league-mandated investigation into his recruiting practices. The times, they are a-changin’ in the Ivy.”

**Huge ACC hoops preview
“Here’s how the powers-that-be make their cookie cutter ACC predictions:

-Pick unc or duke to win the conference (this year unc).

-Pick the one you didn’t pick to win to finish 2nd.

-Hype up one other team as a “serious contender” to win the conference, but don’t actually pick them ahead of unc or duke.  [Note: this year, the buzz seems to be around miami but wake is my darkhorse… whoops, I’m violating my own rule]

-Draw the other teams out of a hat and place them 4th through 12th.

-Tell everyone how smart you are, which isn’t tough to claim since duke or unc has won the regular season title 10 of the last 12 years and has won the ACC Tournament 11 of the last 12 years.

-Lather, rinse, repeat formula next year.”

From the VP debate on Thursday…

Hat tip: KSK

Don’t forget to vote in the new poll folks!

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Fast Breakin’