Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Another Curse?

So, do we have another curse on our hands?

Seattle this year has been through the curse of Super Bowl loser, Madden, and of the Chunky Campbell Soup. Each one of these curses systematically tore its way through the Seahawks offense and defensive secondary. But, is UW dealing with maybe the worst curse of them all....

...The CURSE OF MIKE JENSEN....

After looking at the the ESPN page about which curse is the strongest or has the strongest hold on their target, I pondered about a potential curse, and if there was one, what kind of curse it would be...and then it came to me....UW is suffering from the curse of Mike Jensen! Since Mike Jensen fouled Marcus Williams on his drive late in the fourth quarter of the Sweet 16 game in the NCAA tourney last year, UW has been facing an uphill battle since then. Let's ignore the fact that they graduated almost every important person from last year beside Dentmon and Brockman, but let's look at the injuries, and the things that have transpired since then.

They lose Joel Smith and Joe Wolfinger for almost the entire year in training camp. Two players which UW was counting on to contribute this season. Spencer Hawes is healthy all USA Juniors Games and then when he puts on a UW jersey, all of a sudden he has knee surgery to remove bone chips. A dozen other injuries, and a hockey arena full of ice, and the Huskies are in a world of hurt.

The biggest issue since the Jensen foul, is that UW's D has evaporated. Stopping penetration, and guarding on the perimeter have become obstacles not strengths. Gone also is the full court pressure that was essential to UW's winning past.

So I ponder, is this the Curse of Jensen? It could haunt the UW for the rest of this year, and for years to come. Solution to this problem, burn a bleach-blonde Mike Jensen effigy at half-time of the Oregon game. Exercise the demons, and get UW back on its winning ways.

Or, we could just play better defense.

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