UW is Young, plain and simple.
I have come to realization that we will not have a selection Sunday this year unless we can win the Pac-10 tourney. The Young Pups are just out manned right now.
Starting out the Pac-10 season with 6 out of 7 on the road was a tough way for these young pups to get their careers started at Washington. I kinda blame Romar and the scheduler for not getting this team on the road during their non-conference schedule.
Does UW have enough athleticism to compete in the Pac-10? It looks like whenever UW gets into a tough situation dribbling or on defense, the results usually go against the UW. Turnovers and getting beat on D are the two major problems facing UW.
Phil Nelson, Jon Brockman, Ryan Appleby, and even Quincy Pondexter look over matched having to play D on the perimeter. They consistently get beat off the dribble towards the basket, which consistently puts UW in compromising situations on D.
UW was great over the past three years by having a stifling D, being able to cause 20-2 runs with full court D. Their frantic pace helped set forth a tone that established UW early in games, and consistently made other teams play catch-up. This most often lead to more desperation threes, and teams getting away from their game plan to try to beat the UW D.
Gone from this year is UW's ability to regularly establish 10-15 points leads within the first 10 minutes of games based on the frantic pressure on the ball, and never allowing teams to time to catch their breath. Gone are hawking ball defenders like Bobby Jones, Brandon Roy, and Nate Robinson. Could Bobby Jones have been the catalyst for UW's run the past couple of season. Maybe.
The tendency I do not like seeing from UW is their lack luster effort on the defensive end. The regularly get beat getting back on D, and do not show the intensity that a competitive program needs to show to win games on the road.
Up next for UW is the Oregon schools at home. No Aaron Brooks means a possibility for a steal at home, and the righting of the ship on the shores of Lake Washington. If UW does not plug the holes in the walls of the boat, the ship will sink faster then Roller Girl going down on Dirk Diggler in Boogie Nights.
Starting out the Pac-10 season with 6 out of 7 on the road was a tough way for these young pups to get their careers started at Washington. I kinda blame Romar and the scheduler for not getting this team on the road during their non-conference schedule.
Does UW have enough athleticism to compete in the Pac-10? It looks like whenever UW gets into a tough situation dribbling or on defense, the results usually go against the UW. Turnovers and getting beat on D are the two major problems facing UW.
Phil Nelson, Jon Brockman, Ryan Appleby, and even Quincy Pondexter look over matched having to play D on the perimeter. They consistently get beat off the dribble towards the basket, which consistently puts UW in compromising situations on D.
UW was great over the past three years by having a stifling D, being able to cause 20-2 runs with full court D. Their frantic pace helped set forth a tone that established UW early in games, and consistently made other teams play catch-up. This most often lead to more desperation threes, and teams getting away from their game plan to try to beat the UW D.
Gone from this year is UW's ability to regularly establish 10-15 points leads within the first 10 minutes of games based on the frantic pressure on the ball, and never allowing teams to time to catch their breath. Gone are hawking ball defenders like Bobby Jones, Brandon Roy, and Nate Robinson. Could Bobby Jones have been the catalyst for UW's run the past couple of season. Maybe.
The tendency I do not like seeing from UW is their lack luster effort on the defensive end. The regularly get beat getting back on D, and do not show the intensity that a competitive program needs to show to win games on the road.
Up next for UW is the Oregon schools at home. No Aaron Brooks means a possibility for a steal at home, and the righting of the ship on the shores of Lake Washington. If UW does not plug the holes in the walls of the boat, the ship will sink faster then Roller Girl going down on Dirk Diggler in Boogie Nights.
posted by Brockman's Faceguard at 10:06 AM
1 Comments:
did you see his game last night? roy killed the bucks 28 point on 10-15 shooting, 9 reb, and 2 steals. it wasn't just the stats it was the timing. when the bucks pulled to within 3 at 90-87, roy dropped a 3 a few seconds later. sweet.
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