The Aftermath...
"There's only one thing a man can do when he's suffering from a spiritual and existential funk."
"Go to the zoo, flip off the monkeys?"
No, I didn't flip off monkeys, but I did wallow in agony, went sleepless for a few nights, and was made fun of by every Cougar I knew, which included my boss. Every time I glanced at him on Thursday, he just held up one finger indicating he was number 1.
That game was as painful a game I have had since I came to Seattle, and started attending the University of Washington. This was 100x more painful then the first game in Pullman. Losing a game you put yourself in position to win, has to be worse them getting blown out.
Much props to Justin "It-ain't-fallin'-but-I-am-putting-the-team-on-my-back-anyways" Dentmon for totally choking the game away down the stretch. His 2 for 12 performance was good enough to win him the "God Dammit, What the Fuck" award here at Hec Heads. I love Justin Dentmon, but his play near the end of that game was atrocious. Playing out of control, he put the dice in his hands, and it came up snake-eyes more than once.
So, I might have been wrong about Spencer Hawes. The array of moves he showed the past two games have validated his top-5 draft status. It is really a shame he spent the entire middle part of this season battling that illness which caused him to lose 20 pounds. We are now only seeing the true Spencer Hawes. How did he get that illness? Was this a Corey Brewer Mono type illness that caused him to look like shit? I can only guess that he contradicted his illness from some of the many hoes that the basketball team runs through on a weekly basis. I am jealous. I mean, I was in a fraternity, and I can guarantee that I did not see the train of ass these basketball players see in a year that they probably see in a week.
Was it me, or did UW sub at all after the 11 minute mark in the second half? It seemed as though the line-up of Brockman, Hawes, Dentmon, Appleby, and Oliver was on the floor for an eternity. I understood this line-up established the comeback, but the sloppy play down the stretch might have been prevented by the substitution of Quincy Pondexter or Phil Nelson over the last 11 minutes. They didn't have to play much, just enough to give these 5 a blow.
Billy Joel once sang "Say Goodbye to Hollywood". It truly is time to say goodbye to the glamour and glitz of UW Basketball this year unless they can win the Pac-10 tourney (which they are certainly capable of doing with Brockman and Hawes getting hot for a week). NIT, is that what we have to look forward too? Yeah Fozz, I said NIT...
All this of course can be a mute point if UW wins tomorrow at Pitt.
A win here validates the Juggernaut that is the Pac-10. A win at both the Oregon schools (which is looking easier as we speak), UW can get back into the NCAA picture. It HAS to finish .500 in conference play to be considered NCAA eligible.
My prediction for Saturday.....UW 88, Pitt 81. There I said it. Going with my heart on this one. Please lord answer my prayers.
If not, you can find me at the Zoo, in the monkey section.
"Go to the zoo, flip off the monkeys?"
No, I didn't flip off monkeys, but I did wallow in agony, went sleepless for a few nights, and was made fun of by every Cougar I knew, which included my boss. Every time I glanced at him on Thursday, he just held up one finger indicating he was number 1.
That game was as painful a game I have had since I came to Seattle, and started attending the University of Washington. This was 100x more painful then the first game in Pullman. Losing a game you put yourself in position to win, has to be worse them getting blown out.
Much props to Justin "It-ain't-fallin'-but-I-am-putting-the-team-on-my-back-anyways" Dentmon for totally choking the game away down the stretch. His 2 for 12 performance was good enough to win him the "God Dammit, What the Fuck" award here at Hec Heads. I love Justin Dentmon, but his play near the end of that game was atrocious. Playing out of control, he put the dice in his hands, and it came up snake-eyes more than once.
So, I might have been wrong about Spencer Hawes. The array of moves he showed the past two games have validated his top-5 draft status. It is really a shame he spent the entire middle part of this season battling that illness which caused him to lose 20 pounds. We are now only seeing the true Spencer Hawes. How did he get that illness? Was this a Corey Brewer Mono type illness that caused him to look like shit? I can only guess that he contradicted his illness from some of the many hoes that the basketball team runs through on a weekly basis. I am jealous. I mean, I was in a fraternity, and I can guarantee that I did not see the train of ass these basketball players see in a year that they probably see in a week.
Was it me, or did UW sub at all after the 11 minute mark in the second half? It seemed as though the line-up of Brockman, Hawes, Dentmon, Appleby, and Oliver was on the floor for an eternity. I understood this line-up established the comeback, but the sloppy play down the stretch might have been prevented by the substitution of Quincy Pondexter or Phil Nelson over the last 11 minutes. They didn't have to play much, just enough to give these 5 a blow.
Billy Joel once sang "Say Goodbye to Hollywood". It truly is time to say goodbye to the glamour and glitz of UW Basketball this year unless they can win the Pac-10 tourney (which they are certainly capable of doing with Brockman and Hawes getting hot for a week). NIT, is that what we have to look forward too? Yeah Fozz, I said NIT...
All this of course can be a mute point if UW wins tomorrow at Pitt.
A win here validates the Juggernaut that is the Pac-10. A win at both the Oregon schools (which is looking easier as we speak), UW can get back into the NCAA picture. It HAS to finish .500 in conference play to be considered NCAA eligible.
My prediction for Saturday.....UW 88, Pitt 81. There I said it. Going with my heart on this one. Please lord answer my prayers.
If not, you can find me at the Zoo, in the monkey section.
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