Beat the Bay

UW has a chance in the next week to atone for 3 of our tougher losses this season. Against Stanford and Cal, we just didn't have quite enough to prevail, and that unfortunate swing probably cost us a trip to the dance. Wazzou was a whole different story. We haven't looked good against them since 2005.

We face these teams in what is probably the best order possible, with each game a slight step up in difficultly. Cal is up first tonight, and I think that the Huskies confidence at home will carry them.

I still worry about this team. With Conroy and Nate Rob on the team, you always had the feeling that UW played with a chip on their shoulder. Conroy had to walk on, Nate was only 5'7" and not really recruited for basketball. You could tell that they always felt that there was something to prove, and they knew the only way to prove anything was to win. It feels like this years team feels a bit more entitled to praise and expects more to be handed to them. They still haven't learned to be killers. I think they are capable, but you never know what lies in someone's heart until you see it poured out. Or not.