WHY SI? WHY DID YOU HAVE TO DO IT?

Why did SI have to put the Huskies on the front page. Living in a city who is dealing with the Super Bowl Losers curse, and the Madden Curse in THE SAME YEAR, here comes another one into our lives, THE SI CURSE. Now, it could be said that curses are what you make of it. Tell that to the Chicago Cubs, and the Boston Red Socks. Shit, tell that to any Seahawk fan right now. Alexander has been out since week 3 with a broken foot, Hasselbeck goes down with a knee injury, and won't be back for another week.

The best thing we had going for us was the Washington Huskies Basketball program. I mean, atleast Spencer Hawes and Justin Dentmon weren't on the cover. But, damn Brockman hurts. We can live if Appleby has a few stinkers after appearing on the cover, but if Brockman is off for a month after this, I am killing someone. The last Husky to be on the Cover of Sports Illustrated, Sonny Sixkiller, threw 4 interceptions and lost 17-6 to Stanford after a 4-0 start vaulted the Husky onto the front page.

The next time it sounds cool to be on the cover of SI, the Madden game, or LOSE THE SUPER BOWL, remember this: We live lives that depend heavily on the successes and failures of our local sports teams. When we believe we have a banner season approaching, it is a nightmare to hear a news report saying that Shaun Alexander will be the cover boy for Madden. I lost sleep for a week after that. Madden cover boy runner-up, LaDainian Tomlinson, is having a career season, and will most likely break Alexander's touchdown mark this year.

So, as I lose sleep for another week because of stupid Sports Illustrated putting my boy Jon Brockman on the cover, I look forward to Sunday's match-up against Sacramento State and to hoping for 25 and 10 from Brockman! Appleby, just hit two or three three-pointers please. It isn't like Sports Illustrated is that good of a magazine anyways....

Romar - If you ever go on the cover, I will never forgive you.

Brockman and Appleby on SI Cover

The seattlest, a nice local blog type site has this posted. This is the first time a husky has been on the cover since Sonny Sixkiller in 1971. Pretty cool...

Husky Pocket Schedule Released - Brockman!

Here is the Husky Pocket Book Schedule! Brockman! Where is the faceguard?

Here is a quote from this morning's Seattle Times:
"Sure, Brockman is honored he's the cover boy for the team's pocket schedule this season. He just wishes the folks digging through his file of photos would have helped him out a little bit. "They could have picked a better one or maybe photo-shopped it a little bit to make my biceps bigger," Brockman joked."

Brockman on Preseason Wooden List

Job Brockman was named to the Preseason Wooden Award Top 50 candidates list. Congrats Jon, let this be an omen of how great your season will be! View list here.

Player Profile: Jon Brockman

Background:
A former best of the west winner as a high school senior, Brockman brings a level of physicality previously unseen in a Husky uniform. Last year, Brockman basically played center and was forced to guard the largest player on the court. Although he held his own, his production was reduced by being shorter than his matchup, especially later in the season against higher ranked teams. Despite this, he still managed to lead the team in shooting percentage and rebounding and was UW's 4th leading scorer. As Romar's first top tier recruit, Brockman symbolizes the birth of a new era for UW basketball, now able to steal talent from the likes of Duke and North Carolina. His mere presence reflects the credibility of Romar as a coach, and the bright future of the program.

Best Moment of last year: dropping 21 and 10 on Airforce in his third game.
Worst Moment: 1 point and 5 rebounds in our loss to Wazzou at home.

Outlook:
Brockman stands to gain more from the presence of Spencer Hawes than anyone. A 6'11" post presence will allow Brockman to play his more normal position of power forward, where his raw physical talent will allow him to dominate. He should get more blocks (he got almost none last year), but I would not be surprised if Romar used him as the on ball defender in the post and let Hawes roam and block shots (Much like Rasheed would do for the Pistons while Ben Wallace roamed). Expect a significant increase in easy shot attemps, given that Brockman is excellent at finding open spaces and Hawes will demand so much attention. I predict this MAN will unleash an unholy ass whooping upon the Pac 10 this season. He has two bows and knows how to use them, and will threaten to be the UW's first double double man since Todd Macculloch.

Last years stats:
Minutes: 24.1
PPG: 8.6
FG shooting: 116-224 .518
FT shooting: 46-69 .667
Rebounds: 6.5
Fouls: 2.5 per
Assists: 0.7
TO: 1.35
Steals: 1.1
Blocks: 0.1

Prediction:
Minutes: 29
PPG: 14 on 54% shooting
Rebounds: 9.1
Assists: 1.1
TO: 1.5
Steals: 1.6
Blocks: 0.5