Huskies knock off the Cougars 68-48
by John Berkowitz on Jan 3, 2009 6:17 PM PST
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PrintThis game was all about getting the WSU monkey off the back for the Huskies and starting the conference season with a big win over your conference rival. UW hasn't started the conference season with a win for awhile and this victory was pretty satisfying.
First of all tonights game was a treat because we all got to listen to Kevin Calabro and Lenny Wilkens call the game. We are talking about a couple of hall of fame type of guys. Those two guys know a few things about basketball and whenever they team up on the microphones at center court it is special.
Washington was impressive tonight on a hostile court breaking the seven game Cougar winning streak. As I said before the game Isaiah Thomas was going to be the key and he was tonight leading the Huskies with 19 points.
Jon Brockman started slowly but warmed up in the second half as the Huskies pulled away and took control of the game with an early run after intermission. Washington was patient tonight and forced the tempo as the game went on which is the key to beating the Cougars.
UW built a 30-28 lead at halftime than sprinted to a 37-30 lead after hitting the first four shots of the second half. Washington controlled the game after that and built a twelve point lead with only 2:12 left in the second half to erase any thoughts of a WSU comeback.
Quincy Pondexter had his strongest game of the season taking advantage of the Cougars who were concentrating on Jon Brockman. He finished with 16 points. Justin Dentmon chipped in 17 as four Huskies finished in double figures tonight.
Make no mistake this was a big win. Whenever you beat your rival by 20 points on their home court you are sending a big time message.
Up next for the Huskies are California and Stanford at home next weekend.
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I gotta say
As a Coug fan I was pretty impressed with the Huskies tonight. You’ve improved dramatically on defense, and your guards were just too quick for us. Romar deserves a lot of credit – you looked like one of those Oregon teams that used to give us fits.
The rematch in Hec Ed will be interesting. I’m not sure if either team is a tournament squad this year, but the Cougs are young and I expect us to be much improved by the end of the season.
Grady
It was good win but I am ot sure how good UW is till we see more of a sampling of what the Pac 10 has to offer. I picked WSU in this one so it is a pleasant surprise. The Huskies continue to get better with each game.
John B...????
Never pick againist your heart!!!!
FINALLY!!!
Not a big basketball fan, put anything to shut up my Cougar friends for a while.
GO DAWGS!
"Bow Down to Washington"
"Kick the tires and light the fires!"
I think the DAWGS should be in the top half of the PAC 10 this year, which would make them tournement bound. After a couple of down years, it should be their turn to shine. They have a lot of returning upper class men and very good freshman additions. It’s just a matter of putting things together, and they’ve gotten better each game they’ve played. Beating the kittens on their court is a good start to conference play, now it’s time to go 3 and 0 by getting the bay schools at home.
UW!!!!!!!
I am drunk so this makes me very very very happy….we are playing very well right now!!! YES!!!! I love UW winning at anything!!!!!
MOLLY
I have to agree with bigdave the UW under water basket weaving team could take the title and I would take the day off work to ticker Tate parade. I feel bad for molly she has resorted to making stuff up to keep her blog moving I think it is time for you to blog for dollars Berkowitz and step in at the PI. I also read that the receivers coach from the fucks is needing a job.
Molly
I don’t think she makes things up.
I think the source she used makes things up.
All it would have taken is a little logic to realize that Holt wasn’t going to take a 50% pay cut to come to UW.
by John Berkowitz on Jan 4, 2009 9:22 AM PST up reply actions
Love the explanation points at the end of the game!!!!!!!
The block of the big Austrailian kid and the thunderous dunk by Pondexter was aWesome!
by doubledeucedawg on Jan 4, 2009 11:33 AM PST reply actions
Finally feeling "GOOD' about Husky athletics.
It was a great win for Romar. Things are starting to change on Montlake. GO DAWGS
by bigdawgdaddy999 on Jan 4, 2009 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
Biggest Win in a Year
2009 is already shaping up better than 2008. Although WSU really is not a very good team, it is still a big win and a bigger win than anything we accomplished in 2008. It is nice to see the team steadily improving and the team looks more together than it has the last couple years. Also, with Thomas they now have two impact players with him and Brockman making the Huskies much tougher to defend and taking a load off Brockman.
One of the basketball experts said if the UW can get back to the tournament the next couple years, they can probably solidify themselves as a basketball school and become a perienal fixture in the tournament, but a hiatus this year and we are probably looking at going to the every third year for Romars tenure.
Better read
I like the fact that we are better than a decent WSU team. I think next week against Stanford and Cal at home will show just how far this team will go this season.
Sweep at home and split on the road is the formula for success in conference play. Starting off with a win on the road is huge. Sweepeing at home against a couple of teams that are challengers for the upper division is the next big test.
Outside of the swarming D ...
… there were two things that stood out in the game that are inconsistent for us – Quincy’s “hustle” game and Dentmon’s outside shooting (I’m ignoring the free throw shooting for the time being). IT had a great game, but Quincy and Justin were the difference makers last night. Q was slashing, stealing, rebounding and getting shots at the rim (his block was outstanding) and JD provided a deep answer every time our block guys were double teamed. If we get those kinds of contributions consistently, we should have a good shot at qualifying for the tourney.
"Greed is Good."
So is Rudy.
Team win
We have seen them depending less on Brockman since the Portland State game and that is a real good thing to watch develop.
I'm still feeling this WIN!
SWEET!!!!!!! It is so much sweeter for me, living over here on the eastside of the mountains! I feel like the planets are finally starting to come back into their normal alignment. GO DAWGS!!
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