The Monday Morning Wash
by John Berkowitz on Feb 6, 2012 6:05 AM PST
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PrintThe Men's basketball team swept the LA schools in Seattle this week to retain its one game lead over Colorado and California in the standings. The Buffs and the Bears are responsible for two of the Huskies three conference losses this season.
This week the Dawgs head down the Willamette Valley to face Oregon and Oregon State. The Huskies swept them to open the season in Seattle. The Ducks and the Beavers are more than capable of beating the Huskies this season so this is going to be a pretty crucial series.
Heading into the conference season most fans (including me) had written off the team as being too young to compete for a championship this season. As usual with most Romar led teams something began to click and now the Huskies are favorites to land another berth in the big dance.
Special thanks to Ben Knibbe for jumping in and doing a great job on basketball coverage this season. If there is anyone out there who would like to take a stab at writing about spring sports just let us know!
New Sports Arena
This really isn't Husky news but word that a new sports arena will likely be built that will house both the NBA and NHL teams is pretty big news. The proposed stadium district location makes a lot of sense. Hopefully the folks developing it won't demand the demolition of the old Coliseum which has many useful years left in it.
Super Bowl thoughts
Football season is now officially over now that another Super Bowl is in the books. I thought it was a pretty good game and I was kind of surprised that Brady wasn't able to drive his team down the field a little better at the end of the game. Too many dropped passes at the end for that to happen.
Now we get to see if Eli Manning is as amusing as his brother Peyton was on Saturday Night Live next week. I remember a sketch years ago in which Peyton's mother was chastised because he career as a QB had dead ended in the Canadian Football League.
As for the game I tend to tune in for the commercials. Matthew Broderick's day off in a Honda CRV and Jerry Seinfeld's (nice to see the soup Nazi again) quest to be the first owner of an Acura were pretty funny but Volkswagen's the Dog Strikes Back was probably my favorite.
Mailbag
Any new Huskies who will be here this spring?
The only one we know of at the moment is linebacker Ryan McDaniel who will arrive this spring to compete for the spot at MLB vacated by Cort Dennison.
What happened to Chris Young and Darius Waters?
Young will be going to Arizona State. No idea what Waters is up to but he was no longer on the roster at Arizona Western with Young.
Where will the Huskies practice this spring?
They will be using the East practice field and the Dempsey indoor.
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Conference losses
John, Dawgs only have the 2 losses in conference…
Always giving 110% while taking it one comment at a time.
beat me to it...
it takes a moment to digest the reality of a first place position after the start…I like the fact that there’s an “edge” beginning to show in these Dawgs!
Seriously, Not too impressed with the ads overall but
with the sound muted….I liked the slingshot todler/grammy with skills…the dog bribe,Skecher dog, Seinfeld…
I though the Super Bowl ads were terrible
I mean, maybe the worst year ever for me. None of them really made me laugh, most of them were just plain stupid. I did like the naked M&M commercial but you left that one off of your list to vote. I voted for the VW one because I like Star Wars. I thought the game was kinda boring. I don’t know why, it was a close game, but something seemed to be missing from it. Maybe it was the long halftime and me over eating! I wish Brady pulled out the win but his receivers really let him down. I mean, he was on point in that game.
M&M was funny ....
… but my two favorites were the Fiat one with the woman in the red and black dress and the Valentine’s Day flowers commercial where the spokeswoman provocatively reminds the male viewing audience that Valentine’s Day is a simple “those who give shall receive” proposition. Brilliant.
Damn, my eyeball tastes good.
@chrislandon
My wife got all bent when I got googly eyed over her
she said she’s a notorious terror, narcissist, belittling jerk who’s crap doesn’t stink. Could be bad info, or she could be mistaking the person, but she seemed dead set on her being a total bitch.
I didn't think he missed Welker.
That’s a pass those two connect on all the time, he threw it to his outside shoulder, looked like Welker was expecting it inside but there was a safety or lb at that spot. He hit Hernandez dead in the hands, hit Branch in the hands over the middle also.
by datboyeddiep on Feb 6, 2012 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
he missed him badly.
he was wide open and threw it way behind him. I have been shocked that noone is seeing this. could he have caught it yes. but it was a bad throw
I just feel like in the last two drives, his receivers let him down, especially Welker!
by datboyeddiep on Feb 6, 2012 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
I'm talking about the one in the 4th quarter, right before the Branch drop
where Welker had to go up to get it. I think it was 4:00 to go. It wasn’t perfect, but it was where it needed to be thrown to avoid leading him into his grave and avoid having it picked. He should have caught that ball.
I disagree totally
He was wide open. The ball was thrown behind him. It would have been a great catch.
There was a safety sitting on his inside shoulder
Brady couldn’t make the throw there. He should have hit Welker earlier, as soon as he got open, but he wasn’t his first or second progression, by the time he saw Welker, a safety was sitting inside so Brady threw it to his outside shoulder. Welker was looking inside and had to make an adjustment to make the catch. Welker and Brady know each other enough to where I believe Welker should have known with the safety on his inside shoulder, the pass was going outside. It didn’t work out that way though. Agree to disagree?
I’m not saying it was a perfect pass, I’m saying Welker almost always makes that play. He choked on the big stage.
by datboyeddiep on Feb 7, 2012 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
the throw to Branch was well behind him...
…though Branch could have helped out Brady by settling into that spot instead of continuing to cross.
No
Branch was supposed to sit on the route, that’s why the ball was placed there. Since Branch kept running, the bal was behind him.
by datboyeddiep on Feb 7, 2012 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
Clint Eastwood is the MAN!
but my favorite ad was the e-trade baby. Speed dating at the end…classic! That darn kid makes me laugh everytime.
Basketball
Tough road trip coming. at Oregon at UCLA and at WSU. Are only games we might lose on out. not much room for loses though.
We need to win out
Take this conference instead of hoping Cal and the Buffs lose one.
by datboyeddiep on Feb 6, 2012 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
Lofty goal
we could still get in the tourney with 4 P12 losses and a good run into the tourney finals.
Big road trip
We need to at least split this road trip, and would love to see a sweep in Oregon. Two tough games remaining, @ Oregon and @ UCLA and the rest should be winnable games. I hop this team has grown up and is ready for the final 7 games. It will be interesting! Go DAWGS!
Benno
Madonna
The twitter world and the facebook universe collided on Sunday night…one fighting for the dominance of Madonna and one fighting for her downfall (almost literally but she caught herself).
Some classic facebook posts…
“That halftime show was DEPLORABLE! There is no place for Madonna at the super bowl.”
“I hope Madonna kept falling into the pits of Hell.”
“Man they’re bringing out everyone to help prop up Madonna. The guy on the balance wire stole the show tho haha”
“So weird watching Madonna and realizing she is 54 ….”
“Madonna is the same age as my mom…this is uncomfortable”
Madonna is the same age as my mom...
I’m sure Madonna still looks better. I’d hit it.
I thought Madonna did ok
Plus one of the people with her, MIA, flipped off the camera. That was fun.
by datboyeddiep on Feb 6, 2012 10:48 AM PST up reply actions
I enjoyed the Madonna show...
… She obviously can’t move like she used to. Still, the stage was amazing, the choreography for Vogue was outstanding, the kid in the tightrope was great and the Cee Lo cameo was really good.
Damn, my eyeball tastes good.
@chrislandon
Did she sing
I’m sexy and I know it or I’m 60 and I show it?
by sdhuskyfan on Feb 6, 2012 12:21 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
you see M.I.A. flip off the camera?
sensors couldn’t get to it
It was funny!
I didn’t even want to watch the show, the wife persisted. Glad I did, it was actually ok.
by datboyeddiep on Feb 7, 2012 12:29 PM PST up reply actions
Will there be a fan in the audience...
who can/will write about UW baseball? I would love to know more about the program and where it stands.
This is a good spot to raise my hand
I’ve been debating whether I will have enough time with the new baby, but we seem to have a rhythm now at home. I’m qualified as a lifelong player and student of the game, and plan on attending as many games as I can this year fingers crossed….
Duck hunting season has officially begun.
by S_o_Smith on Feb 6, 2012 2:18 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
do it!
I’d love to see some coverage of the Diamond Dawgs! Hopefully with the stadium work progressing this is a sign that the AD is taking Husky Baseball a little more seriously. I know we operate at a bit of a disadvantage in terms of weather, but if the Oregon State Beavers can win a CWS (back-to-back even!), no reason Washington can’t.
Hopefully Timmy Lincecum continues to give back to the program now that he’s making the mega-bucks…
Interesting that you mention OSU, facilities and titles
The facilities and weather in Corvallis are beautiful. I played a tourny at Coleman Field before the big upgrade from a $2.3m donation started in ’99 (Timmy…). 85 degrees, slight breeze and the twilight sun through the trees on a perfectly manicured diamond. Everlasting memory. Now, after the upgrades Goss Stadium is even better.
It wasn’t a fluke they won back to back with NW kids either. The NW produces a different brand of player b.c of the weather. Rainball has inherent challenges, but the rewards for success are unique skills and experiences/knowledge. During the 1950’s-70’s the NW had an immigration/population boom, and they brought a deep passion for the game with them. The quality of coaching went up, from the bottom up starting in T ball. This resulted in Baseball America writing about scouts flocking to talent rich….Washington? in ’99. After writing this, I googled “scouts flock to talent rich washington; baseball”. This was first. I will never forget reading that title, ever. PItching against Timmy and Lester made me better; we all competed hard in the Puget Sound and a few rose to the top of the pitching world. We were a golden legacy baseball generation for Washington, and OSU reaped the most from it. Well, besides the SanFran Giants, but that is another conversation…
Duck hunting season has officially begun.
cool
My son plays competitive baseball in Colorado. He is 14 and has a goal at playing at UW. I would to read some stuff on here.
What position does he play?
14-18 will be his most important years for development.
Duck hunting season has officially begun.
Pitcher and First mostly
someone OF. His strength is hitting. He probably needs to start getting more looks in the OF and maybe 3B, because he throws right. But being tall he always got put at first. He plays on a travelling team and has paid coaches. Anyone remember Clint Zavares, Mark Holzemer, Denny Stark or Daven Bond. Anyway those are some of the coaches around his team
yeah seems there was some turnover with the new coach
but haven’t heard much since.
The Fiat commercial should be on the list
Because reasons. Also the internet has spoken, less cameos, more hawtness! (or hot cameos will be allowed as well…I’m not really in a difficult demographic to please)
Hey, Stanback got a Super Bowl ring!
Sure, he was on the Giants’ practice squad, but he was on the sidelines last night, and it really sounds like the Giants are giving everyone, even the practice guys, rings. Congrats!
My favorite commercial
was the one where the sand man trips and spills all the dream dust on that guy.
by Mind of no mind on Feb 6, 2012 12:43 PM PST reply actions
on the new arena
I don’t know what to think about that. I’m not a fan of stealing teams from other cities. I especially would be sad to steal the Kings, an original NBA franchise. Seattle fans will want to resurrect the Sonics name and history if we get another team, but it would be a shame to kill off the Kings name and history.
Never been a big NHL fan, though I suppose I’d start paying attention more if we got a team.
I'm not a fan either
but the NBA can’t sustain an expansion team. I wish we could just take the Thunder back, but like the Tosh deal…business is business.
Stealing a team, or taking a team that's moving?
I’m not much of a basketball fan, and I especially dislike the NBA and David Stern. That being said, I think there is a big difference between stealing a team (OKC) and trying to get a team that is moving anyway. It’s not like we would be buying a team, lying through our teeth about keeping the team there, and then screwing them over by not making an honest effort in the deal. I’d feel very bad for the folks in Sacramento, but it would be 100% different than that liar Bennett and OKC.
I would love to see an NHL hockey team. I’m not a big hockey fan, but I could get into that much faster than basketball.
"Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing."
"Legends are made on the shores of Lake Washington"
by Lear Pilot on Feb 6, 2012 1:25 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I've stopped following the NBA...
…so I don’t know the specifics of any of the teams in trouble right now. I guess my point is that, if we’re going to get a current team, I’d rather it be a situation where the team is genuinely struggling to draw fans rather than some concocted situation where the owner is complaining about an “inadequate” arena.
And as I mentioned, I also don’t like the idea that a long-time, original franchise would move here and we’d have to have the difficult debate about whether to retire that name and history and revive the Sonics name and history. Easier to do that with, say, the Grizzlies.
The Grizzlies would be okay with me as well
because we could use it to taunt Vancouver in our future NHL rivalry.
Would it even be a debate?
The NBA is going to have to work to gain back the love of the city, and I think it’s going to be a much bigger uphill battle if it’s the Seattle Kings. Besides, even if Sacramento is going to have a hard time ever bringing a team back, I’m sure it would mean a lot to the fans there if the name and history all stay in their city, just in case.
by Mind of no mind on Feb 6, 2012 3:24 PM PST up reply actions
I guarantee
It will be the Sonics! I’d be willing to bet my house on it.
I’m a Laker fan but love the Sonics! Really miss them, old yellow and green jerseys!
by datboyeddiep on Feb 7, 2012 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
It's hard
The officials and Lord David Stern control the outcome of almost every game. Especially OKC Thunder games, they have been given wins this season. It’s a crappy league ran by a bunch of crappy people.
Agree 100%
It’s about as fixed as your average WWE match. I stopped paying attention to the NBA a decade ago.
It is the WWE!
Great comparison. I’m too much of a Laker fan to stop watching, but I want to. I just love my Lake Show! But the league is getting worse and the refs are gaining more control. It is a joke!
by datboyeddiep on Feb 9, 2012 10:02 AM PST up reply actions
nba
dont follow it. used to be a big Sonics fan until 98. But did the new ownership steal the team? Its unfortunate but it was in their right and in their original plan to move the team. Bennett said what he had to say. And McLendon was fined for stating the fact
NHL would be huge
back in the day the Totems played in a sold out Coliseum. have my John Hanna hockey stick still…
The Seattle Metropolitans
are the first american team to win Lord Stanley’s cup. What happened to them. My Dad told me he used to always watch them play growing up.
by datboyeddiep on Feb 7, 2012 12:32 PM PST up reply actions
he'd have to have been pretty old to have seen them
At least the original version that won the Stanley Cup way back in 1917. That team folded in 1924:
He is not that old!
I think I got them mixed up with another team. But I did get that factoid right?
the Seattle Metropolitans indeed won the Stanley Cup in 1917, first American team to do so
I’d guess your dad watched the Totems growing up.
Yeah buddy
50% credit for my post is good enough for me. I’m telling you, my Dad spews Seattle topics to me all the time, probably why I’m such a Die Hard Dawg, Seahawk, and M’s fan.
Could you be mixing them up with the Seattle Totems?
They played in the 70’s and used to be in the same league and had a huge rivalry with the Vancouver Canucks before Vancouver moved up to the NHL. The Totems came very close to joining the NHL two times, but both times fell apart near the end due to either money issues or arena issues.
by Mind of no mind on Feb 8, 2012 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
The NBA is dead to me.
I think it’s dead to a lot of people. It’s going to take much longer than this guy thinks it will to get the average fan to watch the NBA after the BS that went down w/ the Sonics. Some of us will never come back.
Hopefully we get an NBA and a NHL team at the same time. It’s going to be be hilarious to watch the new arena sell out for the NHL while the NBA games struggle to get sellouts. I say that not as a hockey fan, btw.
I'm so positive, you'll need AZT later.
I'm a Blazer fan ...
… and, honestly, I don’t really understand why the Sonic fans blame the NBA for what was a situation where the writing was clearly on the wall. That said, I know that there is a lot of emotion on the subject, so I won’t push.
That same emotion, however, tells me that the NBA would be welcome back in Seattle and, frankly, I think you’d all enjoy an NHL / NBA venue tricked out with the modern accompaniments.
Damn, my eyeball tastes good.
@chrislandon
we've been over this
That you don’t understand isn’t because we haven’t clearly laid out our reasons. To summarize, the NBA was complicit in the theft of the Sonics, and it was clearly a case of the league using our situation as an example to other communities that the extortion tactics these owners use will be backed up by action.
HAD serious cash
McClendon lost a boatload right after they bought the Sonics. If Nickels had more stones, he would’ve waited them out on the lease lawsuit to make them more receptive to selling the team to Ballmer.
it was all money on paper
his company stock went in the tank, but i am pretty sure it was short term
It's still not back
Natural Gas has taken a bath this past year, and Chesapeake energy along with it. It rallied pretty well for a couple years following the collapse in 2008, but Natural Gas got hammed last year and the stock trades around $20 right now.
I haven't been a fan of the NBA for years now...
That said, I would 100% buy tickets to Kings games solely to see IT play again. Might be a bit of a fantasy, but I would be nice to see.
by CanisInvictus on Feb 6, 2012 2:56 PM PST via Android app reply actions
*it would be nice to see!
Dawgs 4 life!
by CanisInvictus on Feb 6, 2012 2:58 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
It'd be just like old times!
Shot clock turned off. Game clock at 8. He’s gonna do it himself! Thomas, shake, crossover, stepbaaack…OHHHHHHH!! AT THE BUZZER! COOOOOLD BLOODED!!!….and the Kings lose 92-85
Ok, maybe not just like old times. But something’s better than nothing.
I'll take what I can get
by CanisInvictus on Feb 6, 2012 4:22 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
I'd buy season tickets to an NBA team in Seattle if...
I can play David Stern for an hour of one on one…no refs,straight up …dudes just “havin’ fun”?
Just a little update on that front...
In the King’s win last night, IT played 26 mins, scored 17 pts, 5 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL, and went 3-6 from from the arc. Compare that to everyone’s favorite rookie Jimmer Fredette: 10 mins, 5 points, 1 AST. That’s how the last guy picked up in the NBA draft compares to the number 10 pick overall. I’m sure JF is injured our has some other excuse, but I’m glad to see a dawg shine. What a warrior!
by CanisInvictus on Feb 7, 2012 9:04 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
To this day
I’m dying cause the Lakers didn’t draft him. idiots!
by datboyeddiep on Feb 7, 2012 12:35 PM PST up reply actions
If they move here
It won’t be the Seattle Kings. They will be rebranded the Sonics.
by Regent Denali on Feb 7, 2012 8:01 AM PST via mobile reply actions
True, but...
They’ll play in King County! Near where the Kingdome used to be.
Just sayin’.
by Cad on Feb 7, 2012 8:48 AM PST up reply actions
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