Husky Hoops: Romar Meets With the Local Media On The Eve of a New Era

The Huskies Men's Basketball team's players and coaches met with the media for the first time this year in what should provide fans their first insight into the young new-look Huskies team.

The Seattle Times Percy Allen provided great coverage of Romar's comments as did the Tacoma News Tribune's Christian Caple. You will be able to find the tweets below, but first I figured I would summarize the most interesting takeaways:

• First and foremost, Head coach Lorenzo Romar announced that Freshman Forward Marquese Chriss has suffered a fracture to his left wrist, and will miss three to  four weeks. Romar does believe that he will be back in time for the beginning of the season. 
  
• Romar also noted that this team will be able to play at a faster tempo than they have the last few seasons, and will look to apply more pressure defensively. Also of note (though this should not come as much of a surprise to Husky fans) is that the Huskies - who boast nine players under the age of 20 - are the youngest team in the Pac-12.
  
• Finally, Romar said he was excited to return to "Husky Basketball" something I know many on this site have been clamoring for for years. That alone should be enough to get fans excited, if they are not already.

Now, onto the tweets.

Washington Huskies coach Lorenzo Romar at UW media day. pic.twitter.com/SerDNfNJ5m

— Percy Allen (@percyallen) October 1, 2015

Romar believes Huskies have ability to pressure basketball more than they have in past. Thinks they'll be more athletic.

— Percy Allen (@percyallen) October 1, 2015

Romar said Huskies will use more motion offense than in past years, but will still have some high-post plays in the offense.

— Percy Allen (@percyallen) October 1, 2015

Romar said he's unsure how deep the rotation will be. Also not sure about a starting lineup at this point.

— Percy Allen (@percyallen) October 1, 2015

Romar said Matisse Thybulle ran a 4:55 minute mile during conditioning drill, which is the fastest time for a Husky since at least 2001.

— Percy Allen (@percyallen) October 1, 2015

Romar said new shot-clock shouldn't affect Huskies. Thinks it'll help UW defensively.

— Percy Allen (@percyallen) October 1, 2015

Romar said he envisions a scenario when Washington has five freshmen on the floor.

— Percy Allen (@percyallen) October 1, 2015

Romar said players look to Dan Kingma for leadership. Huskies gave him a 1-year scholarship.

— Percy Allen (@percyallen) October 1, 2015

Romar credits assistant coaches for bringing in a top-10 freshman class.

— Percy Allen (@percyallen) October 1, 2015

Romar said Donaven Dorsey has lost 22 pounds in the past year.

— Percy Allen (@percyallen) October 1, 2015

Romar on Andrews Andrews not transferring: "I don't think Andrew is a quitter at all."

— Percy Allen (@percyallen) October 1, 2015

Romar said Chriss fractured his wrist, but will be ready for the opener.

— Percy Allen (@percyallen) October 1, 2015

Romar not sure when Chriss (fractured wrist) will practice again. But expects him back days before the opener.

— Percy Allen (@percyallen) October 1, 2015

UW men's basketball media day begins in a few minutes. Huskies have nine players under age 20, most in the Pac-12.

— Christian Caple (@ChristianCaple) October 1, 2015

Lorenzo Romar said Matisse Thybulle ran first-ever sub-5 minute mile by a UW basketball player. Did it in 4:55.

— Christian Caple (@ChristianCaple) October 1, 2015

Asked what kept Andrew Andrews from joining mass offseason exodus, Romar said: "I don't think Andrew is a quitter at all."

— Christian Caple (@ChristianCaple) October 1, 2015

Romar said that without practicing, he already knows this team will be more athletic, more capable of defensive pressure than last year.

— Christian Caple (@ChristianCaple) October 1, 2015

Romar: "That will allow us to do what we’ve done for the majority of our time here at the University of Washington."

— Christian Caple (@ChristianCaple) October 1, 2015

Romar: "If we can’t be aggressive and be dictators on the defensive end, then we’re just going to be mediocre. That’s where it all starts."

— Christian Caple (@ChristianCaple) October 1, 2015

Romar compared Noah Dickerson's low-post scoring ability to Jamaal Williams. Romar holds Williams in high regard, so that's lofty praise.

— Christian Caple (@ChristianCaple) October 1, 2015

You can also find Dawgman.com's Kim Grinold's and Aaron Beach's recap of the day below. (Disclaimer: This may be accessible to members only.)

VIDEO: @aaronwbeach and @KimGrinolds give their take on @UW_MBB Media Day in this 12-minute recap - http://t.co/HMgHneKsp2 #Dawgman

— Chris Fetters (@Chris_Fetters) October 1, 2015