Friday Dots: Thybulle, Nowell realize dreams as NBA draft picks

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Football Dots

• Athlon ranks 130 college football teams, with the Huskies coming in tops in the Pac-12.

• Pacific Takes ranks the top backfields in the Pac-12 going into 2019. UW is flying under the radar.

• Bob Condotta tackles the mailbag question: “Rank your top Husky and Seahawk coaches (combined in one list) in your lifetime.”

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These guys manage make fun of Jake Browning’s arm several times while taking almost two hours to name their top players at each position:

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Pettis being Pettis:

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Edge rusher from Texas:

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Basketball Dots

Matisse Thybulle becomes the Huskies’ 8th first round pick since 2010 (Drafted by Boston, traded to Philadelphia):

Lauren Kirschman from The News Tribune has this story on Thybulle, where we learn the shocking news that it was his defense that vaulted him into the first round.

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Jaylen Nowell raised his shooting percentage to over 50% during his sophomore season, and now he is a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves:

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• Kirschman has a story on Nowell, reporting that the shooting guard raised his stock significantly at the NBA Combine.

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Ball is ball:

Misc Dot

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• Check out the new website for “The Greatest Setting.”

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Retro Dot

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