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Apr16
Husky Hoops Update: Blackwell coming to UW
The UW release an official confirmation day that Perris Blackwell will be transferring in from San Fransisco. Here's the official release: SEATTLE - Perris Blackwell, a three-year letterwinner for San Francisco, will transfer to play basketball at the University of Washington, Husky Coach Lorenzo Romar announced on Monday. The University received Blackwell's financial aid agreement Monday. He will have one year of eligibility at Washington after sitting out the 2012-13 season due to NCAA transfer rules. Blackwell, a 6-foot-9, 240-pound forward, was honorable mention West Coast Conference in 2012 after he led the Dons with 6.1 rebounds per game and was second on the team with 12.7 points per game. He ranked 11th in the conference in scori… -
Apr02
First Look: Spring Practice Day 1
The Huskies took the field this morning for the first day of spring football. There's no big mystery as to why they are practicing so early in the morning all month, but it was a beautiful morning on Montlake. With the view of cranes and a half of the old Husky Stadium still standing, we got a look at most of the 2012 Husky squad; save the incoming frosh who will remain unseen until fall camp. Realdawg's newest addition, reporter Lars Hanson will be covering the first day of spring football in much more detail soon, but here's a quick look at who did some noticeable things this morning. Kasen Williams is back to form and had a couple impossible looking receptions. Also Austin Sefarian-Jenkins is back at it as well. Both these guys will be making noise all spr… -
Mar28
A Season of Unfulfilled Expectations
Some random thoughts… The ebb and flow of last night’s NIT semifinals game against Minnesota reminded me of the entire season. The Dawgs started out slow, gained momentum to finish strong in regulation time, but ultimately disappointed in the end. This edition of Romar’s team was maddening to watch at times. Yes, they did possess a great deal of talent, but much of it was raw and needed to mature as the season progressed. It was a challenge for fans to be patient in this process. For me, it is an added bonus to see players develop and mature over the course of a season, but the purpose of playing games is to win. The ultimate goal is to have both, but it is a difficult balancing act. One could look upon the open… -
Mar26
New York New York
NEW YORK — After flying all the way across the country for the second time this season, Washington wants to make this trip to Madison Square Garden much more successful than the first one. The way the Huskies figure it, if they win the NIT championship it will show they truly belonged in the NCAA tournament. For the entire story, go here Another article about the upcoming NIT game for the Huskies is here which says the Huskies will "dominate" the final four of the tournament. Also, here's some stuff from the Husky Hoops Blog in the Times. If you're a Husky softball and baseball fan, here's a little info that you might enjoy reading. Lastly, here's more from Percy Allen about the Huskies and the NIT http://seatt… -
Mar09
On Thursday the Husky MVP was Tony Wroten
Oregon State 86 - UW 84 The first half against the Beavers was just plain awful. It was cakewalk in the paint for Oregon State. They thrived off of UW’s poor baseline defense and inability to keep them off the glass. In my mind, this was the primary reason why UW lost the game. Right behind this was the team’s poor performance from the FT line. For a team that prides itself on making defense its top priority, and is at the top of the Pac 12 regular season standings, the results of the first half were absolutely inexcusable. The Dawgs knew what was on the line, and yet the focus and energy were just not there. For the life of me, I just don’t get that. I can understand if a player’s shooting touch i… -
Mar04
Oregon's Texas Connection Unraveling?
While perusing educk.com's message boards, I noticed that Oregon fans were asking "Why?" about the fact that just about every member of their roster out of Texas has left their program in the past year. There's been a mass exodus of just about every one of them. The only guy who stuck around for his entire career was LaMichael James, but he's bolted for the NFL, along with QB Darron Thomas. The Thomas departure surprised everyone. The James departure didn't. As we wrote in our article last week about the situation with the Oregon Football program, this is where things stood with every player they've pulled out of Texas the past three years. As of February 27th Darron Thomas (gone) LaMichael James (gone) Tra Carson (still on roster) Jos… -
Feb25
On The Basketball Side: Worst Couged It Of All Time?
Final: UW 59 - WSU 55 This game was marked by some predictability. A cold and snowy day in Pullman made for a hazardous journey to Beasley Coliseum for the teams, fans, and broadcast crew. Check. Butch the Cougar yet again looked frighteningly similar to a large version of a ratty-looking, third-hand Beanie Baby. Check. At the end of the day, the Cougs Coug’d it. Check. That all said, the manner in which WSU fell short was unpredictable, in my book. I will remember this game for a long time. It was a game of runs. It was also a game that saw an absolutely pathetic display of FT shooting – and no, I’m not referring to the Dawgs here. All too often have Dawg fans complained about the teams… -
Feb18
UW 79, UA 70: A Near Complete Game.
What’s not to like about this win? Walk on Brendan Sherrer started alongside Darnell Gant on Senior Day. I was happy that Coach Romar allowed the bench-warming Human Victory Cigar to see the floor at the opening tip and play 3 minutes in prime time. Terrence Ross’ game was consistent throughout (25 points, 11-19 on FGs). Tony Wroten was an absolute machine driving to the basket, limited his turnovers and displayed confidence from the FT line. Abdul Gaddy displayed great leadership, distributed the ball well, and did not have a single turnover. The only obvious shortcoming was a 3 – 18 performance from three point land. Sounds like a road game stat actually – nice to see that so many points came from inside t… -
Feb03
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington...but Mr. Ross Gets Elected.
UW 71 – UCLA 69 UW’s comeback victory over the pre-season Pac-12 favorite Bruins was as sloppy as spaghetti and meat balls served as finger food for a five-year-old. That said, in the end, in spite of the mess, it was realized that a satisfying meal had still been served. We saw how UCLA had been so highly ranked, before they even played a game, only to stumble badly out of the gate. What followed was a team that rebounded to achieve a 10-4 record after the whole Reeves Nelson fiasco. This wasn’t to be such an easy game as one might have been predicted weeks ago. Things had changed. UCLA had found its way out of the wilderness to become at least a decent team within the Pac12. F… -
Feb01
8:20 AM Check Off
Here's who has signed so far: Pio Vatuvei Shaq Thompson Kendyl Taylor Darien Washington Nathan Dean Erich Wilson Vatuvei was a huge coupe for the Huskies as he had been committed to USC for many months. There's rumors and concern over Cyler Miles, with reports of an alleged "teammate" saying Miles might not even be ready to sign with any school today. We're working to find out the straight scoop on this.… -
Feb01
Recruiting Insider News & Notes: Signing Day Special
Well, at long last, it's here folks. And did we tell you that Huskies would finish strong? Oh yes, we did! Our front page is loaded right now with commit stories, and today should offer more excitement as we head on down the stretch and wait for some "fence-sitters" to make their decisions. As of late last night, there were definitely some guys still sitting on the fence. Who were they? And who could surprise? Now that signing day is here, we can devulge that information. Damariay Drew was still torn after 10 pm last night. He'd been talking things over with the Husky coaches and was still conflicted by the time he finally went to bed. Drew had committed to Cal last weekend, but he was talking a lot about graduation rates last night. So it wil… -
Jan31
Recruiting Insider News & Notes 1/31
Oh what a night..one that will be remembered. I won't lie, I wasn't the least bit surprised about Shaq Thompson announcing he'd committed to Washington. After I learned on Saturday afternoon that he'd spent his own money to go see the school and city once again, I had a pretty good idea that this thing was getting settled in his mind. Bob Condotta and I spent all night on Twitter trying to figure out if there was any precedant for this, but couldn't come up with anything exact. The fact is this -- the Huskies could finish up on a higher note than anyone anticipated just a few weeks ago. Sure, losing the local linemen stung, but I guarantee that the sting will just keep becoming a faint memory by the time all the faxes are in on Wednesday. So here…Tagged in this post: Shane Brostek (2012), Jordan Payton (2012), Jaydon Mickens (2012), Pio Vatuvei (2012), Brandon Beaver (2012) -
Jan30
Recruiting Insider News & Notes 1/30
Yesterday was another crazy day of breaking news, exciting developments, and shocking revelations...well, not really that shocking, but interesting. First and foremost, let's talk about Husky recruiting. As most of our subscribers know, Saturday night we reported that there had been a new and very exciting development in Husky recruiting. We were going to try to keep it under wraps, per the request of the recruits in question, but then it got leaked that Shaq Thompson had made an unoffiical visit to Dub over the weekend. We went ahead and released the news that he was joined by Jordan Payton as well. Some said, "That's it?", but what a question. When was the last time the number-one safety prospect in the country made a last-minute run to Seattle …Tagged in this post: Shaq Thompson (2012), Brandon Beaver (2012), Zach Banner (2012), Joshua Garnett (2012), Corey English (2012), Korey Durkee (2012), Michael Rector (2012), Nathan Dean (2012), Jeff Lindquist (2012), Pio Vatuvei (2012), Jaydon Mickens (2012), Jake Eldrenkamp (2012), Jordan Payton (2012), Devian Shelton (2012), Kenneth Walker (2012), Shane Brostek (2012), Dylan Cozens (2012) -
Jan26
Wroten carries the Dawgs on his back in 60 - 54 win.
Tonight’s game was slow paced and methodical. Early on, the shots were not falling for either team. A good sign for UW, however, was that their defensive intensity was evident out of the gate. This was a welcome sight. On the road this team has had a great deal of difficulty finding it’s energy from within. Tonight was, thankfully, a different story. The team's shot selection was a positive. There were far fewer 3’s attempted and more of an emphasis upon taking the ball to the bucket. I really like seeing this on the road, where the rims don’t seem to be as friendly. Against ASU, without Tony Wroten, the Huskies only managed to shot 11 for 36 from the field. Tony’s own line was 9 –… -
Jan26
Recruiting Insider News and Notes 1/26
Quickly, not a whole lot happened yesterday of any huge consequence for the Husky recruiting effort..atleast nothing that we can report at this time. I did learn that some very good news could come later this evening -- and if Sark "Woofs" I'll have an article ready to go up pronto. I spoke with the prospect yesterday whom I am referencing but am not pointing fingers or mentioning names quite yet. The problem that both myself and Brian Cook are having right now is that two other prospects have told us of their intentions, but because they want to announce on signing day, we are hamstrung and just can't release those names -- but rest assured -- Sark is putting a very solid class together. Signing day will be an absolute gas for those of you who …Tagged in this post: Joshua Garnett (2012), Zach Banner (2012), Cedric Dozier (2012), Shaq Thompson (2012) -
Jan25
Recruiting Insider News and Notes 1/25: FREE VERSION
Tuesday was another day of nausea, headaches, vertigo, and other, more psychotic manifestations as recruitniks loaded up on all the recruiting news they could find in a vast array of places. Of course, we would prefer you find it here -- but this time of year there's a lot to be had from many different sources. Realdawg subscribers are used to getting these Insider News and Notes just about every night during the heat of recruiting season, but today I'm going to dedicate this installment to those hundreds of Twitter followers who ask me question after question out there in the Twitter cloud. Realdawggers will appreciate the info too, as always. But it won't kill anyone if we just open the doors this one time and let others take a peek inside at what's… -
Jan24
Recruiting Insider News and Notes 1/24
It was a rather calm Monday, considering how insane Sunday was on the net. But there were some interesting developments. As we reported, Livermore, CA. DB, Damariay Drew took his name off the market and committed to Cal. Drew had been rumored to be a commit several months ago but those rumors had no substance as he had no offer yet at that time. Drew told us that it came down to making a decision his family had hoped he'd make; which was to stay close to home. I did confirm today that Cal commit, Kenny Walker is visiting this weekend. Walker, who's a tailback from Richmond, CA. is being recruited by Coach Kiesau now, just as he was when he committed to Cal. Walker just returned from a visit to UCLA over the weekend and said he almost committed then. We spoke briefl…Tagged in this post: Caleb Smith (2012), Damariay Drew (2012), Jake Eldrenkamp (2012), Kenneth Walker (2012) -
Jan22
Recruiting Insider News and Notes 1/22
Yesterday was, perhaps, one of the most exciting days in Pac-12 football recruiting we've seen for years. Then you add in all the hoopla over Chip Kelly possibly (or possibly not) taking the Tampa Bay job, and it was an outright festival of fun for everyone on the net who cares about this insanity. College football and NFL fans even caused Twitter to clog up like a sprinkler hose with a big kink in it. Ah yes. As Jordan Payton said early yesterday, "Welcome to recruiting." For sites such as Realdawg.com and all the team-specific sites on the net, this is a little like Sweeps Week for television networks. We're gobbling up new subscription sign-ups daily and, because I've finally figured out the value of social networking, we'… -
Jan19
Recruiting Insider News and Notes 1/19
It seems like every single day there is some new name popping up as the new Husky staff has definitely hit the ground running in this final stretch of recruiting. It's been almost exhausting trying to keep up, but still it's an adrenaline rush for those of us who cover recruiting and those of you who are recruitniks. Here's an Insider's look at what's transpired in the past few days... I did post a preliminary look at who is set to visit this weekend, and keep in mind -- as always -- this could change, pariticularly with all the info that has begun to leak out aboutDevian Shelton of Inglewood. Shelton was an Oregon State commit and his name came up immediately when Keith Heyward was hired, but Shelton could be a strong lean towar… -
Jan15
Ross Steps It Up!!!
I was a little concerned when C.J. Wilcox was scratched from tonight’s lineup. He has the best outside shot and is the best FT shooter on the team. I knew that the Dawgs might struggle without him. As it turned out, it was a blessing in disguise. This gave the opportunity for someone else to step up, and as it turned out, someone did! Coach Ken Bone had a very good game plan for defending the Huskies. The Cougs played a 3-2 or 2-3 zone, depending up UW lineup, and dared their in state rivals to shoot from the outside. It was very effective. UW only managed a pathetic 29% for FGs in the first half. Terrence Ross was 1-9. The second half began with much of the same. As fate would have it t… -
Jan13
Current Individual Non-strengths: What Needs to Improve
Key Players: Terrence Ross – should be more assertive, aggressive, and truly involved in the flow of the offense. He has absolutely disappeared in games. I’ve said it before, but he reminds me of former Sonic Derik McKee, who had all the talent in the world but would often be more of a spectator. He needs to step up and be a greater part of things. Darnell Gant – be more of a presence in the middle. He’s supposedly worked on his inside game. It was one of his goals going into this season. Instead, he’s again on the outside shooting 3’s. He needs to do more dirty work under the bucket. C.J. Wilcox – To his credit, he has displayed a more all-around g… -
Jan13
Friday the 13th Presser Notes
Here's just a few notes on what Coach Sark had to say today when he met with the media via a phone teleconference. He said that "it's been an active month, to say the least", with the completion of the season, bowl prep and the return back to Montlake, recruiting, hiring new coaches, etc. But Coach said "it's part of the profession", and that one day the focus will be on football, then another it will be on keeping track of players and how they're doing with schoolwork, then recruiting, and so forth. Obviously, the discussion turned to the firing of Sark's long-time friend, Nick Holt. Coach said he had to "take the emotions out of it", and that he still thinks the world of Nick as a friend and a coach, "But it just d… -
Jan13
TGIF Husky "Stuff"
A few notes: Sark is meeting with the press this morning but it is a teleconference; meaning that it is only for members of the media and not the usual fare of video and/or radio transmission. I explained this on the boards but wanted to explain it again so you underestand that it's not one of those big rallies to introduce coaches, or anything else. The main purpose, as I was told is to tie up loose ends from end of the season and (probably) talk about the new coaching hires. There's not a doubt that someone won't ask about the DL coaching position -- but whether or not Sark has anything to tell us yet about this is yet to be seen. Here's what I do know, as of this morning, on the subject. Enoke Brechterfield, according to my sources, is NOT in pla… -
Jan10
Recruiting Insider News and Notes 1/11
It's beginning to get real hot inside the inner circles of the recruiting world right now. Fans want commits, as do coaches, but by this time of year the big shake-out happens and you find out who is in and out and still viable. To recap the past week, Shaq Thompson committed to Cal, which wasn't a super big shock considering his older brother had been a Cal Bear. Tairen Owens decommitted from Washington in order to commit to UCLA, but that loss isn't much to mourn about since there are other fish in the pond already -- like Erich Wilson. Please don't underestimate Wilson either. The kid is legit. So before getting upset about Owens, just check this out: Speaking of Hawai'i... I know people are wondering about Shane Brostek, and o… -
Jan01
Dawgs Looking Even Better
For me, the 16 point victory over the Ducks came as no surprise on UW’s home court. What was so pleasing in this effort was to see the balanced scoring. C.J. Wilcox came off the bench to drop 24, tying a career high. His sharp shooting, displayed from both inside and out, helped to effectively repel a couple of Oregon runs. Tony Wroten chipped in 17, Abdul Gaddy 12, and Terrence Ross added 11. From yesterday’s blog: “One of the keys to handling the Ducks will be if the Dawgs are able to cause turnovers that can lead to easy points.” Well, UW ended up scoring 22 points off turnovers (Oregon had 9 points in the same category). The defensive effort was there from the get-go and didn’t seem t…
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Husky Hoops Update: Blackwell coming to UW
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First Look: Spring Practice Day 1
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