It was a bad weekend for Seattle sports teams as the Huskies, Sounders and Seahawks all got dominated. Lost in the headlines however, was Huskies basketball, who opened their 2010-11 season with an exhibition win over Saint Martin's.
I know, it was only an exhibition. I know, they only won by 19 over a Division 2 opponent. I know, it's only November. The thing is - the Huskies are ranked in the top 25 and expected to win their conference. Watching a winning, exciting team will help us forget about how terrible the football team is. Slowly UW is becoming a basketball school.
Now, getting to the box score, I think we can take two things from this game. First, we got to see one possible starting lineup, as Scott Suggs and Abdul Gaddy joined MBA, Isiah and Justin Holliday to start off. Off the bench, CJ Wilcox and Terrence Ross both got 21 minutes and freshman Aziz N'Diaye got 11. Obviously this will all change, especially with Venoy Overton coming back sometime, but it's nice to see who Romar trusts at this point in the season. The second take-away is the fact that Isaiah Thomas only took 2 shots and instead walked away with 11 assists. We all know Isaiah will be the guy who can get buckets when we need him to, but if he is able to be smart and look for the pass first instead of hoisting up unwarranted shots, we are going to be a dangerous team.
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