We?re not making the tourney this year, but it's nice to be back in the discussion
Comments
-
This used to be one of my favorite doog excuses from about 10 yrs ago... Hope to see other teams using it against MY DWAGS!FreeChavez said:I see the combo of Hop and his defense in a very hollow gym atmosphere(pac12 tourney) being a very good combo for the huskies. It's hard enough to beat a very disciplined defensive team, let alone when you're shooting in a weird gym with odd backdrop. I also want to BRBJO for saying disciplined defensive team. It's so foreign. Disciplined defensive team. Yup, still feels good.
-
Arizona is unlikely as a win ... but obviously if we can somehow pull that one off the tournament path goes from "work to do" to "don't fuck it up"
The keys to me going forward are the at Stanford, home vs Utah, and home vs Oregon. The 2 games against the Beavs, at Cal, and Colorado are games that we need to get. No excuses for any of those. Of the above, if we can somehow pull 2 of those games then I'm really liking our chances and that might get us up into an 8/9 type range and away from the play in game.
The worst case scenario to me would be getting to 11-7 or 12-6 in conference, losing at Stanford for the season sweep, and then having to play them in either the 3/6 or 4/5 game in Vegas and losing to them again. That's where I think it might get dicey. Same obviously if Oregon sweeps us and then the same scenario plays out in Vegas. -
Where myself and many diehard UW fans have gone wrong is the crutch of feeling romar UW teams. We're used to the easy wins(aka home games) and the verifiable road losses. What Hop has brought into the equation that all of us have purely forgotten is that he will put a mediocre team on the floor and make it competitive every night. It's not to say the guys on the floor are shit, but comparatively in recruiting world they are not on par with many teams they face. Hop has put in a system with discipline and teamwork which makes close games turn into wins that romar would have never sniffed.Tequilla said:Arizona is unlikely as a win ... but obviously if we can somehow pull that one off the tournament path goes from "work to do" to "don't fuck it up"
The keys to me going forward are the at Stanford, home vs Utah, and home vs Oregon. The 2 games against the Beavs, at Cal, and Colorado are games that we need to get. No excuses for any of those. Of the above, if we can somehow pull 2 of those games then I'm really liking our chances and that might get us up into an 8/9 type range and away from the play in game.
The worst case scenario to me would be getting to 11-7 or 12-6 in conference, losing at Stanford for the season sweep, and then having to play them in either the 3/6 or 4/5 game in Vegas and losing to them again. That's where I think it might get dicey. Same obviously if Oregon sweeps us and then the same scenario plays out in Vegas.
Everyone, even the doogliest of doogs complained about romar and late game decisions, or time outs or out of bounds plays. Nobody sees that right now and those 6 extra points win the ASU game. It's very subtle because we don't have a #1 draft pick, but it wins ballgames which is what people give a fuck about.
The game isn't about winning by 20, it's about being competitive every night and giving our? guys a chance to win. That's what hop has brought this team and i hope to see as he progresses in recruiting. -
I was wrong.
DancingDawgs.gif -
Wow...what a game!! You guys have beaten two top 25 teams from the PAC-12 this week. Things are really trending well for UW and Hopkins. Kudos to the players & coaches. I gotta say that no matter where you're from, UW has been impressive. I watched the clip from the end of the game about 10 times and watched Hopkins leap when Green's shot went in. He's really got the kids believing in themselves and making good decisions. There are a lot of Syracuse fans bemoaning losing Hopkins now, but personally I feel great for him. Best wishes to all of you!! Keep winning!!
-
How many times in the last 5 years did we watch Romar lose when up 3 with under 20 seconds to go. I bet he was under 50% in that scenario.FreeChavez said:
Where myself and many diehard UW fans have gone wrong is the crutch of feeling romar UW teams. We're used to the easy wins(aka home games) and the verifiable road losses. What Hop has brought into the equation that all of us have purely forgotten is that he will put a mediocre team on the floor and make it competitive every night. It's not to say the guys on the floor are shit, but comparatively in recruiting world they are not on par with many teams they face. Hop has put in a system with discipline and teamwork which makes close games turn into wins that romar would have never sniffed.Tequilla said:Arizona is unlikely as a win ... but obviously if we can somehow pull that one off the tournament path goes from "work to do" to "don't fuck it up"
The keys to me going forward are the at Stanford, home vs Utah, and home vs Oregon. The 2 games against the Beavs, at Cal, and Colorado are games that we need to get. No excuses for any of those. Of the above, if we can somehow pull 2 of those games then I'm really liking our chances and that might get us up into an 8/9 type range and away from the play in game.
The worst case scenario to me would be getting to 11-7 or 12-6 in conference, losing at Stanford for the season sweep, and then having to play them in either the 3/6 or 4/5 game in Vegas and losing to them again. That's where I think it might get dicey. Same obviously if Oregon sweeps us and then the same scenario plays out in Vegas.
Everyone, even the doogliest of doogs complained about romar and late game decisions, or time outs or out of bounds plays. Nobody sees that right now and those 6 extra points win the ASU game. It's very subtle because we don't have a #1 draft pick, but it wins ballgames which is what people give a fuck about.
The game isn't about winning by 20, it's about being competitive every night and giving our? guys a chance to win. That's what hop has brought this team and i hope to see as he progresses in recruiting.
Not to mention that if he were ever up 10, 12, 14 points and the other team came back, like what happened against both zona and ASU, there's zero chance we would win.
The last few years, the common theme on Romars team was not getting back on defense, giving the other team so many easy fast break points. Zero hustle or try hard on the teams. Hop has completely changed that, these kids fight hard every night.
@Shenexon is hustling a Jim bieheim thing too? Or something different Hopkins is bringing to the table? -
Hop tells teq to fuck offTequilla said:Arizona is unlikely as a win ... but obviously if we can somehow pull that one off the tournament path goes from "work to do" to "don't fuck it up"
The keys to me going forward are the at Stanford, home vs Utah, and home vs Oregon. The 2 games against the Beavs, at Cal, and Colorado are games that we need to get. No excuses for any of those. Of the above, if we can somehow pull 2 of those games then I'm really liking our chances and that might get us up into an 8/9 type range and away from the play in game.
The worst case scenario to me would be getting to 11-7 or 12-6 in conference, losing at Stanford for the season sweep, and then having to play them in either the 3/6 or 4/5 game in Vegas and losing to them again. That's where I think it might get dicey. Same obviously if Oregon sweeps us and then the same scenario plays out in Vegas. -
Tough defense is a Boeheim thing and hustle is part of his mantra, but Hopkins was one of the people that made that happen on a real level. Hopkins was all hustle when he was a player and inspired SU players to hustle in every practice. He ran practices for Boeheim for a decade I think. Both are very competitive guys and bring that out in kids.2001400ex said:
How many times in the last 5 years did we watch Romar lose when up 3 with under 20 seconds to go. I bet he was under 50% in that scenario.FreeChavez said:
Where myself and many diehard UW fans have gone wrong is the crutch of feeling romar UW teams. We're used to the easy wins(aka home games) and the verifiable road losses. What Hop has brought into the equation that all of us have purely forgotten is that he will put a mediocre team on the floor and make it competitive every night. It's not to say the guys on the floor are shit, but comparatively in recruiting world they are not on par with many teams they face. Hop has put in a system with discipline and teamwork which makes close games turn into wins that romar would have never sniffed.Tequilla said:Arizona is unlikely as a win ... but obviously if we can somehow pull that one off the tournament path goes from "work to do" to "don't fuck it up"
The keys to me going forward are the at Stanford, home vs Utah, and home vs Oregon. The 2 games against the Beavs, at Cal, and Colorado are games that we need to get. No excuses for any of those. Of the above, if we can somehow pull 2 of those games then I'm really liking our chances and that might get us up into an 8/9 type range and away from the play in game.
The worst case scenario to me would be getting to 11-7 or 12-6 in conference, losing at Stanford for the season sweep, and then having to play them in either the 3/6 or 4/5 game in Vegas and losing to them again. That's where I think it might get dicey. Same obviously if Oregon sweeps us and then the same scenario plays out in Vegas.
Everyone, even the doogliest of doogs complained about romar and late game decisions, or time outs or out of bounds plays. Nobody sees that right now and those 6 extra points win the ASU game. It's very subtle because we don't have a #1 draft pick, but it wins ballgames which is what people give a fuck about.
The game isn't about winning by 20, it's about being competitive every night and giving our? guys a chance to win. That's what hop has brought this team and i hope to see as he progresses in recruiting.
Not to mention that if he were ever up 10, 12, 14 points and the other team came back, like what happened against both zona and ASU, there's zero chance we would win.
The last few years, the common theme on Romars team was not getting back on defense, giving the other team so many easy fast break points. Zero hustle or try hard on the teams. Hop has completely changed that, these kids fight hard every night.
@Shenexon is hustling a Jim bieheim thing too? Or something different Hopkins is bringing to the table?
They want to win every loose ball, every rebound, every shot, and every game. Hopkins is more positive and charismatic than Boeheim, who comes off as an old curmudgeon, but they both sell that the game is won or lost with every loose ball.
I loved Hopkins post-game thank you's to the crowd last nite. The crowd can be a huge advantage and he seems to have the crowd rocking. Our team is suffering horribly this year but we still had 27,000 at a game yesterday. Hopkins helped to build that kind of fan support... -
Watching him on the court last night after the game surrounded by the students. Then giving a shout-out to the fans was pretty awesome to watch.Shenexon said:
Tough defense is a Boeheim thing and hustle is part of his mantra, but Hopkins was one of the people that made that happen on a real level. Hopkins was all hustle when he was a player and inspired SU players to hustle in every practice. He ran practices for Boeheim for a decade I think. Both are very competitive guys and bring that out in kids.2001400ex said:
How many times in the last 5 years did we watch Romar lose when up 3 with under 20 seconds to go. I bet he was under 50% in that scenario.FreeChavez said:
Where myself and many diehard UW fans have gone wrong is the crutch of feeling romar UW teams. We're used to the easy wins(aka home games) and the verifiable road losses. What Hop has brought into the equation that all of us have purely forgotten is that he will put a mediocre team on the floor and make it competitive every night. It's not to say the guys on the floor are shit, but comparatively in recruiting world they are not on par with many teams they face. Hop has put in a system with discipline and teamwork which makes close games turn into wins that romar would have never sniffed.Tequilla said:Arizona is unlikely as a win ... but obviously if we can somehow pull that one off the tournament path goes from "work to do" to "don't fuck it up"
The keys to me going forward are the at Stanford, home vs Utah, and home vs Oregon. The 2 games against the Beavs, at Cal, and Colorado are games that we need to get. No excuses for any of those. Of the above, if we can somehow pull 2 of those games then I'm really liking our chances and that might get us up into an 8/9 type range and away from the play in game.
The worst case scenario to me would be getting to 11-7 or 12-6 in conference, losing at Stanford for the season sweep, and then having to play them in either the 3/6 or 4/5 game in Vegas and losing to them again. That's where I think it might get dicey. Same obviously if Oregon sweeps us and then the same scenario plays out in Vegas.
Everyone, even the doogliest of doogs complained about romar and late game decisions, or time outs or out of bounds plays. Nobody sees that right now and those 6 extra points win the ASU game. It's very subtle because we don't have a #1 draft pick, but it wins ballgames which is what people give a fuck about.
The game isn't about winning by 20, it's about being competitive every night and giving our? guys a chance to win. That's what hop has brought this team and i hope to see as he progresses in recruiting.
Not to mention that if he were ever up 10, 12, 14 points and the other team came back, like what happened against both zona and ASU, there's zero chance we would win.
The last few years, the common theme on Romars team was not getting back on defense, giving the other team so many easy fast break points. Zero hustle or try hard on the teams. Hop has completely changed that, these kids fight hard every night.
@Shenexon is hustling a Jim bieheim thing too? Or something different Hopkins is bringing to the table?
They want to win every loose ball, every rebound, every shot, and every game. Hopkins is more positive and charismatic than Boeheim, who comes off as an old curmudgeon, but they both sell that the game is won or lost with every loose ball.
I loved Hopkins post-game thank you's to the crowd last nite. The crowd can be a huge advantage and he seems to have the crowd rocking. Our team is suffering horribly this year but we still had 27,000 at a game yesterday. Hopkins helped to build that kind of fan support...
The more I think about the game, it was impressive how average they made Ayton look. Part of that was Dickerson just straight up ballin. But on paper we shouldn't be able to compete against ristic and Ayton. I didn't realize Ayton is supposed to be the number 1 pick until after the game. -
bump
-
It's nice to get mentioned as a bubble team before losing to Oregon fucking mountain west fucking State
-
#FireHop!haie said:It's nice to get mentioned as a bubble team before losing to Oregon fucking mountain west fucking State
-
NopeRhythmicSlappingDawg said:
We'll beat Oregon, Oregon fucking sucks. OSU is better.TheHB said:
I’m hearing 2020 will be special.dnc said:
David Crisp is our point guard.BaldwinIV said:Nice doog preemptive lowering of expectations
with majority of games at home and how bad the p12 is
it is very much a possibility
21 wins and in. 22 guaranteed. 20 maybe. this team won at fucking kansas
We?re a year away. -
-
-
"We’ve been discussing for weeks what makes a bubble team worthy of inclusion and we keep circling back to best wins rather than volume of losses." Well we've still got that I guess. Better that we beat the Az schools at home and lost to the Or schools on the road.RaceBannon said:
-
Not looking good
-
TSIOThomasFremont said:Not looking good
-
People don't talk enough about the times @dnc is right.
-
Welp. Colorado really really sucks on the road.
Axe me how I know. -
-
That one time ... at band camp ...dnc said: -
20 and not a fucking chance.BaldwinIV said:Nice doog preemptive lowering of expectations
with majority of games at home and how bad the p12 is
it is very much a possibility
21 wins and in. 22 guaranteed. 20 maybe. this team won at fucking kansas
21 wouldn't have gotten it done either.
