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Percy article on the freshmen
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https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/uws-fab-freshman-isaiah-stewart-and-jaden-mcdaniels-are-a-perfect-pair-for-the-huskies/?utm_content=buffera6a9c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=owned_buffer_sports
Some very choice quotes here. Haven't seen freshman hype soaring through the heavens like this since the 2006 Hawes/QPon/Oliver/Wide-eared-guy-who-transferred-to-Portland-State. Kind of hyped for Baylor game.
- “[Stewart] will make a difference in the culture of our program for the next 20 years,” Hopkins said. “I truly believe that. That’s just who he is. If guys are down, he hugs them. If the locker room is dirty, he’ll get guys to clean it up.
- "He’s relentless and just wears you down. The guy is a monster. Ever since I can remember, he’s always been that GOAT.”— Nahziah Carter on Isaiah Stewart
Perhaps UW junior guard Nahziah Carter put it best when he described Stewart, a rugged 250-pound forward, “as an attack dog that you unleash on opponents.”
- McDaniels added: “He’s the biggest, baddest dude on the team and when he gets in the paint there’s not a lot of people that can stop him. So just being able to stop him is a big thing."
- Meanwhile, UW redshirt freshman forward Nate Roberts provided a frightening scouting report on McDaniels, a versatile 200-pound wing, when he said: “He’s unguardable.”
“There’s not anything he can’t do,” Roberts said.
- He rebounds and blocks shots like a big, but he shoots, dribbles and passes like a guard. He’s next level.’ — Nate Roberts on Jaden McDaniels
- “I’ll say this about Isaiah, playing against him every day has made me a better player." McDaniels said. "Isaiah brings the best out of you because he forces you to raise your game. If you don’t, he’ll embarrass you.” That sentiment makes Hopkins smile. The UW coach believes “steel sharpens steel” and is counting on the Huskies’ super-sized roster highlighted by seven players 6-9 or taller will improve throughout the season.
“Those two kids are just scratching the surface (of their talent),” he said. “You see glimpses of it in practice. They’ll make plays where you’re like, omigod are you kidding me?
Some very choice quotes here. Haven't seen freshman hype soaring through the heavens like this since the 2006 Hawes/QPon/Oliver/Wide-eared-guy-who-transferred-to-Portland-State. Kind of hyped for Baylor game.
- “[Stewart] will make a difference in the culture of our program for the next 20 years,” Hopkins said. “I truly believe that. That’s just who he is. If guys are down, he hugs them. If the locker room is dirty, he’ll get guys to clean it up.
- "He’s relentless and just wears you down. The guy is a monster. Ever since I can remember, he’s always been that GOAT.”— Nahziah Carter on Isaiah Stewart
Perhaps UW junior guard Nahziah Carter put it best when he described Stewart, a rugged 250-pound forward, “as an attack dog that you unleash on opponents.”
- McDaniels added: “He’s the biggest, baddest dude on the team and when he gets in the paint there’s not a lot of people that can stop him. So just being able to stop him is a big thing."
- Meanwhile, UW redshirt freshman forward Nate Roberts provided a frightening scouting report on McDaniels, a versatile 200-pound wing, when he said: “He’s unguardable.”
“There’s not anything he can’t do,” Roberts said.
- He rebounds and blocks shots like a big, but he shoots, dribbles and passes like a guard. He’s next level.’ — Nate Roberts on Jaden McDaniels
- “I’ll say this about Isaiah, playing against him every day has made me a better player." McDaniels said. "Isaiah brings the best out of you because he forces you to raise your game. If you don’t, he’ll embarrass you.” That sentiment makes Hopkins smile. The UW coach believes “steel sharpens steel” and is counting on the Huskies’ super-sized roster highlighted by seven players 6-9 or taller will improve throughout the season.
“Those two kids are just scratching the surface (of their talent),” he said. “You see glimpses of it in practice. They’ll make plays where you’re like, omigod are you kidding me?
Comments
I never been this excited for a season of Husky basketball.
Highly unlikely we go further than that.
Should be a fun team to watch if Quade can handle the point decently.
Which will make the inevitable disappointment hurt that much more.
Ive learned to like it.
Low key hoping it’s Bey.
If he sucks we fucked anyways.
Stewart is going to be way better and could actually be the best out of the guys listed above. McDaniels is oozing potential and will probably be a top 5 pick after the season.
We could be very good. Stewart’s leadership and mindset is huge.
UW had Hawes, Brockman, and Pondexter. But finished fucking 7th since the guards sucked.
Wasn't he sick for a good chunk of the year?
He would have been significantly better with some decent guard play.
ATBS, I agree Stewart is going to be significantly better.