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Husky Hoops: Washington @ Washington State (Dec 29)
ChillyDawg
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The UW (5-5/0-0) leads the all time series with WSU (8-5/1-1) 185-107. The UW, coming of of a home court loss to Utah Valley, is getting back into their schedule after missing 3 weeks of their schedule due to COVID. After a strong start to their season WSU has lost 4 of their past 6 games. The biggest question is which Husky team will show up in Pullman? The team that can't shoot straight or the team that seemingly found their shooting stroke at the Crossover Classic? Time will tell...
UW MBB https://gohuskies.com/sports/mens-basketball
WSU MBB https://wsucougars.com/sports/mens-basketball
Series History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington–Washington_State_men's_basketball_rivalry
UW MBB https://gohuskies.com/sports/mens-basketball
WSU MBB https://wsucougars.com/sports/mens-basketball
Series History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington–Washington_State_men's_basketball_rivalry
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That's just Larry Scott level retarded.
WSU Cougars https://wsucougars.com/news/2021/12/27/mens-basketball-boeing-apple-cup-series-round-one-tips-off-wednesday.aspx
The Husky coach was also unclear if assistants Will Conroy, Wyking Jones and Quincy Pondexter, who were also in COVID protocols and absent from the previous game, would make the trip to Pullman.
“With the CDC guidelines changing (Monday), it’s just changing by the hour,” he said. “We’re just being updated and we’re going through that list. We don’t know. There’s a certain deadline and now those things are changing. Hopefully, we can have (Bey) back, but I don’t know.”
On Monday, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention shortened the recommended time that people should isolate when they test positive for COVID-19 from 10 days to five days if they are asymptomatic — followed by five days of wearing a mask around others.
The CDC also shortened the recommended time for people to quarantine if they are exposed to the virus to five days if they are vaccinated. People who are fully vaccinated and boosted may not need to quarantine at all, according to new CDC guidelines.
“We’ve just been getting educated on an hourly basis with our trainers and our doctors,” Hopkins said. “Just trying to keep us as safe as possible.”
Aside from the off-court issues, Hopkins must solve a litany of problems that have led to Washington’s 5-5 start, including an offense that ranks last in the Pac-12 in field goal shooting (39%) and a defense that’s 11th in the conference in points allowed (71.2).
In most situations, it would be premature and misleading to categorize a league opener as a must-win game. But these are unusual times for the Hopkins and the Huskies.
Washington desperately needs a victory after falling 68-52 to Utah Valley last week and concluding its nonconference schedule with an unsavory compilation of lowlights.
“The Wyoming game was one that we felt like slipped away,” Hopkins said, bemoaning a 77-72 overtime loss to the Cowboys. “Obviously, the first game of the year (a 71-64 defeat against Northern Illinois), we felt like we’ve given a couple of games away. We’re better than our record says.”
The same might be true for Washington State, which began the season with a five-game winning streak and rose to No. 37 in the NET rankings while posting a 7-2 record.
However, the Cougars (8-5) have lost five of their past eight games and three of their past four.
“I think our potential is through the roof,” said Hopkins, who has three years and $9.3 million remaining on his contract. “But I got to coach better. They got to play better and really go out there and compete to the level that’s needed 24/7. I felt like there’s too many spurts and not enough consistency.”
Hop picks up another week of not getting broomed due to Covid.