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Breaking news out of the UW as Isaiah Thomas will be entering the NBA Draft, forgoing his senior season, according to this from the UW. He’s been great for us; I wish him nothing but the best. Yes, it would’ve been great to see him take a crack as his senior season, given how we underachieved this year. It’s ultimately his decision and he has to do what’s best for him.
Dear Venoy: No means no! when it comes down to making the winning shot for us. Pass it to Isaiah.
It’s time for a quick review of the Huskies loss at North Carolina. If you watched the game on CBS or CBSSports.com (who deserve a shout out for their excellent internet coverage, minus the ridiculous amount of commercials) you’ll know we had the Tar Heels number all game, minus the last five minutes. We were raining down three’s, forcing turnovers and creating points in the paint.
The final five minutes, aka winning time if you ask Charlie Sheen, was where we dropped the ball. We turned the ball over four times and didn’t get Isaiah Thomas the rock on the final two possessions. Instead, Venoy “No means No” Overton drove and missed a lay up and then on the next possession forgot how much time was on the clock, heaving a half court airball with four seconds on the clock.
Fortunately, the ball hit off a UNC defender with 1 second left. Unfortunately, they refused to review the amount of time on the clock and gave us only .5 seconds. Isaiah finally got the ball and made a desperation three attempt, which was close considering what he had to work with.
We lost by three and now we’re forced to wait until next year for this team to really come through. It was a tough year for the Dawgs, who lost Tyreese Breshers early in the year and later Abdul Gaddy to an ACL tear. Then there were the off the court issues with Venoy Overton, which resulted in his suspension from the Pac 10 tournament.
It was impressive to watch the Dawgs take the Pac 10 title and they were playing their best ball of the year towards the end. Minus the last five against UNC, we had the Tiger Blood/Winning instinct in us. Hopefully we learn and get stronger from it.
As for the rest of March Madness, I have a few predictions for the rest of the Sweet 16. The current March Madness Odds have Florida, Duke, Wisconson, North Carolina, Kansas, Ohio State and Florida State as favorites to win. Meanwhile, San Diego State and UConn are a Pick ‘em.
My eight winners from those match ups: San Diego State (I hate UConn), BYU (Go Jimmer!), Duke, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Kansas, Ohio State and VCU.
My Final Four: Ohio State (beats UNC), San Diego State (beats the Dukies), Wisconsin (beats BYU) and Kansas (beats VCU)
My Final: Ohio State vs. Kansas, with Ohio State taking the title.
My ESPN.com bracket differs slightly, but has the same outcome.
An insider's take on Seattle sports and other miscellaneous happenings, written by Northwest sports fan Chadrick Ashby.
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