Predictions For The Huskies Starting 5.

The University of Washington’s Men’s Basketball Program is ready to make another run for the Pac-10 title and an attempt for a National Title.  The season tips off November 4^th, against Central Washington University.  Coach Lorenzo Romar will have some time to figure out the X’s and O’s to prepare his young squad for a highly anticipated season.

The Huskies had a good offseason!  They have prepared hard for battle this season.  When you have guys like Jamal Crawford, Nate Conroy, Nate Robinson, Brandon Roy,  Spencer Hawes running in open gym all summer long with the Huskies. The team can learn a lot from those guys as well as the ends and outs of producing at a high level of play.

The open runs have been intense and fun but very competitive.  Abdul Gaddy is looking like a poised PG that the Husky fans haven’t seen before on the court.  The huskies have had scoring PG’s in the past ala Will Conroy, Nate Robinson and current Husky Isaiah Thomas. 

The starting five for the Huskies hasn’t been announced yet.  Romar has been quoted saying “Darnell Gant, Isaiah Thomas, and Quincy Pondexter will be starters.  If the season started tomorrow I could see the starting five like this.

Gaddy brings in a pass first mentality with the ability to get past his defender with his left or right hand. Gaddy’s basketball I.Q. is at an all time high compared to any PG who has walked into Hec Ed. With the ability to find any player on the court!  Gaddy will make the game easier for his teammates.

Isaiah Thomas is looking like where he left off last year and that is on a mission to be one of the best players in College this year.  Thomas is getting to the rim with ease and looking very comfortable on the court with Gaddy.  Playing off the ball is where Thomas excels most.  It’s going to be scary for defenders, because the young fella is getting better and better.

Thomas made a couple of commitments to work on his game this summer.  Some of those were working on his shooting from the arc and free throws.  “My shot is back to the Curtis days” Thomas said when asked about his shooting. For those who don’t remember, Thomas was and still is one of the best shooters to come out the state of Washington.  If Thomas’s shot is falling like the good old Curtis days, then don’t be surprised if Thomas averages around 21 points per game.

Quincy Pondexter is the lone senior and will be expected to be the leader of the team this year.  Pondexter’s up and down career at the University of Washington is something fans have talked about for years.  Last year in the second half of the season Pondexter was the one to step up and show what he is capable of doing by being consistent.

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