Post by mhbruin on Apr 17, 2021 11:17:15 GMT -8
CHANGES
April 18th - Added Emmitt Matthews, Jr. transferring in.
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Next up are the 11th place Washington Huskies. They were terrible. They had two quality wins all season, over Colorado and Washington State.
They lost to UC Riverside and Montana. They finished the season 5-21.
There isn't anything good to say about them. They were terrible.
Mike Hopkins teams have been good defensively, but offensively challenged. This team wasn't very good defensively. They were so bad he even tried playing quite a bit of man defense. It didn't help.
To top it off (or bottom it off), he is seeing a mass exodus of players. Football should be good in Seattle. Maybe they can pretend they don't have a basketball team.
GRADUATING
- None -
IN THE DRAFT
So far Quade Green hasn't announced his intentions. He is the only one who is a serious candidate to declare, however, I doubt he would get drafted.
TRANSFERRING OUT
Like rats deserting a sinking ship, there are Huskies deserting a sinking team. Six rotation players transferring out of a program which has not fired its coach may be a record, but I think Larry Krystowiak may have approached those levels. (I hope that is the last year I have to spell his name.)
Stevenson, Pryor, and Brooks join the new wave of players who transfer in, play one season, and transfer out.
I don't know what went on between Hopkins and Tsohonis. One night he scores 27 points in 27 minutes. The next game he only plays 14 minutes. Other games he doesn't play at all. I am not surprised to see him leaving.
RETURNING
Every night Mike Hopkins gets down on his knees before he goes to bed and prays, "Please have Quade Green stay. Please have Quade Green stay."
Obviously, I have no idea what Mike Hopkins does at night or at any other time of the day, but Quade Green is clearly his best player and likely wondering why he ever left Kentucky. Green leads the team in scoring and assists, but he has caught Husky disease. He turns the ball over a lot. A 1.0 A/TO ratio isn't what you want from your PG.
Bey shot 51% from the arc on 75 shots. It seems like he should have been taking more than 3 a game.
They keep hoping the light will go on for Roberts and Michigan transfer Bajema.
Sorn is the biggest player in the Pac-12 at 7' 4". He's not very mobile, but his size presents problems for other teams.
There is some talent here, but no where near enough. This is not the core of players you want to build around.
Thank goodness Brown left Arizona. Two players named Brown on one roster is too much for my aging brain to keep track of. Unfortunately, he just moved to another Pac-12 team, so there are still too many Browns in the league.
Washington State is getting a transfer from Brown University, but fortunately, that's not the player's name.
Anyway, Mike Hopkins will be happy to have have this Brown. As a part-time starter for the Wildcats, he only shot 39% from the floor, but 37% on 3's. However, he shined as a ball handler. He was #2 in the nation in A/TO ratio at 3.91.
Matthews is originally from Tacoma, so it seems he wanted to come home. He player in all 29 games for the Mountaineers, starting in 25 of them.
April 18th - Added Emmitt Matthews, Jr. transferring in.
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Next up are the 11th place Washington Huskies. They were terrible. They had two quality wins all season, over Colorado and Washington State.
They lost to UC Riverside and Montana. They finished the season 5-21.
There isn't anything good to say about them. They were terrible.
Mike Hopkins teams have been good defensively, but offensively challenged. This team wasn't very good defensively. They were so bad he even tried playing quite a bit of man defense. It didn't help.
To top it off (or bottom it off), he is seeing a mass exodus of players. Football should be good in Seattle. Maybe they can pretend they don't have a basketball team.
GRADUATING
- None -
IN THE DRAFT
So far Quade Green hasn't announced his intentions. He is the only one who is a serious candidate to declare, however, I doubt he would get drafted.
TRANSFERRING OUT
Like rats deserting a sinking ship, there are Huskies deserting a sinking team. Six rotation players transferring out of a program which has not fired its coach may be a record, but I think Larry Krystowiak may have approached those levels. (I hope that is the last year I have to spell his name.)
Player | Minutes | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Destination |
Marcus Tsohonis | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | VCU |
Erik Stevenson | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | South Carolina |
Hameir Wright | 24 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
RaeQuan Battle | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | Montana State |
Nate Pryor | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
J'Raan Brooks | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Stevenson, Pryor, and Brooks join the new wave of players who transfer in, play one season, and transfer out.
I don't know what went on between Hopkins and Tsohonis. One night he scores 27 points in 27 minutes. The next game he only plays 14 minutes. Other games he doesn't play at all. I am not surprised to see him leaving.
RETURNING
Player | Minutes | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Class | Recruiting Stars | Recruiting Rank |
Quade Green | 32 | 15 | 2 | 4 | Sr 5 | 5 | 26 |
Jamal Bey | 31 | 10 | 4 | 1 | Sr | 4 | 105 |
Nate Roberts | 22 | 5 | 6 | 1 | Jr | 3 | 239 |
Cole Bajema | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Jr | 4 | 112 |
Riley Sorn | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | Jr | Unranked |
Obviously, I have no idea what Mike Hopkins does at night or at any other time of the day, but Quade Green is clearly his best player and likely wondering why he ever left Kentucky. Green leads the team in scoring and assists, but he has caught Husky disease. He turns the ball over a lot. A 1.0 A/TO ratio isn't what you want from your PG.
Bey shot 51% from the arc on 75 shots. It seems like he should have been taking more than 3 a game.
They keep hoping the light will go on for Roberts and Michigan transfer Bajema.
Sorn is the biggest player in the Pac-12 at 7' 4". He's not very mobile, but his size presents problems for other teams.
There is some talent here, but no where near enough. This is not the core of players you want to build around.
RECRUITS
(#78 class, #9 in Pac-12)
(#78 class, #9 in Pac-12)
Player | Position | Recruiting Stars | Recruiting Rank | Offers |
Jackson Grant | C | 4 | 67 | Wisconsin, California, Oklahoma, Pepperdine |
Samuel Ariyibi | SF | Unranked | No other offers. |
Grant seems like a good prospect. However, with Roberts and Sorn already on the roster, it is not clear that Hopkins needs another center.
Ariyibi is from South Africa, and doesn't seem to have been on the recruiting radar. Here's what I found about him on a Husky site:
" The 19 years old Ariyibi is listed at 6’8 and 190 pounds give or take an inch or 5 pounds depending on the source. He is originally from Nigeria and played at the NBA Africa Academy. Given that Ariyibi is international there’s not a ton of information available about him. The primary scouting report I was able to find is written by someone from Turkey in only so-so English and lists him as having a 6’1 wingspan which is clearly a typo (another source says 6’11). But the description said that Ariyibi profiles primarily as a plus defender that should be an ideal fit for the corner of the zone with his length and athleticism. On the offensive end it sounds like he can hit an open midrange jumper but is at his best as a lob finisher/dunker around the basket."
Who isn't at their best as a lob finisher / dunker around the basket? Tyger?
Ariyibi is from South Africa, and doesn't seem to have been on the recruiting radar. Here's what I found about him on a Husky site:
" The 19 years old Ariyibi is listed at 6’8 and 190 pounds give or take an inch or 5 pounds depending on the source. He is originally from Nigeria and played at the NBA Africa Academy. Given that Ariyibi is international there’s not a ton of information available about him. The primary scouting report I was able to find is written by someone from Turkey in only so-so English and lists him as having a 6’1 wingspan which is clearly a typo (another source says 6’11). But the description said that Ariyibi profiles primarily as a plus defender that should be an ideal fit for the corner of the zone with his length and athleticism. On the offensive end it sounds like he can hit an open midrange jumper but is at his best as a lob finisher/dunker around the basket."
Who isn't at their best as a lob finisher / dunker around the basket? Tyger?
TRANSFERRING IN
Player | Size | Minutes | Points | Rebounds | Assists | From | Class | Recruiting Stars | Recruiting Rank |
Terrell Brown Jr. | 6-3 185 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 4 | Arizona | Sr 5 | Unranked | |
Emmitt Matthews, Jr. | 6-7 215 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | West Virginia | Sr | 3 | 177 |
Thank goodness Brown left Arizona. Two players named Brown on one roster is too much for my aging brain to keep track of. Unfortunately, he just moved to another Pac-12 team, so there are still too many Browns in the league.
Washington State is getting a transfer from Brown University, but fortunately, that's not the player's name.
Anyway, Mike Hopkins will be happy to have have this Brown. As a part-time starter for the Wildcats, he only shot 39% from the floor, but 37% on 3's. However, he shined as a ball handler. He was #2 in the nation in A/TO ratio at 3.91.
Matthews is originally from Tacoma, so it seems he wanted to come home. He player in all 29 games for the Mountaineers, starting in 25 of them.
CONCLUSION
If you are counting, Washington has eight scholarship players. Clearly they need quite a few more transfers, or a few out-going transfers to change their minds. Mike Hopkins needs bodies. He needs talent.
This could be an ugly year for hoops on the Montlake.
If you are counting, Washington has eight scholarship players. Clearly they need quite a few more transfers, or a few out-going transfers to change their minds. Mike Hopkins needs bodies. He needs talent.
This could be an ugly year for hoops on the Montlake.