Well, for all the hope I had about some karmic justice, about the exact opposite happened. Not only did the Huskies lose to Kentucky, but it was largely due to Terrence "Expletive" Jones AND forced us to play a far superior team in the concelation game (Michigan State) than in the final (Connecticut).
Luckily, we looked pretty good still in both these games. The biggest problem seemed to be shot selection and, more specifically, Isaiah Thomas' shot selection. For all his improvement (he has become an excellent defender for his size and can pass the ball pretty well nowadays), he still hasn't learned when to STOP shooting. The Huskies are filled with offense options both on the wing, inside, and everywhere inbetween. Oh, and Darnell Gant.
Unfortunately, Thomas is a scorer and when he isn't scoring, especially in the Kentucky game, he doesn't know how to play any other way. To be truly successful this season, the Huskies need to teach Thomas to limit his shots on bad nights or, at the very least, only take good shots, instead of pull-up guarded 3s in the last 10 seconds of a game or double-teamed reverse layups. Even so, hope abounds, as there really aren't any games left this season in which the Huskies shouldn't be heavily favored. More Sherrer!
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