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The Washington Huskies get no respect because they play in the Pac-12. But they ran away with the Pac-12 regular season title, and they are better than they are getting credit for. We’ve seen what Oregon has been able to accomplish by winning nine in a row, including their 18-point win over Wisconsin. That’s the only loss the Big Ten suffered in the first round.
Washington had an equally impressive 78-61 win over Utah State in which the result was never in doubt. This is a Huskies team with NBA talent as Jaylen Nowell (16.3 PPG, 5.3 RPG), Noah Dickerson (12.4 PPG, 7.5 RPG) and Mattise Thybulle (9.3 PPG, 3.5 SPG, 2.2 BPG) are likely all headed to the next level. Heck, even David Crisp (12.3 PPG) fouled out early against Utah State and the Huskies were able to pull away without him.
North Carolina actually trailed No. 16 Iona 38-33 at halftime. Give the Tar Heels credit for pulling away in the 2nd half for a 15-point victory, but it shows that they are vulnerable. This is one of the rare times that the Tar Heels really won’t have more talent on the floor than their opponents. And I expect Washington, coached by one of the most underrated head coaches in the country in Mike Hopkins, to hang tough for 40 minutes.
It’s a veteran Huskies team that returned all five starters from last year. Washington is 6-0 ATS vs. good teams that outscore their opponents by 8-plus points per game after 15-plus games over the last two seasons. The Huskies are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 games off an ATS win. The Tar Heels are 1-4-1 ATS in their last six NCAA Tournament games
The Washington Huskies get no respect because they play in the Pac-12. But they ran away with the Pac-12 regular season title, and they are better than they are getting credit for. We’ve seen what Oregon has been able to accomplish by winning nine in a row, including their 18-point win over Wisconsin. That’s the only loss the Big Ten suffered in the first round.
Washington had an equally impressive 78-61 win over Utah State in which the result was never in doubt. This is a Huskies team with NBA talent as Jaylen Nowell (16.3 PPG, 5.3 RPG), Noah Dickerson (12.4 PPG, 7.5 RPG) and Mattise Thybulle (9.3 PPG, 3.5 SPG, 2.2 BPG) are likely all headed to the next level. Heck, even David Crisp (12.3 PPG) fouled out early against Utah State and the Huskies were able to pull away without him.
North Carolina actually trailed No. 16 Iona 38-33 at halftime. Give the Tar Heels credit for pulling away in the 2nd half for a 15-point victory, but it shows that they are vulnerable. This is one of the rare times that the Tar Heels really won’t have more talent on the floor than their opponents. And I expect Washington, coached by one of the most underrated head coaches in the country in Mike Hopkins, to hang tough for 40 minutes.
It’s a veteran Huskies team that returned all five starters from last year. Washington is 6-0 ATS vs. good teams that outscore their opponents by 8-plus points per game after 15-plus games over the last two seasons. The Huskies are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 games off an ATS win. The Tar Heels are 1-4-1 ATS in their last six NCAA Tournament games
