Monthly Archives: March 2012

Musings on a Meaningful NIT Win

When the Washington Huskies began their NIT run a week ago, I was admittedly about as ambivalent as the rest of the fan base. As long as the Huskies played on and tickets remained (very) available, however, I planned to … Continue reading

Posted in huskymbb | Comments Off on Musings on a Meaningful NIT Win

The Best Performance of the Year

After Friday’s Washington win over Northwestern, I noted on Twitter that the Huskies’ best performance of the season had come in the NIT. I wanted to see if that could be justified statistically. My method, same as for looking at … Continue reading

Posted in huskymbb | 1 Comment

The First-Round Pick Myth

There is a persistent criticism of the Washington Huskies’ basketball program and Lorenzo Romar that the Huskies win games largely on the strength of their recruiting as opposed to coaching. I’ve addressed this in general before, but I want to … Continue reading

Posted in huskymbb | Comments Off on The First-Round Pick Myth

The Importance of Aziz N’Diaye

Way back in October, the consensus among the media covering the Washington Huskies was that, while he might not be anywhere near the team’s best player, Aziz N’Diaye was the most important to the Huskies’ chances. N’Diaye’s combination of size … Continue reading

Posted in huskymbb | 3 Comments

Pac-12 Awards

I hope to flesh out this post a little bit more later, but to inform my selections on Pac-12 end-of-season awards, I went through and ran my NBA rating system (WARP) strictly for conference games. The ratings for everyone in … Continue reading

Posted in huskymbb | 4 Comments