A Bad Weekend for Dawgs and Sportswriters
On Thursday against Oregon, the Huskies shot poorly, played bad defense, and got out-rebounded. They were lauded as "gutsy" by John Levesque of the P-I and "indomitable" by Blaine Newnham of the Times.
On Sunday against Oregon State, the Huskies shot poorly, played bad defense, and got slightly more rebounds than their opponent. They were chided for lacking intensity by Levesque, and Newnham urged them to find their fight.
To read our city's sports columnists, you'd think that the gallant Dawgs of Thursday were replaced by a spineless Sunday crew. In reality, the same nine guys simply played two equally poor games. The reason they went 1-1 is that on Thursday, the Huskies eked out a overtime win because Oregon's young team couldn't hit free throws, while on Sunday, the Huskies got blown out because Oregon State shot 60%.
