Thoughts on Exhibition 2 (SPU)

First off, congratulations to Seattle Pacific.

Man, the Daugherty's were sure right about Jackie Hollands. Kid can't play at a high level at all. I understand the back log of guards but the Huskies haven't had a shooter on the roster of Jackie's caliber the last 3 years. A good coach finds a way to get her involved. Particularly since she can play defense. With apologies to Angie and Cheri, she'd have done more for the team than they did the last 3 seasons.

A boatload of freshman mistakes and turnovers cost the UW this ballgame.

Let's not forget that the Huskies weren't at full strength with Plouffe, McClellan, Mosiman and Morton on the bench. They should all be back at some point soon.

You could tell Michelle's wrist was impacting her shot.

Mackenzie had some great moves on the block and just couldn't get the shots to fall.

Sami had some great moments and will be a huge part of the Huskies offense this year.

Katelan also had some nice moments.

Jess looked a lot more settled and showed the promise that made her the headliner of the recruiting class.

Heidi had her second straight solid game.

Kali had a good showing as well.

Em was hampered by foul trouble, and in particular her second foul was very suspect. Man that kid's incredible though, stopping a 3 on 1 and turning it in to a 3 point play, absolutely unreal.

Next up is K-State and to have a chance in this one the Dawgs have to take care of the basketball.

Exhibition 1 (Love & Basketball)

Another year, more unbelievably bad officials.

Outside of that, what a day for Heidi McNeill, 14 points and 17 rebounds. She showed the talent that was always there and it is evident that all she needed was a coach to spend time with her working on her game.

What a different kind of team this is going to be, we've got BIGs. Jess had a tough game and it will take her a bit to adjust to the American game but she can move and knows how to use her size.

The offense had some rough patches but the defense was pretty solid.

Sami Whitcomb may end up leading the team in scoring with her ability to penetrate and hit from the outside.

We've got another floater in Katelan Redmon. What I mean by that is that she showed the ability to stay in the air a little like Jill Bell did on her jump shots.

I like having bigs like Bennett, McNeill and Argens that can hit from the outside, as long as their primary focus is their inside game.

I was impressed with Mackenzie Argens hustle, mobility and skillset on the block. She's gonna be a big part of the Huskies sucess this year.

I really, really, really liked seeing the Huskies get the ball inside. On one sequence I saw Emily and Mackenzie pass it back and forth a couple of times either establishing an inside opportunity or an open look from the outside.

Candice Nichols has great athleticism and she reminds me of Dominique Banks in some respects, including teetering on the edge of being out of control like Dom was early in her career.

If Kali Bennett gets into the condition that Coach Jackson seems to be looking for from her players, look out.

I was also very happy to see Tia being very vocal and actively instructing the team on what she wanted. I didn't see a lot of that from June Daugherty the last few years.

I also want us to get healthy and soon, K-State is only a week away and we need a few more bodies to go into Manhattan and come out with a win.