Scouting report of Washington...
Guards:
Isaiah Thomas: 5'8" pg, but don't be fooled by the height. Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and averages almost 16 a game. Not a great outside shooter, gets most of his points from the foul line and lay ins. Not a great individual defender, but a decent team defender. Very quick. Is able to drive on pretty much anybody, although your big guy could present some problems for his game.
Justin Dentmon: 5'11" pg. He's a senior and the Pac-10 Most Improved player as well as a 1st team Pac-10 selection. 2nd leading scorer at about 15 a game. Used to be a great outside shooter, but has struggled a little bit of late. Decent defender, a little bit better than Thomas. All around decent player. Some games he will explode and go for 25+, but most likely he will end up in the 12-15 range against you guys. Scores within the game and doesn't force things, so you won't notice him that much.
Forwards:
Quincy Pondexter: 6'7" F Was a 5 star coming out of high school and thought to be a bust but has been very good this year. Decent team defender, super athletic. Can hit the open jump shot, but will score most of his points down low slashing and posting up. Will get about 4 ppg on offensive putbacks. Very aggressive on the offensive glass.
Darnell Gant: 6'8" F. He is a role player for us and pretty much just brings a defensive presence, intensity, and rebounding. Will be lucky if he scores 4 points in the game. Can guard all 5 spots on the floor. First game against ASU he guarded 1st team All American guard James Harden and shut him down in the first half and kept him in check in the 2nd half. He will probably be the one that guards Varnado to start the game.
Jon Brockman: 6'7" F. An absolute beast. Generally regarded as the top rebounder in the country (Blake Griffin may have something to say about that). 1st Team Pac-10, will be 2nd or 3rd team AA, and is in the final 10 for the Wooden Award. He sometimes struggles with taller posts though. He will go all out every second of the game and will just plain beat you up for 40 minutes. He will not try to go over top of Varnado because he knows he can't do that, he will try to go straight through him. This should be a fun matchup to watch.
6th man:
Venoy Overton: 5'11" pg. I can almost guarantee you before the game starts that you will hate him by the time the game is over. If you go to any of our opponents' boards and ask their opinion of him, he will get blasted. Bottom line is that he is a guy that you love to have on your team and hate to play against. He is one of the top on-ball defenders in the country and will probably pick your pg clean at least twice. Hardly any offensive game to speak of (can't shoot, can drive and draw fouls though) although that's not his game. He will get up in the face of the guy that brings the ball down the court and generally make life miserable for him. He does talk a lot of trash on the court and will most likely get into your players head, but won't do anything physically dirty. I'm not sure what you pg is like, but it would be good for you guys if he was an unflappable guy and not a headcase.
Defense:
Strictly Man-to-Man. Very aggressive style. Back door cuts usually work well because we play so close to our man. Our guards are small, but they are all very quick and cause a lot of problems. Post defense is mediocre. Probably our best post defender comes off of the bench, but he tends to foul quickly. Varnado may have a big game. You may read on Washington boards that our 3-point defense is weak, but that is not true. We have the 2nd best 3-point defense in the Pac-10 at .319%.
Offense:
Top scoring offense in the Pac-10 at about 80ppg. Motion offense. Run the fast break any chance possible. Don't shoot many 3's, but drive to the hoop a lot. This is where Varnado comes into play. Shoot quite a few mid-range jumpers, but most of our shots come from inside the paint. A huge part of our offense is offensive rebounding. We will consistently send 4 or 5 guys to the glass non-stop and just pound the glass. I believe that we are the 2nd best rebounding team in the country at +7.9 rpg margin.
I think that's about it.
Edit: Realized I spelled Varnado wrong.
Guards:
Isaiah Thomas: 5'8" pg, but don't be fooled by the height. Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and averages almost 16 a game. Not a great outside shooter, gets most of his points from the foul line and lay ins. Not a great individual defender, but a decent team defender. Very quick. Is able to drive on pretty much anybody, although your big guy could present some problems for his game.
Justin Dentmon: 5'11" pg. He's a senior and the Pac-10 Most Improved player as well as a 1st team Pac-10 selection. 2nd leading scorer at about 15 a game. Used to be a great outside shooter, but has struggled a little bit of late. Decent defender, a little bit better than Thomas. All around decent player. Some games he will explode and go for 25+, but most likely he will end up in the 12-15 range against you guys. Scores within the game and doesn't force things, so you won't notice him that much.
Forwards:
Quincy Pondexter: 6'7" F Was a 5 star coming out of high school and thought to be a bust but has been very good this year. Decent team defender, super athletic. Can hit the open jump shot, but will score most of his points down low slashing and posting up. Will get about 4 ppg on offensive putbacks. Very aggressive on the offensive glass.
Darnell Gant: 6'8" F. He is a role player for us and pretty much just brings a defensive presence, intensity, and rebounding. Will be lucky if he scores 4 points in the game. Can guard all 5 spots on the floor. First game against ASU he guarded 1st team All American guard James Harden and shut him down in the first half and kept him in check in the 2nd half. He will probably be the one that guards Varnado to start the game.
Jon Brockman: 6'7" F. An absolute beast. Generally regarded as the top rebounder in the country (Blake Griffin may have something to say about that). 1st Team Pac-10, will be 2nd or 3rd team AA, and is in the final 10 for the Wooden Award. He sometimes struggles with taller posts though. He will go all out every second of the game and will just plain beat you up for 40 minutes. He will not try to go over top of Varnado because he knows he can't do that, he will try to go straight through him. This should be a fun matchup to watch.
6th man:
Venoy Overton: 5'11" pg. I can almost guarantee you before the game starts that you will hate him by the time the game is over. If you go to any of our opponents' boards and ask their opinion of him, he will get blasted. Bottom line is that he is a guy that you love to have on your team and hate to play against. He is one of the top on-ball defenders in the country and will probably pick your pg clean at least twice. Hardly any offensive game to speak of (can't shoot, can drive and draw fouls though) although that's not his game. He will get up in the face of the guy that brings the ball down the court and generally make life miserable for him. He does talk a lot of trash on the court and will most likely get into your players head, but won't do anything physically dirty. I'm not sure what you pg is like, but it would be good for you guys if he was an unflappable guy and not a headcase.
Defense:
Strictly Man-to-Man. Very aggressive style. Back door cuts usually work well because we play so close to our man. Our guards are small, but they are all very quick and cause a lot of problems. Post defense is mediocre. Probably our best post defender comes off of the bench, but he tends to foul quickly. Varnado may have a big game. You may read on Washington boards that our 3-point defense is weak, but that is not true. We have the 2nd best 3-point defense in the Pac-10 at .319%.
Offense:
Top scoring offense in the Pac-10 at about 80ppg. Motion offense. Run the fast break any chance possible. Don't shoot many 3's, but drive to the hoop a lot. This is where Varnado comes into play. Shoot quite a few mid-range jumpers, but most of our shots come from inside the paint. A huge part of our offense is offensive rebounding. We will consistently send 4 or 5 guys to the glass non-stop and just pound the glass. I believe that we are the 2nd best rebounding team in the country at +7.9 rpg margin.
I think that's about it.
Edit: Realized I spelled Varnado wrong.
