Just one game after getting a nice, solid rivalry win over the Washington State Cougars in the 300th meeting of the Apple Cup, Danny Sprinkle’s Washington Huskies looked absolutely and totally lost against the Seattle Redhawks.
In what was an absolutely frustrating loss for the Huskies that UW definitely didn’t need to lose, Washington just flat out fell flat. Washington’s offense, especially in the first half, was alarming to watch and the Huskies simply could not get a bucket to fall from behind the three point line.
And if you’re looking for one area that definitely was alarming for the Huskies, and their fans, as Washington came up short against Seattle, it’s the fact that the Huskies couldn’t really make any three pointers at home in a game they should have won with ease.
If Washington can’t get threes against Seattle while playing in the friendly confines of Alaska Airlines Arena, then how on earth are the Huskies going to perform on the road in Big Ten play?
It’s not like things will get much easier for UW down the stretch.
Washington Huskies struggled with three point shooting in frustrating loss against Seattle Redhawks
Let’s go ahead and take a look at the numbers for a minute.
Against the Redhawks, Washington made just six of their 24 three point attempts. That’s just 25 percent shooting from behind the three point line. That simply won’t get it done for Sprinkle and the Huskies in Big Ten play.
Unfortunately, Washington isn’t particularly great at three point shooting. The Huskies are making just 32.8 percent of their shots from deep this season. But still, shooting 25 percent at home against Seattle? This game brought the season average down and it absolutely shouldn’t have played out that way.
If shooting threes isn’t going to be a consistently safe bet for this offense, then Sprinkle and the Huskies will need to find a way to manufacture more points more regularly. But with the frontcourt depth of the Big Ten, that won’t be easy.