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You may have missed it, but last night was the first of NBA season. And though Seattle doesn't have a team, the 206 was represented. Three Seattle high-school grads--of the 12 on NBA rosters--showed their stuff on opening night.

Nate Robinson (Rainier Beach, Boston Celtics) played just 10 minutes in the Celtics' win over the Threet, but he did have a suh-weet play where he pumped-faked a three, drove left around his defender to the baseline, elevated, switched hands in mid-air, twisted, and scooped a shot behind his head off the glass and in. Nate Robinson is an absolute marvel.

Brandon Roy (Garfield, Portland Trail Blazers) led the Blazers with 24 points in their win over Phoenix. The Suns didn't ever find a player who could guard Roy, who made Josh Childress look especially silly. Roy's layup with 5:05 left began a 16-1 Blazers' run to close the game. The Blazers have gotten younger and faster with the additions of guards Wes Matthews and Armon Johnson. Look out.

Aaron Brooks (Franklin, Houston Rockets) had an 18-point first-half from his starting point guard spot, but it's the shot he didn't make in the second-half that's haunting him this morning. Rockets down two, Brooks drove baseline and got to the basket, but Lamar Odom blocked his last-second shot. Rockets lost.

So what's up with the nine other Seattle-area guys? Here's a quick rundown.... (more)

Hurtado: Torn ACL. Sounders: Torn Defense

Jhon Kennedy Hurtado out for regular season [team release]
The Sounders take a huge hit as all-star defender Hurtado has a torn ACL. He's another victim of the team's anemic offense: Hurtado was hurt chasing down a San Jose player headed toward the Sounders' empty net on Saturday.

More on Milton Bradley's suicidal thoughts [ESPN feature]
Hours after Geoff Baker broke news that Milton Bradley's self-imposed vacation was due to thoughts of suicide, ESPN's Elizabeth Merrill has a fuller version of the story. Two things: One, I wonder if Bradley's talked to Griffey, who attempted suicide at age 17. Two, it's definitely a good thing Bradley's in Seattle and not NYC. The Times' headline on Baker's piece was: "Milton Bradley opens up about why he asked the Mariners for help." Can you imagine what it would've been in the New York Post? "Milt's Kill Thoughts" is my guess.

UW continues to excel in sports no one a dedicated but relatively small fan base cares about [GoHuskies]
UW golfer Nick Taylor is winner of the Heisman of college golf, the Ben Hogan Award. Taylor's the first Dawg to win one. Ups to you, Nick! Also, gametimes for UW softball's superregional vs. Oklahoma here in Seattle were announced: Thursday at 7 p.m. (ESPN2), Friday at 5:30 p.m. (ESPNU) and Saturday if nec. at 8 p.m. on ESPN2. All games are on 1150 AM on your radio box, and ESPN3 on your computer box. Couldn't find any info about tickets so try the UW ticket office, 206-543-2200.

Jon Brockman evidently did not take a genetics class at UW [Twitter]
Tweeted Jon during last night's Celts/Magic game: "Does anyone else think that Ray Allen and his mom look exactly alike. Wow that's crazy!" It's actually not so crazy as you'd think, Jon.

ASU's Derek Glasser Gets the Dawgpack Treatment (Photo via Twitter, @UWDawgPack)

At Hec Edmundson Pavilion, with a full student section behind them, the Washington Husky basketballers are as dominant as John Wooden's UCLA teams. In Seattle, the Dawgs bombed Pac-10 leaders Cal by 15 points. They crushed Pac-10 second placers Arizona State by 23. They dropped a 56-point second half on cross-state rivals Wazzu, and a 123-point game on crosstowners Seattle U.

Washington has won 16 of 17 games at home this year. But something happens on the road. Away from Hec Ed, the Dawgs are winless in six games. That ASU team the Huskies crushed here Saturday? Lost to 'em by 17 in Tempe.

Why the difference? On the road, the Huskies start the same guys, have the same coaches, play by the same rules--and flop. The one principle difference, it would seem, is the Washington fans--specifically the rowdy student section that goes by the name "The Dawgpack." Pac-10 players generally agree that Washington has the best crowd in the league. Oregon coach Ernie Kent has called The Dawgpack the best student section in the country.

The Dawgpack stands the entire game. When the opposing team is on offense, they keep up a constant shout, unnerving players and making it hard for them to communicate. When opposing coaches attempt to shout out instructions, they yell to drown him out. They pick on opposing players, like when they chanted "Mich-ael Cera!" at Cal's Nikola Knezevic (who does sorta look like him). A sign at Saturday's game had a photoshopped image of Husky guard Venoy Overton with his arm around the mother of hated ASU guard Derek Glasser. The sign read "Mr. and Mrs. Overton." With Glasser scoreless midway through the second half, UW fans held their hands in the shape of a zero and derisively chanted "Der-ek, Der-ek."... (more)

Tomorrow night's your first chance to see the University of Washington basketball team play against another team. The game is an exhibition (and, thus, viewable for the bargain price of $10) against Central Washington University, a team of predominately Puget Sound area kids. If you are any kind of high school hoops fan (and if you aren't, what's stopping you?) you will recognize some of the names on the CWU roster.

But let us discuss the Huskies. When we last left them, they had suffered a close loss to Purdue in the NCAA tournament's second round. But I prefer to remember the home win vs. Washington State which clinched the school's first Pac-10 title since the Eisenhower Administration, and watching an exultant Lorenzo Romar cut down the nets. One of my favorite Seattle sports memories.

This year, the Huskies confront life without four-year starter and team captain Jon Brockman. The school's all-time leading rebounder, now playing in the NBA (here he is dunking against the Zombie Sonics!), averaged a double-... (more)