In case there is still any doubt about how good Reggie Moore is, I want you to think back to last season, and the experience of Huskies sophomore Isaiah Thomas.

 

If you live in the greater Seattle metro area, you no doubt were bombarded with pro-Husky propaganda about the great Isaiah Thomas and his glowing purple future. This hype carried through the 2008-2009 season and resulted in Thomas winning the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and Second Team All Pac-10 honors. In the off-season, it only got louder and more visible-- as the Seattle media propelled him to national watch lists and even the cover of Sports Illustrated .

 

All that before this year even began.  This season, Thomas has done nothing but improve, posting improved stats nearly every major category:

• PPG
• Offensive Rating
• Effective FG Pct
• True Shooting PCT
• FT Pct
• FT Rate
• 3pt Pct
• Rebounds per Game
• Assists per Game
• Blocks per Game.

 

 

Because Reggie Moore is having a better season in his Freshman year than Thomas is having in his improved Sophomore year.  Moore is outpacing Thomas in:

• Offensive Rating
• Effective FG Pct
• True Shooting Pct
• FT Pct
• FT Rate
• FG Pct
• 3pt Pct
• Assists per Game
• Assist Pct
• Steals per Game
• Steals Pct.
• Assists/Turnover Ratio

 

Oh, and he plays more minutes for his team, too.

 

 

Maybe I'm not telling you anything you don't already know, but it's worth repeating, especially on this day when the two teams will face off.  Especially when Thomas is talking smack , saying that the last UW faced the Cougs, "we shut 'em up."  Especially when Thomas' Huskies, who started the pre-season ranked #9 in the nation in some polls, find themselves scratching and clawing to make the NCAA Tournament at all.

 

So it's nothing new-- those who've followed WSU 2009-2010 team know it, Pac-10 Coaches know it , and later today, Isaiah Thomas will know it.

 

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