Firstly, we can all agree that Mike Hopkins has done a tremendous job in turning around the Huskies since Lorenzo Lamar was canned as Head Coach at the end of the 2016-17 season, or at least we SHOULD be able to admit that. He took a team with very little recognizable talent and had only won 2 games in PAC 12 play in 2016, and ended up making it to the second round of the NIT, going 21-13 in his first season as the Huskies Head Coach. He also won games against Kansas and Boise State. So there is no denying that the Huskies are a good team and Coach Hopkins has done a remarkable job at UW.