David Crisp doesn’t know exactly when it started. And he doesn’t really know why, midway through this season, he turned to Sam Timmins an hour before tip-off and asked the 6-foot-11 forward to lift him up to the rim.
But it happened. And then it happened again. Now, if you watch Washington’s warmups, you can see it every time.
After assistant coach Will Conroy comes barreling down the lane for a dunk, the Huskies close in around him and Crisp. Then Timmins lifts Crisp up to the basket. And as his teammates bounce and yell around him, Crisp dangles from the rim.