Man, these guys are long.
That’s the feeling of more than a few observers who watched the Washington men’s basketball team practice Tuesday afternoon at Alaska Airlines Arena.
During one drill, freshman forward Isaiah Stewart and senior center Sam Timmins trapped a guard in the corner to force an errant pass over UW’s 2-3 zone that was intercepted by standout freshman forward Jaden McDaniels.
“Good luck going inside against those guys,” freshman guard RaeQuan Battle said while noting Stewart and McDaniels are 6-foot-9 rim protectors with 7-foot-4 wingspans. “Some of the guards try going inside against those guys, but I haven’t been able to find much success yet.