Abdul Gaddy to Washington

by dproduct on Oct 28, 2008 9:29 PM PDT

Abdul Gaddy, the 6-3 Point Guard ranked #2 as Point Guard on Scout and #2 on Rivals committed to Washington tonight.

Scout writes:

A week ago Abdul Gaddy, the 6-3 elite point guard from Tacoma (Wash.) Bellarmine Prep, learned he wouldn't be playing for Lute Olson at Arizona. On Tuesday, the country learned that he'll be playing in the Pac-10 but for another program, and it's not UCLA...

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Rivals also reports:

Hopefully three is a charm for Abdul Gaddy. After committing twice and decommitting twice from Arizona, the 6-foot-3, 170-pound point guard from Tacoma (Wash.) Bellarmine Prep High School has settled on a school.

Update 1:

The Seattle Times has an article up with some quotes from Gaddy Sr:

"We came back to the drawing board and (UW) coach (Lorenzo) Romar has always been there," Gaddy Sr. said. "He's followed him since he was a freshman in highs school. And it will be a great opportunity to play in front of family and friends. It was just kind of a no-brainer at the end."

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"He's not going to be a one-and-done kid," Gaddy Sr. said. "So he's excited to go play there and have that opportunity to have a degree. This will be an opportunity to spread his wings a little bit but not be too far away."

Tough loss, but the kid gets to be a hometown hero and play for his local team. Hopefully the decision works out for him and he is happy being a Husky.

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That's too bad

I guess we’ll just have to whoop on him for a couple of years.

by Tydides on Oct 28, 2008 9:41 PM PDT reply actions

Really too bad

Oh well, I like the state of our BB team. Gaddy would have been a great addition, but we’ll be fine without him.

by impaulv on Oct 28, 2008 9:43 PM PDT reply actions

too bad

He would have been a great topper to next fall’s entering class, and prospectively another top UCLA point guard. I can’t blame a kid for deciding to play close to home though, and do like seeing elite prospects such as Gaddy stay in conference, even if not at UCLA.

by bruinhoo on Oct 28, 2008 9:48 PM PDT reply actions

I agree.

I am all about the Pac-10 having a great image, because that pushes off to UCLA, especially us being the top team in a top league.

by dproduct on Oct 28, 2008 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh wells

Good luck to the kid except when we play UDub of course. Would have been nice but the class ain’t too shabby anyways. Third the thought about keeping top talent in the Pac 10.

by BlueReign on Oct 28, 2008 10:25 PM PDT reply actions

Probably a better situation for him. I am disappointed though. Automatic 2 year player of his caliber would have been really nice.

by ranelar on Oct 28, 2008 10:39 PM PDT reply actions

That's the part that hurts

The two year thing in this day and age is a HUGE advantage. I can’t even imagine how nice that would be to have a 5 star guy that we knew we could keep for two years!

I’ll be at practice tomorrow and at the team/donor dinner so I will report back!

GO BRUINS!!!

by uclafan11 on Oct 28, 2008 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions

As soon as he decommitted

I had a feeling he’d end up in Seattle. Oh well, I’d have loved to have had him, but it wasn’t meant to be. Good luck to him in Washington. Now he can deal with CBH’s in your jersey defense for 2 years.

by Ryan Rosenblatt on Oct 28, 2008 11:30 PM PDT reply actions

Probably a natural

development for a kid that is 1) trigger happy and 2) susceptible to a great deal of parental influence. I’m sure his dad didn’t consider that he now has to play AGAINST the Bruins… oucch – that’ll be a rude awakening….

by eubruin on Oct 29, 2008 6:20 AM PDT up reply actions

Indeed

If prior behavior is any indication, I wouldn’t be surprised if he transfers to UCLA after getting a hefty dose of Bruin D his first year! Kidding, of course (or am I?).

Go Bruins.

by hicalliber on Oct 29, 2008 8:27 AM PDT up reply actions

defense

He said he played this summer at UCLA’s courts against a couple of the new recruits, I think Andersen and Gordon. He is quoted saying he did not mind comming to UCLA and competing for a position. So I guess the UCLA downside was that we has such a guard heavy 2008 recruit class. However, if that is the case, why cant we land a 5-star pf or sf? I know we have our J’Mison, so that is a confirmation.

Conversely, the upside is you get national coverage, especially with the realistic possibility of getting to the final four. Also, no one can argue that BH’s stronger players get drafted very high, both guards and post players.

So maybe the academics bothered him? Or the no-nonsense defensive focus? Hmmm…

I will say this: at least he didnt end up at SUC.

by Deepcut on Oct 29, 2008 11:00 AM PDT reply actions

Yes

I will root for him twice every season.

by Give me a B... on Oct 29, 2008 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions

I think it makes sense for him.

He’ll be the featured guy at UW. He’ll be closer to home, which is probably very good for a guy younger than his peers. And he wouldn’t have been guaranteed playing time at UCLA. I’m sure his ego (and that of everyone at his level) says he would surely start and play 35 minutes a game, but it’s a fact that it might not happen and that might cost him a chance the the NBA. (Sure, there are exceptions, most notably Swen Nater, but Swen was almost a foot taller than Gaddy.)

Anyway, good luck to Gaddy. I hope he averages 30 ppg in LA (0 against us and 60 against justsc.)

by Fox 71 on Oct 30, 2008 10:05 AM PDT reply actions