Isaiah Thomas reacts after making the first dunk of his career / (Drew McKenzie photo)

Matt Hasselbeck starts for the Seahawks on Saturday. Damn, had my money on J.P. Losman.

If this is the Huskies without Abdul Gaddy? I can deal! With Isaiah Thomas distributing (9 assists) and Terrence Ross doing everything else (25 pts., 4 boards, 4 steals, 2 blocks) the Dawgs bark and bite are intact.

Former Sonic Shawn Kemp has opened a restaurant on Queen Anne, and I am going to let you make your own jokes about Father’s Day Specials.

Walter Jones will raise the 12th Man flag on Saturday, although it would be way cooler if he could just come back…for One. Last. Game.

What they’re saying…

“He’s been our starter all year long and that’s it.” — Pete Carroll

“In terms of just his talent alone, (Terrence Ross is) right up there with Brandon Roy.” — Lorenzo Romar

“T-Ross the Boss with a stellar performance capped with @Isaiah_Thomas2 dunk! Didn’t know you had it in you!” — @DrewMcM

“Hopefully Hasselbeck plays well and hopefully Whitehurst can save the day if he doesn’t.” — @manicpop

“Hasselbeck is awful in every facet of the game and why he’s getting a chance to lose a game in the playoffs is beyond me.” — Nate Dogg, on Field Gulls

In other news…

David Aardsma’s hip surgery didn’t go that well–he’ll need a couple more weeks to get ready than the M’s thought. He could still be ready for Opening Day. Problem is, the M’s won’t be able to showcase him in spring training.

There were three other Pac-10 games last night: Wazzu beat Oregon State, Stanford beat Arizona State, and Arizona snuck by Cal.

Isaiah Thomas made the 30-man midseason Wooden Award watch list.

The Pac-12 football championship game will be televised on FOX. It’ll be a doubleheader with the Big 10 championship…so you’re not going to want to plan anything on December 3, 2011.

Isaiah Thomas had his first dunk as a Husky. “I’ve been too scared to miss. But this time I said, ‘Well, oh well. I’m just going to try.’”

Nobody will see it, because UW/Oregon State is at the same time as Seahawks/Saints, but the Dawgs will miss Gaddy’s patience and game management skills against the 1-3-1 zone of Oregon State.

Today in SPNW…

Doug Farrar on what help Hasselbeck will need from his teammates.

Did the 2010 Huskies progress? Todd Dybas has the answer.

Dybas reviews the 2010 Huskies LBs.

Stanley Holmes has Sounders technical director Chris Henderson assess the MLS draft.

This weekend’s action…

Friday
NCAA FCS Championship: Eastern Washington vs. Delaware, 4 p.m. (ESPN)
Cotton Bowl: Texas A&M vs. LSU, 5 p.m. (FOX-13)

Saturday
Compass Bowl: Pittsburgh vs. Kentucky, 9 a.m. (ESPN)
Pac-10 Hoops: Cal @ Arizona St., 11:30 a.m. (FSN)
NFL Wild Card: Seahawks vs. New Orleans, 1:30 p.m. (KING-5)
Pac-10 Hoops: Huskies vs. Oregon St., 3:30 p.m. (FSN)
NFL Wild Card: N.Y. Jets @ Indianapolis, 5 p.m. (KING-5)
WCC Hoops: Portland @ Gonzaga, 5:30 p.m. (FSN)
NCAA Hoops: Seattle U vs. Cal St. Northridge, 7:10 p.m. (710-AM)
Pac-10 Hoops: Oregon @ Washington St., 7:30 p.m. (FSN)

Sunday
NFL Wild Card: Baltimore @ Kansas City, 10 a.m. (CBS-7)
NFL Wild Card: Green Bay @ Philadelphia, 1:30 p.m. (FOX-13)
Fight Hunger Bowl (really?): Boston College vs. Nevada, 6 p.m. (ESPN)
Pac-10 Hoops: UCLA @ USC, 7:30 p.m. (FSN)

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