Reason #16: Rodney Stuckey

I'm a huge, huge fan of Rodney Stuckey. I watched him play for Kentwood in high school at a holiday basketball tournament and was incredibly excited for his future as a college baller. Dude was just way outclassing everyone else on the court. Coach Lorenzo Romar of UW was interested in him, he was interested in UW. He would team up with the remainder of a solid Huskies team and lead them back to the NCAA tournament. At least, that's what I thought.

Rodney Stuckey enrolled at Eastern Washington. Apparently Stuckey wasn't the brightest crayon in the box, because he couldn't get the grades necessary to get him into the UW and a Huskies uniform. Now, it's hard to be mad about this - how can you blame UW for having high academic standards? Regardless, this isn't something that's going to go away. The Huskies will miss out on some of the top prospects due to non-basketball reasons. That's just the way it goes. But damn, could we have used a guy talented enough to be the #15 pick in the NBA draft.

Since the NBA is dead to us in Seattle, the only way Stuckey will become relevant again is if he starts a blog. Maybe he could take some advice from Buffalo RB Marshawn Lynch on his literary career. I quote from Lynches blog: "i cant find da words to say how happy i am 4 beatin dem bay boys da 1st time i played dem. it was a fun and hella close game... shots out 2 j roc" jamarcus russell" and darren mcfadden. town biz! lol" Perhaps Stuckey can follow in Lynches footsteps. He clearly has the intellect to do it.