Some thoughts on WSU’s stunning win over Arizona State

For one night, at least, Ernie Kent pulled all the right strings as the Washington State Cougars somehow whipped the Arizona State Sun Devils, 91-70. It was easily the Cougs’ best win of the year when opponent, location and final margin are taken into account.

Since you’ve likely already learned about the broad strokes of the game elsewhere — sorry for the lack of a regular recap, this winter weather is really throwing a wrench in my job and family plans this week — I’m going to focus on a few takeaways rather than give you the traditional recap.

Ernie deserves a lot of credit

Regular readers know that I don’t think much of Ernie Kent as a coach. But credit where it’s due: Last night, he had a…