tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14355391.post6892511600645943563..comments2011-11-06T20:05:39.752-08:00BBRnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14355391.post-74768394333532850752011-01-02T06:53:09.000-08:002011-01-02T06:53:09.000-08:00lets wait and see how our young Bruins mature this season and give coach next season as well...we are not going anywhere next yr w/ Lane, Stover and Anderson on the team...this isn&#39;t UNLV, this is UCLA...he needs those roster spots for some guards that are under the radar i.e. Westbrook...interesting to see how many games we lose on the road in the PAc 10 - SC will stuff us inside!!...thats another reason to be concerned...we lose the series to SC, he&#39;s on the hot seat....we just have to see....By the way, does CBH not teach free throws?? We are terrible...60%??? as a team....geeeeez, practice fellas....BruinFannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14355391.post-78511854546292094132011-01-01T14:03:39.000-08:002011-01-01T14:03:39.000-08:00UCLA head coach Brad Stevens. Sounds good? At least it would bring a refreshing change!Gil Nuernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14355391.post-53508456040235635112011-01-01T10:44:47.000-08:002011-01-01T10:44:47.000-08:00P.S. I don&#39;t go to church but I may start going...if I do Bruin Nation, I&#39;ll say multiple prayers for our Athletic Dept.BruinFannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14355391.post-72454741836101532752011-01-01T10:43:18.000-08:002011-01-01T10:43:18.000-08:00Best in the West - grab it!<br>I think his staff can&#39;t recruit - that&#39;s a problem<br>Every Sunday I pray at church that wee just make the NCAA tny. Then we lose Honeycutt and miss the NCAA nxt yr so we fire coach....the Wear twins won&#39;t save us...we still have no point<br>If I were coach:<br>1) I&#39;d dump Anderson, Lane and Stover after the year<br>2) Recruit at least ONE Elite guard for 2011 (if not too late) or recruit TWO for 2012<br>and of cource, I&#39;d go to church and PRAY my Bruins make the NCAA tny...that&#39;s how bad we got it fellas....BruinFannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14355391.post-55620639992004533362011-01-01T10:39:15.000-08:002011-01-01T10:39:15.000-08:00Dead on man!!BruinFannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14355391.post-60550116392691019752011-01-01T06:53:12.000-08:002011-01-01T06:53:12.000-08:00Lane reminds me of Former Bruin Kevin Walker, minus the jumpshot. Stover, Lane and Anderson were asked by UCLA play here. Honor it. Help is on the way. I truly believe the Girls Program will help revive the Boys Program.<br>Howland came here and took advantage of West Coast talent and used it for his run of Final Fours. That talent is not coming here at the moment. This is not the East Coast and UCLA will not get those Throwdown type of players to come here. Howland has two options if he wishes to suceed at UCLA, recruit the best in the West or take a job back on the East Coast and go back to Pitt-type of basketball.True Bruinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14355391.post-35407880068581448012010-12-31T15:53:06.000-08:002010-12-31T15:53:06.000-08:00UCLA can&#39;t defend the good teams with their man defense. How long does it take Howland to recognize this. He went half way thru the season last year before he changed to zone after which they played much better. It would help keep Smith and Lane from making those stupid moving screen fouls. Smith has so much to learn, but he will be a very good player. Lane has no basketball instincts. He plays hard and is improving but he can only go so far. Here is a basic that I can&#39;t believe UCLA screws up time after time. Last night they missed 3 fast break opportunities because the man with the ball tried to penetrate instead of stopping at the FT line and distributing the ball or taking a short jump shot. All we did was clog up the lane and go no shot. Even Marques Johnson commented on it twice. This is just good fundamental basketball. I wonder sometimes just how good a coach Howland really is. His zone offense is weak, his man offense doesn&#39;t create enough opportunities for the type of players he has this year, his fast break is unorganized, and he should be playing zone defense. The man is stubborn. They would have beaten Memphis in the semis if they could have played a zone defense. They were certainly the better team. Look at how many UCLA players are starting in the NBA from Howland&#39;s teams. I think he should have been far more successful than he has. I am sorry to say that I have finally lost my faith in Howland as UCLA&#39;s coach.Old coachnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14355391.post-35371761925570859732010-12-31T08:14:45.000-08:002010-12-31T08:14:45.000-08:00Tough love:<br>J. Smith: You&#39;re fat. YOu need to lose weight.<br>R. Nelson: You are not a PF but thanks.<br>T. Honeycutt: Waiting...waiting...are you going to be the next Tayshawn Prince or skinny tall dude working at Sonic Burger.<br>M. Lee: Stop acting like you&#39;re good. You suck and you should play with an underdog mentality.<br>Lazeric: you&#39;re a pg...make some shots and some threes.Joe Jacksonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14355391.post-9267061546299694672010-12-31T01:32:43.000-08:002010-12-31T01:32:43.000-08:00I&#39;m watching UK vs Luisville right now - what a treat! Every single of these kids is athletic.<br>Lane, Stover and Anderson need to go Coach!!<br>When looking at the Bruin list of prospects, why don&#39;t we have more interest in POINT GUARDS???BruinFannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14355391.post-51826819117069082122010-12-29T22:09:49.000-08:002010-12-29T22:09:49.000-08:00Lazeric Jones getting in grill of 6&quot;10 Casto was the best part of last night game against Wash St. Finally some toughness! UCLA can be tough without being stupid.Duke Nukemnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14355391.post-85597426819009971582010-12-28T08:25:36.000-08:002010-12-28T08:25:36.000-08:00True dat<br>East Coast guards would crush us...<br>I can&#39;t wait to see how we play Washington...BruinFannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14355391.post-45324140766223247792010-12-28T08:10:43.000-08:002010-12-28T08:10:43.000-08:00Was watching clips of Pitt vs. UConn...Coach Howland&#39;s UCLA teams have never ever looked like the Pitt teams he used to coached. It&#39;s like Howland struggles b/w being a defensive team versus a westcoast run and gun team.Tyrone Mcgeenoreply@blogger.com