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Category Archives: College Basketball
Steve Alford Responds to 2002 Incident at Iowa
Today, UCLA Basketball Head Coach Steve Alford, and AD Dan Guerrero, responded to the revelations about a 2002 incident that occurred when Alford was coaching at the University of Iowa, which we discussed last week (“Steve Alford, Andy Enfield, and … Continue reading
World-Class Cheating Pays Off For “the TarK”
In perhaps the most outrageous vote in the storied history of The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, their halls were forever soiled today with the election into the Hall of World-Class Cheater Jerry Tarkanian. Tarkanian coached three NCAA Division … Continue reading
Steve Alford, Andy Enfield, and What Does It All Mean?
As soon as Ben Howland got the boot, my first thought for UCLA was Andy Enfield, college basketball’s flavor of the month. But, looking behind his two great years at FGCU, there is a whole lot of basketball nothingness. Sure, … Continue reading
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Why the Steve Alford Choice May Not Be So Bad
One of the things that Ben Howland excelled in throughout his UCLA tenure was recruiting. He was able to bring to Westwood an array of great basketball talent, featuring in his early years the likes of Kevin Love, who was … Continue reading
Decision to Fire Howland is the Right One
I heard ESPN college basketball analyst and former Tennessee head coach Bruce Pearl talking the other morning about what a horrible decision it would be for Athletic Director Dan Guerrero to fire Bruins’ head coach Ben Howland. Pearl was downright … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Enfield, Ben Howland, Billy Donovan, Dan Guerrero, Final Four, NCAA Tournament, Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA
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UCLA Bruins on the Eve of the NCAA Tournament
Subtitle: Could Ben Howland Be Coaching His Last Game with the Bruins? The 2012-2013 UCLA Bruins‘ season has been one of extreme ups and downs. The Bruins had a couple of great streaks, marked by outstanding team defense and clutch … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Howland, Jordan Adams, Kyle Anderson, NCAA Tournament, Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA, USC
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College Basketball in LA – Ya Never Know What’s Up
After winning six of their last seven and sailing along right at the top of the PAC-12 standings for a couple of weeks now, UCLA appeared to be in a great position to end the conference season as the regular … Continue reading
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Tagged Pete Carroll, Tim Floyd, UCLA, USC, usc brain surgeons
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“Enough Already” -Anonymous UCLA Bruin Alum
Tonight was too much to handle, losing, at home, to the then 8-13 brain surgeons. Only a few thoughts here; too mad, and surprised, to write more: The ups have been pretty good, but the downs have been horrible. To … Continue reading
The Stats Say It All in UCLA Bruins’ Ugly Loss
The UCLA Bruins should have been ready to blow through the Arizona State Sun Devils coming off their impressive win against the Wildcats in Tucson less than 48 hours earlier. They weren’t and a quick look at the game’s stats … Continue reading
Reports of Bruins, Howland Demise Vastly Overblown
So, the UCLA Bruins’ ten game win streak ended with a loss to top-25 team Oregon, and as soon as the final buzzer sounded in the ears of Bruin “faithful”, reviews of the awful team and worse coaching reverberated across … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Howland, Jordan Adams, Kyle Anderson, Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA
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Will Last Non-Conference Game be Springboard for UCLA?
The month of December began with the UCLA Bruins resembling a potential FEMA relief destination, with player defections, losses to seemingly inferior teams, and loud cries from many directions for the end of the Ben Howland era. Well, five straight … Continue reading