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Tag Archives: NCAA Tournament
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
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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A New Era at Pauley
Ben Howland’s UCLA Bruins begin the 2012-13 basketball season tonight. Brand new are Pauley Pavilion, the Bruins’ team, and the outlook of the UCLA faithful. After a vagabond 2011-1012 year when Pauley was being renovated, the team played “home” games … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Howland, Kyle Anderson, NCAA Tournament, Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA
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AS UCLA Approaches the NCAA Tournament
After a lackluster season marked by winning streaks, losing streaks, and losing three of their last six games, including two to vastly inferior teams, for ONCE the UCLA Bruins were handed a gift by the NCAA. The Bruins’ seven seed … Continue reading
Poetry in Motion: BCS Schools and Wanabees Vie For Mega-Conferences – This Cannot End Well
Bye, Bye, Big 12; So long, Big 10; Pac 10, I knew you well. Right now, they are the Big Nought, the Big 11, and the Pac 11. Tomorrow, they could be anything. Colorado is now in the Pac [Insert … Continue reading
$$$ Rules at NCAA
The likelihood that the NCAA will now be increasing the field to 96 for next year’s basketball tournament is extremely distressing. The current tournament structure, with the minor 2001 addition of a 65th “play-in” team, has been in use for … Continue reading
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Texas Coach Rick Barnes: He is What is Wrong With College Sports
“We would love to win a national championship, but we’re not obsessed with it because we’re obsessed with these guys trying to live their NBA dream. What’s happened to Kevin Durant, LaMarcus Aldridge, T.J. Ford — I’d give up a … Continue reading
Sign of Life Spotted in the Moribund Bruins
After several games reminiscent of the play seen during stretches of the Larry Farmer and Walt Hazzard coaching years, not to mention Steve Lavin’s last season, the Bruins almost resembled an actual basketball team over their last few games, despite … Continue reading
Four Left
It isn’t exactly Duke, Oklahoma, Missouri and Louisville (March 17 post), but a Final Four of Michigan St., Villanova, North Carolina and Connecticut still isn’t four number ones, or three and a number two as the “experts” picked. The Bruin … Continue reading