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Chicat wrote:Hey Dick. Quick question....

By exactly what method would Pitino have them top 10 instantly?

Thanks you crazy old coot.

Hookers and blow?

Dan JockItch couldn’t find his dick with both hands.

Just read a UCLA fan say they started using charters for places without direct connections to LA, like Pullman and Tucson

prh wrote:Just read a UCLA fan say they started using charters for places without direct connections to LA, like Pullman and Tucson

Lol. Last time I checked there was like 10 LAX-Tucson flights a day on 3 different airlines..

prh wrote:Just read a UCLA fan say they started using charters for places without direct connections to LA, like Pullman and Tucson

Thats dumb. They usually only used charters when flight times on road trips werent ideal. Like late Thursday night flights. Alford had a charter flight for recruiting trips whenever he want.

UAEebs86 wrote:

Pitino is the only guy on that list that would return UCLA's call, and the administration would never let the AD hire Pitino, so that one won't happen. UCLA will probably not land an established, elite name. They might snag a notable mid-major coach (Marshall), or D1 guys like Matta and Crean, who have decent resumes, but flamed out at the end of their last jobs. UCLA is not getting Kerr or Donovan, let alone Izzo. Why would Izzo leave Michigan State? Dakich is out of his mind. Why not add Coach K to the list?

Lonzo Ball is pushing for Earl Watson. . .

midnightx wrote:

UAEebs86 wrote:

Pitino is the only guy on that list that would return UCLA's call, and the administration would never let the AD hire Pitino, so that one won't happen. UCLA will probably not land an established, elite name. They might snag a notable mid-major coach (Marshall), or D1 guys like Matta and Crean, who have decent resumes, but flamed out at the end of their last jobs. UCLA is not getting Kerr or Donovan, let alone Izzo. Why would Izzo leave Michigan State? Dakich is out of his mind. Why not add Coach K to the list?

Dakich is good friends with Alford, so that narrative of demanding too much will likely be played over and over by a few agenda driven media heads

Musselman would be a good hire, and that's probably the most realistic name out there. Watson hasn't done sh*t as a coach, and I can't imagine UCLA alums/boosters would be pleased.

ghostwhitehorse wrote:Lonzo Ball is pushing for Earl Watson. . .

Does he have his degree?

ghostwhitehorse wrote:Lonzo Ball is pushing for Earl Watson. . .

Lavar Ball is pushing for Lavar Ball.

Chicat wrote:

ghostwhitehorse wrote:Lonzo Ball is pushing for Earl Watson. . .

Does he have his degree?

That’s why I laughed when someone on the Bruinzone board made a big contrarian suggestion/prediction: Kobe Bryant. I can’t remember if he was quoting a media source or if it was his own genius idea.

While they are at it, maybe they can get Phil Jackson to come out of retirement?

Walton was in rare form tonight

The two Pac-12 flagship programs in shocking disarray. I'm just glad we were able to pass on the genital herpes to UCLA. Still trying to figure out how Shareef made it past the impossibly stringent UCLA admissions board.

In any case, he wasn't playing defense in the 2nd half against Utah.

ByJoveByJingle wrote:The two Pac-12 flagship programs in shocking disarray. I'm just glad we were able to pass on the genital herpes to UCLA. Still trying to figure out how Shareef made it past the impossibly stringent UCLA admissions board.

In any case, he wasn't playing defense in the 2nd half against Utah.

Shout-out to Arizona for getting the classes to him. I'm assuming that class is why it took forever for him to get cleared

That was ugly

I can't imagine that's the hire UCLA fans are hoping for. But it could be worse.

Go with Luke!

Haha...no way. They'd never hire someone with zero college HC experience.

Beachcat97 wrote:Haha...no way. They'd never hire someone with zero college HC experience.

That's why he is a good hire for UCLA, not for Arizona!


Luke was an assistant to Pastner for a while at Memphis, so I imagine he is well aware of the nightmares of recruiting, along with navigating the maze of NCAA regulations.

There is a reason why Kerr said he will never coach in college.

But if you are out of a job, any job looks good.

Merkin wrote:

Beachcat97 wrote:Haha...no way. They'd never hire someone with zero college HC experience.

That's why he is a good hire for UCLA, not for Arizona!


Luke was an assistant to Pastner for a while at Memphis, so I imagine he is well aware of the nightmares of recruiting, along with navigating the maze of NCAA regulations.

There is a reason why Kerr said he will never coach in college.

But if you are out of a job, any job looks good.

The difference is that Luke is an AZ alum, and he has first-hand experience with this program. As a player, he won a Pac title and reached a FF. So I think this makes it much more likely he'd get consideration at AZ. Why would UCLA hire a guy with no ties to their program and no HC experience, when they could go and get Matt Painter or Thad Matta or maybe even Rick Barnes?

UCLA should go after the Texas Tech Coach. They should be able to hire who they want although maybe they might be challenged monetarily. Wonder what Bug is hearing

Beachcat97 wrote: Why would UCLA hire a guy with no ties to their program

I wouldn't say no ties...


But for Arizona keep with the same model that has worked, get a young driven successful head coach from a smaller program.

No assistants, no retreads.

Bill has proven to have less influence than Lavar. And I'll leave it at that.

And yeah, if the Miller era is actually winding down, I'm down for a proven coach. I still think Luke will be a good coach eventually. Maybe the timing is wrong for him to be AZ's coach in the near future.

azcat49 wrote:UCLA should go after the Texas Tech Coach. They should be able to hire who they want although maybe they might be challenged monetarily. Wonder what Bug is hearing

That would be my choice right now.

MrBug708 wrote:

ByJoveByJingle wrote:The two Pac-12 flagship programs in shocking disarray. I'm just glad we were able to pass on the genital herpes to UCLA. Still trying to figure out how Shareef made it past the impossibly stringent UCLA admissions board.

In any case, he wasn't playing defense in the 2nd half against Utah.

Shout-out to Arizona for getting the classes to him. I'm assuming that class is why it took forever for him to get cleared

http://www.espn.com/college-sports/stor ... -admission" target="_blank

Is Shaq a celebrity?

The FBI and federal prosecutors have uncovered a massive bribery scheme to get students admitted to elite universities as recruited athletes and help them cheat on college entrance exams to gain admission.

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston said the scheme includes nearly four dozen people, including actresses and CEOs, who paid as much as $6 million to get their children into schools such as Georgetown, Stanford, UCLA, Texas, Wake Forest and Yale.

Yup. Soccer coach, which is great because he did almost nothing considering the talent that came through. They hit the elite academic schools

Haha, yeah. Obviously nobody is dumb enough to bribe somebody to get into a school that isn’t insanely difficult to get into. I just love when the sanctimonious balloon gets popped. But it never seems to fully deflate. There’s always more sanctimony on tap ready to fill it back up again. Next year I fully anticipate the Bruin faithful refrain after Nico torches UCLA—“yeah well, Arizona isn’t a real school . . . he never would have made it past UCLA’s admission board!” (without substantial bribes, of course).

Tony Bennett would never allow that to happen

And the season is finished. 2-3 more weeks to go before we have a new coach

Bug,

Is the administration/boosters willing to pay the freight for Bennett/Calipari? If Alford's salary is a guidepost ... seems like Brey/Cronin fit the salary structure.

We just shelled out a ton to buy out Alford and Mora and are paying Kelly a ton. Not paying a new coach wouldn't make sense. We fundraise pretty well

UCLA makes bank from Under Armour. https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/04/24/ ... s-immense/" target="_blank

Calipari would be some move.

Bear Down Vegas wrote:Calipari would be some move.

That's the rumor for a bit. Seth Davis was the first to report it a few days ago

MrBug708 wrote:

Bear Down Vegas wrote:Calipari would be some move.

That's the rumor for a bit. Seth Davis was the first to report it a few days ago

You guys upping your investment ten fold now? If you guys get Calipari I'd immediately fire Miller after the season and pursue a better coach than recruiter.

They're not getting Calipari. He's already got (arguably) the best job in the game, including the pros. UK's academic standards are significantly lower than UCLA's and will always pay more. Unless the Calipari/UK relationship has soured, it's inconceivable that he'd leave for another job, especially one that's been trending downward for a while now.

Might as well go after k, or roy, otr boeheim.

Beachcat97 wrote:They're not getting Calipari. He's already got (arguably) the best job in the game, including the pros. UK's academic standards are significantly lower than UCLA's and will always pay more. Unless the Calipari/UK relationship has soured, it's inconceivable that he'd leave for another job, especially one that's been trending downward for a while now.

Calipari sure does love the lime light and it doesn't get any bigger than in Hollywood.

ChooChooCat wrote:

Beachcat97 wrote:They're not getting Calipari. He's already got (arguably) the best job in the game, including the pros. UK's academic standards are significantly lower than UCLA's and will always pay more. Unless the Calipari/UK relationship has soured, it's inconceivable that he'd leave for another job, especially one that's been trending downward for a while now.

Calipari sure does love the lime light and it doesn't get any bigger than in Hollywood.

Also a fan base that isn't nuts either

ChooChooCat wrote:

Beachcat97 wrote:They're not getting Calipari. He's already got (arguably) the best job in the game, including the pros. UK's academic standards are significantly lower than UCLA's and will always pay more. Unless the Calipari/UK relationship has soured, it's inconceivable that he'd leave for another job, especially one that's been trending downward for a while now.

Calipari sure does love the lime light and it doesn't get any bigger than in Hollywood.

Actually, Choo, it does. Way bigger. You must not live in L.A. UCLA hoops is simply one show among many other, more popular ones. Lakers, Dodgers, Kings, Rams, Angels, USC football. I mean, if Calipari wants to become a smaller fish in a bigger ocean, that’s what he’d be getting. Most people in L.A. don’t even know, let alone care, that Lonzo went to UCLA. During the Howland years, Pauley was often half empty.

UCLA hoops isn’t “Hollywood” in the sense you’re invoking.

Cal to UCLA would be a game changer.

And yeah, we’d have to seriously up our coach game if that happens.

CalStateTempe wrote:Cal to UCLA would be a game changer.

And yeah, we’d have to seriously up our coach game if that happens.

Could it happen? Absolutely. UCLA has always gone the cheap route and thats not really the way it works anymore. I'm skeptical it happens as I don't see a fit for Kentucky after Calipari and I think they know this. Bennett and Beard are the two biggest names and I can't imagine that style works. Had keatts had a great year, he would be an obvious choice but he hasn't and would be a hard sell. Donovan has had a rough second half but he would kill it at Kentucky