UCLA Basketball in trouble!

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 4:01 pm

Chicat wrote:
MrBug708 wrote:
My company bought that company (Wall).

No word on whether that saucy fraulein came with it.

Knees are well worn

biggles · Post by **biggles** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 10:44 pm

The comments section on bruinsnation is awesome. They all take turns trying to outdo each other with how little they watch the UCLA games ("I only read about the game, but..." "I was flipping channels and accidentally came across the game, and...", "I totally don't care at all about UCLA basketball and that's why I comment multiple times on every story posted on a UCLA basketball blog", etc) yet they take offense at the suggestion that people don't go to the games?

Bruinsnation: "The lack of fan support is proof that (insert dumb nickname for Alford) has sullied coach Wooden's legacy and needs to be burned at the stake!"
Sean Miller: "Yeah I also noticed people weren't at the game"
Bruinsnation: "SCREW YOU UCLA IS THE BEST SCHOOL EVER HOW DARE YOU"

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 11:08 pm

It's a part of the larger woe is me, back handed compliment, snooty attitude that Ucla fans have.

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Sat Nov 21, 2015 10:05 am

ASUHATER! wrote:It's a part of the larger woe is me, back handed compliment, snooty attitude that Ucla fans have.

Most UCLA fans care far more about football than basketball. I mentioned a couple weeks back that the small group of UCLA alums I work with recently couldn't name UCLA's basketball coach or even a single player on their roster.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:02 pm

Traffic is going to be a pain tonight, getting to the UCLA game

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:09 pm

Well if Ucla fans don't drive a couple miles to paisley, they won't be in Maui. I bet they're outnumbered by unlv fans.

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 9:06 pm

Doubt traffic will be an issue for me getting to Cal State Fullerton to watch the CATS next Friday.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 9:41 pm

Going to get boatraced by Dave Rice, of all people

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 9:44 pm

MrBug708 wrote:Going to get boatraced by Dave Rice, of all people

Who'd have thought UNLV would make a better coaching hire than UCLA?

Go Rebs.

Heh.

SCCats · Post by **SCCats** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 9:53 pm

MrBug708 wrote:Going to get boatraced by Dave Rice, of all people

The first eight minutes of this game don't look good for the PAC squad

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 10:20 pm

Apparently my fears were unfounded. I should have known only an idiot would think Rice was better than Alford.

Might be more fans in Maui than Pauley

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 10:23 pm

MrBug708 wrote:Traffic is going to be a pain tonight, getting to the UCLA game

Hope your weatherstripping held up OK.

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 10:27 pm

MrBug708 wrote: I should have known only an idiot would think Rice was better than Alford.

You mad, bro?

Remind me which of them ended up with Zimmerman?

Heh.

Zero · Post by **Zero** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 10:32 pm

Jay Williams and Seth going in on UCLA at the half about their crap attendance. Second time tonight.

AZCatGirl · Post by **AZCatGirl** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 10:36 pm

"Elite programs don't lose to Monmouth, that's for sure."

This guy sounds really bitter. Didn't get into UCLA I guess.

carolinacat · Post by **carolinacat** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 10:44 pm

Traffic in Lahaina is such a pain in November. Plus, there's so much to do in Maui to compete with basketball.

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 10:55 pm

AZCatGirl wrote:"Elite programs don't lose to Monmouth, that's for sure."

This guy sounds really bitter. Didn't get into UCLA I guess.

Wait...UCLA lost to Monmouth? Exhibition or actual game?

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 10:57 pm

AZCatGirl wrote:"Elite programs don't lose to Monmouth, that's for sure."

This guy sounds really bitter. Didn't get into UCLA I guess.

He's not wrong. Gotta make a final four or two again before we can really be called elite again

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 11:05 pm

Isaac Hamilton is so bad

Zero · Post by **Zero** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 11:08 pm

You on the bench Ham for Ali wagon? Is Isaac a possible transfer waiting to happen?

AZCatGirl · Post by **AZCatGirl** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 11:08 pm

MrBug708 wrote:
AZCatGirl wrote:"Elite programs don't lose to Monmouth, that's for sure."

This guy sounds really bitter. Didn't get into UCLA I guess.
He's not wrong. Gotta make a final four or two again before we can really be called elite again

I expect to hear that from Beachcat, not ESPN. The way he said it seemed overly harsh.

Zero · Post by **Zero** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 11:08 pm

MrBug708 wrote:
AZCatGirl wrote:"Elite programs don't lose to Monmouth, that's for sure."

This guy sounds really bitter. Didn't get into UCLA I guess.
He's not wrong. Gotta make a final four or two again before we can really be called elite again

I see what you are doing here.

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 11:10 pm

MrBug708 wrote:
AZCatGirl wrote:"Elite programs don't lose to Monmouth, that's for sure."

This guy sounds really bitter. Didn't get into UCLA I guess.
He's not wrong. Gotta make a final four or two again before we can really be called elite again

Oh look. Backhanded Ucla fan woe is me trolling.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 11:10 pm

Zero wrote:You on the bench Ham for Ali wagon? Is Isaac a possible transfer waiting to happen?

I doubt he transfers, but Ali should be getting more minutes. I like this Olenski kid more than Bolden too

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 11:11 pm

ASUHATER! wrote:
MrBug708 wrote:
AZCatGirl wrote:"Elite programs don't lose to Monmouth, that's for sure."

This guy sounds really bitter. Didn't get into UCLA I guess.
He's not wrong. Gotta make a final four or two again before we can really be called elite again
Oh look. Backhanded Ucla fan woe is me trolling.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 11:13 pm

Hamilton...lol

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 11:23 pm

Dave Rice giving UCLA all they can handle. Alford clearly the better coach, though.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 11:46 pm

Watch out! Alford's best OOC win at UCLA!

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 8:54 am

wrong thread

dirtbags · Post by **dirtbags** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 10:35 am

i missed the game, but it looked like it was a pretty good / ugly one. 35 total turnovers, yeesh.

was hoping the bruins would give zimm a little buyer's remore -- oh well. make our conference proud tonight, ucla, and BEAT KU!

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 11:57 am

I watched a good chunk of the first half, neither team looked that good. LOL @ daddy's quote in the ESPN recap of the game, I guess the blow explains his eccentric shot selection.:

"It was a game I couldn't give Bryce any kind of blow because of the pressure, so we've got some concerns moving forward with that. But I thought both of them showed a lot of toughness."

You can see the upside in Zimmerman. I've heard praises of his athleticism and motor, but watching him last night he reminded me of Bash, just a bit taller. Like, watching an agile player in slow motion. He hit a nice corner three and rebounded well from what I saw.

SCCats · Post by **SCCats** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 12:47 pm

MrBug708 wrote:Watch out! Alford's best OOC win at UCLA!

We need UCLA to get some more OOC wins so it's good they were able to get the W. Hopefully UCLA can show us something today against Kansas.

dirtbags · Post by **dirtbags** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 1:38 pm

rgdeuce wrote:I watched a good chunk of the first half, neither team looked that good. LOL @ daddy's quote in the ESPN recap of the game, I guess the blow explains his eccentric shot selection.:

"It was a game I couldn't give Bryce any kind of blow because of the pressure, so we've got some concerns moving forward with that. But I thought both of them showed a lot of toughness."

You can see the upside in Zimmerman. I've heard praises of his athleticism and motor, but watching him last night he reminded me of Bash, just a bit taller. Like, watching an agile player in slow motion. He hit a nice corner three and rebounded well from what I saw.

ma zimm said he was sick and tweeted that he's sitting out today's game.

also, why am i not surprised that she made the trip out?

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 2:00 pm

SCCats wrote:
MrBug708 wrote:Watch out! Alford's best OOC win at UCLA!
We need UCLA to get some more OOC wins.

No, we don't. This has been discussed ad nauseum. We just need some other Pac teams to be competitive year to year. Makes very little difference what UCLA is doing. Their performance has very little bearing on AZ's season.

PHXCATS · Post by **PHXCATS** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 2:04 pm

I don't see the bug trolling here that has been accused by the uninformed.

I want UCLA to succeed, it is better for Arizona when they do, except for when going against Arizona of course

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 2:35 pm

PHXCATS wrote: it is better for Arizona when they do, except for when going against Arizona of course

How so exactly? They're a perpetually unranked program with little to no national following. Not seeing how UCLA being good is any better than Cal, Oregon, Utah, or Stanford being good. Again, as long as there's a regular core of three to four strong Pac teams, it doesn't mean all that much which teams those are. Just like it doesn't mean that much that UCLA is going to get steamrolled by Kansas later tonight.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 2:55 pm

PHXCATS wrote:I don't see the bug trolling here that has been accused by the uninformed.

I want UCLA to succeed, it is better for Arizona when they do, except for when going against Arizona of course

I generally consider the sources lol

SCCats · Post by **SCCats** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 3:01 pm

Beachcat97 wrote:
SCCats wrote:
MrBug708 wrote:Watch out! Alford's best OOC win at UCLA!
We need UCLA to get some more OOC wins.
No, we don't.

I don't care about them going 13-0 OOC, but going 7-6 OOC with losses to Monmouth and UNLV and ... does hurt us when they manage to nick us by 2 at Pauley.

We can say it doesn't matter, but I remember us being so close to a #1 seed last year that just a couple more OOC wins by our PAC competitors might have pushed us over the hump in their computations. So yeah games against this middle level competition like UNLV I'd rather they won. In fact a two point win where they look like crap is probably just about the sweet spot for me.

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 5:01 pm

SCCats wrote:
Beachcat97 wrote:
SCCats wrote:
MrBug708 wrote:Watch out! Alford's best OOC win at UCLA!
We need UCLA to get some more OOC wins.
No, we don't.
I don't care about them going 13-0 OOC, but going 7-6 OOC with losses to Monmouth and UNLV and ... does hurt us when they manage to nick us by 2 at Pauley.

We can say it doesn't matter, but I remember us being so close to a #1 seed last year that just a couple more OOC wins by our PAC competitors might have pushed us over the hump in their computations. So yeah games against this middle level competition like UNLV I'd rather they won. In fact a two point win where they look like crap is probably just about the sweet spot for me.

You changed your argument a little, SC. Of course it hurts us when we lose! To any team, not just UCLA. And whether it's by 2 or 20.

UCLA is middle-level competition, relatively speaking, just like UNLV, so the winner of that game has little bearing on AZ's fortunes. As long as we beat UCLA twice this year (or three times if we see them in the Pac tourney), the rest of UCLA's games matter very little for us.

dirtbags · Post by **dirtbags** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 6:25 pm

Beachcat97 wrote:You changed your argument a little, SC. Of course it hurts us when we lose! To any team, not just UCLA. And whether it's by 2 or 20.

UCLA is middle-level competition, relatively speaking, just like UNLV, so the winner of that game has little bearing on AZ's fortunes. As long as we beat UCLA twice this year (or three times if we see them in the Pac tourney), the rest of UCLA's games matter very little for us.

that's not how rpi / bpi works. a win over a strong ucla team is more beneficial to us than beating a weak ucla team (and moreso on the road, but that's besides the point here). a stronger pac is better for our players' development, and more importantly, our seeding, than a weak one. rising tide and such.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 7:44 pm

Going to be a massacre tonight

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 8:45 pm

Wasn't UCLA's Superbowl. Thanks for letting down the conference again

pc in NM · Post by **pc in NM** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 8:45 pm

The uclans are an embarrasment to the league...

... they should put up curtains - between the cameras and the court.

SCCats · Post by **SCCats** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 8:55 pm

59 points allowed in the first half is

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 9:00 pm

SCCats wrote:59 points allowed in the first half is

The worst part is how low energy they look. It's like they checked out as soon as Kansas gave them a fight.

wyo-cat · Post by **wyo-cat** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 9:22 pm

SCCats wrote:59 points allowed in the first half is

Play through the coaching!!

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 9:23 pm

This is hilarious. I havent left my couch

Zero · Post by **Zero** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 9:27 pm

FREEDOM! Come to UCLA. We won't micromanage you.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 9:29 pm

wyo-cat wrote:Play through the coaching!!

Zero wrote:FREEDOM! Come to UCLA. We won't micromanage you.

Steve Alford is just the best...

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 9:30 pm

Wow, UCLA looks like crap. Extend Alford immediately.

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