UCLA Basketball in trouble!

UofAlum05 · Post by **UofAlum05** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 6:35 pm

Alford has a loaded squad next year. It would take quite a horrible coach to not win with that roster.

Bangkok Wildcat · Post by **Bangkok Wildcat** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:04 pm

UofAlum05 wrote:Alford has a loaded squad next year. It would take quite a horrible coach to not win with that roster.

Yeah and Shareef going there thanks to ESPiN Fake News is just absolutely painful.

TucsonClip · Post by **TucsonClip** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:05 pm

U.P. Zona Fan wrote:I heard on the radio today that a bonnies benefactor donated 10,000$ to buy students tickets and pay for bussing to Dayton. Apparently these fans are rabid, got a T in the home game against Rhode island for throwing stuff on the court after having been previously warned.

None other than the Woj bomb himself, Mr. Adrian Wojnarowski.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:10 pm

UofAlum05 wrote:Alford has a loaded squad next year. It would take quite a horrible coach to not win with that roster.

Not really an impact 1 and done player and a lack of veteran players. They will be good in 2 years but next year will be worse than this year

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:11 pm

Bangkok Wildcat wrote:
UofAlum05 wrote:Alford has a loaded squad next year. It would take quite a horrible coach to not win with that roster.
Yeah and Shareef going there thanks to ESPiN Fake News is just absolutely painful.

Shareef won't get any minutes next year

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:12 pm

MrBug708 wrote:
Bangkok Wildcat wrote:
UofAlum05 wrote:Alford has a loaded squad next year. It would take quite a horrible coach to not win with that roster.
Yeah and Shareef going there thanks to ESPiN Fake News is just absolutely painful.
Shareef won't get any minutes next year

then why the hell would he go to UCLA when he could be a 30+ minute a game starter at Arizona...

TatetheGreat · Post by **TatetheGreat** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:15 pm

Alford sold him on UCLA by saying he could play SF. I thought I read that somewhere.

NYCat · Post by **NYCat** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:16 pm

TatetheGreat wrote:Alford sold him on UCLA by saying he could play SF. I thought I read that somewhere.

He thinks he's a wing

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:29 pm

TatetheGreat wrote:Alford sold him on UCLA by saying he could play SF. I thought I read that somewhere.

Could be true, but Jules Bernard and David Singleton, as well as Chris Smith will probably get first crack at the position. Plus we have a ton of posts, so he doesnt need to play below the rim

TatetheGreat · Post by **TatetheGreat** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:37 pm

NYCat wrote:
TatetheGreat wrote:Alford sold him on UCLA by saying he could play SF. I thought I read that somewhere.
He thinks he's a wing

Madness. He's more Goloman than Wilkes.

TatetheGreat · Post by **TatetheGreat** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:41 pm

MrBug708 wrote:
TatetheGreat wrote:Alford sold him on UCLA by saying he could play SF. I thought I read that somewhere.
Could be true, but Jules Bernard and David Singleton, as well as Chris Smith will probably get first crack at the position. Plus we have a ton of posts, so he doesnt need to play below the rim

Bad decision on his part, then. He'll be playing in garbage time, if at all.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:53 pm

TatetheGreat wrote:
MrBug708 wrote:
TatetheGreat wrote:Alford sold him on UCLA by saying he could play SF. I thought I read that somewhere.
Could be true, but Jules Bernard and David Singleton, as well as Chris Smith will probably get first crack at the position. Plus we have a ton of posts, so he doesnt need to play below the rim
Bad decision on his part, then. He'll be playing in garbage time, if at all.

Eh, he wanted to play locally. I'd much rather have Brown, UCLA is about the only school, besides maybe Oregon, where he wouldn't play Center.

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 9:23 pm

Is Shareef badly overrated or something? Why would he not get significant playing time next year, wherever he goes? ESPN's got him as the 29th best in his class, Rivals at 28, 247 at 33.

What am I missing?

RichardCranium · Post by **RichardCranium** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 9:26 pm

Beachcat97 wrote:Is Shareef badly overrated or something? Why would he not get significant playing time next year, wherever he goes? ESPN's got him as the 29th best in his class, Rivals at 28, 247 at 33.

What am I missing?

That the bRuins are 'overloaded' with more experience at his position?

CatsbyAZ · Post by **CatsbyAZ** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 5:50 am

Dan Guerrero is too lazy to fire Alford. Plus he can probably count on UCLA cashing in on a good roster next year to justify delaying the inevitable coaching search. Who would Dan be listening to if he fired Alford anyway? The 7 or 8 vocal UCLA fans blogging on Bruins Nation? The thousands rest don't care, caught up in their LA life, or traffic.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 6:31 am

UCLA just doesnt like firing coaches

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 7:34 am

MrBug708 wrote:UCLA just doesnt like firing coaches

Does anyone really? I mean, I know there are some places that are quick with the hook and a bit notorious for their firings, but....if you're firing coaches then that means acknowledging things aren't going the way you want them too. That's tough for most people, even more so when sports egos are involved.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 9:32 am

Self preservation by the AD

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 1:57 am

Chicat wrote:
Chicat wrote:Back the dump truck up and shower Tony Bennett with cash. Make it rain on that motherfucker.
Give him all the money. All .... of .... it ....

Ok, maybe not ALL the money...

KillerKlown · Post by **KillerKlown** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 2:04 am

Chicat wrote:
Chicat wrote:
Chicat wrote:Back the dump truck up and shower Tony Bennett with cash. Make it rain on that motherfucker.
Give him all the money. All .... of .... it ....
Ok, maybe not ALL the money...

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 12:33 pm

I would still

SCCats · Post by **SCCats** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 12:54 pm

MrBug708 wrote:I would still

Me too

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Mon Mar 19, 2018 10:45 am

Fun rumor, UCLA is waiting until April to shitcan Alford as his buyout goes down by about 1.5 million and they intend to hire Musselman.

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Mon Mar 19, 2018 10:49 am

ChooChooCat wrote:Fun rumor, UCLA is waiting until April to shitcan Alford as his buyout goes down by about 1.5 million and they intend to hire Musselman.

Fake news.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Mon Mar 19, 2018 4:56 pm

ChooChooCat wrote:Fun rumor, UCLA is waiting until April to shitcan Alford as his buyout goes down by about 1.5 million and they intend to hire Musselman.

It goes down by like 3 million, but I doubt that really happens. If they do, they should just fire DG for making April 30th as some sort of rollover in the buyout. Why not make it March 31st? If they are waiting that long and fire him, they have a bigger fish to fry for the head coach.

It was a fun read, seeing Garlick's take on the Arizona board. He's pretty far off on most of those comments.

midnightx · Post by **midnightx** » Sun Mar 25, 2018 8:01 pm

Alford will not get fired until he loses control of the program or has a terrible season with a loaded team. He continues to bring in elite talent because of his staff and the brand (UCLA has to be one of the easiest recruiting bases in all of college basketball). Once Howland's recruiting took a hit and had too many off-court issues, he was let go. Alford is mediocre at best, but he brings in talent, and if he has a couple of nice tournament runs due to talent alone, he might survive for awhile. It was a bad hire, but made out of desperation. UCLA can do better (not that I want to see it happen). Maybe the alumni will lose patience sooner rather than later. But if his monster class gets him to a final four, he is going to be safe.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Sun Mar 25, 2018 8:34 pm

The problem with this class coming in is that none of them are 1 and done impact guys

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Mon Mar 26, 2018 8:13 pm

Aaron Holiday declares for the NBA

TatetheGreat · Post by **TatetheGreat** » Mon Mar 26, 2018 9:24 pm

MrBug708 wrote:Aaron Holiday declares for the NBA

Are you expecting Hands back?

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Tue Mar 27, 2018 9:26 am

Where was a rumor going around that either Alford or Hands would be back, that hands didn't mean with Alford, but with no real competition for the PG spot, I can't imagine he leaves

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Thu Mar 29, 2018 9:58 am

XAVIER’S COACHING SEARCH now includes Steve Alford. Alford’s representative(s) has made Xavier aware of the UCLA coach’s interest in the gig."

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What exactly is DG waiting for? Alford doesn't want to be here. The fans don't want him here. Nobody likes the marriage of the two, yet DG is content to do nothing.

Frybry02 · Post by **Frybry02** » Thu Mar 29, 2018 8:48 pm

MrBug708 wrote:XAVIER’S COACHING SEARCH now includes Steve Alford. Alford’s representative(s) has made Xavier aware of the UCLA coach’s interest in the gig."

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What exactly is DG waiting for? Alford doesn't want to be here. The fans don't want him here. Nobody likes the marriage of the two, yet DG is content to do nothing.

I am shocked that Alford to Xavier is even a possibility.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Thu Mar 29, 2018 9:00 pm

He's not. Xavier has a competent AD

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Thu Mar 29, 2018 9:29 pm

That’s downright embarrassing.

Not just for Alford and UCLA, but for the whole fucking conference.

DrWildcat · Post by **DrWildcat** » Fri Mar 30, 2018 7:58 am

I'm not sure any AD would want Alford enough to pay that buyout.

midnightx · Post by **midnightx** » Fri Mar 30, 2018 12:41 pm

Makes no sense. At UCLA, Alford has access to recruits and talent he never had at NM and Iowa, and he would never get those those 5 stars and highly ranked 4 stars at Xavier. They give him the best chance to win because all that UCLA talent is what masks his significant deficiencies as a head coach.

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Fri Mar 30, 2018 2:58 pm

Frybry02 wrote:
MrBug708 wrote:XAVIER’S COACHING SEARCH now includes Steve Alford. Alford’s representative(s) has made Xavier aware of the UCLA coach’s interest in the gig."

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What exactly is DG waiting for? Alford doesn't want to be here. The fans don't want him here. Nobody likes the marriage of the two, yet DG is content to do nothing.
I am shocked that Alford to Xavier is even a possibility.

More fake news.

The people who think Alford is leaving UCLA are the same people who still think Miller is going to Pitt (even after they've hired Capel).

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Fri Mar 30, 2018 8:53 pm

midnightx wrote:Makes no sense. At UCLA, Alford has access to recruits and talent he never had at NM and Iowa, and he would never get those those 5 stars and highly ranked 4 stars at Xavier. They give him the best chance to win because all that UCLA talent is what masks his significant deficiencies as a head coach.

Alford doesn't want to be here because he doesn't like living in Los Angeles. He wanted his kid at a bigger program and now that it's done, he's looking for an oi t before he's fires next year. But when nobody wants your head coach, you don't bother keeping him around anymore. It means he isn't good.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Wed Apr 11, 2018 11:47 am

O'Neal didn't sign today.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Wed Apr 11, 2018 11:58 am

MrBug708 wrote:O'Neal didn't sign today.

Serious question, does that actually mean something?

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Wed Apr 11, 2018 12:03 pm

Today isn't over yet. Has Devonaire Doutrive sent in his NLI to Arizona?

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Wed Apr 11, 2018 1:26 pm

Doubt any guy signs a LOI with us. Probably just financial aid papers. Maybe O'Neal did the same with UCLA? One thing that sticks out to me is Bug said he did not think O'Neal would get much run with the bruins next year while with us he gets 20+ minutes probably.Maybe he was reminded of this?

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Wed Apr 11, 2018 2:34 pm

Spaceman Spiff wrote:
MrBug708 wrote:O'Neal didn't sign today.
Serious question, does that actually mean something?

Grades.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 1:49 pm

Alford fired David Grace

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 1:59 pm

MrBug708 wrote:Alford fired David Grace

Was he not good at his job?

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 3:13 pm

No longer an Adidas school and SC hired a guy with Compton Magic ties, so the value wasn't there anymore

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 4:25 pm

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 4:34 pm

Alford told him DG told him to make a change, but DG denied making the request.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 8:07 pm

Sounds like the sweet Baby Jesus thought Alford should shake things up.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 8:17 pm

Ben Bolch
‏Verified account @latbbolch

David Grace on what Steve Alford told him about not being retained at UCLA: "He said that Dan [Guerrero] wanted to make the change and the next day I talked to Dan and Dan said he never told him to make a coaching change, so I don’t know where that came from."

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