UCLA Basketball in trouble!

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Wed Jun 29, 2016 12:12 pm

MrBug708 wrote:
ChooChooCat wrote:
MrBug708 wrote:Sounds like Hands isn't worries about the move. Gotta think signing Curry helps buy credibility. At least I hope.

Also getting a check for 15 million should help with buyouts
Probably more that the Compton Magic don't want to be it uber obvious that they steer their most talented guys to Adidas programs. Give it a couple of years and we'll see them ship most of their talent to Bobby Hurley.
Part of the Compton Magic "funnelling" is because of David Grace. He has close ties to the program. If Adidas wanted to steer guys to UCLA, Brown would have been at UCLA this past year

I didn't say Adidas was steering guys, I said the Compton Magic were.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Wed Jun 29, 2016 12:51 pm

6 of one or half dozen of the other

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Wed Jun 29, 2016 1:04 pm

Apparently didn't have a high enough SAT according to someone on Twitter.

UA has of course a much easier acceptance policy than UCLA.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Wed Jun 29, 2016 2:15 pm

I bet it has to do with his transcripts from the Phillipines

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 6:09 pm

https://mobile.twitter.com/danielbaldon ... 0803385345" target="_blank

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 7:01 pm

MrBug708 wrote:https://mobile.twitter.com/danielbaldon ... 0803385345

So I'm guessing he can now run up and down the court more than four times before desperately fouling someone in order to get a whistle and taken out of the game? What diet was he on at UCLA? All French fries all the time?

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 10:33 pm

Fat Sal's but had the same problem in high school and at Georgetown

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 4:46 pm

Bolden is unable to get his academics in order and has left UCLA

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 5:54 pm

Would he have been a starter?

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 12:22 am

Who knows since he didn't play last year

KaibabKat · Post by **KaibabKat** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 9:51 am

MrBug708 wrote:Who knows since he didn't play last year

Bolden?

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 1:26 pm

Pretty sure Bolden played quite a bit last year.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 2:41 pm

He didn't play as a frosh.

LA Times:

Bolden averaged 4.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per game last season, starting in 11 of his 31 games.

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 3:48 pm

Merkin wrote:He didn't play as a frosh.

LA Times:

Bolden averaged 4.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per game last season, starting in 11 of his 31 games.

No, he didn't play as a frosh, but he did play last year. Bug said he didn't, which is wrong.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 12:52 pm

Merkin wrote:He didn't play as a frosh.

LA Times:

Bolden averaged 4.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per game last season, starting in 11 of his 31 games.

I don't even know what I was thinking. Rare faux pas for me, I apologize.

Zero · Post by **Zero** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 4:59 pm

Just have a drink Bug.

catgrad97 · Post by **catgrad97** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:23 pm

Less artsy, more fartsy!

Zero · Post by **Zero** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:35 pm

One of the all time best episodes.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Tue Aug 23, 2016 4:08 pm

http://www.fibalivestats.com/matches/66 ... q4dYCXzbk/" target="_blank

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Tue Aug 23, 2016 4:12 pm

MrBug708 wrote:http://www.fibalivestats.com/matches/66 ... q4dYCXzbk/

Bruins are going 40-0 this season, mark it down.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Tue Aug 23, 2016 4:51 pm

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Tue Aug 23, 2016 5:21 pm

scumdevils86 wrote:
MrBug708 wrote:http://www.fibalivestats.com/matches/66 ... q4dYCXzbk/
Bruins are going 40-0 this season, mark it down.

Heh.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Sat Aug 27, 2016 3:29 pm

Lost to an Australian team who also had Majok and Devin Williams

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/ ... r2rjr.html" target="_blank

"Mentally, I'm always the same," he said. "With the experiences that I've had here the last three seasons, I have a strong mental game. I don't worry about that. I can start a game missing who knows how many shots, but I have the confidence in myself that I'm going to end up hitting shots. It's just about finding good ones."
-Bryce Alford

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Sat Aug 27, 2016 5:12 pm

MrBug708 wrote:Lost to an Australian team who also had Majok and Devin Williams

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/ ... r2rjr.html" target="_blank

"Mentally, I'm always the same," he said. "With the experiences that I've had here the last three seasons, I have a strong mental game. I don't worry about that. I can start a game missing who knows how many shots, but I have the confidence in myself that I'm going to end up hitting shots. It's just about finding good ones."
-Bryce Alford

Wow, that quote brings back nightmares. And not of Bryce Alford.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sun Aug 28, 2016 7:11 am

He's like Dory from Finding Nemo....

"Just keep shooting, just keep shooting..."

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Sun Sep 04, 2016 5:21 pm

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sun Sep 04, 2016 5:59 pm

Excellent troll. Five stars.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Fri Sep 09, 2016 6:32 am

We went from not being involved to leading to being eliminated from his top 10. He might have spooked Hands so I'm not that disappointed

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Fri Sep 09, 2016 6:59 am

Duval is much better than Hands.

Heh.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Sun Sep 18, 2016 12:49 pm

Re:Duval

https://maryland.247sports.com/Article/ ... 460678/Amp" target="_blank

"Great school but too many guards."

Except that when he enrolls, we'll have three guards on the roster and we start three guards.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 9:51 pm

Kris WIlkes?

dirtbags · Post by **dirtbags** » Thu Sep 22, 2016 10:37 am

Kevin Love matches Russell Westbrook's record donation to UCLA:

The UCLA athletic department said Love's unspecified donation announced Tuesday matches the amount Russell Westbrook gave last December, which was the largest by a former Bruins basketball player in school history. In return for his gift, UCLA's strength and conditioning facility, to be located in the new Mo Ostin Basketball Center, will be named for Love.

nice, ucla is going to have a love muscle facility on campus.

in related news, former bruin josh smith made a nominal donation to the ucla athletic department, despite transferring to g'town. the josh smith feeding trough is currently under construction and is scheduled to open in fall 2017.

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Fri Oct 14, 2016 12:26 pm

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Fri Oct 14, 2016 1:20 pm

Nice to see UCLA hanging on to their 2nd tier status. One day, maybe they'll crack the top 3 of the Pac.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Fri Oct 14, 2016 1:24 pm

Nice to see RC97 still obsessed with UCLA.

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Fri Oct 14, 2016 1:26 pm

MrBug708 wrote:Nice to see RC97 still obsessed with UCLA.

Heh.

It is indeed nice, isn't it? Go Bruins! We can finish better than 10th this year!

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Fri Oct 14, 2016 1:27 pm

That's a big pick up for Alford. He's gotta keep Cali kids home and not let them go to UA, Kansas, etc.

Zero · Post by **Zero** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 5:53 pm

Bug, what happened to Ike?

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Wed Oct 26, 2016 8:05 am

The next Ryan Appleby!

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Oct 26, 2016 8:08 am

Merkin wrote:The next Ryan Appleby!

I take it there was someone at 16/5.1/3.7? Fucking hilarious...

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Wed Oct 26, 2016 8:27 am

He's the only Power 5 player to average 16.1 ppg, 5.2 assists, 3.8 rebounds and shoot under 40% from the floor (in fact, he has never shot over that mark in his collegiate career).

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Wed Oct 26, 2016 5:20 pm

Bryce could find his niche as a 6th man this season, if he can be counted on to knock down a couple quick threes off the bench. If he's given free rein as usual, it'll get ugly for them. They have too many high percentage shooters now for Bryce to be chucking 15 to 20 shots per game.

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Thu Oct 27, 2016 12:18 pm

He aint giving up that alpha role and neither is daddy. He's the coaches son who ruins the chemistry for the rest of the team, we have all played with one before. And he loves to show up when they play Arizona.

YoDeFoe · Post by **YoDeFoe** » Thu Oct 27, 2016 10:22 pm

Bryce Alford has spent three years as the starting PG. Daddy will try to split PG minutes between his baby boy and the golden child. In truth it should be Aaron Holiday starting at point (the kid can score, pass, and defend... more than you can say about anyone else on the team) but sadly he'll be the man relegated from starting to the bench this year. Alford playing Lonzo off ball will be amazingly horrific to watch, as Lonzo can't shoot, can't defend, and doesn't know how to operate in a half court set or really do anything without the ball in his hands.

They're fucked.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Sat Oct 29, 2016 1:26 pm

Zero wrote:Bug, what happened to Ike?

Out for up to 2 months. Too bad really because I think he's the best out of the three recruits

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Sat Oct 29, 2016 1:27 pm

I wonder if Alford can convince Gary Trent to join Kris Wilkes?

Zero · Post by **Zero** » Sat Oct 29, 2016 6:29 pm

Yeah, Scheer is hinting that UCLA is about to load up.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Sat Oct 29, 2016 7:14 pm

Can't imagine Alford walking away from that kind of talent now. I'd like to see him with his blindspot on the team

gronk4heisman · Post by **gronk4heisman** » Mon Oct 31, 2016 10:20 am

Better sign them up now before the implosion with all the ego's happens on the court.

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Tue Nov 01, 2016 7:33 pm

Traffic must be really bad tonight

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