UCLA dumpster fire

[Flystripper]

three final fours in nine years is not bad.

yeah what is interesting is that you could argue that he under achieved given the talent he had during that stretch.

[New Mexican Disaster]

three final fours in nine years is not bad.

It's a what have you done for me lately world. I am surprised you didn't already know that.

[SeattleUte]

Shabazz Muhammad to UCLA. The Bruins have two of the top 5 recruits in the country. No. 2 and No. 5.

[Flystripper]

Shabazz Muhammad to UCLA. The Bruins have two of the top 5 recruits in the country. No. 2 and No. 5.

Expect them to fall short yet again under Howland.

[SeattleUte]

What a bunch of morans. And Howland chief of them all. Impossible to hate on Wooden and to destroy the remnants of what he built there but Howland seems to be doing a pretty decent job of imploding that place. I have never really agreed with getting rid of Lavin. The guy was a good coach, and by all accounts he was a good guy.

I cant remember the name of the player...he was a nobody and didnt play much at all, but he was on the Petros and Money show once talking about the decision he faced between going to some Ivy league school and being a serious student or going to UCLA and trying to walk on and fulfill his dream of making the team. His dad counseled him that a degree from an Ivy would be awesome, but to be able to tell people that he played basketball for UCLA would open far more doors for him throughout life (also, it isnt like a degree from fucla hurts you much, either). So the guy goes to westwood, walks on, barely ever plays, graduates, and goes on to make a load of dough in his career. but he says that of all his accomplishments, nothing stops conversations like when he tells people he played at UCLA. As ridiculous as that stupid 8 count sounds, it means something to play for that school. There are only a handful of hoops programs that can really truly claim such a thing and UCLA is one of them. How some of these kids piss away that opportunity is beyond me. It sounds like Howland is playing a major role is such a shocking lack of discipline. Compare and contrast to Wooden's quiet, dignified discipline, when Wooden only had to tell Walton once to shave and cut his hair and that was the end of that. Wooden called Kareem "Lewis" until the day he died and Kareem never protested. Howland has guys getting wasted on ecstasy and punching each other in practice. sheesh.

lol

[MartyFunkhouser]

Shabazz Muhammad to UCLA. The Bruins have two of the top 5 recruits in the country. No. 2 and No. 5.

Huge failure by Rice to lose a guy he was basically hired to get. Even with his brother as the high school coach he cannot get the top Bishop Gorman recruits. Great choice by Muhammad.

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[kccougar]

Huge failure by Rice to lose a guy he was basically hired to get. Even with his brother as the high school coach he cannot get the top Bishop Gorman recruits. Great choice by Muhammad.

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LOL. Did Dave Rice once kick your dog or something, funk?

[Hsaru]

LOL. Did Dave Rice once kick your dog or something, funk?

This is mpfunk's MO, goes way over the top with every opinion he has about someone. What's that short guy from the angels name?

[old_gregg]

This is mpfunk's MO, goes way over the top with every opinion he has about someone.

that's rich

[SeattleUte]

Huge failure by Rice to lose a guy he was basically hired to get. Even with his brother as the high school coach he cannot get the top Bishop Gorman recruits. Great choice by Muhammad.

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Well stated, it's now been confirmed that Rice is no Tarkanian. He's in a lot of trouble.

[Hsaru]

that's rich

Yep because being over the top about one thing clearly matches mpfunk's record since 2004 on pretty much every opinion he holds.

[smokymountainrain]

Well stated, it's now been confirmed that Rice is no Tarkanian. He's in a lot of trouble.

Frankly, it's embarrassing for every big time school/coach who was recruiting Muhammad to lose him to Howland.

[SeattleUte]

When will you guys get over your white hot hatred for the Pac 12? It's over the top.

[falafel]

Huge failure by Rice to lose a guy he was basically hired to get. Even with his brother as the high school coach he cannot get the top Bishop Gorman recruits. Great choice by Muhammad.

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shabazz was never going to go to unlv.

[MartyFunkhouser]

LOL. Did Dave Rice once kick your dog or something, funk?

I have absolutely nothing against Rice. I'm sure he is a fine individual, but BYU fans started this war, see cougjunkie's thread.

Sometimes it is okay to admit that a guy that you liked failed. Rice's brother is Muhammad's high school coach, so he has a huge in with Muhammad. Basically, no other school in the country has the connections with Muhammad that Dave Rice had. Muhammad is also a local recruit. Rice has a great program with a great history to sell to Muhammad. Losing out on Muhammad was a huge failure. Even more concerning with all the advantages that UNLV had, Rice couldn't even get Muhammad to include UNLV in his top 3.

Bishop Gorman was Rice's biggest recruiting in and it is panning out for him as a head coach. He has now lost 2 players coached by his brother to Pac-12 schools.