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hawkeyekid said:
To add to that, UCLA doesn't have a great basketball tradition. Name me 3 great UCLA basketball players. When Steve Lavin is your greatest coach, you've got problems.
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Mike Warren, Keith Wilkes, and Ed O'Bannion.

Hope your post was tongue/cheek.
 
How do you fire Crean after this year, unless they completely flame out in the tournament?

Isn't this like his best season yet?

Their AD also seems like he really hates change. He stuck by Kevin Wilson longer than most would have, and then gave him a huge extension after a still fairly crappy season (6-7, defense as bad as ever).

Yes, I get that their football program is historically terrible, but still. If IU wins or ties for the regular season league title, or even finishes 2nd or 3rd, how in the hell do you fire that guy?
 
Ballsy and Brainless hire by that A.D.

It was a head scratcher when he brought Alford on board and Alford with no Craig Neal is a recipe for disaster. Can't blame Steve for wanting the Bruins' job but at a place like tradition rich UCLA, wouldn't there have been another option with another big name coach?
 
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srams21 said:
Dude, everyone knows that UCLA is a football school. Just wait til Alford actually gets to coach somewhere that values basketball.
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Like New Mexico???
He had success, but again it was in a Mid-Major conference. Alford should of stayed and could of had quite the dynasty at UNM.
 
UCLA does have a unique situation there. Their recruiting base is good, a ton of history/championships, had the 5th most former players in the NBA on opening day and lots of resources.....but their fan support is complete crap. The LA fan scene is a tough one as no one really shows up unless you are really good.


BGHAWK said:
In defense of Alford, it is hard to find and recruit any decent players in the LA area. :(
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hawkeyekid said:
To add to that, UCLA doesn't have a great basketball tradition. Name me 3 great UCLA basketball players. When Steve Lavin is your greatest coach, you've got problems.
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Apparently you are to young to know UCLA's basketball tradition. The information below is from the Bruin's Wikipedia page.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCLA_Bruins_men's_basketball


  • National titles – 11
  • Final Fours – 18*
  • Elite Eights – 21*
  • Sweet Sixteens – 33*
  • Conference titles – 31
  • Conference tournament titles – 4
  • Undefeated conference seasons – 11
  • Undefeated seasons – 4
  • 20-win seasons – 45
  • 30-win seasons – 8
  • Winning seasons – 72
  • Non-losing seasons (.500 or better) – 74
  • NCAA tourney bids – 47
  • All-Americans – 37
  • All-conference (1st team) – 119
  • NBA MVP winners – 7[37]
  • NBA 1st round draft picks – 36
  • Olympians – 8
  • McDonald's All-Americans – 29
  • Naismith Hall of Famers – 9[38]
I used to watch then Pac 10 basketball when Tim Floyd was coaching at USC and Kevin Love now playing along side Lebron James in Cleveland was a star for UCLA during those years..

http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2014/08/kevin_love_timeline_a_look_at.html

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
UCLA players

All individuals were (or will be) inducted as players unless otherwise noted.

  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1995)
  • Don Barksdale (2012), contributor[38]
  • Gail Goodrich (1996)
  • Reggie Miller (2012)[38]
  • Bill Walton (1993)
  • Jamaal Wilkes (2012)[38]
 
Myvue said:
Apparently you are to young to know UCLA's basketball tradition. The information below is from the Bruin's Wikipedia page.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCLA_Bruins_men's_basketball


  • National titles – 11
  • Final Fours – 18*
  • Elite Eights – 21*
  • Sweet Sixteens – 33*
  • Conference titles – 31
  • Conference tournament titles – 4
  • Undefeated conference seasons – 11
  • Undefeated seasons – 4
  • 20-win seasons – 45
  • 30-win seasons – 8
  • Winning seasons – 72
  • Non-losing seasons (.500 or better) – 74
  • NCAA tourney bids – 47
  • All-Americans – 37
  • All-conference (1st team) – 119
  • NBA MVP winners – 7[37]
  • NBA 1st round draft picks – 36
  • Olympians – 8
  • McDonald's All-Americans – 29
  • Naismith Hall of Famers – 9[38]
I used to watch then Pac 10 basketball when Tim Floyd was coaching at USC and Kevin Love now playing along side Lebron James in Cleveland was a star for UCLA during those years..

http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2014/08/kevin_love_timeline_a_look_at.html

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
UCLA players

All individuals were (or will be) inducted as players unless otherwise noted.

  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1995)
  • Don Barksdale (2012), contributor[38]
  • Gail Goodrich (1996)
  • Reggie Miller (2012)[38]
  • Bill Walton (1993)
  • Jamaal Wilkes (2012)[38]
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Appears your sarcasm meter is broken too. I will explain.

When Alford left Iowa, he complained it was a football school and that was part of why he left and didn't reach higher expectations.

Now that he is at arguably the most tradition rich, easy to recruit school, and having a rough go of it, we are being sarcastic that all he needs is to go to a great basketball school.

It's much less fun when you have to explain it.
 
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mtdew_fever said:
UCLA does have a unique situation there. Their recruiting base is good, a ton of history/championships, had the 5th most former players in the NBA on opening day and lots of resources.....but their fan support is complete crap. The LA fan scene is a tough one as no one really shows up unless you are really good.
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And newspapers are hard to find anymore that the fans can sit behind & pretend the other team is not worthy of notice.
 
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Myvue said:
Apparently you are to young to know UCLA's basketball tradition. The information below is from the Bruin's Wikipedia page.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCLA_Bruins_men's_basketball


  • National titles – 11
  • Final Fours – 18*
  • Elite Eights – 21*
  • Sweet Sixteens – 33*
  • Conference titles – 31
  • Conference tournament titles – 4
  • Undefeated conference seasons – 11
  • Undefeated seasons – 4
  • 20-win seasons – 45
  • 30-win seasons – 8
  • Winning seasons – 72
  • Non-losing seasons (.500 or better) – 74
  • NCAA tourney bids – 47
  • All-Americans – 37
  • All-conference (1st team) – 119
  • NBA MVP winners – 7[37]
  • NBA 1st round draft picks – 36
  • Olympians – 8
  • McDonald's All-Americans – 29
  • Naismith Hall of Famers – 9[38]
I used to watch then Pac 10 basketball when Tim Floyd was coaching at USC and Kevin Love now playing along side Lebron James in Cleveland was a star for UCLA during those years..

http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2014/08/kevin_love_timeline_a_look_at.html

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
UCLA players

All individuals were (or will be) inducted as players unless otherwise noted.

  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1995)
  • Don Barksdale (2012), contributor[38]
  • Gail Goodrich (1996)
  • Reggie Miller (2012)[38]
  • Bill Walton (1993)
  • Jamaal Wilkes (2012)[38]
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Oh, wow, you really couldn't detect a hint of sarcasm in that post?
 
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srams21 said:
I think your sarcasm meter is broken.
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No I was more stating that New Mexico is a decent football school and he had it rolling there. I understood what you meant.

I think he is a good Mid-major coach, who can get the right level of recruits for his style. When he goes big time against better coaches and better players, you see his real coaching. Throwing players under the bus and an overall prick. Glad to see him struggle at UCLA.
 
DavenportHawk8 said:
No I was more stating that New Mexico is a decent football school and he had it rolling there. I understood what you meant.

I think he is a good Mid-major coach, who can get the right level of recruits for his style. When he goes big time against better coaches and better players, you see his real coaching. Throwing players under the bus and an overall prick. Glad to see him struggle at UCLA.
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this thread could have been so good but alas......so......painful......
 
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DavenportHawk8 said:
No I was more stating that New Mexico is a decent football school and he had it rolling there. I understood what you meant.

I think he is a good Mid-major coach, who can get the right level of recruits for his style. When he goes big time against better coaches and better players, you see his real coaching. Throwing players under the bus and an overall prick. Glad to see him struggle at UCLA.
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Sorry, over used I know, but couldn't help myself
 
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Myvue said:
Apparently you are to young to know UCLA's basketball tradition. The information below is from the Bruin's Wikipedia page.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCLA_Bruins_men's_basketball


  • National titles – 11
  • Final Fours – 18*
  • Elite Eights – 21*
  • Sweet Sixteens – 33*
  • Conference titles – 31
  • Conference tournament titles – 4
  • Undefeated conference seasons – 11
  • Undefeated seasons – 4
  • 20-win seasons – 45
  • 30-win seasons – 8
  • Winning seasons – 72
  • Non-losing seasons (.500 or better) – 74
  • NCAA tourney bids – 47
  • All-Americans – 37
  • All-conference (1st team) – 119
  • NBA MVP winners – 7[37]
  • NBA 1st round draft picks – 36
  • Olympians – 8
  • McDonald's All-Americans – 29
  • Naismith Hall of Famers – 9[38]
I used to watch then Pac 10 basketball when Tim Floyd was coaching at USC and Kevin Love now playing along side Lebron James in Cleveland was a star for UCLA during those years..

http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2014/08/kevin_love_timeline_a_look_at.html

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
UCLA players

All individuals were (or will be) inducted as players unless otherwise noted.

  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1995)
  • Don Barksdale (2012), contributor[38]
  • Gail Goodrich (1996)
  • Reggie Miller (2012)[38]
  • Bill Walton (1993)
  • Jamaal Wilkes (2012)[38]
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sarcasm-sign-tbbt-o.gif
 
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That moment when you had respect for someone, then realized they lack the ability to recognize Super Duper Obvious sarcasm. Holy smokes! Is this real life?
 
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When I opened this i thought maybe they flooded Pauley Pavilion again and Alford was water skiing on the court like one of those water skiing squirrels
 
Myvue said:
Apparently you are to young to know UCLA's basketball tradition. The information below is from the Bruin's Wikipedia page.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCLA_Bruins_men's_basketball


  • National titles – 11
  • Final Fours – 18*
  • Elite Eights – 21*
  • Sweet Sixteens – 33*
  • Conference titles – 31
  • Conference tournament titles – 4
  • Undefeated conference seasons – 11
  • Undefeated seasons – 4
  • 20-win seasons – 45
  • 30-win seasons – 8
  • Winning seasons – 72
  • Non-losing seasons (.500 or better) – 74
  • NCAA tourney bids – 47
  • All-Americans – 37
  • All-conference (1st team) – 119
  • NBA MVP winners – 7[37]
  • NBA 1st round draft picks – 36
  • Olympians – 8
  • McDonald's All-Americans – 29
  • Naismith Hall of Famers – 9[38]
I used to watch then Pac 10 basketball when Tim Floyd was coaching at USC and Kevin Love now playing along side Lebron James in Cleveland was a star for UCLA during those years..

http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2014/08/kevin_love_timeline_a_look_at.html

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
UCLA players

All individuals were (or will be) inducted as players unless otherwise noted.

  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1995)
  • Don Barksdale (2012), contributor[38]
  • Gail Goodrich (1996)
  • Reggie Miller (2012)[38]
  • Bill Walton (1993)
  • Jamaal Wilkes (2012)[38]
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That it? Virginia has been a better bball school.
 
Alford should have stayed put at NM..The fans there adored him. All he had to do is beat up the confernce patsies ,game the RPI and win a tourney game and he was golden. My biggest fear is after he gets fired at UCLA he will get an ESPN gig and he'll be calling our games..GAG
 
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Myvue said:
Apparently you are to young to know UCLA's basketball tradition. The information below is from the Bruin's Wikipedia page.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCLA_Bruins_men's_basketball


  • National titles – 11
  • Final Fours – 18*
  • Elite Eights – 21*
  • Sweet Sixteens – 33*
  • Conference titles – 31
  • Conference tournament titles – 4
  • Undefeated conference seasons – 11
  • Undefeated seasons – 4
  • 20-win seasons – 45
  • 30-win seasons – 8
  • Winning seasons – 72
  • Non-losing seasons (.500 or better) – 74
  • NCAA tourney bids – 47
  • All-Americans – 37
  • All-conference (1st team) – 119
  • NBA MVP winners – 7[37]
  • NBA 1st round draft picks – 36
  • Olympians – 8
  • McDonald's All-Americans – 29
  • Naismith Hall of Famers – 9[38]
I used to watch then Pac 10 basketball when Tim Floyd was coaching at USC and Kevin Love now playing along side Lebron James in Cleveland was a star for UCLA during those years..

http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2014/08/kevin_love_timeline_a_look_at.html

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
UCLA players

All individuals were (or will be) inducted as players unless otherwise noted.

  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1995)
  • Don Barksdale (2012), contributor[38]
  • Gail Goodrich (1996)
  • Reggie Miller (2012)[38]
  • Bill Walton (1993)
  • Jamaal Wilkes (2012)[38]
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Whoooooooooosh.
 
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MAXIMUSHAWKEYE said:
Alford should have stayed put at NM..The fans there adored him. All he had to do is beat up the confernce patsies ,game the RPI and win a tourney game and he was golden. My biggest fear is after he gets fired at UCLA he will get an ESPN gig and he'll be calling our games..GAG
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I do not like that post. :eek: It's scary because it could be true!!
 
DanL53 said:
I do not like that post. :eek: It's scary because it could be true!!
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Plus my buddy in Albuquerque New Mexico actually said the fans liked him!!!!! I suppose he could get Mexicans who don't speak English to do all kinds of things for him.
 
Like when I worked at Center Point road KFC in Cedar Rapids and he came in to get complimentary buckets of chicken.

spoiler: they weren't complimentary, but he made sure to let us know he thought they should be
 
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Cougar63 said:
Like when I worked at Center Point road KFC in Cedar Rapids and he came in to get complimentary buckets of chicken.

spoiler: they weren't complimentary, but he made sure to let us know he thought they should be
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Did he pay for it? Is it true that he'd really go around town & expect free food?
 
Cougar63 said:
Like when I worked at Center Point road KFC in Cedar Rapids and he came in to get complimentary buckets of chicken.

spoiler: they weren't complimentary, but he made sure to let us know he thought they should be
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN HAWK said:
Did he pay for it? Is it true that he'd really go around town & expect free food?
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If you had to feed Tanya you'd look for some free food too.
 
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