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  • News For Sunday, February 07, 2010
  • Nelson suffers concussion in loss (77 clicks)
    Freshman forward Reeves Nelson said he suffered a concussion on his first touch of the game, but told trainers he was fine and continued playing."Me and the big guy (Markhuri Sanders-Frison) head-butted the first time I got the ball," Nelson said. "The doctor said it was a concussion so I'm going to have to be out for a few days.

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  • The Early Words: UCLA falls to Cal (60 clicks)
    A sneezing two-week old kitten.A puppy on Prozac.A baby lamb struggling to take its first steps.Answer: What are things meaner than the UCLA men's basketball team?The Bruins once again struggled to put their foot down, once again refused to keep a big lead, once again looked on helplessly as a struggling team righted itself and left them in the dust.UCLA watched an 11-point lead turn into a 7-point deficit in just eight minutes to close the first half, and Cal cruised down the stretch to a 72-58 win at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday afternoon.
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  • More Game Photos From Thursday, With Dance Team Bonus Pics. (97 clicks)
    There definitely appear to be some mixed reviews from the last night's game vs Stanford. The people who went to the game seemed to view it far more favorably than those that watched on tv. I think ultimately, the reason for the optimistic view from those in attendance is because, for once this year, the crowd was actually really into the game (at least down the stretch).
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  • Pimping Sunshine? My thoughts on this UCLA basketball team (93 clicks)
    Long time lurker, first time poster. I've been following this blog since its very nascent stages, and am very impressed with the growth and the always increasing quality of the discussion here. I have many times thought that I should actually create an account here and begin to contribute to the discussion myself, but for whatever reason I decided to maintain my lurker status. I'm not sure what has sparked this sudden change of heart, but I recently decided to create an account, and so here I am.

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  • Center Court: UCLA Basketball (v. California) Open Thread (39 clicks)
    Woooo!!! How excited are we to watch the battle for the first place in Pac-10!! Can hardly contain myself here as I am about to head out in almost three feet of snow out to my local bar to watch this game (not kidding). I have no idea why I am doing it considering the last time I went to that bar (for a game on CBS) we got pummeled by Arizona. Then again if this team was worth the superstition, then I'd stay away from the bar. Not this year.
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  • Hoops Game Day Roundup: Angry Bears Looking For Vengeance In Pauley (64 clicks)
    It would help if Malcolm Lee plays more like a pitbull (on both ends of the court) than a poodle. Let's start with a quick follow up on the bruhahahah over Malcolm Lee's twitter who fired off what clearly appeared to be a shot against Ben Howland's scheme at UCLA, right after his team's close victory over a bad Stanford basketball team. While the tweet was deleted within couple of hours, there has been no explanation and no followup tweet from Malcolm. So as of right now that tweet pretty much speaks for itself in terms of how the supposedly the best player in UCLA's backcourt feels about his head coach's game schemes.
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  • Our Tyler: the ultimate Bruin Warrior. (50 clicks)
    Our Tyler: the ultimate Bruin Warrior.GO BRUINS.
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  • Poor James Keefe. (71 clicks)
    Poor James Keefe. Only if he had gotten himself in trouble with the law (including wrapped up with allegations of beating his girlfriend) TWICE, never bothered or made an effort to play any defense (getting torched game after game forcing his coach to change defensive schemes just to HIDE him as a weakness), grew a pathetic beard, jack up one brick after another to shoot his team out of big games, he too could have averaged more than 30 minutes a game.
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  • "When we get big leads, we kind of get too comfortable, then they start to chip away at it," UCLA... (54 clicks)
    "When we get big leads, we kind of get too comfortable, then they start to chip away at it," UCLA freshman forward Tyler Honeycutt said. "We think we can just turn it on when we want, and we haven't been able to do that. We need to keep the pressure on them." What Happened To "40 Minutes"?
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  • Bad Poetry In Westwood: What Howland Needs To Do To Salvage The Season He Has Been Wasting At UCLA (39 clicks)
    Tired of excuses, apologies and coach-speak. Let's tie up a loose end on home page before going to some scattered hoops reflections on this wasted season (yes, it is a wasted season barring a miracle run in the conference tournament which is not going to happen). Malcolm Lee attempted to explain his much discussed tweet from Fri, which only raised even more questions:"They said you're trying to stir stuff up, and I was like, ‘No,'" Lee said Saturday. "That's just a phrase from the poetry I've written called, ‘Muzzle.'
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  • Ben Ball Poodles Look Pretty Early But Predictably Collapse In Pauley (56 clicks)
    Well hello there everyone. Get used to a new addition for our lexicon. Ben Ball Poodles. At least yours truly will be using that to refer to Ben Howland's mentally soft and IQ challenged basketball "team" for rest of this. The final score was not surprising because we all saw this coming. Mike Montgomery's Cal Bears decided to show up the play today instead of taking our BBPs for granted, and as a result predictably ran away with it on our home court at Pauley.
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  • [UPDATE] UCLA Guard Malcolm Lee Appears To Blast Ben Howland On Twitter (81 clicks)
    UPDATE (N): The tweet below has now been deleted. No explanation yet. Also I would note the overwhelming majority of his previous tweets were all about basketball.This was posted on Malcolm Lee's twitter just 12 hours ago: Needless to say this raises a lot of questions about the UCLA basketball program under Ben Howland. What is going on over here?
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  • Ben Howland Squandering Away A Vast Reserve Of Goodwill At UCLA (52 clicks)
    I feel like a broken record, because it is the same problem week after week. That is why I am constantly amazed when people start to get excited about this team. They are what they are, they have proven what they are, and they won’t get any better or any worse. They are a .500 team, capable of putting together decent games, but incapable of putting together the consistent play needed to truly be a winner.

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  • Baffled Bruins continue to get home-schooled (49 clicks)
    After a 72-58 loss to California, they can't explain their woes at Pauley Pavilion, where they are 9-5 this season. After a 72-58 loss to California, they can't explain their woes at Pauley Pavilion, where they are 9-5 this season.
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  • Up next for UCLA: Feb. 14 at USC (38 clicks)
    The Trojans humiliated the Bruins, 67-46, on Jan. 16. Up next AT USC Feb. 14, 7 p.m., Prime Ticket The Trojans humiliated the Bruins, 67-46, on Jan. 16. UCLA shot only 33% in that game and was outrebounded, 37-22. USC has swept UCLA only four times since 1942, the last being in 2004
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  • UCLA doesn't do mean, finishes lean in loss to Cal (47 clicks)
    A sneezing two-week old kitten.
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  • UCLA Wilts Under Pressure, Bows to Cal (61 clicks)
    UCLA (11-12, 6-5) barely had a chance to experience first-place in the Pac-10 before dropping right out of it with a 72-58 loss to California (15-8, 7-4) at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday afternoon. For about the first nine minutes of the game, the Bruins...
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  • Fast start turns into big fall for UCLA (33 clicks)
    What's the best way to turn a 14-point lead into a 14-point loss?Ask UCLA.The Bruins began Saturday afternoon's Pac-10 showdown with Cal at Pauley Pavilion by doing everything right. They stormed to a 14-point lead over the Golden...
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  • UCLA basketball: Golden Bears maul Bruins, 72-58 (104 clicks)
    UCLA saw what it takes to remain a Pacific 10 Conference contender. California showed it to the Bruins. The Golden Bears shook off a slow start, then zoomed past the Bruins for a 72-58 victory at Pauley Pavilion this afternoon....
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  • Report: Reeves Nelson suffers concussion (75 clicks)
    Freshman forward Reeves Nelson suffered a concussion on his first touch of the game, according to Jon Gold of the Los Angeles Daily News.Nelson said the injury occurred when he and California center Markhuri Sanders-Frison collided early in the first half."The doctor said it was a concussion, so I'm going to have to be out for a few days," Nelson said. "I was lying to the trainers just to stay in the game. Obviously, I didn't play as well as I would have liked but I tried to stay in there for the team.
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  • Hot-shooting California too much for UCLA (49 clicks)
    UCLA's stay atop the Pacific 10 Conference turned out to be temporary.UCLA's promising 14-point lead midway through the first half was short-lived too, as California stormed back and rolled to a 72-58 win at Pauley Pavilion.That's a 28-point switch, for those of you scoring at home.
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  • Loss to USC was turning point for UCLA (47 clicks)
    The 67-46 defeat was the most lopsided to the Trojans since 1945. The Bruins have now won four of their last five games and are in a four-way tie for first place in the Pac-10. The 67-46 loss was the most lopsided to the Trojans since 1945. The Bruins have now won four of their last five games and are in a four-way tie for first place in the Pac-10.
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  • California guard Patrick Christopher tries to make ALL the numbers count (50 clicks)
    The senior from Compton averages 16.2 points, seventh in the Pac-10. But on a Cal team with several other scoring options, including fellow guard Jerome Randle, Christopher focuses on playing a well-rounded game. The senior from Compton averages 16.2 points, seventh in the Pac-10. But on a Cal team with several other scoring options, including fellow guard Jerome Randle, Christopher focuses on playing a well-rounded game.
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  • News For Friday, February 05, 2010
  • UCLA beats Stanford, now part of four-way tie atop Pac-10 (100 clicks)
    UCLA saw the future on Thursday night against Stanford, and the future is now. On back-to-back plays, the Bruins' star freshmen shone bright: First, center Reeves Nelson wrestled his way for a gritty offensive rebound and converted a layup, then forward Tyler Honeycutt swatted a shot on the other end.
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  • UCLA basketball: Bruins scrap out 77-73 victory over Stanford (155 clicks)
    UCLA did a two-step around Stanford’s two-man game Thursday. The Bruins were eight of 10 from the foul line, four by Malcolm Lee, in the final 1 minute 37 seconds to hold off the Cardinal, 77-73, at Pauley Pavilion, surviving...

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  • UCLA handles Stanford (53 clicks)
    LOS ANGELES - Reeves Nelson scored 18 points and Tyler Honeycutt added a double-double as UCLA edged Stanford, 77-73, on Thursday night at Pauley Pavilion. The victory pushed the Bruins into a four-team tie for first place in the Pac-10. UCLA is...
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  • Bruins have a share of the Pac-10 lead (64 clicks)
    They defeat Stanford, 77-73. UCLA defeats Stanford, 77-73, as Tyler Honeycutt has 12 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists, three blocks and two steals.

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  • Believe it: UCLA basketball tied for first in Pac-10 (73 clicks)
    All season long, UCLA men's basketball coach Ben Howland has fended off questions about the Pac-10 tournament, about the conference standings, about the future. Coach-speak be damned, he has stuck his chest out, his chin up and repeated, time in and time out, that his Bruins were still in this thing. Reporters scoffed, fans shrugged, even the players at times didn't seem to believe. Now they do. With Thursday's 77-73 win over Stanford and losses by Arizona and Cal, UCLA is now tied with four teams for first place in the Pac-10 standings at 6-4.
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  • HONEYCUTTS DOWN THE TREES (71 clicks)
    Is there nuttin’ Honeycutt can’t do? Tyler’s near triple-double leads UCLA past Stanford 77-73, and into a tie for First Place in the Pac-10 A Bit o’ Honeycutt was all the Bruins needed this year to turn it around. UCLA is suddenly in 1st Place in the Conference, after many fans had left them for dead a [...]
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  • Honeycutt's Double-Double Puts UCLA Into...First Place (68 clicks)
    Surprise! With a little more than just half the Pac-10 season over, UCLA (11-11, 6-4) is now in a four-way tie in the wacky Pac-10 race after beating Stanford, 77-73, at Pauley Pavilion. Freshman sensation Tyler Honeycutt continues to get better and better with...
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  • UCLA Hoops Thoughts: Mix Of Silver Linings In A Mostly Infuriating Game Against An 0-9 Road Team (65 clicks)
    Tyler Honeycutt and James Keefe showing some effort by diving after a loose ball. So Ben Howland's Bruins are now tied for "first place" in the PAthetiC-10. Yet I am not feeling the same joy or excitement around this team, like I felt during previous 5 seasons including Howland's tourney run in his second year in Westwood.
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  • Stanford Game Pictures (59 clicks)
    Hello there again! It seems like it's been ages since I had my own FanPost for these (for those unaware, I've been collaborating with truebluebruin24, providing pictures for his posts about the Women's team). Truthfully, I think the reason these shots are better is because we have such a better angle. No offense to the Den, but it's a _terrible_ place to try and get action shots/any shot where they're not standing completely still. Anyway, onto the good stuff!
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  • Bruins "Survive at Home" Against Stanford (50 clicks)
    Yes, those are the words used by the announcing crew to greet the final buzzer. Drago and friends limited Landry Fields to only (a career-high) 35 points! Along with Jeremy Green's usual 18 point contribution, and having 3 other guys available on the court at a time, the Cardinal stayed in the game until the final few seconds in a 77-73 victory for the Bruins.

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  • News For Thursday, February 04, 2010
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  • OSU a little too close for comfort (69 clicks)
    Fans started filing out of Gill Coliseum on Saturday with UCLA leading big.
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  • The State of UCLA Basketball (93 clicks)
    The UCLA basketball team's 62-52 victory at Oregon State on Saturday closed the first half of the Pac-10 conference season. Coach Ben Howland and his players seemed a bit relieved to end this road trip on a positive note after a crushing overtime loss at Oregon on Thursday.
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  • Anderson back in the game (63 clicks)
    Jerime Anderson found himself on the court Saturday during an important stretch of the game.
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  • Splitting in Oregon helps Bruins avoid a headache (68 clicks)
    UCLA shoots 65.7% and keeps zone defense working to bounce back from a tough overtime loss. UCLA shoots 65.7% and keeps zone defense working to bounce back from a tough overtime loss.

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  • Still Ticking: Couple Of Positive Points On UCLA Basketball (73 clicks)
    I am hesitant to say something nice about this year's basketball team. Seems like every time I say something nice about the team (like getting excited after the win over Arizona State or even cautiously optimistic after the win over Washington State), they immediately go on to stumble next game. As I wrote in my last post that I found last night's game mostly unwatchable. However, as pointed out in the comment threads, sometimes boring games are expected when it features two teams playing zone defense and at least one of them doesn't have blue chip athletes on its roster.

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  • DC drops 18 dimes (73 clicks)
    DC drops 18 dimes DC breaks Chris Paul's and Hornets' rookie record with 18 assists. Add 17 points and 6 rebounds to boot. Hey Jrue, this is what happens when you stay in school and develop!!

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  • Bruin Recruiting: Prep News Roundup (2/1) (136 clicks)
    Report Prep News Roundup is published every Monday. Commits Nominees for the McDonald’s All-American Games were released this week. The annual showcase of the nation's top senior high school basketball players is slated for March 31 at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.... Tyler Lamb, 6-5, G
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  • UCLA Beats Oregon St. In Low Scoring Affair (40 clicks)
    Freshman Reeves Nelson recorded a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds to help UCLA beat Oregon St. 62-52. With the win the Bruins (10-11, 5-4) split their road trip to the state of Oregon and hold onto third place in the Pac-10. Seniors...
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  • Walton Interview, Pt. 5 (49 clicks)
    What is it like to play in a hostile environment on the road? "It's what you live for. When you're out there playing and you're on the road - and the road victories are the most satisfying, that's what it's all about - to be able to go into a place and make those people who are just so incensed and unhappy at your success, and you make them sit down and you make them shut up and you make them cry in their beer, walk home with their tails between their legs. YES.

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  • Walton Interview, Pt. 4 (46 clicks)
    Did you ever see the Grateful Dead in Oregon? "Saw the Grateful Dead play many times here in Eugene, it was fantastic. Autzen Stadium, Mac Court. Ken Kesey, Mountain Girl, Ken Babbs, the Merry Pranksters, all the guys. We've had a lot of fun here. We look forward to it again. I know that Further is coming to old Memorial Coliseum on March 8, and we're going to do whatever we can to get there. We're going to keep on dancing, and when they come back to Oregon and hear they're tearing Mac Court down, they're going to play Samson and Delilah, where they tear that old building down."
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  • Walton Interview, Pt. 3 (39 clicks)
    What is it like to be a hero in both Los Angeles and Oregon?"Theyre going to cheer for me because they beat us. They're sending the limo for me. They wouldn't have invited me if we won all our games here. I'm a lucky man. I'm a proud and privileged man. To be able to be here representing UCLA - they gave me my start. I was touched today with all the students we talked to, the tour we took, the new baseball stadium, the fantastic equipment around the football stadium, to see the new Knight Center, the academic center - it just makes you really happy that great things are happening.
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  • Walton Interview, Pt. 2 (41 clicks)
    What was it like walking into Mac Court for the first time?We had heard about Mac Court. We knew how tough it was. The first year they weren't very good, but then Dick Harter came and they got a lot better. They were tough and they were fierce and they were just all pumped up. They gave us a little bit of the game the second time, buy the third time they beat us. It would be hard to conjure up a building, an atmosphere that could compare to Mac Court.
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  • Walton Interview, Pt. 1 (50 clicks)
    On Thursday, we all had a chance to chat with UCLA legend Bill Walton, and it essentially turned into Life 101. Throughout the day, I'll roll out his quotes. Pretty amazing stuff. Opening Statement: "It's a great honor and privilege to be asked to come back here today and be part of this special celebration, although when I agreed to do this, I didn't quite know I'd be used as the stooge, as the dartboard.

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  • IT’S IN THE HOLT! (50 clicks)
    Par for the Curse: O’Neill’s bench caddy Stan Holt has “trojan class” going for him (which is nice), and the sc Student Manager proves it in the rough loss to Oregon, by picking up a game-changing T(ee) for aiming coarse language at the Ref Blame it on the Ballboy. USC players and Coaches are apparently pinning their 67-57 loss.
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  • REEVES PEEVES BEAVS (50 clicks)
    Nelson’s double-double spells trouble for Oregon State, and when his anticlimactic last-second dunk goes down, it leaves the Beavs with a bad taste in their mouths It’s really not his fault — The Bruins don’t have much experience with comfortable leads at the ends of games.

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