I don’t think I’d go there
They can’t be serious, can they? It’s being reported several UCLA alumni are pushing for the school to hire Rick Pitino. You remember the Pitino story don’t you, Hall of Fame coach, NCAA Championship, he’s led Boston U., Providence, Kentucky and Louisville to 647 wins at these stops. Those are the positives, the negatives…. you know them. No need of detailing them here, are these alumni willing to accept the baggage in hiring a Pitino?
“Houston Warriors we have a problem”
If your team scores 134 points in a game even OT you should win, you win unless you are the Warriors. Kevin, Steph and company allowed the Rockets to score 135. Sure, it was a last second shot by “The Beard” however it was more than that. As for Harden, it was 44 points 15 assists and 10 rebounds, mixed in 10 3-point baskets scored. You have a problem losing a game AT HOME, you once had a 20-point lead. Perhaps this is an anomaly however these Warriors don’t appear the same as past Warrior teams. I’m not playing taps for them, but they certainly appear mortal near the middle of January.
They can’t be serious, can they? It’s being reported several UCLA alumni are pushing for the school to hire Rick Pitino. You remember the Pitino story don’t you, Hall of Fame coach, NCAA Championship, he’s led Boston U., Providence, Kentucky and Louisville to 647 wins at these stops. Those are the positives, the negatives…. you know them. No need of detailing them here, are these alumni willing to accept the baggage in hiring a Pitino?
If your team scores 134 points in a game even OT you should win, you win unless you are the Warriors. Kevin, Steph and company allowed the Rockets to score 135. Sure, it was a last second shot by “The Beard” however it was more than that. As for Harden, it was 44 points 15 assists and 10 rebounds, mixed in 10 3-point baskets scored. You have a problem losing a game AT HOME, you once had a 20-point lead. Perhaps this is an anomaly however these Warriors don’t appear the same as past Warrior teams. I’m not playing taps for them, but they certainly appear mortal near the middle of January.
The coach
It was announced this morning UCLA had fired Steve Alford. CBS Sports began the speculation portion “Who replaces Alford?” I looked over the names several were more familiar than others however there is an issue. Despite the fact UCLA has not won an NCAA Championship since 1995 a national search will be conducted for a replacement coach. There are several prestige coaching positions Kentucky, North Carolina, Duke and UCLA. A short history, after the legendary John Wooden retired Gene Bartow took over the program. Bartow after tasting success at two other stops left UCLA after but two seasons for UAB.
It was announced this morning UCLA had fired Steve Alford. CBS Sports began the speculation portion “Who replaces Alford?” I looked over the names several were more familiar than others however there is an issue. Despite the fact UCLA has not won an NCAA Championship since 1995 a national search will be conducted for a replacement coach. There are several prestige coaching positions Kentucky, North Carolina, Duke and UCLA. A short history, after the legendary John Wooden retired Gene Bartow took over the program. Bartow after tasting success at two other stops left UCLA after but two seasons for UAB.
His two UCLA teams finished
28-4 and 24-5, they qualified for the NCAA Tournament both seasons but failed
to advance past a third-place finish. More
recently Kevin Ollie replaced Jim Calhoun who led UConn to success and several
NCAA Championships. The first season for
Ollie was successful his UConn team won an NCAA Championship. After that it was all downhill for Ollie with
UConn eventually firing him. There are
other examples those two are the first that come to mind, perhaps you might
have another coaching change in mind. As
this was being completed came word from another corner. Laker Lonzo
Ball has an opinion that's about all. He's suggesting Earl Watson to replace
Steve Alford as head coach at UCLA. Most basketball fans are aware Watson
graduated from Washington HS in KCK and played at UCLA. Watson had a 13-year
NBA career as a player and served as head coach for the Suns.
Is the race over?
For the second month in a row Luka Doncic has won NBA Rookie of the Month, is the race officially over in January? In truth there is no requirement to have the trophy inscribed with his name in January. With NBA rookies we always discuss “hitting the wall”. Most often it is applied to former college rookies not accustom to playing over 40 games in a season. Often in January their numbers slide downward as they adjust to the longer NBA season. I haven’t check Doncic’s numbers but believe this, playing professionally in Europe he’s probably not going to be affected in the same manner of DeAndre Ayton as an example.
For the second month in a row Luka Doncic has won NBA Rookie of the Month, is the race officially over in January? In truth there is no requirement to have the trophy inscribed with his name in January. With NBA rookies we always discuss “hitting the wall”. Most often it is applied to former college rookies not accustom to playing over 40 games in a season. Often in January their numbers slide downward as they adjust to the longer NBA season. I haven’t check Doncic’s numbers but believe this, playing professionally in Europe he’s probably not going to be affected in the same manner of DeAndre Ayton as an example.
