- Texas A&M had a blend of athleticism and size to give UCLA problems. Very similar to the Alabama team two years ago.
- The single reason why TAM was winning is because of dribble penetration. Donald Sloan was unstoppable. It’s been proven that dribble penetration is the way to beat this Bruin team - Augustine and Texas, Dentmon and UW, Davon and SC. With all the positives that big white beast (Kevin Love), the one thing he lacks is lateral footwork, which equals slower rotations. Thus, if there is dribble penetration, there will be an open man somewhere if the opponent can find him.
- UCLA played 2 on 5 and still won.
- JOSH SHIPP, WHERE ARE YOU? We were sitting front row, and with 5 minutes left, a buddy of mind shouted very loudly, “Keep shooting Josh Shipp!”(Please note that he was extremely intoxicated at the time). And the rest of us cringed and yelled at him. That is not a good sign for UCLA and Josh Shipp.
- I said a week ago that the big white beast (my new nickname for KLOVE) would average 18-10 reb in the NBA. A lot of people questioned it……do you believe me now? He is truly a very unique player with an overall skillset that is different from anyone in our generation. I do think he will be exposed by face up bigs in the NBA, but his passing is off the charts and his basketball IQ is insanely high. And his vertical, I am telling you, is pretty high. He could easily almost average almost 1.5-2 blocks in the NBA. Perhaps the best compliment for the Big White Beast - Everything that Darko Milicic isn’t, Kevin Love is.
- DC is clutch. He single handedly kept us in the game in the 1st half, and then won the game with those floaters. We had a great view of the 2nd one, and he actually just threw it up. UCLA got a very, very lucky bounce.
0 Responses to “The Dirty Dirty - Anaheim Thoughts”