http://www.princeofwestwood.com UCLA Bruins sports, basketball, football, ramblings, luc richard mbah a moute, Bruins! Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:34:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Welcome to the 2008 Draft Diary! Here at Prince of Westwood, we know our Bruins, but we know our scouting and our NBA. So we thought we would share our thoughts on the much awaited 2008 NBA Draft while we watch. Also, this year is particularly interesting ... http://www.princeofwestwood.com/2008/06/26/2008-nba-draft-running-diary/ After the Memphis game, there has been much criticism over Howland's "system" and style of play, and his well known meticulous (ok fine, anal) style of coaching. This has to led discussion regarding whether Howland or UCLA can win a championship. What is Howland's style? ... http://www.princeofwestwood.com/2008/04/11/the-ben-howland-dilemma/ After flying back immediately (7am on Sunday) and seeing fellow depressed Bruins, I took a couple days off before reflecting on the weekend and the season....here are my notes: - Memphis outclassed us. CDR did his damage, but the difference was really Derrick Rose. We've had guys go off on us ... http://www.princeofwestwood.com/2008/04/08/final-four-recap-san-antonio/ - There are a ton of Kansas fans on the Riverwalk. I believe they will have the most fans and it could give them the advantage. Jayhawks probably occupied 50% of the total fans. - Great BBQ here in San Antonio and the beef jerky is excellent. Not much else though. - ... http://www.princeofwestwood.com/2008/04/05/final-four-san-antonio-notes-and-uclamemphis-prediction/ Bruins fans, including myself, have tried everything in terms of dealing with the current situation with Josh Shipp. For those who just jumped on the Bruin bandwagon, the situation is that Josh Shipp sucks. There is no other way to phrase it. I tried being optimistic by ... http://www.princeofwestwood.com/2008/04/03/shipps-slump-how-bad-josh-shipp-sucks-right-now/ Great trip to Phoenix for the Sweet 16 and Elite 8. Here are some highlights and some random thoughts on Phoenix, UCLA, and the hot girls in Arizona: - There are really hot girls in Arizona. Slim, tan, and smokin. Aside from our dance team, UCLA cannot ... http://www.princeofwestwood.com/2008/04/03/the-dirty-dirty-ucla-phoenix-and-elite-8-thoughts/ - Ok, we just avoided the biggest collapse in NCAA history. As our lead was fading away, the pro-UCLA crowd was absolutely silent and scared. You could literally feel the tension from the team and the crowd. - Darren Collison was rattled. DC usually has ice ... http://www.princeofwestwood.com/2008/03/28/the-dirty-dirty-sweet-16-phoenix-western-kentucky-notes/ - 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 ... http://www.princeofwestwood.com/2008/03/28/the-dirty-dirty-anaheim-thoughts/ Why does everyone hate Duke? Right now Duke is beating West Virginia and I, like the rest of the country, is rooting for the Mountaineers. I hate Duke. UNC fans hate Duke. ACC fans hate Duke. I'm pretty sure Mississippi Valley State hates Duke. ... http://www.princeofwestwood.com/2008/03/22/322-i-hate-duke/ After a pretty boring first day of the 2008 NCAA tournament, the 2nd day was filled with good stuff..... - Western Kentucky pulled out a very exciting game. But did anyone notice how they almost pulled off one of the biggest blunders in NCAA history?? With 30 seconds left ... http://www.princeofwestwood.com/2008/03/21/ncaa-thoughts-and-uclatexas-am-prediction/