Frontcourt depth had to be somewhat of a concern going into ’08. This is very good news.

with Aboya…they’re upper divs (US/Soviet Relations during the Cold War, Mass Media and Politics). I’ve also seen him go into the basketball office in Morgan after class regularly, so perhaps that was a good sign that he’d be returning. All I can say is yay!

Hot damn

Fantastic news…I just cannot wait to see him on the court again. DC made great predictions about AA2 for this coming season. Hooray, Hooray, HOORAY!!

Love My Bruins

The character and leadership that comes back with AA2 will be so big for this team and for the development of our incoming class. These new kids bring in tons of talent, but it’s guys like AA2, DC, and JS who will teach them how to become star college basketball players. Thank you, Alfred!! And this doesn’t even touch on his academic achievements, which are even more outstanding. Our guys just absolutely rule!

When you think about it, it makes sense to underestimate him. Here’s a guy who has never averaged more than 18 minutes a game, 4 points or 4 boards. He’s a role player and not an outstanding one at that when you take a quick look at it. Losing him is no big deal and the program wouldn’t feel a loss if he left, right?

Wrong. CBH has said it time and time again how hard AA2 brings it in every practice. This is a program coming off of 3 straight Final Fours and is the best program in the west right now. They don’t need to bring a 100% effort to practice each and every day. One wasted practice wouldn’t kill the team and human nature would make some of the players take a day off here and there. Then imagine walking out on the practice court ready to go easy for a day when AA2 is running out at out, throwing his body at you and diving after balls during practice. At that point you have no other option, but to go 100%.

The thing that has made the Bruins so successful under CBH is that they peak at the right time. When March comes around they are playing their best ball and that is due to continued improvement and hard work during practice. AA2 pushes everybody in every single practice and helps the team consistently improve to peak in March. AA2’s impact goes far beyond the 15 minutes and 2 or 4 points he gets us a game.

I love AA2 and agree with everything everyone has said here. The guy is truly a class act and I look forward to him having a breakout season. More importantly though, is the fact that he will be in UCLA grad school to maintain eligibility which just distinguishes the Bruin way as opposed to the $c way where you take a ballroom dancing class to maintain eligibility.