here is what I wrote:

No question here…just wanted to point out that UCLA’s 2008 recruiting class is not a “loser.” How many freshmen really make a difference in a given year (spare me the examples of Derrick Rose and Carmelo Anthony), especially at UCLA? if you actually watched every game (as I have), then you would know that our freshmen have provided depth and quality minutes on the defensive end. Morgan is not lazy, he is just not in good enough shape to play the kind of defense that Howland requires. What did you think, UCLA would play all five freshmen all year? We have 3 seniors and 3 juniors who have carried the scoring load. Next year those freshmen will get the majority of our minutes and will show what kind of talent they have. Do not make commentary unless you can back it up with facts or quotes (your post offers neither).

I changed around your title for homepage so that it becomes clear when it gets picked up on “Google News alerts.” Thanks for looking out for our team. Keep it coming.

linking 2 or 3 posts from BN about DG’s rebounding efficiency, ML’s defense, etc. And basically told him to watch a game or two before making judgements like this.

Anyone who knows a damn thing about basketball knows that the box-score doesn’t come close to telling the whole story. Hopefully Jason learns this soon

They had those really good recruiting classes in 04/05 but did anyone call them losers when they couldn’t get past the Elite 8? In ‘04 they brought in four “4 star” players and one “5 star players” (notables: Darnell Jackson, Sasha Kaun, and Russell Robinson) and ’05 they had three “5 star” players and one “4 star” guy (notables: Mario Chalmers and Brandon Rush). Now I’m sure they were under a lot of scrutiny early on in their careers like this clown is giving our guys but look at what happened once they ultimately got time to play together and grow as a team. I have always felt like these two classes of ours were very similar to those that KU got and the key will be can we hold them together long enough to mature as one. The key to how good this class really is and can become will be once they are upperclassmen with those coming in next year. Sure, some guys will ultimately be lost due to transfer or the NBA and we have had a good year (maybe not as great as the past few years, but still good nonetheless) and I think if these guys all stick together that the ‘11-’12 season can be a really special one.