A Glorious Return: Is Tyus Coming Home Soon?
by Nestor on Aug 2, 2010 2:03 PM PDT
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PrintI think the UCLA basketball program has been having a pretty good off-season in general (knocking on wood here). At the end of the season both Tyler Honeycutt and Malcolm Lee decided to stay away from testing the NBA waters (they didn't bother even trying out). We have had some nagging injuries and surgeries, but it sounds like most of our guys have are on track to come back.
We added the Wear twins from North Carolina to our roster, who will be ready to contribute in about a year after getting fully adjusted to Ben Ball at Pauley. Josh Smith has been working hard on conditioning this off-season by all accounts. Now there is speculation about some amazing news that can give the entire UCLA basketball community a huge jolt. A JOLT like this:
Yes, there is intense speculation right now that Coach Howland might be thinking about adding one of our all time favorite Bruins of all time to the UCLA basketball staff. There might be something to it. Let's see if we can connect some dots after the jump.
Edney has been around UCLA a lot. He was prominent and high profile presence during the ground breaking ceremony for Pauley renovation (appearing in an official video with Howland). Of course he attended Coach's public memorial.
He has been reportedly looking to get back into coaching. Guess what, there might be a spot open in Ben Howland's staff for him. Let's see here. Joe Hillock has been our Director of Basketball Operations ("DBO") for last few years. He had applied for the job for the women's head coaching position at Cal State Northridge and he tweeted this on July 23rd:
Big News Coming... Stay Tuned!
Hmm. Today we find out Joe Hillock is no longer listed in Howland's staff as "Director of Basketball Operations." So we don't have a DBO anymore and there is a spot open in our staff. So something (good) might be moving on that front. I don't know. This seems to be the case of where there is smoke, there is fire.
Is Tyus coming home? Not sure. The signs are pretty strong though. If he does come home, not only this will be a huge jolt, but an emotional one for many alums like yours truly, who started UCLA at the same time and experienced that magical run in 1995. On a practical level, having Tyus in there would also be a huge boon to Howland because he could potential serve as the perfect mentor to our young point guards, communicating with them on a personal level on what it means to lead those four letters on John & Nell Wooden Court.
Having Edney back home would be awesome. It will be the kind of emotional experience we all felt, when CRN came home. Let's see what happens. Just thinking about it get me fired up.
GO BRUINS.
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Hope it is true!
Tyus is one of my favorite Bruins. He appears to be a real classy guy!
by Bruin Dad and Grad on Aug 2, 2010 2:08 PM PDT reply actions
Not appears to be ...
He is a great guy. Incredibly humble and he loves UCLA. He also knows what it means to work your tail off to shine at UCLA. Talk about instant role model for Anderson, Lee, Jones and rest of the guys. If this happens this will be huge IMO.
Glad to hear it
I thought so but did not know him personally.
by Bruin Dad and Grad on Aug 2, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I Also See Jack Haley On The Roster
Is that the son of former Bruin and NBA player Jack Haley or is it a coincidence(listed as a 6’4" guard)?
If Smith is listed at 305 that means he’s down 15 lbs since the McD’s game.
It’s also strange not to see one senior on the roster.
Spectacular news.
It would be great if this comes true. Tyus the epitome of what it means to be a Bruin.
The clip still gives me the chills. Wish it was with the radio audio, though, with Marques Johnson.
Yeah baby, yeah baby, yeah baby, yeah baby, yeah baby.
How cool would that be?
He would be a definite plus on the recruiting trail as well (if the position he is in would allow such).
Johnson Call
Nestor – attached is the YouTube link with the Johnson/Roberts call…
The most exciting play in Bruins history
How can you not love this guy. (#2, Farmar steal vs. Gonzaga.)
Tyus was the Darren Collison of the 1990s. One of the truly great.
Bleeding powderkeg blue and gold for 55 years. Go Bruins!
DC is awesome and one of the Bruin greats
But Tyus is a National Champion who belongs in a whole separate category.
What is the fine line between mentoring and coaching?
As DBO, is Tyus allowed to do any coaching? I would love to see Tyus giving pointers to our guards but could that become a NCAA violation akin to Cheaty’s use of consultants? I don’t know what rules apply if any.
Comparing apples and oranges
Cheatey’s use of a consultant as a coach was a specific violation bc by doing so he went over alloted number of staff on roster. In this case, UCLA has a specific opening within the NCAA allotted number of staff. If Tyus were to come in for that job, I am sure he would working within the parameters laid out for him.
We will get details of the job if this story comes true. That said reasonable assumption to make that every member of Howland’s staff can serve as a potential mentor for our players. The amount of work that goes into this of positions makes opportunities for mentorship rather organic.
by Nestor on Aug 2, 2010 3:55 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Oh man
I will be BESIDE myself if this happens!!! What a great addition to the staff for many reasons! Fingers crossed…
GO BRUINS!!!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
Oh. My. God.
I’m crossing my fingers so hard myknuckles are white.
in response to Gen2’s concern; even if Tyus cannot directly coach the kids, his presence alone should pay huge dividends by personal osmosis. He is young enough to ‘get’ the guys and been through enough to come from a more mature perspective. I would imagine his exposure to Coach would be very much like having a Wooden guy on the bench.
The best thing you can do for your children is to love their mother. John Wooden
WOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s happening!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!
The best thing you can do for your children is to love their mother. John Wooden
Still get chills
watching that!
"Success is never final, Failure is never fatal. It's Courage that count's" - John Wooden.
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