UCLA at Washington State Second Half Karma Game Thread
by Patroclus on Mar 5, 2011 3:42 PM PST
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PrintWell this has been an ugly start for the Bruins in Pullman this afternoon, 19-32 at the half. Time for a clean thread in hopes of also cleaning up this afternoon's karma. Here's the first half thread if you really want to relive the misery. This is your new game thread
GO BRUINS!
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Good. Glad to be responding to a clean new thread. Let's play Bruin BBall with authority.
No time lie the present………and I am performing an 8 clap right now Boys!!!
Why were there 2 Cougs in the paint
for about 4 seconds before any Bruins showed up?
greg in denver, UCLA guy for life - BruinsNation.com
But he's helping!
Getting us ready for life when he has left for his lucrative pro career (in Turkey? Argentina? Outer Mongolia?) next fall by letting us practice…
formerly bruinhoo
Lee cutting without the ball
Fascinating. You can do that?
greg in denver, UCLA guy for life - BruinsNation.com
they might call foul on moving without the basketball
"We are rooting for laundry. Whether we want to admit it or not." - Bill Simmons
Go Bruins!
Women 66-42.
U….C….L….A….can be heard in the background. Seniors getting to sit and get the applause they deserve. Nzekwe off to grad school after this season.
Go Bruins!
They are trying their hardest.
And their roster may be letting us back in this. Whether we win is another thing. But I wish our team was trying its hardest.
greg in denver, UCLA guy for life - BruinsNation.com
And I share that dissatisfaction with you
I meant WSU is trying their hardest. I wish we were.
greg in denver, UCLA guy for life - BruinsNation.com
Come on boys
UCLA is so far superior to WSU in athleticism and talent, especially without Klay Thompson playing today
Game over 66-48.
Most wins in our history for the women. Play Friday 2:30 at staples. And then, with a win, on Saturday.
Go Bruins!
Congrats to Coach Caldwell and all the team
Truly a group we can be proud of.
greg in denver, UCLA guy for life - BruinsNation.com
an extra year of seasoning would do wonders for this team
the defense is very close to being there, and the offense needs a little polishing
Troy is burning
RN and 1
Thank God he’s playing today
"The true athlete should have character, not be a character."- John Wooden
Rafer Johnson and Nan Wooden on the court.
Nikki referring to Coach, “we need to use the bounce pass more”.
Go Bruins!
Everything goes inside first
The way it should have been in the first half, if we could have played some defense
Incredible
When we pass the ball and look to go inside rather than shoot contested jump shots good things happen … INCREDIBLE!
yet another example of defense leading to offense
Troy is burning
by bruinbasketball on Mar 5, 2011 3:55 PM PST up reply actions
Is that a surprise to any fan of U.C.L.A. basketball the last 8 years?
greg in denver, UCLA guy for life - BruinsNation.com
Should have been doing this for the first 22 minutes.
Why do these guys just think they can turn the switch when they need? Effort works.
greg in denver, UCLA guy for life - BruinsNation.com
Nan Wooden to the crowd at Pauley:
“Coach Wooden would be smiling down on this team.”
CNC “I think this team knows what it means to be a Bruin, they know what this institution means….I don’t know a band that can compare to our band”
Go Bruins!
guy who fouled him wasn't smith
that’s smith’s call now.
"We are rooting for laundry. Whether we want to admit it or not." - Bill Simmons
Go Bruins!
Zeek to Honeycutt for 3
Don’t hesitate and the shots are a little easier
"The true athlete should have character, not be a character."- John Wooden
I'm considering making it out there
Not sure how bad the parking situation is though. I’ve only been to the pac-10 tournament as a member of the band
Well I bought the whole package and through ucla as a season ticket holder.
They were 290 or something. But their center court row 16. I don’t know what they’re going for now.
Go Bruins!
Not that bad
I remember paying ~ $35 for a single session in the cheap seats a few years back
formerly bruinhoo
Yep.
Friday the women have their semis at 2:30 (1st game for the women) and then the final on Friday. Nikki said today it was nice they have the 2 seat means they don’t have to play at the other place (the earlier women’s games are held at that other place).
Go Bruins!
cant go on thursday
but im going on friday if they make it
Okay
Perhaps WSU is regretting having Klay come to the game because it looks like he was teaching the team how to tolk during halftime … absolutely pathetic effort by WSU so far
I don't know.
I think we just started playing. It should have been like this the whole game…and they were playing on emotional fumes.
Go Bruins!
I think the key to UCLA's offense is mastering the inside out game
I don’t know much about basketball, but it seems like the best way to maximize our strengths and hide our weaknesses
Troy is burning
Ah Josh
Don’t do a Tim Duncan if you don’t have those skills
I love Zeek's heart
but does anyone argue the importance of a true top-flight PG?
greg in denver, UCLA guy for life - BruinsNation.com
I would trade ....
One of the Wear’s to Ohio State for Aaron Craft.
SPTR
i guess if two people cause a blocking foul, then it’s a charge?
"We are rooting for laundry. Whether we want to admit it or not." - Bill Simmons
Go Bruins!
How was that a charge on Zeek?
Oh… right…. SPTR’s
"The true athlete should have character, not be a character."- John Wooden
TH putback
39-37 good guys
"The true athlete should have character, not be a character."- John Wooden
Crashing the boards
On both ends has gotten us back in this game
Reeves pulled up on a fast break.
didn’t know that was possible.
"I have one word for you...Be careful."
-Jose Guillen
The little girl that sits next to me in Pauley makes us hold our breath on the free throws.
I’ll tell you some of them take a long time to shoot.
Go Bruins!
I'll take some credit
Jumped on the game thread at half-time.
"Make each day your masterpiece."--JRW
by Give me a B... on Mar 5, 2011 4:11 PM PST up reply actions
RN fouled, but missed
2 FTs
"The true athlete should have character, not be a character."- John Wooden
how much has reeves FT% gone up with how well he's done lately?
"I have one word for you...Be careful."
-Jose Guillen
I am the only guy
who HATES this terrible song FSN has been playing all season?
by DK BRUIN on Mar 5, 2011 4:12 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
i was just about to make a joke about it.
but you beat me with the post. haha
"I have one word for you...Be careful."
-Jose Guillen
i just never want any of our sports teams to play on ESPN.
Football gets raped by Oregon and Washington.
basketball has Washington, Kansas and another game.
our baseball team loses in the CWS after getting ignored by the brodcasting the whole tournament.
ESPN covering UCLA is no bueno.
"I have one word for you...Be careful."
-Jose Guillen
RN puts back honeycut miss
43-39
"The true athlete should have character, not be a character."- John Wooden
Reeves with the putback
"We are rooting for laundry. Whether we want to admit it or not." - Bill Simmons
Go Bruins!
apparently they come in color too
"We are rooting for laundry. Whether we want to admit it or not." - Bill Simmons
Go Bruins!
We have reverted to jump shots again
We are idiots.
greg in denver, UCLA guy for life - BruinsNation.com
it was working. we can't have that.
"We are rooting for laundry. Whether we want to admit it or not." - Bill Simmons
Go Bruins!
It must be exciting for other teams to play against us
Random players just start to perform their best
Motum
Is having the best game by a Aussie in the state of Washington since Andrew Gaze at the 1989 Final Four
ala CJ Wilcox overwhelming Bruins on Thursday.
Adjustments, fellas, adjustments. Come on.
At least I haven't seen him being lazy (ever)
but he looks pretty gunshy with his shooting now.
greg in denver, UCLA guy for life - BruinsNation.com
UCLA is rolling, up by 4 with 5 minutes left
since that time UCLA has been outscored 8-0 and has taken outside shots almost exclusively … that’s a problem
That's not the problem
The players are not executing the offense at all. They’ve practically quit on the offensive end with their terrible choices.
we were rolling with the smaller lineup
not doing as well with reeves and josh
It feels like a tank job
Unless these guys get their collective heads out of their asses and start playing on both ends of the court.
should not
be shooting that many 3s to begin with in this game.. attack attack attack.. not prepared going in and wilting down the stretch again
This game is what we do. It's who we are...
Wish we were better.
Stupid offense again
WSU is in the penalty and no dribble penetration. Team is quitting…
dribble penetration has never been part of our offense
Troy is burning
by bruinbasketball on Mar 5, 2011 4:24 PM PST up reply actions
It's not quitting
It’s having no real PG, it’s having no real leadership, it’s having no real maturity, it’s having no real direction.
greg in denver, UCLA guy for life - BruinsNation.com
I think it's worse than pathetic...
It’s mediocre. Yawnstipating. Hard to watch. Uninspired. It’s so mediocre I can’t figure out what’s wrong.
Running the offense takes effort
Standing in one place, passing the ball around the perimeter, and hoisting jumpshots doesn’t. Guess which one we’re doing?
Road woes
Could not beat a quality team on the road all season.
by uclamike on Mar 5, 2011 4:25 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Another inept offensive performance!
Wazzou is under 50 PTs but we’re losing
A broken clock tells the right time twice a day...
If you keep shooting, eventually something might go in. However, what just happened shouldn’t be confused with an organized offense.
damn that was nice
"We are rooting for laundry. Whether we want to admit it or not." - Bill Simmons
Go Bruins!
TH for 3
Still very poor offensive execution against the zone. They are very passive attacking the basket even though WSU is in the penalty.
And Honeycutt jacks up a 3 and..... wait, he HIT that?!
"The true athlete should have character, not be a character."- John Wooden
TH is good...
at frustrating BOTH teams in a game.
win/loss won't change our fate
I’d rather win though :D
can't really blame Wazzu for giving Honeycutt room there.
big shot.
"I have one word for you...Be careful."
-Jose Guillen
Couldn't beat a lot of mediocre teams on road either
Our offense still sucks at end of season
i take that back
bad foul.
"We are rooting for laundry. Whether we want to admit it or not." - Bill Simmons
Go Bruins!
They called a foul in Lee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Way to use your brain...
No poise under pressure.
Does UCLA have any timeouts?
They’re gonna need it just in case they can’t inbound the ball.
Aden has been held to 3-14 shooting by Lee
So not Lee’s best offensive game but he continues to be a force on defense
now can anyone explain where Lee fouled him there??
Games don't come down to a call her or there, Bruins didn't show up for a whole half again
They still have a chance having played only one half of basketball.
ML fouled
chance to tie from the line
"The true athlete should have character, not be a character."- John Wooden
good stuff 2 made ft by lee
"We are rooting for laundry. Whether we want to admit it or not." - Bill Simmons
Go Bruins!
I was @ that game
Might be my favorite Pauley moment. That our J-Kap nailin a buzzer 3 vs. SUC.
one of my first ucla bball memories was that buzzer 3.
"I have one word for you...Be careful."
-Jose Guillen
I give the kid credit for making both throws
That’s not easy.
im freaking out while he shoots the free throw
cant imagine actually being on the line
Shut down D, Bruins!!!
SPTR’s scare the hell out of me right now.
greg in denver, UCLA guy for life - BruinsNation.com
WTF?
Where was that aggressive driving earlier? WSU was in the penalty for a very long time and UCLA only had 3 fouls and the Bruins just played sissy offense.
So I just got back from the women's game...
where we crushed WSU. How’s the foul situation for us right now?
I worry about Reeves' defense
He has been getting burned off the dribble by whoever he guards. WSU will go to that well I think.
yup, and now OT
"We are rooting for laundry. Whether we want to admit it or not." - Bill Simmons
Go Bruins!
What kind of stupid shit is that.
Glad they missed. Have no idea why they would give that foul.
For the love of Wooden
bust your butts in OT fellas
A very long 3 attempt
Jones was denying the penetration and dared him to shoot a very long jumper.
Jones played perfect defense
against the SPTRs
Before the foul was called
Did the Cougar player travel?
A good team takes care of business
Let’s see what we’re made of.
OT adds 1 timeout to end of regulation total
"The true athlete should have character, not be a character."- John Wooden
A 5 minute reprieve
But will someone show up or will they continue to play soft?
Finally!
That was good movement and they got a good shot attempt. Need more of that.
Where has that been all game.
It was impressive.
Excellent
Smith in a high pick and roll is freeing up Reeves. Very good coaching. WSU is so worried about Smith.
so how will this affect our seeding in the pac-10 tournament, if we're tied for 2nd with Washington?
I agree with Kent...
They should be pounding this other team now.
That should have been an and 1
TH was clearly bumped.
or stop shooting them
"We are rooting for laundry. Whether we want to admit it or not." - Bill Simmons
Go Bruins!
They've played well in this OT
I’ll take it whenever they give it.
i think he is. holy crap.
"We are rooting for laundry. Whether we want to admit it or not." - Bill Simmons
Go Bruins!
We've also been rebounding second half and OT
A big factor
wow that came back the other way quickly
"We are rooting for laundry. Whether we want to admit it or not." - Bill Simmons
Go Bruins!
Terrrible sequence.
You could see that whole thing coming.
he's coming back in right now.
went to the locker room for his knee.
"I have one word for you...Be careful."
-Jose Guillen
that's what you get..
for not running offense in a 1 possession game until late in the shot clock.. I hate that crap!
Comedy of errors
2 turnovers and they gave up the 3. Of course that happens to this year’s team.
That was 3 years ago
When the teams were playing to their potential.
Lazeric
Jones is not that good today or just I’n general.
by uclamike on Mar 5, 2011 4:42 PM PST via mobile reply actions
team takes their identity from their coach
hence the awfulness
How is it CBH's fault?
He was yelling for JA to push the ball after the rebound.
I've never seen a team shut it down so quickly when they had it going
The offense went sluggish. Then left the other team wide open. It just makes me insane to watch this.
no different
then when we had superior pg play, same crappy offense here but collison and farmar were better at bailing us out
zeek has been regressing since peaking midseason
those injuries are killing his game
Troy is burning
Our team is very considerate
They don’t want people to get bored or leave the game early
LOL
"Make each day your masterpiece."--JRW
by Give me a B... on Mar 5, 2011 4:47 PM PST up reply actions
Howland was yelling to push it
And nobody did. Result is they get into their offense late and turn it over. Just terrible.
Lesser of two evils
But isn’t Anderson+Lamb a better option than Anderson and a Jones playing with one hand and no confidence?
I still think the problem starts at the top...
The ball movement stopped. He had nothing left to do but desperation. The a systemic failure.
think he was just trying to beat the shot clock
greg in denver, UCLA guy for life - BruinsNation.com
Reeves only got the ball...
with like 3 seconds left. Not much he could do other than shoot it and hope for the best.
It's called a shot clock.
It influences who shoots the ball if plan A, B, C or D fails.
They came out strong at the start of OT. Now they're flat.
Can’t even get off a shot anymore.
Howland has no offensive clue.
We can’t win with defense alone
I wonder how many
heart attacks this team has caused
Lee MVP if we win.
Just on account of his FT shooting.
Forgot about that.
Both great performances. I feel good knowing we have a go-to guy who can hit FTs with the game on the line, though.
Consequences of the next minute - next week
Win, and we play the winner of Ducks/Beavers (or ’Furd/Beavs) on Thursday. Lose, and we play a rested USC.
formerly bruinhoo
TH with the steal?
Great job. Excellent aggressive move from Lee. I guess the difference in the offense the last few minutes is not having Lee on the floor.
finally
an agressive defensive decision when we can determine our own fate.. an aggressive offensive possession earlier would have been nice
ok i get it now
the plan was to miss on offense so we can get a steal on defense which leads to transition points
Troy is burning
If we win, I guess I'll be happy.
I just have a hard time believing we get ourselves into these situations.
JA, I take back everything I've said
"Make each day your masterpiece."--JRW
by Give me a B... on Mar 5, 2011 4:54 PM PST up reply actions
GREAT defense by JA
I was hoping they’d pressure it too.
There are lots of threads on BN
Please feel free to contribute (notice that word) in any one you wish.
greg in denver, UCLA guy for life - BruinsNation.com
Excellent job by Reeves
He didn’t hold the ball waiting for the foul. He immediately passed it to Lee when he was open. Smart.
I am not just saying this because of that last play
But i HATED JA last year and its pretty hard for me to change the way I feel but no one on this team has impressed me more with his progress and maturity than JA this year. On a team with alot of questionable personalities JA gives me someone to root for.
I totally agree.
It is a wonderful thing to watch. He is now the epitome of Coach’s definition of success. And I think, unlike some others here, that it says a lot about CBH. Never would have seen improvement with the St John’s “coach”.
Go Bruins!
Food for thought.
Could we be saying the same thing about TH next year? People seem to forget he and Reeves are only sophomores. It took Jerime until his junior year for the light to start coming on.
I hope so.
That’s why I won’t write them off yet, even if I have bald patches watching them. Still a long way to go before they can be mentioned with the serbian who will not be named.
greg in denver, UCLA guy for life - BruinsNation.com
However
it shouldn’t take until a junior year to learn to expend full effort all the time. Skills make take time. Heart never should.
greg in denver, UCLA guy for life - BruinsNation.com
Well, for some players
skills will never come. See same Serbian.
C Minus win
No summer school but that one isn’t getting them into Law School
2/2 FTs
58-54
GAME OVER
18 straight
"The true athlete should have character, not be a character."- John Wooden
all i have to say is
phew.
"We are rooting for laundry. Whether we want to admit it or not." - Bill Simmons
Go Bruins!
Six straight clutch free throws...
That was impressive~~
That's ridiculous
He’s not the worst coach ever. Even I won’t say that.
It's like lighting controlled fires in the mountains in June
greg in denver, UCLA guy for life - BruinsNation.com
I think...
he was satirizing Bruin805’s “Fire Howland” posts from above.
Its sad when UCLA fans lower their standards
If you don’t mind underachieving and poor effort than yes he’s great.
oh and way to defend Howland now, when the game is over.
Well
If beating WSU is our end goal then: Mission accomplished.
I, for one, hope we reach a little higher
thanks for using all caps
But is it on Howland or the players?
I think it’s on the players. If the team comes out flat and doesn’t execute according to the game plan, that’s on the players. CBH uses all of his TOs to get the message to them to run it right.
It must be true
Because your comments are all in capitals. :)
You mean if I just hit the caps lock button
I WIN! Wish someone had told me this a long time ago.
Go Bruins!
It's good to know we have that tool.
None of the games we may or may not have left will be blowouts in our favor.
you know, for this somewhat flawed team, a great road split.
Nailing 2 seed is big. And winning helps our confidence.
Helps our confidence or the players' confidence?
I’m still hoping they show a string of consistent games, because this on/off switch is not good for the heart.
man, I totally hear you! I'm a sr citizen (at least in the state of MN) and this
one was tough on the old ticker.
Too tired to go to the gym after a UCLA game
Outside of the Arizona and OSU games, I’m too worn out from watching to work out.
I really don't see how you could not be happy.
The first half, sure. Second? Not a chance.
"Every day was a good day at UCLA." -Coach John Wooden
There were some problems in the second half
They started to be less aggressive after getting a 4 point lead and really didn’t attack the defense, especially when WSU was in the penalty and UCLA had only 3 team fouls. WSU was doubling Smith hard and in OT the Bruins finally took advantage with the first 2 possessions by having Smith go to a high pick-and-roll that freed Reeves down low.
another factor, i think, in the change was WSU was better at getting back on defense
i really didn’t see an attempt to change our approach, which was always to take advantage of our bigs.
agree with you Oswego! We came back from a stinker of a first half.
I’d also say that WSU kind of wore down, and came back “to earth” a bit. Motum was less Kobe-esque in the second half.
Stanford down 12 to Cal at halftime
A Loss places them into a 7th place tie w/Oregon, puts them as the 8-seed against Oregon State on Weds. We would get the winner of Oregon/ASU in that event.
formerly bruinhoo
Depends on the outcome of Cal-Stanford
If Cal wins (they are up 12 early in the 2nd half), we play the winner of Oregon/ASU.
If Stanford wins, we play the winner of Stanford/ASU
formerly bruinhoo
Anyone think we'd see this team sealing wins with FT's?
I didn’t either
greg in denver, UCLA guy for life - BruinsNation.com
if it was going to be anyone, I'd say Malcolm or Zeek are the true clutch guys.
Every FT in this game was important. I recall zeek making a few tonight. Josh also made 2 when he should have dunked.
LOL Washington State
"What doesn't kill you might injure you, or just kill you later." -Czheck Proverb
"Pluto’s not even a planet no more, which I’m very disturbed about. I grew up when Pluto was a planet. Now, I’m 25, I turn around and Pluto’s no longer a planet. I’m going to elbow that guy in the nose." -Ron Artest
Hard not to respect the Cougars
They played a great game against a superior opponent and almost pulled it out.
true
"What doesn't kill you might injure you, or just kill you later." -Czheck Proverb
"Pluto’s not even a planet no more, which I’m very disturbed about. I grew up when Pluto was a planet. Now, I’m 25, I turn around and Pluto’s no longer a planet. I’m going to elbow that guy in the nose." -Ron Artest
They played with heart for 40 min
They were missing their 2 best players. Coug fans should be proud of what those guys on the floor did. They deserved a better outcome.
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1285 comments in the two game threads
Subtracting 805’s, that’s nearly 1200 for the game today. Good job, BN
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by gbruin on Mar 5, 2011 5:16 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
If you drew that, I'd rec it
Oh, what the hell. You did post it
greg in denver, UCLA guy for life - BruinsNation.com
4-2 over the last 6 games ain't bad
that is what I expected. We took care of business at home and dropped a couple on the road. The best thing that came out of these last 6 games is that our defense really stepped it up. Now the offense is another story
Troy is burning
If you'd offered that 6 games ago, we'd take it
I was worried we could easily finish 2-4, so I am happy with the results. However, watching the games, I understand the frustration of many, and myself as the games went on, as we could have won every one of those.
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