THEN: His center was hungry for wins.
NOW: His center is hungry for food.
THEN: His players were decorated with awards.
NOW: His players are decorated with tattoos.
THEN: He recruits point guards who end up in the NBA.
NOW: He recruits point guards who end up at other schools.
THEN: His players make steals from the other teams.
NOW: His players make steals from other students.
THEN: His guards make three-pointers.
NOW: His guards make three points.
THEN: His players had class.
NOW: His players go to class (hopefully).
THEN: His best players go to the NBA draft.
NOW: His best players already went to the NBA draft.
THEN: Had players with sweet jump shots.
NOW: Has players who tweet dumb thoughts.
NOW: His teams lose games in the first four.
THEN: His players play like John Wooden.
NOW: His players play like John Wooden's great-grandson.
THEN: His teams didn't play any zone defense.
NOW: His teams don't play any defense.
THEN: He called momentum killing timeouts.
NOW: He calls momentum killing timeouts.
THEN: He recruited tough kids from Compton and East L.A.
NOW: He recruits soft kids from Disneyland (Anaheim) and the beach (Huntington).
THEN: Went on the road and won at places like "The Pit" and "The Farm".
NOW: Goes on the road, played like the pits, bought the farm.
THEN: He replaced Steve Lavin as coach.
NOW: Sometimes it's hard to tell.
THEN: Sold out Pauley Pavilion.
NOW: Sold out the UCLA basketball program.


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