Not that I ever had any doubt about this even when AA was on total fire during mind point of the season, the Bruin supersophs. all but make it official, they are coming back to Westwood for their junior year:
Point guard Jordan Farmar said recently he expected to return for his junior season, and shooting guard Arron Afflalo made similar comments after the victory.
"I'm in no rush to get out of here," Afflalo said. "I'm not going to lie, the NBA is definitely a dream of mine, but unless it's clearly the best, best thing for me, then there's no way."
In the past two weeks, several scouts said both players should return for at least one more season before thinking about an early jump to the NBA.
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Afflalo, who scored 14 points in the win against the Ducks, leads the Bruins in scoring at 16.8 points per game. Farmar is second on the Bruins in scoring with 14.3 points per game, and leads the Pacific-10 Conference in assists with 5.4 per game.
"I'm not even thinking about (the NBA) right now," Farmar said recently.
Farmar was the Pac-10 freshman of the year last season, and was a much more known commodity entering this season.
Meanwhile, Afflalo averaged 10.8 points last season. After an efficient start this season, he has leveled off in conference play, in which he is shooting 45.2 percent from the field, including 30.5 percent from 3-point range.
"I have my own drive, my own will and I've gotten a lot of great teaching before I got here," Afflalo said. "But I've also gained a lot since I've been here. Coach Howland taught me a different side of being a different type of player. This year I'm moving a lot more without the ball. I've learned so much."
Beautiful remarks from AA. If we stay healthy all through next season, with a healthy Shipp, and experienced Mata, Luc, AA2, DC, Collison, Wright, and Keefe - we may just see the glory road go through Westwood in 2006-07. GO BRUINS.
"I'm in no rush to get out of here," Afflalo said. "I'm not going to lie, the NBA is definitely a dream of mine, but unless it's clearly the best, best thing for me, then there's no way."
In the past two weeks, several scouts said both players should return for at least one more season before thinking about an early jump to the NBA.
[...]
Afflalo, who scored 14 points in the win against the Ducks, leads the Bruins in scoring at 16.8 points per game. Farmar is second on the Bruins in scoring with 14.3 points per game, and leads the Pacific-10 Conference in assists with 5.4 per game.
"I'm not even thinking about (the NBA) right now," Farmar said recently.
Farmar was the Pac-10 freshman of the year last season, and was a much more known commodity entering this season.
Meanwhile, Afflalo averaged 10.8 points last season. After an efficient start this season, he has leveled off in conference play, in which he is shooting 45.2 percent from the field, including 30.5 percent from 3-point range.
"I have my own drive, my own will and I've gotten a lot of great teaching before I got here," Afflalo said. "But I've also gained a lot since I've been here. Coach Howland taught me a different side of being a different type of player. This year I'm moving a lot more without the ball. I've learned so much."