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I’ve harped on this team during the bad stretch, but I have to admit that army was right about the injury issues. The team has been fun to watch outside of the 3 week stretch where they lost a few clunkers.

UCLA should be a much higher seed then they are being given credit for in the tournament. If they win the conference tourney, they should be at least a 3 seed

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Bonus points for the Mirror of Erised mention!

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When the FS1 announcers talked about the challenges UCLA has faced this year, injuries, concussions and then posted a graphic of the lengthy COVID pause, it really hit home. The adversity this team has faced is incredible, and they have persevered. There was also a comment on how rare it is, in this day and age of early exits, that so many players chose to return to UCLA and what that says about the program. And the observation about Jaquez's drive to the basket was NBA level play, impossible to stop. A thing of beauty! Go Bruins!

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These 10:50p start times are brutal....glad this was a Friday night. The most encouraging thing for me was seeing JJ start hitting some shots in the 2nd half. Getting him back in form, along with the kind of defense we are displaying right now....I like our chances!

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A tremendous shout out has to go for Mick Cronin for bringing an identity back to Bruin basketball. We know what this team is about and how they must play to win which is play fundamentally sound basketball on both ends of the floor, don't make mistakes, and always win the effort plays. Fortunately for us, Cronin's a thief. He stole the "Gutty Little Bruins" moniker from the Bruins football team (since it wasn't being used anyways), and built a basketball team that plays exactly as the term describes.

This team is fully capable of beating Arizona tonight and in the tournament. The Wildcats are surely going to key on stopping Jaquez, so Juzang needs to put on his hard hat and go to work tonight, as does the rest of the gang. It would be wonderful if Singleton finds a way back into the offense and Watson makes the types of plays that allows him to stay on the floor. For the Bruins to advance deep into the tournament, they need contributions from everyone.

If UCLA can beat Arizona, they most certainly can beat Gonzaga. If they can stay rooted in the identity that Cronin has given them, they have more than a fighting chance of putting banner #12 in Pauley Pavilion.

Let's go, Bruins! Let's make history starting tonight. Taking down the #2 team in the country will serve as notice that the Bruins are coming to the tournament ready to do battle with anyone who gets in their way.

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U clap clap!

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