I wish there was a replay somewhere. Jules not performing well strikes me as ok for now. This team doesn’t seem to have an alpha scorer which I’m ok with. Jules can take charge when he needs to, but the fact that he hasn’t had to is good because the others need the experience too... here’s hoping UCLA keeps it up
I'm not sure I've ever personally witnessed better coaching than the last two years. Mick is a master. He took over a squad that had such bad habits, that they were 9 and 9 at this time last year. He got them to buy in, and they went on a terrific streak. They were poised to take the Pac12 tourney and go deep in the NCAAs. He did this with the same kids. He didn't pull a Howland and drive multiple kids away. He converted them and developed them.
Now that squad lost their only starting senior and instead of a drop off, we see an improvement. Top to bottom of the line-up! Everyone has been developed into a contributor, including Kenneth Nwuba. Can anyone honestly have thought that we would have swept in the desert with Nwuba having to play significant minutes at McKale? Mick has them roling. He has turned Campbell into a difference maker, a star, he dominated the floor the last two games. Smith out, Campbell up. And the rest of the team has filled right in as well. Juzang needed to be a significant offensive contributor, and in the last two games he now is.
All through the CSA years, I complained about not feeding the post. I complained about not feeding Tom Welsh in the post and others would say he wasn’t a post player, which was true. That being said, I can’t help but think how much different that would have been with the current staff. Coach Savino would have made that happen. Coaching matters. We can see it with the improved post play from Cody Riley. This staff is doing a fine job and making UCLA Basketball relevant again.
I wish there was a replay somewhere. Jules not performing well strikes me as ok for now. This team doesn’t seem to have an alpha scorer which I’m ok with. Jules can take charge when he needs to, but the fact that he hasn’t had to is good because the others need the experience too... here’s hoping UCLA keeps it up
I'm not sure I've ever personally witnessed better coaching than the last two years. Mick is a master. He took over a squad that had such bad habits, that they were 9 and 9 at this time last year. He got them to buy in, and they went on a terrific streak. They were poised to take the Pac12 tourney and go deep in the NCAAs. He did this with the same kids. He didn't pull a Howland and drive multiple kids away. He converted them and developed them.
Now that squad lost their only starting senior and instead of a drop off, we see an improvement. Top to bottom of the line-up! Everyone has been developed into a contributor, including Kenneth Nwuba. Can anyone honestly have thought that we would have swept in the desert with Nwuba having to play significant minutes at McKale? Mick has them roling. He has turned Campbell into a difference maker, a star, he dominated the floor the last two games. Smith out, Campbell up. And the rest of the team has filled right in as well. Juzang needed to be a significant offensive contributor, and in the last two games he now is.
Mick has me believing!!
All through the CSA years, I complained about not feeding the post. I complained about not feeding Tom Welsh in the post and others would say he wasn’t a post player, which was true. That being said, I can’t help but think how much different that would have been with the current staff. Coach Savino would have made that happen. Coaching matters. We can see it with the improved post play from Cody Riley. This staff is doing a fine job and making UCLA Basketball relevant again.