Saturday, March 31, 2007
UCLA made a great decision when the hired Ben Howland to become the new coach of the UCLA Bruins.  As a "Pac-10" guy I watch UCLA very closely as well as the rest of the Conference and in two years Howland has been in the NCAA Finals and in the semi-finals.  As one who played on a Final Four team myself at STanford, I can attest that it is not easy to advance in the NCAA tournament.  To get the the Final Four two years in a row is incredible.  But the thing that impresses me most about Howland is his graciousness in defeat.  I just finished watching the interview with him and all I can say is that Ben Howland is a complete class act.  He was the same way last year also.  He complimented Florida and gave them all of the credit even though inside we all know he was really hurting.

3/31/2007 11:16:47 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)  #    Comments [2]
4/2/2007 1:11:17 AM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
It has to be heartbreaking to lose to Floriday, again. Howland is a class act, like you say. I think Florida was a just a more athletic, more talented team. But Howland will always be a threat to make it deep into the NCAAs because he's that good of a coach.
4/18/2007 9:27:52 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
Interesting blog that was mentioned in Si.com. Regarding Pac-10 coaches, any idea what will be the next move for your Stanfurd coach, Mike Montgomery? He seems too young to quit coaching, will he turn up like Tim Floyd did in the next year or two??? How about yourself, any thoughts on coaching when your playing days are over?
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