Author Archives: Greg Schain

The Ray Young story seems to never get old. The senior, who until seven games ago was headed for a UCLA career defined by disappointment, has emerged as the leader on a team which had played most of 2002-2003 like a bunch of followers. “Like any senior, I want to go out with a bang […]

To say UCLA has no chance to beat top-ranked Arizona today could be a colossal understatement. After all, every stat points to a UCLA loss. All of the intangibles point to a UCLA loss. Heck, even UCLA’s Pac-10 tournament history doesn’t give much hope for the Bruins to win today. So, why should UCLA even […]

Seniors Jason Kapono and Ray Young saved the best for last. Throughout his four years, Kapono has proven he could be a staple of consistency, starting just about every game and almost always scoring in double figures. Young has proven he could be a flashy ““ if often inconsistent ““ shooting guard who could play […]

Last night’s 86-71 win over Washington State cleared up the notion that UCLA might not really be as bad as the 31-point thrashing they took at Oregon last week. But it didn’t clear up much else. The myriad Pac-10 tournament scenarios are still as fuzzy as a television with bad reception. The only certainty is […]

At the beginning of the season, tonight’s game against Washington State looked like a gift from the Pac-10 schedule makers. It was supposed to be a low pressure, unimportant game to give UCLA a chance to pad their wins while tuning up for the Pac-10 and NCAA tournaments. However, 12 conference losses later, the Bruins […]

If anything could ever be more guaranteed than death or taxes, it would be the imminent end of Steve Lavin’s UCLA coaching career. In a surreal atmosphere during his Tuesday press conference, Lavin discussed his feelings on his impending firing by reminiscing about his experiences here during the past 12 years (five as an assistant […]

EUGENE, Ore “”mdash; In the most hostile road arenas, where opposing teams and their fans relish in seeing a dead UCLA program, the Bruins have gone through stretches where they have looked flatter than the court they play on. At Allen Fieldhouse (Kansas), the Bruins were down 23 by halftime. At Haas Pavilion (Cal), that […]