BRUINS COULD LEARN FROM THIS EXAMPLE.Byline: Jon Wilner Daily News Staff Writer While UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX talked about selfishness, Kansas spoke of selflessness. On the court or off, it did not matter. ``I went to Jacque Vaughn Jacque Vaughn (born February 11 1975 in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays reserve point guard for the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA. He won his first championship as a member of the Spurs in 2007. a month ago and asked him if he'd like to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. as a starter for the UCLA game,'' Kansas coach Roy Williams Roy Williams may refer to any of several individuals: Sports
``I said, `You can be introduced, and then I'll take you out.' He called me back and said, `Coach, I've decided I don't want to do that because it would take away from the team.' '' Beneath UCLA's 96-83 defeat, under its myriad turnovers, porous defense and one-on-one offense, a rudimentary theme emerged from the desultory des·ul·to·ry adj. 1. Moving or jumping from one thing to another; disconnected: a desultory speech. 2. Occurring haphazardly; random. See Synonyms at chance. locker room: For the Bruins to defeat Kansas or a team of its caliber in the NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament can mean: Men's Sports
``They do the simple things: ball-reversal, passing, cutting, screening, playing as a team, playing hard,'' Bruins coach Steve Lavin Steve Lavin (born September 4,1964), a San Francisco, California native is a former college basketball coach and current ABC and ESPN TV analyst. As UCLA head basketball coach from 1996-2003, Lavin compiled a record of 145-78. said. ``They were a buzz saw. ``I told our guys that's what we had two years ago (during the national-championship season). We could go anyplace, anywhere, and take on anybody.'' The Jayhawks' success, coming despite Vaughn's injury and a brutal early-season travel schedule, begins with tenacity and unity - two qualities the Bruins displayed fleetingly Saturday afternoon. When challenged on offense, they became five heads acting individually. When challenged on defense, they failed to hustle or maintain their poise and positioning. ``We're not playing together as much as we can. We know how to do it, we just aren't,'' Bob Myers said. ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what we should do. Maybe Coach needs to give us more structure.'' That's just what Lavin plans to do. For inspiration, he may turn to one of the greatest basketball movies ever made. ``The answer for us is work - going back to the drawing board, passing and catching, throwing two-hand passes, cutting and screening,'' he said. ``I'm at the point where I might do a Gene Hackman in ``Hoosiers'' deal and say, `Five passes before a shot.' '' One problem: there's no Jimmy Chipwood on the roster. Notes: The two-game Kansas-UCLA series is over, and there are no immediate plans to renew the agreement. . . . In the two games, Kansas outscored UCLA by 28 points. . . . Kansas forward Raef LaFrentz scored a career-high 31 points. . . . The Bruins, who led the Pacific-10 in turnovers last year, had 26 turnovers and 13 assists against Kansas. |
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