Lavin jab
Steve Lavin was the analyst for the UCLA game today, and he got in a doozy against his former school. Athletic director Dan Guerrero will be on the NCAA Tournament seeding committee for the third consecutive year. Lavin was talking about the advantage UCLA has had with Guerrero in the room, although it should be noted that Guerrero must leave the room when Pac-10 teams are discussed.
I'm paraphrasing, but Lavin said something like: We didn't have Guerrero in the room. We had (former athletic director Pete Dalis at the Bel Air Country Club trying to get Rick Pitino in my job.
Ouch!
UCLA won the Pac-10 in 1996-97, Lavin's first year, and was 24-8 and 15-3 in conference. Lavin also figured it should've had a higher seeding because it beat Duke. The Bruins were shipped to Michigan for the first and second rounds and played in the midwest regional in San Antonio.
Nobody was trying to get Lavin away from UCLA all the years he coached... or since he got the boot
It's amazing that idiot still finds the room for jealousy or bitterness when watching the Howland Bruins. I mean you'd have to think after all this success since he ruined our program either he or somebody at ESPN would tell him he's making a fool of himself. Hating that tool will never get old for me.
Lavin did his best, although his best wasn't good enough. Spent over a decade at UCLA, I believe. For that, I don't believe there is any reason to hate him.
for those who'd like to ask anything or tell anything to steve lavin, here's your chance. Next week (3-12-08) he will be the speaker at the orange county bruin boosters breakfast. hope it is okay to share this here brian/jill.
He's making fun of Dalis? After all the years Dalis stupidly kept him in a job? Wow.
The ironic thing is Lavin said something like "where was Dan Guerrero when I was a coach. I could have used him".
Steve, I think Dan was the one who fired you.
Stop hating the Bruins. Please take the job at Oregon State so we can compete head to head.
Its a shame you guys still rip Lavin so much. He has been nothing but class in his comments on Ben Howland and the play of the Bruins. I would love to see what some of you would do if you were to be fired by your place of employment and then get to come back and comment on the guy who took your job. I'm willing to bet it would be a lot more hostile than Lav has been toward Ben.
lavin did horrible things to our beloved program, and hes been receiving the venom from bruins full force ever since. but everytime i see him, he is stepping up to the plate for ucla. every single time hes represting for us...its like when joseph was sold by his family into slavery, but he still loved his family and did everything he could for them... thats lavin. hes cool, ive officially forgiven him =)
I've always said that Lav was a great recruiter, he just wasn't an Xs & Os kinda guy...I only wish that he had hired some real assistants instead of his buddies...