Luc and his ankle
UCLA power forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute told me yesterday his sprained left ankle was so sore and swollen after the Texas A&M game he couldn't walk Sunday and had his foot in a walking boot.
He said he was much better Wednesday and would be ready for big minutes tonight. However, since the swelling was so bad after Saturday, I asked him if he was concerned his ankle could swell again after tonight's game and create an issue for a possible game Saturday against either Xavier or West Virginia.
"I think it was swollen a lot because I played on Saturday after having not played for a week and a half,'' Mbah a Moute said. "I think I could play on Saturday. I think it swelled up so bad because I hadn't done anything that hard before Saturday, and Saturday I played (32) minutes hard. But I practiced (Tuesday) and again (Wednesday), and my ankle is getting used to being played on again."
I thought he said he regretted the "Luc liar" comment. Regardless, I am tired of reading comments from fellow Bruin fans who are clueless as to how the media works and what the job of a reporter really is. I wrote for the DB when I was in school (class of '92) and now do media relations for a living in NYC. I work closely with senior executives who understand full well how reporters work, and what their jobs do and do not entail. If you want to keep your job, my advice to you is to never work with a company or a sports team that requires you to talk to the press. You are clueless as to what the role of the press is, including that of the beat reporter. A beat reporter's job is not to be a cheerleader and not to refrain from expressing an opinion. When you act like an ignoramus, you make the rest of us Bruins look a hell of a lot misinformed and ignorant than we actually are. If you want docile, non-independent reporters, go to China - you would love it there.
Sorry if my post didn't make sense. I was responding to a poster - who has now been removed - who was whining incessantly about Brian's blog posts.