How much have the stocks of Darren Collison and Kevin Love risen in the eyes of NBA scouts over the course of the tournament?

Westbrook’s has fallen, I’d assume?

Shipp is obvious

With players like Chase Stanback this year, Jrue Holiday and crew next year, and Reeves Nelson(assuming he stays), do you give UCLA a shot to make the Final Four for the near future?With Neuheisel do we have a shot to put together runs like we have in basketball for football?

What’s you take on the Mephis game, how do you see it playing out?

In your opinion, who will make the NCAA basketball championship game this year? Who will win it and why?

I was surprised to see that BH awarded a scholarship to Matt Lee for the rest of this year. Where did that scholarship come from? Did we have an unused one available?
When UCLA makes it to San Antonio, how many practice team players travel with the team? I recall that Kelvin Kim did not go to Indianapolis two years back.

do you know Coach Neu’s take on commited players taking offical trips?? For instance, would he let Pollard or Golpher take offical visits to other schools? thanks.

Two questions:

1. Are there any HS All-Star games besides the Hoops Summit that we can see Jerime Anderson, Malcolm Lee, Drew Gordon or Jrue Holiday?

2. What’s your thought on which team is more physical between Memphis and UCLA? I was surprised that Memphis out-rebounded teams like Michigan State, Georgetown and Connecticut this year.

Is it just me or does John Calipari have a chip on his shoulder? Talk about stretching it to motivate his team. Why the schtick of Memphis is an underdog, gets no respect and no one thought theyd get to the Final Four? Wasnt Memphis ranked in the top 5 all year, only lost one game and was a #1 seed?

Coach Howland seems to have encyclopedic knowledge of basketball statistics and percentages, not only about UCLA, but other teams whom UCLA does not even play. Is this careful preparation for press conferences or is he just a true basketball junky?

Coach Howland used to be more social and get about town (eg presentation of Jim Hills star in Hollywood etc). Now, he seems almost a hermit, never leaving the gym and/or always watching film. Have you noticed a singular focus by him to win the NC this season, which was not present in prior years?

Is Coach Howland a hands off type of manager, who delegates responsibility to his assistants, and lets the players improvise within his system? Or is he a control freak, who micro-manages every aspect of the basketball program down to the training table menu? Or is he something in between?

Ive seen Coach Neuheisel at several basketball games (including in Phoenix), greeting UCLA fans. I only saw Coach Dorrell at one basketball game. Why do you think this is?

Are you an Xs & Os guy, or do you just care about the final result, irregardless of the process?

As a journalist & AP voter, how do you literally keep up with the plethora of sports info, involving UCLA, Pac-10 & NCAA, each day? Several channels of satellite TV, sports radio, magazines, newspapers, wire feeds, rolodex, email, blogs, press releases? If so, which ones do you find most high-yield?

One thing that really struck me about the 95 Championship team (Edney, OBannon etc), were their humility. Does this current squad strike you as humble, considering their personal and team accomplishments/achievements, or are they arrogant and full of themselves?

Do you find it strange that Darren Collison is a 3rd Team AP All-American and 2nd team All Pac-10? Do you think he deserves higher recognition?

Had you ever seen Josh Shipp defer an open jumpshot and pass the ball to Lorenzo Mata-Real on the perimeter, before last Saturdays game against Xavier? Does that speak to Joshs current frame of mind and/or confidence, or did he just want a potential assist?

Can the Bruins just blow off the required NCAA media sessions and shoot-around and spend the extra-time practicing, or relaxing, in San Antonio? Are there any penalties or sanctions?

Xavier split our double-team trap a few times and reversed direction on our perimeter hedge. Are teams on to us now?

Is it true Kevin Love was seen on TV mouthing the words “2 more games” to the UCLA crowd chant “one more year,” after the win over Xavier?

What do you think of the Alamo?

Are Kevin Love, and safety Glen Love, 4th cousins?

Dont you find it odd that Bob Lopez abruptly left the football program, after the recent Donor event where Coach Neuheisel said he is very important and was looking forward to working with him?

Is it true Coach Howland and Coach Neuheisel recruited themselves to UCLA, and neither was Dan Guerreros top choice, and he had to be convinced to give both of them a shot?

Are you surprised at how well Dan Guerrero has done at UCLA, considering he didnt oversee D1 basketball or football programs at UCI?

How plausible is it that Dan Guerrero ultimately wants to be President of the NCAA, by positioning himself on several prestigious committees, and his role at UCLA is only a temporary stepping stone to replace Miles Brand?

How good of a baseball player was Dan Guerrero at UCLA?

What is Bob Fields role in the football program?

Who is the short, stout, serious-looking man, with a gray crew cut and dressed in a suit and always holding a walkie-talkie, who ubiquitously accompanies the Bruin basketball & football teams, at home and on the road, and is first off the team bus and stands in the hotel lobby, and scans the spectators unsmiling? Is he a bodyguard or a member of the Athletic Dept?

Youve said you dont enjoy Pro sports, why not?

Youve mentioned that you dont really watch NBA basketball. How then could you advise ESPN radio, whose game or physique, is more suited to the NBA between Kevin Love and OJ Mayo?

It was heart-breaking hearing that you missed your sons birthday to cover the Bruins on the road. Why dont you take your family with you? Arent there worse ways to spend a Saturday than hiking in Golden Gate park, shopping in Scottsdale, riding bikes in the Los Altos hills above Woodside/Atherton, or lunching in Seattles Pike Place, while you cover a game?

Please describe your life on the road with the Bruins. Do you stay at the team hotel and take the team flight? Do you take your meals & taxi rides alone, or do you meet up with fellow reporters, or eat with the team?

Do you consider other reporters who follow the Bruins, competition for a scoop, or are you friends with them?

Have you considered using a Blackberry to instantaneously blog, rather than carrying a bulky laptop around which needs a constant internet connection and power source?

Since you covered the Dodgers, what are your thoughts on the exhibition game at the Coliseum against the Red Sox? Would you have rather been there than at the Sweet 16?

Please help settle a dispute with a friend. Who is the more likeable sports figure, Kevin Brown (Dodgers) or Aron Afflalo (Pistons)?

All things being equal (eg salary adjusted for cost of living/housing), if a San Francisco paper gave you the job of covering Cal, would you leave your UCLA gig?

How good are UCLA’s chances with basketball recruits Brendan Lane and Anthony Stover?

Is Coach Howland recruiting any new centers for next year?

Neuheisel and D Walker haven’t talked much about the incoming freshmen in their recent interviews. Are they against playing true freshmen or do they just want to wait until fall to examine them closer?

did someone just ask a gazillion questions, or am i just trippin?

1) what do u think about kevin love’s full court shot with ease:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ3M4UgXkJQ

2) do u think that “one and done” players may not be truly and wholeheartedly accepted and embraced as being a “bruin” by the bruin family? what do u think are the factors in this phenomenon? trevor ariza bailed after one year, and i dont consider him a true bruin, but maybe thats just me. what does bruin history show us?

Great article on Chow’s effect on the O. Is there anything else you have heard from your sources that may have been left out of that article, which also pointed to the overloaded robot theory?

Do any of the Pac-10 schools complain about the fact that the Pac-10 tournament is always held in L.A.? Is it scheduled to be held elsewhere in the future?

Brian -

Why is UCLA spring practice open to the public and USC only allows USC students to attend ? It is prudent to be discussing your game plan and practicing all of your plays in public ?

Great article on Chow. Statements made in the article explain what looked like terrible execution last year.

After one day of spring practice, have you observed any significant differences in the way Neuheisel conducts practices compared to Dorrell.

Do you think that the complexity of Dorrell’s offensive scheme was the major reason why the offense failed to function well during his tenure? Is it reasonable to expect that the offense will be more successful this year under the Chow system or will personnel limitations bog the offense down?

hey brian, excellent blog. Have you heard anything about renardo sidney recently? also, do you know what bb recruits we are targeting for the 2009 and 2010 seasons? also, have you seen anything on kendall williams, and if so, what are your initial impressions?

Are you planning to write a story on any differences you notice in football practice and the players with the coaching change? If not, can I request it?