Hoops update
UCLA men's basketball coach Ben Howland met with the media today, ahead of Thursday's game at Texas.
"They're a much more defensive team in getting out in pressuring," Howland said. "Their defense is way different than in the past."
Howland added Josh Shipp would guard 6-7 Damion James, who is averaging 14.5 ppg and 8.0 rpg.
He also added Texas could "be right there at the end of the year" and he expected them to win the Big 12.
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This is Brian Dohn's sixth season covering UCLA after spending 4 1/2 years covering the Dodgers for the Daily News and other Los Angeles Newspaper Group papers. He graduated from Rutgers, where the first college football game was played in 1869. Sure, the Scarlet Knights suffered for a long time, but now RU is doing what Jerseyans always thought was possible. Winning at Rutgers also proves winning is possible everywhere else in the nation, so underachieving coaches better be careful. Now, if only men's hoops can turn it around.
James owned us last year. JS better be ready to step it up big time.
This is where we could have used a guy Luc. Shipp is an average defender at best.
WHEEEW!! Boy am I glad the state of Texas is not disappearing and will still be there at the end of the year! :)