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UCLA's Ben Howland fired

  • gorocks99
    http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaab--sources--ben-howland-out-at-ucla-013325438.html

    Wonder who's on their short list...
  • Midstate01
    gorocks99;1412753 wrote:http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaab--sources--ben-howland-out-at-ucla-013325438.html

    Wonder who's on their short list...

    Saw something on twitter today that there was rumor they'd be offering the bank to Donovan. Ill look for the tweet.
  • Mulva
    I posted this earlier, but possible candidates listed here are: Jay Wright (lol), Mark Gottfried (LOL), Shaka Smart, Brad Stevens, Billy Donovan.

    http://zagsblog.com/articles/source-ucla-to-fire-howland/
  • reclegend22
    Brad Stevens would kill it in Westwood.

    I hope he stays at Butler, though. I would love to see if he can start to get bigger name recruits in the new Big East. I think he can turn Butler into a Georgetown -- a small private school with a nationally prominent basketball tradition.
  • Azubuike24
    Sounds like 2 guys linked have been Mark Gottfried and Lorenzo Romar. Both LOL's considering how much talent both have had, and underachieved.
  • vball10set
    Tubby? :p
  • ironman02
    Brad Stevens possibly headed to Westwood?

    Read that he might actually be interested.
  • wildcats20
    UCLA is denying Stevens
  • Mulva
    wildcats20;1416031 wrote:UCLA is denying Stevens
    They also denied Howland was fired about 12 hours before it happened.
  • wildcats20
    Mulva;1416033 wrote:They also denied Howland was fired about 12 hours before it happened.
    SethDavisHoops

    Source w direct knowledge says "absolutely not true" UCLA is in negotiations w Brad Stevens. "Highly unlikely" Stevens will be UCLA's coach.
    Who knows?
  • Classyposter58
    Ben Howland is a d*uche bag, glad he's gone
  • Azubuike24
    Tom Crean to UCLA?
  • Classyposter58
    Azubuike24;1416309 wrote:Tom Crean to UCLA?
    Then Indiana's next coach yells at Crean after a game, "You know what you did!"
  • Early Cuyler
    Azubuike24;1416309 wrote:Tom Crean to UCLA?
    Why?
  • vball10set
    Azubuike24;1416309 wrote:Tom Crean to UCLA?
    Early Cuyler;1416449 wrote:Why?
    This.
  • Azubuike24
    I agree with "why". UCLA is a shitty job. UCLA is a shitty program. They have a terrible fan base. People continually include them in the "blueblood" group because of their past, but lets not even pretend they are close to that group TODAY.

    Hell, the likes of Louisville, Syracuse, Michigan State, etc...they have the success and fan support that UCLA has lacked for 2 decades.
  • Azubuike24
    Lew Alcindor wants the UCLA job. He's got zero coaching experience and despite being a legend, it would be a crazy thought, right?

    http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the-dagger/kareem-abdul-jabbar-lobbies-considered-vacant-ucla-job-182830280--ncaab.html

    It certainly would be a crazy story in Westwood though. UCLA needs something to get back into the headlines, could this be the extreme idea that might do it?
  • ts1227
    Steve Alford gets the job

    http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/9114861/ucla-bruins-hire-new-mexico-lobos-coach-steve-alford
  • Terry_Tate
    Any time you can hire a guy who just lost to a team that had never won an NCAA tournament game you have to do it.
  • Mulva
    I can't imagine anyone looking over Steve Alford's resume and concluding "this is the guy to get us winning championships again". His style of play isn't exactly going to put asses in the seats, either.
  • Azubuike24
    New Mexico should just hire Ben Howland. It would actually make some sense...
  • Mulva
    Azubuike24;1416975 wrote:New Mexico should just hire Ben Howland. It would actually make some sense...
    As would USC.
  • Azubuike24
    #Pac12drama
  • Prescott
    Mulva;1416944 wrote:I can't imagine anyone looking over Steve Alford's resume and concluding "this is the guy to get us winning championships again". His style of play isn't exactly going to put asses in the seats, either.
    Agrred. His style of play better change because he gets better players.
  • dazedconfused
    fire a guy that took you to three final fours for a guy that has had two different teams lose to 14 seeds...yep, sounds about right