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has been posted within another thread but felt it best to headline here so noone misses it..
I know everyone reads Ray's post but just wanted to be sure.
may buy back UCLA play..
not crazy about freshman running the offense or off guard either..
Bruins up to 4 point fav at some sites
Saturday, February 10, 2007
College Basketball: UCLA's Collison may sit out vs. W. Virginia
P-I NEWS SERVICES
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- UCLA point guard Darren Collison is quick enough to beat defenders off the dribble, a consistent enough shooter to make open jumpers and possesses the vision to pass in traffic.
And as Bruins coach Ben Howland puts it, Collison should be great against a zone defense, which continues to give UCLA more trouble than it should.
The next test comes today when No. 2 UCLA meets zone-oriented West Virginia at the WVU Coliseum, but whether Collison can break it down is a two-part question.
First, Collison seems to go into funks sometimes against zones. Second, and more important in this instance, he is a game-time decision because of an injured left shoulder. He did not practice Thursday or Friday.
"That puts us at a disadvantage, obviously, if he can't play," Howland said. "He's getting treatment with our trainer so we'll just have to wait and see. He could not lift his arm above his shoulder (Wednesday) morning."
Collison suffered a sprained AC joint in Wednesday's win against USC, but Howland said it was not known exactly when the injury occured.
If Collison can't play, freshman Russell Westbrook will start, and leading scorer and off-guard Arron Afflalo will be the backup. With this being a non-conference game, and Pac-10 games at Arizona State and Arizona looming next week, there could be an inclination to hold Collison out.
"We're going to see how it feels, but if he's going to miss a game, it's going to be this game as opposed to a Pac-10 game," Howland said. "It will be just like Josh (Shipp's) injury or Luc (Richard Mbah a Moute's) injury. We're going to err on the side of caution on this."
I know everyone reads Ray's post but just wanted to be sure.
may buy back UCLA play..
not crazy about freshman running the offense or off guard either..
Bruins up to 4 point fav at some sites
Saturday, February 10, 2007
College Basketball: UCLA's Collison may sit out vs. W. Virginia
P-I NEWS SERVICES
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- UCLA point guard Darren Collison is quick enough to beat defenders off the dribble, a consistent enough shooter to make open jumpers and possesses the vision to pass in traffic.
And as Bruins coach Ben Howland puts it, Collison should be great against a zone defense, which continues to give UCLA more trouble than it should.
The next test comes today when No. 2 UCLA meets zone-oriented West Virginia at the WVU Coliseum, but whether Collison can break it down is a two-part question.
First, Collison seems to go into funks sometimes against zones. Second, and more important in this instance, he is a game-time decision because of an injured left shoulder. He did not practice Thursday or Friday.
"That puts us at a disadvantage, obviously, if he can't play," Howland said. "He's getting treatment with our trainer so we'll just have to wait and see. He could not lift his arm above his shoulder (Wednesday) morning."
Collison suffered a sprained AC joint in Wednesday's win against USC, but Howland said it was not known exactly when the injury occured.
If Collison can't play, freshman Russell Westbrook will start, and leading scorer and off-guard Arron Afflalo will be the backup. With this being a non-conference game, and Pac-10 games at Arizona State and Arizona looming next week, there could be an inclination to hold Collison out.
"We're going to see how it feels, but if he's going to miss a game, it's going to be this game as opposed to a Pac-10 game," Howland said. "It will be just like Josh (Shipp's) injury or Luc (Richard Mbah a Moute's) injury. We're going to err on the side of caution on this."
