Just 27 days to UCLA bliss
With basketball starting in less than a month, here’s a list of reasons to get you excited
Twenty-seven days, ladies and gentlemen.
The UCLA basketball team plays its first exhibition game in a mere 27 days.
And you know what? I can’t wait!
Here are 27 reasons why:
27. Let’s get this one out of the way: 59-0.
26. The 45-minute car ride to Pasadena is grueling.
25. The 45-minute car ride back to Westwood is worse.
24. The 10-minute walk to Pauley Pavilion is pleasant.
23. The 10-minute walk from Pauley is blissful.
22. The Rose Bowl may be a picturesque venue, but it does not mix well with 90-degree weather.
21. Coach Ben Howland’s defense can stop teams from scoring. Unlike, uh, yeah.
20. Jordan Farmar, Arron Afflalo, Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook – who’s next?
19. The “C” on the front of the UCLA jerseys will return to its true, natural form.
18. The Bruins had a 35-4 record last season, which ended with a trip to San Antonio.
17. The Rose Bowl may hold 92,542 fans, but Pauley’s capacity of 12,819 feels grander.
16. Tailgating is fun, but camping outside of Pauley for a night (or two) is a better experience.
15. I’m broke and in college, yet, you’re asking me to pay $15 to park my car at the Rose Bowl?
14. But I will pay $60 for EA Sports’ March Madness, which touts Kevin Love on its cover.
13. Basketball road games don’t serve as torture.
12. A realistic possibility of hanging championship banner No. 12 at season’s end.
11. Nothing beats courtside seats.
10. The Bruins are the reigning Pac-10 champions.
9. There is no punting in basketball.
8. Sure, 20-yard rumbles are beautiful. But fast break dunks make me cry.
7. Former coach Steve Lavin is bound to visit Pauley at one point – and you know what that means.
6. The Bruins own USC at the Galen Center, winning the two games played there since it opened two years ago.
5. Fabulous five: Jerime Anderson, Drew Gordon, Jrue Holiday, Malcolm Lee and J’mison Morgan.
4. A fourth straight Final Four appearance lurks on the horizon.
3. Scoring three points in a possession is a good thing.
2. Point guard Darren Collison is primed for a stellar senior season.
1. John Wooden.
If you already bought your plane tickets to Detroit for next year’s Final Four, e-mail Angulo at bangulo@media.ucla.edu.
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