How Sweet It Is
By JoeBruin88. Filed in Sports and UCLA |Tags: basketball, Sports, UCLA
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill
This game was a little too exciting for me. I prefer the types of scores where UCLA wins by 20 or more. UCLA led for almost the entire game, but had only a one point lead even in the last minutes of the game. Even with 15.5 seconds to go, Alabama had an opportunity to win the game, but their best player bricked a 3-point shot that would have ended the game in Alabama’s favor.
UCLA’s free throw shooting was horrible. If the Bruins had made all their free throws, this would not have been a close game at all. It would have been at least an 11-point victory. In any case, the W is all that matters in basketball, especially during the Tournament. So here’s to the next round of Sweet Sixteen.
Additionally, it was fun to gloat over the following losses:
- Tennessee (Sorry John S., but orange is kind of a strange color.)
- Illinois (Now it’s my turn Dr. Shah)
- Texas A&M (Dave M., I think they should focus more on ROTC rather than basketball)
And while I don’t particularly like Indiana, it certainly would have been better for UCLA if Indiana had beaten Gonzaga. I think Indiana would have made for a weaker opponent for UCLA in the next round.