if ucla fires ben, some nice 2013 recruits could be back on the market

[husky99]

http://ucla.scout.com/a.z?s=12&p=9&cfg=bb&c=4&yr=2013

 

[aboogieee]

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/school/_/id/26/ucla-bruins

 

[Huskyforlife]

Who?

 

[3uconn]

Who?

This year the have PG Zach LaVine who has size at 6'3" and SG Allerik Freeman at 6'3". I don't remember anything between UConn and LaVine but I know UConn went at Freeman pretty hard early on so out if them he looks more likely if this does happen. However, their most intriguing player to me is PF/C Tony Parker. He's 6'9 260ish and I heard he was never very find of Howland. Top 30 out of high school and very heralded by top tier programs. He would be a very big fish on the market. Tony Parker was a UConn lean at one point.

 

[Huskyforlife]

This year the have PG Zach LaVine who has size at 6'3" and SG Allerik Freeman at 6'3". I don't remember anything between UConn and LaVine but I know UConn went at Freeman pretty hard early on so out if them he looks more likely if this does happen. However, their most intriguing player to me is PF/C Tony Parker. He's 6'9 260ish and I heard he was never very find of Howland. Top 30 out of high school and very heralded by top tier programs. He would be a very big fish on the market. Tony Parker was a UConn lean at one point.

So he would transfer?

 

[aboogieee]

Zach LaVine



Well, we know he can dunk! But there are other videos showing his range...

 

[3uconn]

So he would transfer?

Possibly. People have even saying it could happen. He hasn't played much but it could depend in who gets hired but he may transfer if he doesn't get fired.

 

[BFieldHusky]

Possibly. People have even saying it could happen. He hasn't played much but it could depend in who gets hired but he may transfer if he doesn't get fired.

3uconn...if Howland gets fired and Freeman gets released from his LOI, could you see UCONN going after him?

 

[tzznandrew]

Howland does need to go, though. He's lost complete control of the program after the 2008 FF run. Not sure what happened, but SI had a devastating article coming into this year.

Howland is a good coach, I think, but he needs to have low stakes. It's why he was a success at Northern Arizona and Pitt. He didn't need top recruits. He just got players who would stay four years and didn't have people in their ears about how much better they were than Howland was telling them.

 

[husky99]

Freeman was on our list for some time and ollie as an ast went out to finley prep to talk to him and a few others. I think ollie offered him

 

[Burnsbros23]

I'll pass on Parker. Is out of shape and has a bad attitude.

Freeman is intriguing but when I saw him play he seemed like a bit of a gunner but he is talented.

 

[husky99]

In high school freeman reminds me of dyson some

 

[husky99]

LaVine would really be an upgrade for this team

 

[aboogieee]

Alex Kline ‏@TheRecruitScoop

8s​

UCLA will fire head coach Ben Howland on Sunday, multiple sources tells me.

 

[Deleted member 3149]

Kyle Anderson to UConn or St. John's...calling it now.

 

[BFieldHusky]

LaVine would really be an upgrade for this team

When you said the staff was holding out for a coaching change, I have to imagine it was a situation like this at a high profile school.

 

[husky99]

Ollie would do great at ucla ...

Alex Kline ‏@TheRecruitScoop

8s​

UCLA will fire head coach Ben Howland on Sunday, multiple sources tells me.

Just playing....

 

[husky99]

When you said the staff was holding out for a coaching change, I have to imagine it was a situation like this at a high profile school.

Yup

 

[aboogieee]

I'm not big on Kyle Anderson but I'll take Zach LaVine.

 

[husky99]

I would take anderson, freeman, zach, or parker

 

[aceboon]

Anderson has a better chance of declaring for the draft than transferring, he's not sitting out a year

 

[Deleted member 3149]

Wo

Anderson has a better chance of declaring for the draft than transferring, he's not sitting out a year

could they get a waiver if the coach is fired?

 

[CAHUSKY]

Wo
could they get a waiver if the coach is fired?

Yes. He won't sit out.

 

[aceboon]

Yes. He won't sit out.

Are you sure about that, are there recent examples of guys getting canned and then transfers playing immediately? Either way he wouldn't come here if both Bazz and Boat are back, his pops was already complaining this season about him not playing PG instead of Drew.

 

[3uconn]

@JeffEisenberg: Y! Sports reports that UCLA coach Ben Howland has been notified that he has been fired, two sources confirmed.

He's gone.