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Message: [QUOTE="YKCornelius, post: 5277863, member: 9864"] BruinGold, insightful post - thanks. Yours is the first post that I have read from a UCLA fan perspective that brings up the notion of having a "fast break unit", which I take to be something that will be in addition to the half court scheme of dumping the ball into the low post and kicking it out for threes which was their comfort zone for the last half of the year. IMO, the biggest head scratcher this past year was the team's apparent decision to forego any type of transition game and seemingly focus on a more deliberate half court scheme. It won them the Big Ten crown, so it is difficult to find fault since it has been a very long time since they were conference champions. However, the consequences were it turned the Bruins into a predictable team throughout the Big Ten tournament and into the NCAAs which eventually was their downfall. If they continue to follow that path in 2025-26 - and there is little reason to think they won't - I predict they will blow through the Big Ten regular season, win the Big Ten tourney, gain a #1 seed, and then run into the same difficulties in the NCAAs they did this year. They need to develop the fast-break, transition unit you speak of to be successful late in the season against the other top teams. They have the talent - we will see if they do. [/QUOTE]