Re: Last Chance Saloon

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Posted by Dr.Bruin on May 28, 2026 at 16:45:20

In Reply to: Last Chance Saloon posted by ucla'93 on May 28, 2026 at 13:31:37

So what "guy like Pitino" could we realistically get? There's a reason every post-Wooden coach has quit or been fired. When has UCLA ever hired an elite coach? It's a UCLA problem, not a Cronin problem. I've asked this question repeatedly all season, but nobody has an answer.

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Re: Last Chance Saloon BruinsFTW 21:42:45 05/28/26 (0)
Wasn’t Howland the most sought after available coach when…. Jdmba84 18:43:20 05/28/26 (11)
- Re: Wasn’t Howland the most sought after available coach when…. Dr.Bruin 11:32:42 05/29/26 (3)
  - The best coach we hired post-Wooden was Larry Brown** TheGhostofPacoCraig 14:03:40 05/29/26 (1)
    - Re: The best coach we hired post-Wooden was Larry Brown** Dr.Bruin 15:07:17 05/29/26 (0)
  - Re: Wasn’t Howland the most sought after available coach when…. BruinsFTW 12:03:12 05/29/26 (0)
- Re: Wasn’t Howland the most sought after available coach when…. barrya 19:49:37 05/28/26 (1)
  - National Coach of the Year in 2002, among other things. * FanSince65 20:10:18 05/28/26 (0)
- UCLA offered the job to Mark Few, courted Majerus and Tom Crean thewood 19:33:57 05/28/26 (3)
  - Ummm, no, that is completely false. truk 19:47:20 05/28/26 (2)
    - Inarguable. Nat’l COY/3 Strt FFs-Howland Was Our Top Candidate. * NYBruin 17:22:06 05/29/26 (0)
    - Re: Ummm, no, that is completely false. BruinsFTW 21:27:00 05/28/26 (0)
- Re: Wasn’t Howland the most sought after available coach when…. BruinsFTW 18:49:51 05/28/26 (0)

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