Author: ucladavid
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KOBE SUCKS… THE LIFE OUT OF DENVER
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As Nugget fans chant “Kobe sucks,” Kobe sucks all the air out of the arena, by dominating the final minutes in the Lakers’ 103- 97 Game 3 win; Trevor Ariza hits 2 big 4th quarter 3’s and snatches a game-changing, last-minute steal (again!) to help Bryant give the homecourt advantage back to L.A.…
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FILET-O-FISH
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Not-So-Happy Meal: Instead of frying Nuggets, Derek Fisher’s hotly-contested, last-second airball guts the Lakers’ home court advantage Don’t blame Derek Fisher. It wasn’t Derek’s fault that he got nothing but air on his desperation 3-pointer at the end of Game 2. Nene, a very tall Nugget defender, was flying in his…
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CARMELO’S NUGGETS DRAINED BY ARIZA’S SNATCH
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Bruin/Laker Trevor Ariza’s huge steal with 30 seconds left helps L.A. sack the Nuggets 105-103, despite trailing for most of the game Another Laker Playoff Victory, another double-Bruin 4th quarter contribution, and this time, the contribution included the game-saving Play of the Night. The Denver Nuggets came into town fired up,…
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BRUINS BOLDLY GO WHERE NO TROJAN WILL GO THIS YEAR
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As the prosperous new Star Trek warps past $100 Million, Ariza, Farmar, and the Lakers topple the Rockets to land in the Conference Finals, while Scalabrine, Pruitt, and the Celtics are beamed away Prime Directive #1: Eliminate all trojans. That’s exactly what Orlando did last night — They knocked out…
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The SCums of Beverly Hills
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Beverly Hills, 9021-ho: usc Head Coach Tim Floyd is accused of giving $1000 to Mayo on Rodeo O.J. Mayo’s local fans may pronounce it “ROE-dio,” but Mayo knew exactly what Ro-DAY-o Drive is all about, and that’s BIG, BIG dollars (not cattle-roping). And according to Mayo-insider Louis Johnson, big money is exactly what…
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NICE
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Pauley renovation, Laker renovation, and another UCLA NCAA Title — All that and two National Championships taken away from the trojans BY Bruins — a lot of nice things have been going down lately Three times more bathrooms. That alone is worth $180 Million. For anyone who has ever tried to go to the Rest…
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SURVIVAL OF THE TWITTEST
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Tweet Emotion — Now you can follow Trojan-Hater on “TWITTER” You can’t go one normal day without hearing about Twitter.com. From Jimmy Fallon to Derek Fisher, everyone is doing it, as the phenomenon sweeps across the Country. So, instead of waiting the usual two years until it’s yesterday’s news and I’d have…
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HE’S HALF THE MANNY USED TO BE
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Manny Being Womanny: Suspended 50 games for taking female fertility drugs commonly used after steroids, Ramirez has everyone changing their minds about his Hall of Famer status Manny Ramirez just went from being mentioned in the same breath with legendary athlete (and Bruin) Jackie Robinson, to being forever associated with presumed steroid abuser…
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AUDS & ENDS
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Lately, from the Hills of Westwood to the moral sinkhole across town, there’s been no end of stuff to audit It’s been a mini-event filled week around here — Lots of little things have happened, but no ONE thing worthy of celebrating or cursing all by itself. So today it’s time to roll…
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HEAVEN-ELEVEN
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Say halo to Mollie’s Angels: UCLA is like a convenience store inside the Pearly Gates, where the selection committee just ordered up 11 delightful deities for the Dance Team, and 8 charged-up cherubs for the Cheer Squad (and an Ambrosia Slurpee) The ballots are in. No need to get the…
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HEY NINETEEN
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Mollie and her Judges get back, Jack, and Do It Again, Reelin’ In The Year’s finest 19, who showed the Steely (Dance) resolve to survive UCLA Dance Team auditions They got a name for the winners in the World… and that name is “Bruin fans.” Because this year, as always,…
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YES WE DO HAVE PRINCE ALBEIT IN A CAN
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In the driver’s seat, new QB Kevin Prince answers the call, but the car he’s driving starts up with a crank Operator? Give me Dial-a-Prayer. There is a reason why Terry Donahue, Dick Vermeil, Jerry Robinson, and Rick Neuheisel were all stressing PATIENCE when they spoke to the Rose Bowl crowd at…