UCLA's timeline to the top
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 12:25 am
So as a Bruins fan, I am admittedly optimistic, but with the recent transfer of the Wear twins along with a solid recruiting class, I can't help but think that UCLA is back on the climb to the top. We have good players at every age group (not just seniors and freshman that leave after one year like in 2009) and they look like they could all fit together. My guess would be next season they compete for the Pac-10 (probably win) and get ousted in the 2nd round of the tournament/ Maybe the sweet 16 if we get lucky. The year after that, though, I could see them making a run for the final 4.
Depth chart:
Jones/Anderson
Lamb/Carlino
Honeycutt/Recruit?
Wear/Nelson/Lane
Smith/Wear/Stover
This is assuming that Malcolm Lee leaves after next year as a junior and Honeycutt stays. If Smith loses weight and Nelson/Lane/Wears keep on progressing, we could have one of the best frontcourts in the nation if not the best. Lamb will probably be a prototypical UCLA guard by this point in time and Carlino/Jones should be well on their way to being formidable guards. Lets say we land a nice SF in the 2011 class (crossing fingers for Dawson or Nash), UCLA could be one of the best teams in the nation once again. Any thoughts?
Depth chart:
Jones/Anderson
Lamb/Carlino
Honeycutt/Recruit?
Wear/Nelson/Lane
Smith/Wear/Stover
This is assuming that Malcolm Lee leaves after next year as a junior and Honeycutt stays. If Smith loses weight and Nelson/Lane/Wears keep on progressing, we could have one of the best frontcourts in the nation if not the best. Lamb will probably be a prototypical UCLA guard by this point in time and Carlino/Jones should be well on their way to being formidable guards. Lets say we land a nice SF in the 2011 class (crossing fingers for Dawson or Nash), UCLA could be one of the best teams in the nation once again. Any thoughts?