I think UCLA is a victim of an era that defines every team according to its performance in the NCAA tournament. . . . There were eight consecutive seasons of 20 wins or more after Wooden left his post but only two trips to the Final Four before the 1995 national title run. Folks don't value regular-season consistency as much as they emphasize the results in the crapshoot known as the NCAA tournament. And UCLA is the poster child for that reality.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Quote from ESPN's Myron Medcalf
(about the biggest factor in UCLA's lack of sustained success post-Wooden)
I think UCLA is a victim of an era that defines every team according to its performance in the NCAA tournament. . . . There were eight consecutive seasons of 20 wins or more after Wooden left his post but only two trips to the Final Four before the 1995 national title run. Folks don't value regular-season consistency as much as they emphasize the results in the crapshoot known as the NCAA tournament. And UCLA is the poster child for that reality.
I think UCLA is a victim of an era that defines every team according to its performance in the NCAA tournament. . . . There were eight consecutive seasons of 20 wins or more after Wooden left his post but only two trips to the Final Four before the 1995 national title run. Folks don't value regular-season consistency as much as they emphasize the results in the crapshoot known as the NCAA tournament. And UCLA is the poster child for that reality.
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