O.J.? Oh, No Thanks, and Hold the Mayo

Sons of Westwood:  You can take that big sigh of relief.  The disgusting display of hoops by the Bruins on Sunday February 10 in Seattle against a clearly weaker Washington Huskies team was just a small let down and not dreaded back-to-back defeats.  And, oh yeah, the Bruins beat down their cross town rivals the USC Trojans, avenging their loss earlier this season at Pauley Pavilion on January 19^th. 

Darren Collison rebounded well with a cool 14 points after he could not buy a bucket against Washington.  The unstoppable Kevin Love had another typical “K-Love” night, with another double double while going for 13 points and 11 boards.  These are the Bruins that we know can get it done.

Hey, Josh Shipp: Where are you? I know, I know, nice dunk in SC’s face on Sunday and yeah, yeah, you had 19 in a losing effort against Washington (losing being the key word in that sentence).  But in the last few weeks you have been a non-factor for UCLA going down the stretch of Pac-10 play.  It’s time to think about stepping up and being that 3-point shooter that we have seen you be, it’s time to take over a game.  You should be able to do it because you are a veteran leader of this team, aren’t you?

Finally, O.J. Mayo got a full dose of one, Russell Westbrook.  Nice try O.J., who is the Trojans all everything super stud. 4 points against your archrival Bruins, you really stepped up on Sunday.  In two games against UCLA, Mayo has had only 20 points.  I want to give Westbrook huge credit for locking down a guy that many think to be the best freshman in the country but I want to crack Mayo even more for bring absolutely nothing to the table against the best team the Trojans play all season.

The 6^th rated UCLA Bruins will move into the top 5 on Monday because 2^nd ranked Duke lost at Wake Forest right before the Bruins and the Trojans tipped off on Sunday.  I see the Bruins winning out, taking the Pac-10 tournament, and receiving one of the four #1 seeds for the NCAA tournament.  This is mainly due to Josh Shipp stepping up after reading this.  Sons of Westwood: You’re welcome.