West Coast Hoops

Grant Wahl from SI wrote a great little ode to West Coast basketball - Look West, young men. He's absolutely right - there's some great coaching talent in the Pac-10, WCC, WAC and even the MWC...and of course, with a great UCLA team, we're hoping that a rising tide lifts all boats. For those of you who still use velcro on your sneakers, what I'm really saying is that year after year, the West Coast somehow gets screwed when it comes to the Tourney - seedings are full of hooey, and a lot of Westies have to play in regionals elsewhere around the country (I know, I know...that happens to a lot of schools, but it happens a helluva lot more for the Westies).

This piece also has some really nice nostalgic tidbits - the PCAA (I used to attend Bill Berry's bball camp at San Jose State in the old gym, which was, like Harmon before it was "remodeled", a true gym), the floor at Maples...all great stuff.