UCLA Deserves A Number 1 Seed

As the NCAA college basketball regular season comes closer to an end I will break down who I think deserves a number 1 seed in the tournament.

Until then, I must say UCLA deserves that distinction, and I will openly say that is a biased opinion because I want to see them play live three miles away at the Honda Center.

I will say it now, the Bruins will make another trip to the Final Four this year in large part to the experience of players like Darren Collison, and the freshman phenom in Kevin Love. But an x-factor is Russell Westbrook.

Westbrook can create his shot just as good as the departed Arron Afflalo, and his intensity on defense is the highest on the Bruins squad. His energy level is the key to the Bruins success, as evidenced in the above video of him sparking his team to a comeback victory over the Oregon Ducks this past weekend.

Dude has some of the best facials this year in NCAA basketball.

UCLA Bruins Basketball Has Begun

The UCLA Bruins basketball team did work last night, son. Facing a tough Azusa Pacific (kidding), the Bruins squeaked out a 111-61 victory.

Pauley Pavilion was treated to the debut of the next great big man in UCLA history, Kevin Love. The next coming of Bill Walton. The freshman had 15 points and 12 rebounds in 21 minutes of play.

Josh Shipp, the main scoring threat with the departure of Arron Afflalo, had 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting in 22 minutes, while point guard Darren Collison had a game-high 7 assists. The bad part was that Collison suffered a knee injury and will receive an MRI today. There was no swelling after the game so hopefully he will not miss much time.

This Bruins team WILL return to the Final Four this year. Love is going to be huge for the Westwood squad. The kid has been contacting John Wooden for advice and to learn of the most-storied college basketball school.

Hopefully he is not a "one and done" player. The Bruins could dominate college basketball again if he stays at the school for a few seasons.