And This Is After UCLA Beat USC

I give up.

I am not going to be drawn into one more discussion of the current UCLA basketball coach. For me, there is no reason to discuss this any further. If anybody believes that under the current coach we will one day magically become a top-five national power annually, let them be the last one to turn out the lights on what remains of a once-proud tradition.

I’ve had it with the discussions about the lack of fundamentals, lack of execution, lack of intelligence, lack of intensity, lack of teaching that is being provided under the current coach. Two years ago, I gave up my precious season seats as protest. Now, I vow to not discuss the current coach anymore. Ever.

If people choose to support the current coach by going to games, do it with the knowledge that you are supporting the status quo, and the status quo is not anywhere remotely near what it can be for any true Bruin follower.

EARL JONES

Los Angeles

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Surrounded by the splendor of Bel-Air, the majesty of Malibu, the grandeur of Pacific Palisades, the glamour of Hollywood and the power brokers of Beverly Hills, UCLA is blessed with unequaled geographical beauty coupled with academic excellence.

This alone will always attract the finest athletes in the land. Any of their teams should win 75% of the time without a coach.

Why, then, is the Bruin basketball team winning only 60% of the time?

Easy. They have a pitchman instead of a coach.

FRED CASSIDY

Torrance

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Why is it that Missouri could finish the investigation on Kareem Rush in two days? Why did it take Peter Dalis and his staff two-plus months when the charges were very similar? Why is it that Missouri has already appealed and had the penalty reduced while UCLA can’t make up its mind on an appeal? And the biggest question of all: How can you hold a high school kid responsible for his actions when a sanctioned AAU coach tells him it’s OK?

DAVE STAUFFER

Cerritos