Collison and Love not ready for NBA

UCLA just doesn't have a dominant player, one capable of taking over by himself.

Now, that said, if Kevin Love does decide to leave, he will be a very good NBA player. He can shoot, he has the jump hook and a decent amount of moves around the basket. Best of all he can pass, which will keep people honest. That's why Bird was so good in the NBA. If he didn't have that passing ability he would have been an early version of Stojakovich.

So I disagree Love was overmatched. He had 12 points and 9 rebounds. He would have had more but UCLA's guards weren't good enough to get him the ball in the post in the second half. They kept getting pressured out of their sets and Love would have to go to the high post and set screens.

The Memphis front court didn't dominate him. Dorsey was scoreless. Taggert was just OK. 

Well, unless I am seriously wrong about that, then I would stop looking at the players so hard and start looking at Howland. Because if the same (VERY talented) team loses for the same reasons three years in a row, then I suspect the Coach has not

a) prepared them adequately and

b) come up with solutions to the team strengths that UCLA was going to face on the floor.

Ultimately the game rests with the players but i don't think they can take all the blame for what looks like a long term failure at the coaching level. C & L aren't ready for the NBA but perhaps Howland isn't ready for the final Four.