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Ben Howland

Ben Howland

American Coach

Born: May 28, 1957

Always Good Great Me People You

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Usually you have a feel for what a kid's abilities are by the end of their sophomore year. Ben Howland

You Year Kid Ability Feel Sophomore Sophomore Year End

UCLA will always be involved with great players, and those players always draw scrutiny. That's just the way it is. Ben Howland

Great Will Way Draw Those Involved Always Just Scrutiny Players

You can never blame somebody for wanting to go home. Ben Howland

Home You Blame Somebody Never Go Go Home Wanting

I will never leave UCLA and will stay at UCLA as long they will have me. Ben Howland

Me Will Long Stay Never Leave

What is the NCAA going to do a program if a kid leaves before two years. You can't control it. The NBA is the one that has to control it. Ben Howland

You Before Control Kid Leaves Years Going NBA Two Program

This is always one of my big pet peeves is that 65% of NBA players, three years out of the NBA, are broke. I mean, so, maybe maturing a little more on the front end and getting an education might serve you well down the road. Ben Howland

Education You Pet Three Big Down Broke Out More Road Well Always Years End Maturing Front Getting Maybe Little Mean Might Down The Road NBA Serve Players

Typically, you'll see that zones work better in November than in February. As the season goes on, teams get better and better at attacking zones, and it becomes harder to become an effective zone defense as the season progresses. But early on, it can be can good at times. Ben Howland

How many people do you know who love their jobs? Did your dad love his job? Was he passionate about it? Because I am. I love it. I love the relationships. I love teaching. I love the competition. I love everything about it. Ben Howland

Love You People Competition Job Relationships Everything Jobs About He Do You Know Know Because How Am How Many People Passionate His Did Your Teaching Who Many Dad

There's no question we made a couple mistakes there at UCLA at the very end. Ben Howland

Made Mistakes No Question Couple Question End Very

It still comes down to attracting players, and UCLA can attract players as well as any place in the country. Ben Howland

Country Down Attract Attracting Well Still Any Place Players

Both my children have degrees from UCLA. Ben Howland

Degrees Both Children

I wear Johnston & Murphy, not penny loafers. Ben Howland

Penny Wear Murphy

The summer in Arizona is too hot. Ben Howland

Too Summer Hot Arizona

Flagstaff, up in the mountains where I lived, there is 130 inches of snow a year. Ben Howland

Year Mountains Up Snow Where Inches Lived

Basketball movies don't really accentuate the flow of the game. Ben Howland

Game Accentuate Movies Really Flow Basketball

When you go to the big city - you're in New York, Boston, you're in L.A. - you walk in the streets, and nobody says anything to you. It becomes so impersonal because there's so many people. Ben Howland

Archie Miller does a fantastic job at Dayton. Ben Howland

Job Archie Dayton Does Fantastic Miller

It's a real advantage in basketball to have great hands. Ben Howland

Great Advantage Real Hands Basketball

I don't get to fish that much, believe me. Ben Howland

Me Believe Fish Get Much

I always had great respect for the SEC with all the great players. Ben Howland

Great Respect Great Respect Had Always SEC Players

Kevin Stallings has been a picture of consistency at Vanderbilt. Ben Howland

Consistency Picture Has-Been Been Kevin

I've had a number of kids in the NBA that I've coached and a number of other great players that I've coached. Ben Howland

Great Other Kids Had Coached NBA Players Number

Field-goal percentage is very important. Ben Howland

Important Percentage Very

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