Russ is a life long Bruins fan whose love of UCLA dates back to the late '60s. He is a former high school basketball coach with roughly a quarter of a century of coaching experience overall. Russ is a father of seven and lives in Indiana.
This Go Joe Bruin contributor is rooting for Steve Alford, which means a few things to me. First, it means not getting caught up in creating artificial, unrealistic measuring sticks. One example of that…Read More
The hiring of Steve Alford to run the UCLA men’s basketball program has been met with mixed reactions. To those hoping for a marquee name like Stevens, Smart, Pitino or Donovan, the hiring was obviously…Read More
No. 6-seed UCLA’s opponent in the “second” round of the NCAA Tourney is the No. 11-seed Minnesota Golden Gophers. Many are picking Minnesota to upset the Bruins. We as UCLA fans know the…Read More
The UCLA Bruins are 25-8, and playing in the Pac-12 Championship Game versus Oregon after a hard, scrappy victory over Arizona, 66-64. The victory was bittersweet as second-leading scorer Jordan Adams…Read More
Defense won a regular season Pac-12 Championship yesterday. The Bruins’ offense was abysmal. UCLA went 1-for-10 from three-point range, shot under 40 percent from the field and had as many turnovers…Read More
Maybe it is rocket science after all? Nah, it’s not. There are certain principles that must be adhered…Read More
Hey, Shabazz. You seem like a stand-up guy. During the interviews that you’ve done you come across…Read More
With one week left in the regular season, UCLA is in a tie for first place with Oregon for the Pac-12…Read More
The UCLA freshmen continue to rise. LDII has proven to be a fantastic addition to the team whose impact…Read More
The UCLA Bruins face a tough task in their nationally televised matchup versus No. 11 Arizona. The Wildcats…Read More
As expected, the UCLA Bruins defeated USC on Sunday. What wasn’t expected was how relatively handily…Read More
The Pac-12 Conference Tournament for men’s basketball is 2 ½ weeks away. If the season ended…Read More
The Bruins secured a win over a very mediocre Stanford team on Saturday at Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto.…Read More
Wow, did that suck! Want to know an almost sure-fire way to lose to California? Score two points over…Read More
I watched the Washington-Oregon game last night, hoping for a Huskies victory. Oregon won, which doesn’t help…Read More
It wasn’t pretty, but UCLA’s 59-57 win over Washington was much needed. The victory temporarily…Read More
With the second half of the Pac-12 season starting this evening for UCLA, the natives are understandably…Read More
Russell O’Risky continues his “This Ain’t Rocket Science” series by examining…Read More
Can the Bruins still win the regular season Pac-12 Conference Title? In a word: no. Oh, it’s theoretically…Read More
UCLA walked into Tempe and laid an egg today. This isn’t Rocket Science. Jacking up jumpers on the…Read More
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