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UCLA Basketball: Comparing This Season’s Team To 2007-08

By Mike Regalado

December 10, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; General view of playing court before the UCLA Bruins play against the Michigan Wolverines at Pauley Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
December 10, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; General view of playing court before the UCLA Bruins play against the Michigan Wolverines at Pauley Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 3, 2016; Lexington, KY, USA; UCLA Bruins guard Isaac Hamilton (10) rebounds the ball against the Kentucky Wildcats at Rupp Arena. UCLA defeated Kentucky 97-92. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 3, 2016; Lexington, KY, USA; UCLA Bruins guard Isaac Hamilton (10) rebounds the ball against the Kentucky Wildcats at Rupp Arena. UCLA defeated Kentucky 97-92. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports /

Small Forward: Isaac Hamilton vs. Josh Shipp

Both Hamilton and Shipp played until their senior seasons which means they had a lot of experience at UCLA (although the 2007-08 season was only Shipp’s redshirt junior year).

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Both were role players in the offensive set up and did well supporting the players that got a little bit more attention.

The only difference here is that Hamilton is UCLA’s leading scorer.

Though silently, Hamilton is scoring 17.7 points per game. He is a streaky shooter and is not afraid to attack the rim.

With the way the Bruins move the ball around, Hamilton has been able to get points from all over the court.

Shipp was more of an outside shooter, though he had a decent inside game. He also had a solid defensive style, but if he was to go against Hamilton, chances are the Shipp would go down.

Advantage: Hamilton