Gonzaga-Wazzu; Plus Wooden Inspiration

Gonzaga, the No. 4 team in the nation according to the Associated Press this week, is preparing to play the Washington State Cougars by recruiting some alumni basketball players to practice against in scrimmage games. The elderly players, it is thought, will more accurately mimic the kind of slowed down pace that the Cougars bring to the fold. Mark Few certainly knows how to win games (except against the USD Toreros) but this strategy has to really motivate the WCU Cougars. If the Final Four Blog could bet on this, we’d say that Zags are due for a regional rivalry upset beat down.

Also of note, Sports Illustrated is reporting on a story about college hoops legend John Wooden giving the UCLA players a pep talk. Well, more like he just made a comment about patience with the new team, as they need time to gel. Here’s a nice Wooden quote to get you through the Wednesday:

Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.

Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.

—John Wooden

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