sports.espn.go.com - 3/26/2008
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UCLA coach Ben Howland is a grinder, and he has pushed the Bruins to back-to-back Final Fours and is on the verge of a third straight. And for that success, he's become one of the best coaches not to have won it all yet, writes Gene Wojciechowski.
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ESPN: Ben Howland is the Best Head Coach without a NC
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I love Ben Howland. ESPN’s got a legit article on Howland , saying he’s the best coach to have not won a title. Here are some excerpts. Howland isn’t steak, he’s meat loaf. He isn’t going to do a Bruce Pearl, apply a coat of body paint to his bare chest and hang out in the student section. He isn’t going to do a Rick Pitino and dress like he borrowed his white suits from Barry Gibb or Tom Wolfe. He’s just a coach, not a personality. Nobody, in my mind, is more dedicated to his craft,” said University of California-San Diego coach Chris Carlson, who worked with or for Howland on four different staffs, the latest as UCLA’s director of basketball operations. “It’s not simply the ...
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