10 questions time

Do the ladies love the new physique?

Can you take Brian Dohn in a 1-on-1 game if you played left handed?

Besides the games themselves, what is the best (most fun) part of road trips with the team?

Brian: Anyway to request Spencer Soo to come to the media session so we can get some 10 questions with him?

Darren: What has been your biggest thrill as a Bruin so far?

How would you improve Pauley?

Your shot is not the classic jump shooting technique...how often to do coaches try to change it?

Once you've graduated will you miss about UCLA?

Have you ever done the 'crab dribble'?

Have you ever played against anyone quicker or faster than you? If so, who??

1. Despite the fact that he doesn't have much, does Coach Howland ever let his hair down with the players? When, and in what ways?

2. Who is the most successful with women on the team.

3. Excluding current team members, which of your former team members was the most fun to play with and why? Most competitive? Toughest?

Could you take Mike Roll in a game of HORSE?

After 3 straight years of deep tournament runs, do you still get butterflies before big games? Or does that only happen to freshmen?

Favorite restaurant in Westwood?

what was the deciding factor for you coming back for your final year? K Love, R westbrook, Mba a Moute and L Mata were already gone so winning the big dance was pretty much out of the question?

Darren,
Does it bother you that there are empty spaces on each side of Pauley Pavillion? Do you think UCLA limits the students to be more active at the games? Would you rather be drafted by a medicore team(more playing time) or a playoff team(veterans who can teach you the ropes)?

Who is the faster runner in your family? Who wins in a race your mom or dad?

What do you think of the play of the women's basketball team? What do you think of the coach she is pretty cute?

Which of the 4 teams you were on had the most talent?

Who is the player you enjoy most going against in summer league?

You and Jrue, seperated at birth?

What are some of the challenges of being both a student and an athlete at a top-tier academic institution like UCLA?

Other than playing basketball at UCLA, what's been your favorite thing about UCLA.

All-Time Favorite Bruin?
All-Time Favorite Basketball Player?

Which team do you see being your toughest opponent in the Pac 10 this year?

Which arena is the hardest to play at on the road?

Darren:

Do you have any info on the search for a new defensive coordinator? Do you have any idea who the silent commit is? Which of this year's freshmen do you think will have the most impact on the football team next year?

What has been the funniest "smack talk" that you had heard while in a game?

Do you play any pick up games at your old stomping grounds (Etiwanda, Rancho Cucamonga)?!? Or with any former bruins?!?

Where do you expect to be taken in the draft? How much do you think you improved your draft status by staying another year?

Darren, do you have an opinion on who the new DC should be? (Just Joking)

funniest Ben Howland Story

DC, what are the top two fast food places around the UCLA campus?

what other sports team on campus do you think you're good enough to play on?

what other sports team on campus do you WISH you were good enough to play on?

can you run 400 meters in under 52 seconds like your mom once did?

Congrats on breaking the all-time UCLA record for consecutive made free-throws. Did you know during the end of the Oregon game that you were about to break the record, and if so did it make those last few free-throws any harder?

best place to eat in rancho cucamunga? westwood?

From the UCLA dance squad..... Elise or Brianna?

Ever think about trying out for the Football team as a wide receiver with your speed and jumping abilities?

What role, if any, did Jordan Farmar play in your development as a point guard?

Hey Darren, since you've been at UCLA, you've played w/ Jordan Farmar, Russell Westbrook, and now Jrue Holiday. If you all were to play a one-on-one, who wins, by how much, and why?

1. What basketball player do you model your game after?

2. What's playing in your iPod?

Favorite venue (besides Pauley) to play at and why?

As a senior and a team leader, how has your relationship with your teammates, especially the freshman, changed? Are you pressuring yourself to work even harder to develop your craft?

Whats the best practical joke someone has played on a teammate?

Do you ever play yourself in NCAA Basketball 09? If not, who?

Would you ever consider wearing a high top fade like Brian Price of the footbaall team? In your opinion, who on the basketball team would look best with that hairstyle?

Darren,
Your shooting percentages across the board have gone up each of your four years. I assume this is due to hard work over the summer. How many hours a day do you put in and how many shots a day are you taking in the offseason?

Darren,
Do you keep in touch with Kevin, Luc, or Russell this year? Have they offered you advice or have vice versa?

What is the likelihood that Coach Howland will allow players to bring their girlfriends on road trips?

If you were stranded on a deserted island with one other person, would you rather it be Coach Howland or Beyonce?

What tastes better: UCLA cafeteria food or your mom's cooking?

Darren, why have you decided to dunk more this year?

Would you like to stay in LA and play for the Lakers, or play for another NBA team?

If you had to wear one pair for an extended period of time, would you chose Dohn's Crocs or Jerry Garcia's Birkenstocks?

Do you guys play jokes on the freshmen? If yes, what do you do?

Long drive from Cucamonga to Westwood, did you ever carpool with fellow Etiwanda HS classmate Ryan Babineau (formerly of the Bruin baseball team)? If so, who controlled the radio?

Have your parents ever taken you to Guyana? If so, what were your impressions of your parents' home country?

Hello DC,
i remember while in high school you grew up an Arizona fan..is there any extra incentive when you play them as they failed to recruit you? What were you thoughts when LO retired.

Good luck the rest of the year!

Darren, what's the bigger rush, drilling a big 3 point shot in somebody's mug, or cutting a guy's heart out on a drive at the end of the game??? Thanks for staying ...

better ballers...... I.E or L.A.??

In the video game "Rock Band", which instrument do you play best - - drums or guitar, or do you like singing the best?