I vividly remember UCLA's losses that year, especially the one to Notre Dame (ended the 88-game streak). One thing they all had in common, was UCLA did not play with composure down the stretch. Very surprising for a Wooden coached team. Since Wooden had a disdain for calling timeouts when his team was floundering, preferring instead to let the players figure things out. Maybe too much coaching staff pride as the players proved too many times that year, they couldn't remain calm when things got tight.
I vividly remember UCLA's losses that year, especially the one to Notre Dame (ended the 88-game streak). One thing they all had in common, was UCLA did not play with composure down the stretch. Very surprising for a Wooden coached team. Since Wooden had a disdain for calling timeouts when his team was floundering, preferring instead to let the players figure things out. Maybe too much coaching staff pride as the players proved too many times that year, they couldn't remain calm when things got tight.