Where’s the proof?
Even after the NCAA cleared all of BYU’s
“questionable” volleyball players for the second time
this season, the Daily Bruin continues to slander the reputation of
BYU by printing comments from UCLA volleyball coach Al Scates.
Where is Scates’ evidence of these alleged
infractions?Â
Why won’t The Bruin, as so-called journalists, confront
him on this and ask him why he hasn’t provided his evidence
to the NCAA?Â
Scates speculates, insinuates and accuses, but has no
proof. If he did, he would have given it gladly to the NCAA to
destroy BYU’s program. He has no such ammunition, so he
does the next best thing: Tell the media that it is true.
Unfortunately, The Bruin bought into this fable at the expense
of the credibility of its journalists.
Eric Lyddle Agoura Hills, Calif.
Tell crying coach Al Scates to get over it. The NCAA cleared the
BYU players.
Maybe he should call the waahhhmbulance. It seems that any
school on the West Coast just can’t stand to lose in a
“beach” sport to some upstart wannabe school located in
the tops of the mountains.
Why doesn’t he just beat BYU and let his game do his
talking?
Bryon Halling Ramona, Calif.
Ariza is right
I read Bruce Tran’s column on Trevor Ariza
(“Freshman’s NBA hopes unrealistic,” April 14)
and think he is being criticized too much for his decision.
There is another side to this story that people are really
missing ““ Ariza is an extremely talented player and has all
the skills needed to make it in the NBA.
He is basically in the same boat as most of the high schoolers,
except that he has 750 minutes under his belt, which will prove
very valuable in terms of experience and polish.
Ariza is going to make a great pro. He probably could have
benefited from another year of college, but this move isn’t
as bad as some people are making it out to be.
He has a decent chance of becoming a first rounder with good
workouts.
Jonathan Givony Deputy director of scouting
www.draftcity.com
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