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The Secondary Break: Friday’s Links

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Q & A: UCLA’s Steve Alford (CBS Sports)
Steve Alford’s hiring at UCLA was met with some resistance back in the spring, with many wondering if the Bruins would play the uptempo style fans have been yearning for. The Bruins have dropped games to Missouri and Duke, but overall UCLA’s played well. And in this interview, Alford also discussed USC head coach Andy Enfield’s comments from last month.

All offense, all defense: which teams rely on one side? (Big Apple Buckets)
The goal for a team is to be a balanced unit when it comes to how they win games, with the production coming on both ends of the floor. But there are some successful teams who have gotten the job done on one end while having some trouble on the other.

Drummond, Roscoe Smith better by leaps and bounds (Connecticut Post)
Andre Drummond and Roscoe Smith were two of the contributors on Jim Calhoun’s final team at UConn, a squad that was bounced from the NCAA tournament by Iowa State after winning a national title the season prior. And changes of scenery have worked out well for both, as Drummond’s proven to be one of the NBA’s best young big men and Roscoe Smith leading the nation in rebounding at UNLV.

Hogue blossoming into star for No. 17 Iowa State (Dubuque Telegraph Herald)
No. 17 Iowa State has some talented players, with forwards Melvin Ejim and Georges Niang and guard DeAndre Kane leading the way for the Cyclones. But forward Dustin Hogue’s been a valuable piece as well, with his rebounding prowess being a welcome addition to the program.

Colorado Buffaloes basketball invokes memories of past success (Denver Post)
With No. 20 Colorado off to a 10-1 start heading into its showdown with No. 7 Oklahoma State on Saturday, there are some who have taken the time to think back to the late-1930s. Colorado was a successful program then, and in a move that would be unthinkable today they turned down an NCAA tournament bid. Oregon would go on to win the national title in 1939.

Luke Winn’s college basketball power rankings (Sports Illustrated)
A weekly staple, Luke Winn’s power rankings are both entertaining and informative. Arizona and Syracuse remain on top this week, with Winn offering insight into topics such as Arizona’s late-game execution in a win at Michigan and how pesky Ohio State’s Aaron Craft and Shannon Scott have been on the defensive end.

Streaking UMass Minutemen eye national stage (MassLive.com)
Derek Kellogg’s UMass team is back in the national polls for the first time since 1998, and their goal is to remain there while also earning more respect nationally. First task after winning at Ohio on Wednesday: win at Florida State on Saturday afternoon.

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