LOS ANGELES -- The question put to UCLA coach Jim Mora is worrisome to the questioner because it seems to include a potentially self-fulfilling prophecy: Jim, are you grumpy?
Mora could laugh at the unusual inquiry. He could get mad at how stupid it is, though by doing that he'd probably be forced to recognize the irony at some point. Instead, he takes it seriously and starts by saying that he is surprised some might think him so.
"I don't think I'm grumpy," Mora said. "I think I'm competitive. I'm not wishy-washy. I'll say what I think, and if I think someone is pushing a question or a conversation in a direction I don't think is accurate, I'll certainly stand up and fight for my position and the position of my team.