It was only a week ago that UCLA’s starting guards seemed to have fully rewritten the previously unpleasant narratives about their season.
Once derided for lacking point guard skills, Dylan Andrews’ two-way stardom was prompting worries that he might leave early for the NBA.
Long criticized for wild, selfish play, Sebastian Mack was becoming a galvanizing force.
Often condemned by fans as being unworthy of playing for UCLA, Lazar Stefanovic was fully embraced.
Any honest accounting of their play swerved once again Saturday night, and not in a way that would make any of them want to keep reading.