PHILADELPHIA - Sixth-seeded UCLA better hope it doesn’t have its NCAA Tournament first-round game against 11th-seeded VCU end with this scenario: the Bruins get the ball, with 2 seconds left and trailing by three points. Somebody’s going to take a half-court shot, right?

Here’s the problem. When the Bruins horsed around at the end of Wednesday’s shootaround at Wachovia Center, all the players — except the tailbone-nursing Darren Collison – launched a shot from half court — and missed.  See the video here:

Sharpshooter Nikola Dragovic saw his efforts hit the rim and bounce away. Senior Josh Shipp hit the glass with his shot. Freshman Jrue Holiday sunk half-court buckets twice in about a dozen attempts. But can you see Coach Ben Howland giving Holiday the ball for UCLA’s last heave?

– Marcia C. Smith/The Register

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