Sports: Bruins versus Gonzaga Thursday Night

A bit of bad news for the Bruins. Farmar who has had ankle problems
for much of the season injured his left wrist and right thumb in the Alabama game. Excerpt:

An MRI exam and two X-rays on the left wrist of UCLA point guard Jordan Farmar, who was injured in Saturday's victory over Alabama in the second round of the NCAA tournament, were negative.

Still, Bruin Coach Ben Howland isn't happy seeing Farmar wearing a brace on the wrist, which is slightly swollen, or the sight of minor swelling on Farmar's right thumb.

"I'll be fine," said Farmar, who insists his ability to control the ball or shoot it will not be affected by the injury.

Farmar was hurt breaking his fall with both arms after colliding with several Alabama players as he drove down the lane with a little over six minutes to play Saturday.

Hopefully, Farmar will be closer to 100% than to 50%.

The key to UCLA's chances in the Gonzaga game may rest with Collison. Darren Collison is the freshman backup point. He has been getting more and more minutes as the season went along. Howland has been using Collison to give Farmar a break on the bench or allowing Jordan to move over to the 2-guard spot with less ball handling duties.

I'll be really curious who Howland puts on Adam Morrison. Will he use Bozeman the senior who is a little smaller but quicker? Or will he put a Moute who is a freshman but a bit bigger?