I'm not a UCLA fan, but there's never been a coach there as good as John Wooden. Wooden won with great players (Alcindor, Walton), but he also won with just very good players (Goodrich, Hazzard, Johnson).
One thing about great coaches their teams always look under control no matter the talent. When Jordan played at N. Carolin it was obvious he could have easily scored 35-40 ppg. But Dean Smith made him play in the system.
Steve Alford's UCLA teams didn't look under control. You lose for one or two seasons at UCLA and you're out of a job. Wooden queered it for the successive coaches.