I don't think he told his guys to stop trying, but i think from a coaching standpoint he may have played a bit conservative. It takes some pretty big balls to accuse a coach like that of throwing the game so his team would have a better shot later in the title game. I think Mora Jr. responded well. I know Coach Bo wouldn't have taken it well. But then again, i can't imagine Bo throwing a game for easier competition.
Of course, if UCLA loses again to Stanford this Friday, then T.J. Simers looks more like an idiot.