IT'S OBVIOUS, BRUINS KNOW GOMEZ IS BOSS : POINT GUARD'S LEADERSHIP UNDISPUTED.(Sports) From: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) | Date: November 18, 1999 | COPYRIGHT 1999 Daily News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Lee Barnathan Staff Writer

Erica Gomez, a 5-foot-9 UCLA point guard, yells at 6-4 post player Carly Funicello about how to play in the post.

No one ever confuses Gomez for a post player, yet Funicello listens as Gomez tells her to use her drop step.

``She's the leader,'' Funicello said. ``She's been here five years. You ask her about a player, she can tell you about their strengths and weaknesses.''

Therein lies a truth about thi...