OT: Problems in UCLA Locker Room
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To some extent are you not concerned that the soft nice guy version of this is falling on deaf ears? He has said for about 5-6 games in a row the effort is on him the prep is on him gotta get the guys ready to play etc etc nothing seems to change
Lol this guy just disrespected his whole locker room. Just like Jerrod Mayo. Conversations like these should be kept one to one, but it sounds like the coach wants all the attention.
Yes I have major concerns about the defensive effort. Yelling and throwing people under the bus isn't a surefire solution.
Pike benching Ace and Dylan in the Wisconsin game did light a fire under the team. PT is going to have be the tool that is used.
I see him at my club from time to time. He's a good dude.
Just listened to his post game. It wasn't that bad. I actually wish Pike had a little more Cronin in him.
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If Dylan played better he would have played 30+ minutes. Flu was the reason/excuse for him not playing. Dylan wanted to play and Pike made the decision not to play him.
Dylan didn't have any legs. He shouldn't have been out there. He was getting easily beat off the dribble and the one three pointer he took barely hit the rim, all while getting beat down the court. He wasn't ready.
80000? Not anywhere a big deal. Heck a nice car costs as much, and then it's worth butkus.
Amazed Cronin is not coaching at Ohio State at this point in his career. Cronin still has Jersey City NJ native and former Rutgers assistant Darren Savino by his side. Does Savino get a look from Rutgers when Pikiell’s days are done here?
Did not read all the posts here, but I don't think what the coach said was out of line, nor unusual for a poor playing team
He insults them as soft, entitled, in order to first embarrass, and then motivate
He insults them as soft, entitled, in order to first embarrass, and then motivate
A lot of college basketball coaches are used to total control of kids who have no other option but to get yelled at until they can move on. They ruled with an iron fist, with varying degrees of strictness ofcourse.
A lot of coaches are finding out that they don’t know how to manage egos and aren’t the leaders they thought they were.
It’s a very important skill as a coach and a reason coach K and coach cal were at the top for a long time.
A lot of coaches are finding out that they don’t know how to manage egos and aren’t the leaders they thought they were.
It’s a very important skill as a coach and a reason coach K and coach cal were at the top for a long time.
So your point is they are playing bad and that’s on Cronin?
Mental state, effort, hustle, rebounding etc
That’s on Cronin?
I’ll assume then our terrible season is all in Pike then correct?
Here’s one….
If the university is directly paying players.
With revenue sharing….
Does that enable them to fine the players for misconduct?
I’m sure it’s at the risk of being recruited against. But wonder if this might be a tool coaches use.
If the university is directly paying players.
With revenue sharing….
Does that enable them to fine the players for misconduct?
I’m sure it’s at the risk of being recruited against. But wonder if this might be a tool coaches use.
Penn State Coach whose at ND turned his team around with a similar rant. I think after we had whooped them
Respectfully disagree
No issue with criticizing the team as a motivational tool
Maybe the locker room needs exactly that
Absolutely love it and he's spot-on IMHO. The NIL era (as-is) has made so-so kids think they're superstars. Worst thing to ever happen to collegiate athletics.
Cronin just got tossed with about 5 left and now the game is out of hand
Former Rutgers Coach Darren Savino coaching out the rest of game
Former Rutgers Coach Darren Savino coaching out the rest of game
UCLA looks as inept as Rutgers on offense.They are losing to Maryland 71 -55 with 3 minutes remaining.
Agree. Things are even worse than they appear if RU can't beat this reeling UCLA team at home on Monday night.
"I have 500 wins, I don't have to do anything else" 
interesting statement....But it's funny, teams have lost games and their coach ranted before NIL. Players have thought they were better than they actually were before nil, Now when it happens, if you don't like the idea of nil, it's because of nil.
interesting statement....But it's funny, teams have lost games and their coach ranted before NIL. Players have thought they were better than they actually were before nil, Now when it happens, if you don't like the idea of nil, it's because of nil.That’s not his point and I think you know it. A lot of the things Cronin said are probably true. That doesn’t mean he should say them publicly.
There are some great coaches that act like jackasses. Such as Hurley or hell, Bobby Knight. Some of you guys make the mistake of thinking they are great coaches *because* they act like jackasses.
Cronins team is
NET 30
3-4 in Quad 1
no loss outside Quad 2
elite road win at Oregon, neutral site non conference wins over Gonzaga and Arizona
Solidly in field if today was Selection Sunday
AHEM
UCLA is 11-5
NET 30
3-4 in Quad 1
no loss outside Quad 2
elite road win at Oregon, neutral site non conference wins over Gonzaga and Arizona
Solidly in field if today was Selection Sunday
AHEM
Not sure I understand the question
UCLA is 11-5 and ranked and definitely having a rough week to ten days.
Pike has been bad and regressing for 5 years with the last 3 years being really bad. This season a college basketball all time worse season. Litterally becoming a national laughing stock which will get worse come February. Next years roster might not have a D1 player on the roster.(Lathan transfers)
So is the question why is Pike getting fired and not Cronin?
Someone should tell him that officiating always evens out, lol
But yes, mugging is frequently allowed in the Big Ten.
23 months ago we landed Ace and Dylan because we were one of the best teams in college basketball.
You can't have it both ways. You can't kill Pike for not winning with Dylan and Ace and not give him credit for lifting the program from the dead and putting it in the place where Ace and Dylan would come here. Pike got the #2 and #3 rated recruit to come to Rutgers. People are upset with the losing and have forgotten what has been accomplished.