UCLA

[Anon1723990757]

2022 recruit SKy says hi.

Let's list all the early recruites. Hickman. Next year's. Lots of them

 

[tankerjoe]

Cronin can still screw things up

 

[gamecockcat]

Either you didn’t read the thread or your comprehension skills are negligible.

The thread is not about whether UCLA’s run was impressive. That’s not a debate. No one, including me, said otherwise. I even compared it to VCU’s Final Four run, which of course was impressive.

The discussion on the thread is about whether that run means UCLA is a major threat going forward. In that debate, noting things like a 5-game losing streak late in the year, being an 11-seed, and falling behind a weak MSU team all are relevant. So is the degree of luck they managed to accrue, because luck is hard to reproduce.

So everything I said was not only factually accurate it was relevant to the discussion. It’s not my concern that you massively missed the point.

And yet your 3rd paragraph does indeed indicate that you don't think their run was impressive. 5-game losing streak, 11-seed, falling behind a weak MSU and accruing luck very much indicates that you don't find their run impressive. I understand quite clearly what you stated. Do you?

Whether those facts are relevant to next year's team is debatable. UK went 9-16 this year. Since it's likely that at least 4 of this year's starters will not be in blue next year, would facts about this year be relevant for UK next year?

As I stated, the jury is still out on whether that run will prove to be sustainable or was lightning in a bottle. I'm not basing my opinion on 'luck' they accrued this year (according to you), or what seed they were or how much they fell behind in a game they won. If they bring Juzang back, unlikely, and continue the recent success recruiting, I don't see why they wouldn't be considered a strong contender for the FF next year. A lot of ifs, yes, but to dismiss them as a fluke, at this point, is premature.

 

[gojvc]

I’m not sure where this “Mick Cronin being a bad coach” narrative on this board comes from.

To be honest, I thought his UC teams looked pretty well-coached. As I recall, they played really hard and we’re really intense on the defensive end. It’s true that they were not good shooting teams (something that, thanks to players like Juzang, he seems to have fixed at UCLA), but there was never any question as to how hard Cronin’s teams would play.

I always thought he was a pretty good coach, despite how much folks on this board want to believe otherwise.

Agree. While he wasn’t the “sexy” hire I thought he would do a good job there. He’s light years beyond Steve Alford as a coach. And Cincinnati ain’t UCLA.