UCLA M. Basketball Postgame - Coach Cronin, at Rutgers (Jan. 13, 2025)

[@windu2472]

We are so cooked. Wild to see the team just absolutely implode like this

[@mikejones9906]

lol there’s 14 games left calm down

[@windu2472]

@@mikejones9906 calm down? Have you not been watching? This team was ranked 15th a couple weeks ago and now we lost 4 in a row and 3 of those have been to teams bottom half of the conference. We are already guaranteed to not get a good seed in March if we even make the tournament at all

[@mikejones9906]

@@windu2472 Cronin just needs to play Mara, too many points in the paint.

[@windu2472]

@@mikejones9906 I agree but if it was going to happen it would have happened. He’s said over and over he needs to play him more yet he doesn’t so you’re blindly wishing for something that probably won’t happen

[@mikejones9906]

@ This is a rare season in College basketball where there are no automatic wins in the SEC or Big Ten. It’s a gauntlet for teams in those conferences.

[@VincentBaker-j1b]

You love this stuff. You know you do, or you wouldn't be here. Cronin is never boring. I've developed a theory about Cronin's latest conversations with the media. He's trying to get people to get interested in the Bruins men's basketball program, and boy is it working. I've never seen so many people leaving comments about his postgame press conferences. Cronin does his best impression of General George S. Patton, and we got people coming out of the woodwork to get their two cents in, including me.

[@sstewart03]

If you can’t recruit at UCLA, you can’t recruit. If you can’t motivate at UCLA, you can’t motivate.

[@paulvon2378]

Can they fire this guy now of a big payout?

[@JamesCiavarelli]

These players are playing hard. But the truth of the matter is there just not that good. Especially when they get in that half court offense. They have very few players that can create there own shot. And fast breaks in the Mick Croninv Era is non exisent.

[@Andrew-eq2wu]

It doesn’t help that Mick forces these guys to play iso ball and create something out of nothing. They’re not elite scorers, so it’s shocking how few offensive sets they run. Little to no off-ball actions and motion in the half-court to free up guys for better looks. This is not good offensive strategy and it’s appalling that Cronin hasn’t been able to adjust. Good coaches adapt to the abilities of their players.

[@randallmadison9910]

​@@Andrew-eq2wuHe was an assistant under Pitino. I saw St. John's score 80 points and play good defense. Call Rick for some coaching advice. It takes defense as well as offense. Not talking about firing Cronin, but this is back to Howland. Just horrible on offense. This is on Cronin. Recruited players from Europe. They lost. Instead of coaching them up, he ran them off. Prior to the season, Cronin was bragging about how much talent and shooting the Bruins have. This team is consistently horrible on offense. The common denominator is Cronin. Look in the mirror. Get some help because results are facts. Facts indicate Cronin has no clue about offense.

[@randallmadison9910]

​@@Andrew-eq2wuHe was an assistant under Pitino. I saw St. John's score 80 points and play good defense. Call Rick for some coaching advice. It takes defense as well as offense. Not talking about firing Cronin, but this is back to Howland. Just horrible on offense. This is on Cronin. Recruited players from Europe. They lost. Instead of coaching them up, he ran them off. Prior to the season, Cronin was bragging about how much talent and shooting the Bruins have. This team is consistently horrible on offense. The common denominator is Cronin. Look in the mirror. Get some help because results are facts. Facts indicate Cronin has no clue about offense.

[@SpreadAU]

I’ve been loving watching all his post game since calling his team soft losers.

[@raymondstern9046]

In this era of portal nil and ability to play in the nba after freshman year might not be an solid option to call out players constantly would have worked 15 years ago not now unfortunately

[@paulvon2378]

great job, Mick.

[@strikesan24]

prayers for those who have been impacted by the wild fires🙏🙏🙏

[@MatthieuLeo]

Cronin has no accountablity. Our offense does the same thing on every possesion. We don't run any creative sets and have no designed plays.We're easy to guard with no creativity and no consistent 3 point shooting. Doesn't help that we almost never have the best player on the court in conference play.

[@TryingToDoBetter01]

100%. I never played basketball, but went to Gonzaga game with my nephew who played high school basketball. He was saying that offense is simple even for high school and way too easy to defend.

[@MatthieuLeo]

@@TryingToDoBetter01 Thats funny. I was at the Gonzaga game with my uncle. We agreed on the same thing. We got lucky that game with our 3 point shooting. It's not looking likely we will shoot that well from3 again this season.

[@GoCards1983]

Dudes a hell of a coach

[@Andrew-eq2wu]

Tough person, bad coach.

[@paulvon2378]

sure

[@GoCards1983]

@Andrew-eq2wu just a down year he got a 9 seed to a final four thats pretty damn good. Too much recent bias in sports now

[@paulvon2378]

@@GoCards1983 not up to UCLA standards. I agree he is a good coach for a lesser program

[@traphousse3721]

Skyy clark shouldn’t be in division 1 starting him is hilarious

[@GoCards1983]

He was fine at Louisville

[@traphousse3721]

Fair but your starting pg can’t be averaging 6 & 2. This the big 10. Him getting more minutes than Mack is crazy.

[@slidefirst694]

They spend the next 2 weeks on the west coast and will probably get some Ws

[@LABoyko]

Coach Mick doesn't mince words. Why I love this guy. UCLA has lost four straight because their defense has completely abandoned them.

[@RobbieBEISBOL]

Absolutely true. I’m a Cincinnati Bearcats fan and I watch because I miss Mick. I know he deserves a certain amount of criticism, but he’s an excellent coach.

[@richardthelionheart5594]

@@RobbieBEISBOL He's the best. Keep grinding, things have to get better.

[@Knizzle28]

That soft comment really backfired. They’re in their head.

[@demeriuspittman9080]

Excuses, Excuses! Always talking about defense when his teams never play half court offense. Been a fan for years and it's tough to watch.

[@paulvon2378]

move on from Mickey Mouse

[@KenWesaw]

I will be surprised if he lasts the season

[@JesseManzo-w6s]

Team shooked. However there’s still time to right this ship

[@ChadBest-ug8uo]

Blame the guards ......check Blame the forwards.....check Blame the refs.......check Blame the asst. coaches......check Blame the touch scheduling.....check Hmmmm.....anyone left?

[@mgobluecom]

He needs to blame his momma!😂

[@CobraChamp]

Mick is a great coach, but like so many other coaches, he has just had enough of the players in this era. NIL and the transfer portal has significantly changed the authority a coach has and it is hard for a seasoned coach to adapt. There is no doubt that this will go down in college basketball as the dark few years where nobody can build a program. The NCAA needs to fix this and fast!

[@thingsarequestionable]

This all started when he started bashing the players and team when they played Michigan. He's a toxic coach.

[@losthighway4840]

He’s been doing that for years. The guy is a loser.

[@stephenb89]

All the guy has done is won during his tenure as a coach. Y’all are toxic fans

[@BigLar56321]

@@stephenb89Knight won too. Doesn’t mean he wasn’t toxic.

[@lolz476]

i'd like the bruins to hire mark madsen. literally the anti-cronin in every regard lol (height, temperament, was a player himself, etc.)

[@Dadjokes8104]

I’m old and I’ve watched numerous programs over the years have a losing team one year. Then, a new coach comes in the next year - with essentially the same roster - and have great success. I know everyone is going to go with his narrative that it’s the players but coaching is failing these players right now.

[@matthewfunk734]

Last season, MC

[@Wuftalksports]

Just make it to the tournament and anything can happen.

[@mgers75]

Kentucky gave up 58 points in the second half of a recent confernce game and beat a top 5 team (Florida). So it can be done.

[@Hellos789]

Im luving this. Mick needed to be humbled.

[@GoCards1983]

Humbled? They been humbled all season dude is a hell of a coach just doesnt have the horses this yr at all

[@edwarddominguez7076]

These players have no heart, and Cornin called it they are soft...

[@PsychItsMike]

Cronin built this team. Wasted 2 years of recruiting and has nothing to show for it. It's mind blowing how Alford recruited far superior talent while losing than Cronin. I don't think he can relate to players or get the best out of them. Haven't seen a single player really develop under him.

[@uyuy72]

Johnny Juzhang, Jaime Jaquez and Tyler Campbell turned out pretty well under Cronin. Alford never made a deep run in the tournament despite having top recruiting talent.

[@stephenb89]

He made it to a final four and you don’t think he related to or developed players?

[@blackmenhike2]

After those smug comments he made after he lost to my team UNC he’s been snowballing ever since your team is a fraud! Go Carolina!

[@dylanlieck]

Mick has always recruited good athletes who are tough kids who play hard and defend. When you do that, you are going to have some struggles. That's why the initial press conference where he called everyone out PUBLICLY made zero sense. In a locker room is one thing. In the media was head scratching. So it's not a surprise that it backfired. HE made this rough patch turn into a rough ROAD

[@richardthelionheart5594]

U don't know what you're talking about.

[@randallmadison9910]

​@@richardthelionheart5594Every coach and analyst noted that you don't call players out in public. All of the I's in his rant was similar to Neon Deion - Coach Prime. Cronin wears a suit out of respect for Wooden. That's superficial. Nobody wears suits anymore. Substance wise, he needed to say that we are failing in his rant. Coach Prime of UCLA couldn't do that.

[@richardthelionheart5594]

@@randallmadison9910W/ all due respect ... F/OFF. U don't have a clue. Troll elsewhere.

[@Chudley716]

Guys miss open shots because they aren’t shooters. It’s painfully obvious every season. Recruit some real shooters Mick.

[@richardthelionheart5594]

Good man. Good coach. I just hope things start to break our way. # Just keep your head down and keep grinding. Lov'ya Blue.

[@WendellD00]

A lot of parody in college sports these days!