UCLA TEAM PREVIEW: 2024-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

[@chrissamsell8382]

I don’t see a star on the level of Jaquez who was a leader and special player. You need that kind of player that is a level up. So, let’s see what develops. A lot of talent but how well it gel? I watched some of the Rico Runs videos and the freshman Terry looks very talented. Looking forward to the season 👍

[@EDAHSC]

Point - Andrews SG - Clarke SF - Johnson PF - Daily C - Biliodeau I can see a lot of the following lineup as well as a defensive great team Point - Andrews SG - Johnson SF - Daily PF Bilodeau C - Kyle I like Dominic Harris as a 6th man coming off the bench for scoring. But Mick wants defense first, and that is not Harris. Should be fun to see if this team can reach it's potential. UCLA has been good defensively, but this years team is made of players who can turn it up a level on defense. The question mark is can Cronin, who's teams have always shown a propensity to go minutes on offense without scoring, find away to up his game as an offensive coach and avoid those droughts. Too many times in the past few years he's been going up against good teams and he can't find a way to get a critical basket. 10 minutes, 8 minutes, 8 minute dry spells against SC, Arizona, etc., is why they lost games they should have run. That is 100% on Mick and I've watched it for 6 years. He still hasn't got a good feel strategically, or tactically for offensive basketball and he hasn't found an assistant who does either. In dry spells, they've basically resorted to one on one play. Last year it was Mack, and that didn't work out well. Andrews took over a bit more as the season went on. Prior years he had Jaquez and Tiger so it wasn't as evident. But anyone who watched the second half against SC when they were up 20, and went behind in the second half scoring only 6 points and basically getting a good bounce on a missed three by Clark that allowed Singletary to rebound and kick it out to Clark for a second look to win that game. It was a coaching fiasco for anyone watching and who understands the game of basketball. Have seen it too many times and it's the reason UCLA will have a hard time getting past the sweet 16 with Cronin as a coach, no matter how many NBA players they have. And he has had a lot.

[@lenhall3582]

Mack going to play a lot of minutes. Very tough player and defender

[@lenhall3582]

Similar deep lineup issues as Golden State Warriors, who are playing 12 guys

[@holokai21]

Should be all in with a Wooden style full court press!!!!!!!!!.They have a lot of players who could perform the full court press.2 5starting should be able to press often(10 players could tire most teams!!!!!!!).