Basically confirms he left because of Cronin and playing time. He thinks he was mismanaged and I couldn’t agree more. Says the reported “demands” he made are all lies, which doesn’t surprise me.
I know some folks here want to move on. But I can’t recall a worse case of mismanaging a promising player in all my years not just re ucla basketball, but sports in general. He was our best player last year …. not just the most promising player ….. the best player. Thats what the per minute counting stats say. Thats what the advanced stats say. Thats what the eye test says. So he got tired a few times and asked to come out. Ok put him on bench for a few minutes and then put him back in. Nope not Cronin. Instead he came out for good.
So I will repeat. Mara will dominate next year. I’d be surprised if he’s not an all American. I’ll be rooting for him but will be sad that he’s not doing his thing in a bruin uniform.