In Reply to: Re: What's your assessment of what happened to him? posted by Cachorro on December 16, 2025 at 08:49:41
I agree this group hasn’t yet shown the usual fingerprints of a true Cronin team - elite, suffocating defense; strong ball security; and turnovers kept to an absolute minimum. Right now, they simply aren’t there. That said, I can’t recall a Cronin team that didn’t eventually morph into exactly that by late January or early February. The immediate goal is survival: stay afloat until the identity locks in. Still, the bigger and more uncomfortable question remains—why can’t we be a top-10 powerhouse from day one? That should be the baseline expectation for UCLA basketball, not an aspirational ceiling.