Many judging the team on one bad half against the best team in the country. What other game did they underperform when Cronin had his full complement of healthy players? Typical fan overreaction.
Criticism for recruiting Bilodeau? He will be an All-Conference player. His positives greatly outweigh his negatives. Any team would love to have him.
Criticism for recruiting Dent? Is Cronin responsible for his poor free throw shooting? Clearly indicates a mental problem with his shooting. Assist/turnover ratio is the most important stat for a point guard and his is the best in UCLA history.
How many of you complaining have been to one of Cronin's practices. If the players don't follow his directions, it's his fault for recruiting them? Tom Izzo, one of the best defensive coaches ever, couldn't get Booker to play defense in two years. But when you have no big men on the roster, you have to take whatever 6-11 player is available and hope he produces.
How many of you complaining about Cronin's recruiting have contributed to UCLA's NIL collective? Success comes with a price these days, but none of you seem to want to pay for it
It's too soon to judge this team until Clark is fully healthy and too soon to judge Cronin's recruiting until we see which transfers he gets after the season.