Thanks for the write up. Didn’t get to watch but it’s always good to see ucla doesn’t give up… I will say that cronin is pretty good at not having his teams give up
The preseason AP #12-ranked team in the country showed up with heart and fortitude when they needed it most after such a brutal week. I think Dent's winning drive may have been a tougher one to navigate than Edney's full-court winner. Pretty exciting final play to watch, with Dent taking advantage of the screen by Bilodeau at midcourt and blowing past four of the Illini trees along the way to make the layup. Great play drawn up by HC Cronin, as the Bruins seemed determined to either get a bucket or maybe draw a foul call. I needed to get a drink after that game... :-)
Once again, I am taking credit for the win, because I told Joe that I’m at a wedding (still am!) and that there probably wouldn’t be need for a postgame.
Didn’t realize it at the time, but Cronin dropped the ball at the end. Pretty sure we still had a timeout to burn and Cronin could have called it around 6 seconds to draw up a new play when Biladeau didn’t come up to set the screen early enough. Missed opportunity.
I thought subbing in b Williams for booker at the end of OT may have also been a mistake, but it all worked out in the end. Maybe his size could've prevented the offensive rebound and putback
Thanks for the write up. Didn’t get to watch but it’s always good to see ucla doesn’t give up… I will say that cronin is pretty good at not having his teams give up
P.S. to Joe: Beat SC, Beat Minnesota, Beat Nebraska. Beat SC!
Don't forget Dent had zero TOs to go along with the 15 dimes.
The preseason AP #12-ranked team in the country showed up with heart and fortitude when they needed it most after such a brutal week. I think Dent's winning drive may have been a tougher one to navigate than Edney's full-court winner. Pretty exciting final play to watch, with Dent taking advantage of the screen by Bilodeau at midcourt and blowing past four of the Illini trees along the way to make the layup. Great play drawn up by HC Cronin, as the Bruins seemed determined to either get a bucket or maybe draw a foul call. I needed to get a drink after that game... :-)
Go Bruins!
Truly horrendous defensive planning helped too.
Once again, I am taking credit for the win, because I told Joe that I’m at a wedding (still am!) and that there probably wouldn’t be need for a postgame.
LOL, I think that's what anti-Cronin fever can do to folks (I still have just a tiny bit of immunity left). And this season still isn't over yet...
According to Cronin (not sure if 100% correct), "The second half, they shot 29%, 16% from three, overtime they shot 22%, 0% from three – 0-for-5".
Some of that looked to be good D while also seemed like they missed a lot of open 3s
They did miss a lot of open ones. They also hit a lot of contested ones in the first half. That’s basketball. It’s a game of streaks.
In MNSHO opinion. Perry's three FTs were the key.
Perry has been so good for us this year! Still has some boneheaded moments but has grown a lot
Didn’t realize it at the time, but Cronin dropped the ball at the end. Pretty sure we still had a timeout to burn and Cronin could have called it around 6 seconds to draw up a new play when Biladeau didn’t come up to set the screen early enough. Missed opportunity.
I thought subbing in b Williams for booker at the end of OT may have also been a mistake, but it all worked out in the end. Maybe his size could've prevented the offensive rebound and putback