Another great game facilitated by DD, but hope Bilodeau will be OK. It was fun watching the Bruins play some tough defense and respond with critical baskets, then hit enough FTs to hold on to the win down the stretch, while the look of anguish and frustration was on HC Izzo's face this time around. After experiencing so much inconsistency this season, the Bruins appear more capable of putting together a complete game of offense and defense. I think the turning point for HC Cronin and his team may be the Michigan road trip and embarrassing blowout loss at MSU (the Bruins are 6-1 since then). Would be great to see their improved play earn them a spot in a favorable bracket for a better chance at a deep March Madness run.
6 weeks ago i did not want him shooting the ball or even really touching it. now i want him controlling everything. arguably hottest pg in the country. When you PG is one of the top players in the country, you have a chance to win every game and go far.
Seems to have taken him quite a while to finally figure things out, but better late than never. His triple-double and the rarity of achieving that stat was surprising. I think DD will be the key to UCLA's success in the tournament.
Agree B4E, that the Michigan trip could have been the end of the season….but the doomsday proclamations of the BTN and their talking heads, failed to take into account the commitment to the “5-out,” 3 guard offense by the coaching staff after that; the player meetings and the team’s buy-in and commitment to themselves and the rest of the season; and the kind of character development that, with the right players and the right staff, an event such as that one can create......and the massive dividends it can pay…….IMHO, it is that character development that has been improving this version of this team ever since. Last night, they played with the kind of desperation that I had only seen in flashes, but never in a sustained stretch, like they demonstrated in that first half against one of the elite, athletic, physical and well coached teams in the country.
And when Bilo went down and we all held our collective breath as he was assisted off the court; despite all of our feelings of dread, the newly developed character of this team shined brightly, as they adjusted, tightened their belts another notch, looked Sparty in the eye and said, “Hey, we’re still here! Let’s go!” And they continued to take the game to them. Whatever happens in the semis with Purdue, I could not be prouder of how far this team has come and what they have accomplished over the past several weeks.
wow 40 deflections tonight
gotta think this gets us off the 8/9 line
UCLA moves up to 31 in NET which would make them the lowest ranked 7 seed right now
Another great game facilitated by DD, but hope Bilodeau will be OK. It was fun watching the Bruins play some tough defense and respond with critical baskets, then hit enough FTs to hold on to the win down the stretch, while the look of anguish and frustration was on HC Izzo's face this time around. After experiencing so much inconsistency this season, the Bruins appear more capable of putting together a complete game of offense and defense. I think the turning point for HC Cronin and his team may be the Michigan road trip and embarrassing blowout loss at MSU (the Bruins are 6-1 since then). Would be great to see their improved play earn them a spot in a favorable bracket for a better chance at a deep March Madness run.
Go Bruins!
6 weeks ago i did not want him shooting the ball or even really touching it. now i want him controlling everything. arguably hottest pg in the country. When you PG is one of the top players in the country, you have a chance to win every game and go far.
Seems to have taken him quite a while to finally figure things out, but better late than never. His triple-double and the rarity of achieving that stat was surprising. I think DD will be the key to UCLA's success in the tournament.
Agree B4E, that the Michigan trip could have been the end of the season….but the doomsday proclamations of the BTN and their talking heads, failed to take into account the commitment to the “5-out,” 3 guard offense by the coaching staff after that; the player meetings and the team’s buy-in and commitment to themselves and the rest of the season; and the kind of character development that, with the right players and the right staff, an event such as that one can create......and the massive dividends it can pay…….IMHO, it is that character development that has been improving this version of this team ever since. Last night, they played with the kind of desperation that I had only seen in flashes, but never in a sustained stretch, like they demonstrated in that first half against one of the elite, athletic, physical and well coached teams in the country.
And when Bilo went down and we all held our collective breath as he was assisted off the court; despite all of our feelings of dread, the newly developed character of this team shined brightly, as they adjusted, tightened their belts another notch, looked Sparty in the eye and said, “Hey, we’re still here! Let’s go!” And they continued to take the game to them. Whatever happens in the semis with Purdue, I could not be prouder of how far this team has come and what they have accomplished over the past several weeks.
I’m rooting for Wisconsin today. No way to match up with Michigan without Tyler.
The Cronin haters been real quiet lately
He's done his best work, post Michigan trip, bringing this team back from the brink....