If someone had told me before the season started, that at some point during the season Chris Smith would be lost to injury, Jalen Hill would be out due to personal issues (health related), and Cody Riley would be playing on a sprained ankle, then I would have predicted we would have finished the Pac 12 season in dead last. Kudos to Mick Cronin for keeping this team in it.
Cronin is also really impressing on the recruiting trail, with now two 5 stars committed. Cronin was not responsible for Covid and the termination of the season last year, and all the recruiting restrictions that came of it. Despite the Covid related speed bumps, including the fact that Nix chose to go G-league, because at the time of his decision it sounded like there would be no California college sports allowed due to Covid, Cronin has his team out performing their skill level, and he is out-recruiting his competition.
Just thought I should provide some of the optimistic view point , not always represented on threads.
Mick Cronin is 4-0 against Sean Miller while at UCLA. Now he just needs to avoid going 0-4 against Andy Enfield.
Where's Baskets?
If someone had told me before the season started, that at some point during the season Chris Smith would be lost to injury, Jalen Hill would be out due to personal issues (health related), and Cody Riley would be playing on a sprained ankle, then I would have predicted we would have finished the Pac 12 season in dead last. Kudos to Mick Cronin for keeping this team in it.
Cronin is also really impressing on the recruiting trail, with now two 5 stars committed. Cronin was not responsible for Covid and the termination of the season last year, and all the recruiting restrictions that came of it. Despite the Covid related speed bumps, including the fact that Nix chose to go G-league, because at the time of his decision it sounded like there would be no California college sports allowed due to Covid, Cronin has his team out performing their skill level, and he is out-recruiting his competition.
Just thought I should provide some of the optimistic view point , not always represented on threads.