Mick Cronin is fed up together with his UCLA basketball workforce.
After the No. 22 Bruins misplaced to No. 24 Michigan, 94-75, on Tuesday, a confounded Cronin blasted his workforce’s efficiency and character in a fiery postgame rant.
“It’s really hard to coach people who are delusional,” Cronin informed reporters Tuesday night time after the homestback. “The hungry dog gets the bone. We got guys who think they’re way better than they are. They’re nice kids. They’re completely delusional about who they are.”
UCLA (11-4, 2-2 Massive Ten) has now misplaced three of 4, together with two straight convention video games.
“We’re soft,” Cronin stated. “It’s crazy. It’s every day, and I’m tired of it. It’s every day. I have the most energy of anybody at practice every day. I’m upset with everybody in that locker room. My assistant coaches and my players.”
Cronin even known as out some gamers by identify.
“We can’t get an offensive rebound,” Cronin stated. “It’s like a five-point game, and Kobe Johnson just has a guy take the ball from him. Same thing with Sebastian Mack … There was a few [missed rebound opportunities] with Kobe and Mack. Huge. Backbreaking. And you have inside position. So, don’t tell me you want to win.”
Cronin added that prime guard Tyler Bilodeau began the sport by giving up 12 factors on protection and “got dunked on three times.”
Michigan shot an insane 53.6 % from 3-point vary and 61.5 % total Tuesday.
The Bruins coach added that he’s far too credentialed as a coach to be coping with this.
“I don’t need to do anything else. I have almost 500 wins,” Cronin continued, bewildered by his workforce’s efficiency. “I’m only 53. You’d think I am coaching the Lakers. It’s a joke.”
Cronin concluded the media availability by saying he’s “running on the court to get guys to pressure the ball and play hard.”
“I’m literally out on the court,” Cronin stated.
Cronin has been a stable coach for UCLA since coming over from Cincinnati in 2019.
He led UCLA to the Remaining 4 in 2021 and back-to-back Candy Sixteen berths in 2022 and ’23, though UCLA missed the match final yr.
The Bruins come to New Jersey to face Rutgers on Jan. 13 after enjoying Iowa on Thursday.
