Anyone else screaming at Cronin to put Mara in on defense

Anyone else screaming at Cronin to put Mara in on defense in those late-game situations?

Why wouldn't he want shot blocking and rebounding? Even if he isn't the greatest free-throw shooter, we needed stops.

And it's not as if we got a ton of crunch-time free throws from others.

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• This is what he said on the post game show Dr.Bruin 13:43:10 02/15/25 (0)
• the negatives that come with Mick Cronin barrya 08:46:10 02/15/25 (3)
  • I'm a big Dylan Andrews fan. ej 09:55:53 02/15/25 (2)
    • Reply to Both Barry and ej UCLA78 12:29:06 02/15/25 (1)
      • Cronin has specifically said Bilodeau has trouble guarding 4s... Born2BBruin 16:17:09 02/15/25 (0)
• Mara is the key to a deep tourney run andyH 23:42:45 02/14/25 (1)
  • Agree but I'd add Lazar. klkl 08:32:13 02/15/25 (0)
• Dylan Andrews helps UCLA survive late scare in narrow win over In mh 21:52:32 02/14/25 (17)
  • That was clutch---however, from my distant vantage point traprh 09:16:52 02/15/25 (7)
    • A DA Sighting Would Be Huge Given The Importance Of NYBruin 11:06:58 02/15/25 (6)
      • Have you had a chance to see Purdue's Smith this year traprh 12:50:18 02/15/25 (2)
        • Only Highlights, So I'm Already Dreading Feb 28. NYBruin 13:26:25 02/15/25 (1)
          • Wisconsin's big guards gave him trouble today in Purdue's loss traprh 21:47:46 02/15/25 (0)
      • Re: A DA Sighting Would Be Huge Given The Importance Of UCLA78 12:11:50 02/15/25 (0)
      • As you point out, we have three guys with a decent # of assists. mh 11:23:52 02/15/25 (1)
        • Fair Point. * NYBruin 11:38:23 02/15/25 (0)
  • DA's Kristen Wiig stat lines TheHappyBurgermeister 23:16:56 02/14/25 (0)
  • You Need To Throw This Article Back In The Drink, mh. NYBruin 22:20:43 02/14/25 (3)
    • It was the best I could find.* mh 22:47:18 02/14/25 (2)
      • He's a JakeB 22:57:07 02/14/25 (1)
        • It's Unanimous JokeB. NYBruin 23:34:03 02/14/25 (0)
  • It's Interesting To Read a Very Early Version of the Story UCLA78 22:18:55 02/14/25 (1)
    • Beat Me By A Minute. :) * NYBruin 22:21:53 02/14/25 (0)
  • Indiana basketball player ratings vs UCLA: Guard play steady in a mh 21:56:59 02/14/25 (1)
    • Straight from the coach's mouth mh 22:48:44 02/14/25 (0)
• And Offense Too * UCLA78 21:31:28 02/14/25 (0)

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