In Reply to: Barnes seems to be behated, but he wins a lot posted by NorthBruin40 on February 20, 2025 at 16:42:54
Alford is an even worse coach than Cronin, but as most would agree, UCLA is going to get elite talent regardless of who the coach is. Some coaches will just do it a little better than others.
Alford got Lonzo, Leaf, and Jaquez, plus a bunch of others I'm forgetting. He may not have had the "UCLA effect" in terms of wins, but he put a roster together that was "UCLA good."
Cronin is doing the impossible: he's making good players not want to be at UCLA.