In Reply to: That's why I referred to the second half of Howland's tenure posted by blindness on April 14, 2026 at 22:57:15
Cronin has yet to build a roster as good as Alford's 2016-17 or 2018-19 teams. The bulk of that latter team is what got us to the Final Four in 2021. These recent Cronin teams have been embarrassing, and they are representative of this idiot's actual capabilities as a head coach.
And Steve Lavin, while much maligned, was also a phenomenal recruiter at UCLA, bringing all time greats like Baron Davis and Jason Kapono to Westwood. Lavin never got to the Final Four, but he did get to the Elite Eight and several S16s. His consistency at UCLA is better than anything Cronin has done here.
So yeah, Cronin is by far the worst post-Wooden coach. He's an embarrassment to UCLA basketball and should never have been hired.