Cronin is a coach who can sometimes do more with less. He can take scrappy players and make them look better than they may be by making them commit to defense.
He can also take superior talent and make them play down to a level below they are capable. His three year development plan is wildly outdated.
His demeanor is outdated. Very few coaches act like psychopaths any longer. And even fewer deflect blame like Cronin does. Parents obviously take notice. No wonder southern CA kids choose Duke over us. One team plays freshman stars and runs a pro style offense and one sits freshmen and punishes them if they make a mistake. One scores points and is a perennial top 10 team and the other struggles to be ranked.
His defensive game plan against decent teams has been laughable. Purdue has a big guy who is good down low. And two guys who can hit outside shots. We consistently put a single player on the post player, and that player isn’t a good post defender. Why not wear him out and put Mara and Kyle on him all game? Let them get 3 fouls each before you pivot to Bilo. And how many wide open shots do we allow their guards to get before you yank Clark or Mack for losing their man? After the game he blamed the PnR defense? Because Purdue had 14 assists total? There were like 4 obvious lapses on the PnR, but much more of the problem was that the players weren’t coached in Purdue’s tendencies.
Offense is half of basketball. And the rules favor the offense so it’s probably more like 60% of the game. Furthermore, guys look better when they score 15 ppg than 8. Cronin is actually inept coaching offense. Dribbling and handing off around the perimeter and launching guarded outside shots (or 12 footers for Bilo) isn’t a good plan. Kobe and Mack both had last second bail out 3s, but that isn’t a recipe for success. Why can’t Mick see what casual fans can?
If you have a potential NBA player like Perry or a unicorn like Mara or a high flying shot blocker like Kyle, you figure out how to develop them and get them on the court.
I don’t see Cronin changing. We deserve better. We might get worse but we need to try to find a coach with more upside who makes players shine.
I know it’s a hard job. I don’t like change. But it’s why one contract makes these guys generationally wealthy. It’s time we move on to make someone else generationally wealthy.
He can also take superior talent and make them play down to a level below they are capable. His three year development plan is wildly outdated.
His demeanor is outdated. Very few coaches act like psychopaths any longer. And even fewer deflect blame like Cronin does. Parents obviously take notice. No wonder southern CA kids choose Duke over us. One team plays freshman stars and runs a pro style offense and one sits freshmen and punishes them if they make a mistake. One scores points and is a perennial top 10 team and the other struggles to be ranked.
His defensive game plan against decent teams has been laughable. Purdue has a big guy who is good down low. And two guys who can hit outside shots. We consistently put a single player on the post player, and that player isn’t a good post defender. Why not wear him out and put Mara and Kyle on him all game? Let them get 3 fouls each before you pivot to Bilo. And how many wide open shots do we allow their guards to get before you yank Clark or Mack for losing their man? After the game he blamed the PnR defense? Because Purdue had 14 assists total? There were like 4 obvious lapses on the PnR, but much more of the problem was that the players weren’t coached in Purdue’s tendencies.
Offense is half of basketball. And the rules favor the offense so it’s probably more like 60% of the game. Furthermore, guys look better when they score 15 ppg than 8. Cronin is actually inept coaching offense. Dribbling and handing off around the perimeter and launching guarded outside shots (or 12 footers for Bilo) isn’t a good plan. Kobe and Mack both had last second bail out 3s, but that isn’t a recipe for success. Why can’t Mick see what casual fans can?
If you have a potential NBA player like Perry or a unicorn like Mara or a high flying shot blocker like Kyle, you figure out how to develop them and get them on the court.
I don’t see Cronin changing. We deserve better. We might get worse but we need to try to find a coach with more upside who makes players shine.
I know it’s a hard job. I don’t like change. But it’s why one contract makes these guys generationally wealthy. It’s time we move on to make someone else generationally wealthy.
