Really, Mick sounds more like an analyst than a coach. It’s amazing how much he knows about all the other teams. Very knowledgeable. How could he reel off the starting lineup for UK’s starting lineup from the 2102 NCAA Championship? How is that possible? Then he mentions 3 of Arkansas starting lineup from 1994. Unbelievable. I liked him at UC and was disappointed when he left but, how could he turn down the opportunity at UCLA. He was a great guest.
Day and Mayberry weren't on the 94 team but they were very good players. (I don't think Cronin was insinuating that they were on that team but just that they were great players under Richardson). I agree that he came off really well.
Colin's not wrong that CT doesn't typically have high level high school prospects, but it's really funny considering UConn's arguably most important player right now is a lifelong CT resident (Clingan).
Mick is definitely entertaining and analytical. Great guest. He also sounds like a coach who thinks UCLA is probably going to fire him. His invoking Digger Phelps saying that a coach only has a 9-10 year shelf life at a particular school these days was telling. I'm a fan and hope Mick is able to pull things back together again next season.
Most UCLA fans love Mick. This year was an aberration, the team was too young in a world where players will stay in college longer as a consequence of NIL. UCLA's fanbase is not Kentucky's. Contrary to popular opinion, we're quite reasonable. No serious-minded UCLA fan is demanding Cronin be fired. That ire was reserved for Chip Kelly, who was at best apathetic about his job. In contrast to our disgruntlement with Chip; we very much want Mick to stay, and there's been an upsurge in NIL funding to do so. Mick's a great coach. We know that. We just have to do our part in securing him the players he needs to win.
Your 'sneaky good' team is Illinois. I still haven't found out what an Illini is lol. But they have had a pretty commanding presence in this tournament and absolutely no one is talking about them (really all season).
just like last year, could very easily see 3 of the 4 #1 seeds fall in the sweet 16. the only one i’m not admit about is Duke over Houston, don’t think Jon can outcoach Kelvin. but SDSU vs UConn this early is a recharged revenge game, Alabama can definitely clip UNC; the improved defense they had against GCU was impressive, just a bad shooting night is why it was close, and Gonzaga over Purdue; people doubted this Gonzaga team all year round and Mark Few might turn some heads because he got nothing to lose.
I don’t think Jon can out coach anyone BUT duke has more talent than Houston. Yes talent also is important so Houston doesn’t get out of this realm of impossibility of losing to duke.
We have seen Gonzaga play Purdue these last 2 years. They have been handled in both games and this one won’t be any different. They simply can’t match up well with Purdue.
Scheyer definitely can coach X’s and O’s, but the public isn’t capable of watching tape to see this. Coach K wouldn’t turn the program over to someone on his staff who can’t gameplan. Scheyer has been watching tape with K for years. Even an idiot will learn something from endless hours of that. Public criticism of Scheyer not being able to coach comes from the same place as “Duke gets all the calls.” And THAT comes from the popular hatred of Duke basketball. It’s idiots with idiotic opinions that come from an idiotic sources. And if this offends you, you are one of those idiots.
Almost unrealistic task for both SDSU and Gonzaga. The Aztecs have to play their best and hope UConn plays below 50% of their capabilities. Gonzaga's will have to score nearly every possession and stop everyone but Edey. He's going to get his no matter what. It would be two great upsets!
why be shocked? everyone defending this clown just wants their team to keep beating Kentucky. and hopefully he’s gone soon, but looks like he’s staying based off no announcement as of yet
@@GoatedAtNFS It was tongue and cheek. Colin is no better than these other millionaire grifters. Colin used to be someone I looked up to and he had wise takes about how young men have it difficult and need role models. Now Colin is a nobody to me who criticizes men and never offers solutions. He’s become a left wing 🤡
Uconn has picked up pretty much where they left off last year. They are going to beat everyone by double digits and have the game won by the half and cruise to a repeat.
Let me preface with this, in no way am I discrediting UConn’s run last year. BUT due to the insanity of last year’s tourney the highest seed they faced was a 3 seeded Gonzaga team that was 80th defensively. This year? The exact opposite, they will face teams who pass the eye test and light up metrics. Is UConn the favorite? Yes, don’t get it twisted. But they won’t blitz thru these last 4 games like they did last year.
@@Clutch67 I don't know. The Women are looking good this year and there is nothing more Uconn would want then to have both win again for the 3rd time. Uconn Men aren't always up there, but when they do get there, they are a train wreck for everyone else. The motivation factor is high, and that has as much to do with it as skill, and they have that also. They took it easy on NW in the second half. The game was already won. SD State isn't going to do any better than they did last year. You need 5 guys to get through that defense to beat Uconn and nobody has that.
Not happening. Every champion since 2002 has finished ranked in the top 22 in KenPom for defensive efficiency and only 3 of them finished outside the top 15. Illinois defensive efficiency: #92
Matt painter is a prime example of taking three star players developing them to fit his system, which intern makes the program better just ask Zack Evie case closed
Let's be honest here, there's only 1 team in the entire NCAA that can stop Zach Edey and it's the same team that knocked them out in the 1st Round last year; THE OFFICIATING TEAM. The NCAA has done a much better job this year at calling the correct fouls on and for Edey but all it takes is one rogue officiating crew who has some friends betting against Purdue for them and their season will be over premature just like last year.
Not sure about "the book," but it was widely known that Coach K was on the hot seat and Duke boosters were calling for his head around 82-83. But K's first crop of recruits (Dawkins, Bilas, Alarie, Henderson) matured and Duke improved steadily, and the rest is history. However, Cronin was talking about something different. He was talking about Coach K being on the hot seat toward the end of his career "for not winning a title during his last ten years." And that's not at all true, as Duke won the NCAA title in 2015 and also made the Elite 8 and were whiskers away from making the Final Four in both 2018 and 2019, before Duke made another Final Four in Coach K's last season, 2022. I can absolutely guarantee Mick that Coach K was never on the hot seat at the end of his career, and he retired on his own terms from Duke. Mick is clever and entertaining, but he's weaving a kind of false narrative that all of the older great coaches are retiring because they don't want to deal with NIL and the transfer portal. If that were true, then Few, Self, Izzo, Larranaga, Hamilton and every successful college coach over 65 would be gone by now.
The answer is he’s not very tall. Most of the show is done without guests. The added height in his desk makes him look taller. When the guest comes in though they sit on a couch, elevating a couch by a foot and a half is weird, so this is the result.
Wanna know what UConn has. DRIVE to Storrs. At the exit, they used to list all the national titles they've won. Now, they just give the number. Plus, yeah the mens team has had three coach's, but Auriemma will die there. Amd the men's and women's programs are super cross-supportive. Hurley didn't land in a vacuum. He landed some place where players WORK. And when they don't don't work, they hear about it. Not from their coaches, but their peers.
I get that Cronin statistcally has done alright since 2019 when he got the job, but talking about "you better win on the game day" when coming off a 16-17 record in very weak Pac-12 is laughable.
Lmao, the key to stop Purdue is NOT playing fast. Pressing doesn’t work as well this year either. To beat Purdue you have to drag the game down to a crawl and be super physical.
I really can’t stand Cronin. After UConn won in 2014, he said they didn’t deserve it. Now he’s saying there’s nobody good in Storrs? What about Tyler Olander or Donavon Clingan?
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Have him on more often, enjoyed this segment. Great insight and very candid
This may be the best interview I've seen you do.
Cronin looked like Bruce Willis in that thumbnail...
"Die Herd" 🤣
immediately came looking for this comment
110% 😆💯
I immediately went to the comments for this. Uncanny.😂
As a Vols fan here in the Southeast, I jjust became a fan of coach Cronin from this inverview - he came off very smart and genuine.
As a u of a fan, I gained immense respect for mick after this interview. Haven’t seen him in a non competitive atmosphere
Cronin is a great interview. I can see how he gets players to come out to California.
This was a great interview
Really, Mick sounds more like an analyst than a coach. It’s amazing how much he knows about all the other teams. Very knowledgeable. How could he reel off the starting lineup for UK’s starting lineup from the 2102 NCAA Championship? How is that possible? Then he mentions 3 of Arkansas starting lineup from 1994. Unbelievable.
I liked him at UC and was disappointed when he left but, how could he turn down the opportunity at UCLA. He was a great guest.
Day and Mayberry weren't on the 94 team but they were very good players. (I don't think Cronin was insinuating that they were on that team but just that they were great players under Richardson). I agree that he came off really well.
More Mick! Hes was awesome.
This was an unreal interview
Mick should be a regular. Great interview
Nice to see some adults discuss Zach Edey and Purdue and other teams!
never a Cronin fan, but I really liked him in this interview. well informed, well spoken, and to the point. great guest!
Cronin is just fantastic to listen to
Colin's not wrong that CT doesn't typically have high level high school prospects, but it's really funny considering UConn's arguably most important player right now is a lifelong CT resident (Clingan).
That’s my coach! Go coach Mick! UCLA fans, let’s continue supporting the NIL such as Men of Westwood
Proud MOW donor, here! Let's keep that ship sailing.
love Mick...great coach and have always respected him since he was at Cincinnati
why is your show's audio so low?? need to full blast it to hear anything.
You need to hit the DR. Office audio fine.
Great interview. Look forward to listening to his perspective more often
Dude is a “Ball Coach” and a damn good one. His press conferences are must watch!
Finally Colin covers a little bit of college basketball!
Great interview 💪🏾💪🏾
Appreciate you having Coach Cronin on!
I’m glad I’m not the only one who loved this interview!
I just wanted to hear about my UConn but stayed for the whole interview. Loved the UConn Cincy battles. good luck coach
Best guest you have ever had.
Great interview
Funny, clever, nice change of pace from the usual
Fantastic. Need more Mick
What a GREAT guest !
Love Mick Cronin, class act all around.
Didn’t expect his voice to sound like that lol. He honestly looks like Greg berhalter
8:01 Hey, Tucson has the largest rock and gem show in the world! 🌎 😉
phenomenal conversation.
This was excellent
Great insight by Coach
Finally! Someone is giving Iowa State the respect they deserve. Outstanding team that’s very difficult to adjust against. Big Cronin fan now.
Iowa's state sucks Arizona sucks Cronin sucks and will be fired after next season loser coach
@@lovemoney412 none of them suck as much as you though
Mick is definitely entertaining and analytical. Great guest. He also sounds like a coach who thinks UCLA is probably going to fire him. His invoking Digger Phelps saying that a coach only has a 9-10 year shelf life at a particular school these days was telling. I'm a fan and hope Mick is able to pull things back together again next season.
I don’t think they will he has been excellent every year besides this year and Alford was a disaster before him
Most UCLA fans love Mick.
This year was an aberration, the team was too young in a world where players will stay in college longer as a consequence of NIL.
UCLA's fanbase is not Kentucky's. Contrary to popular opinion, we're quite reasonable. No serious-minded UCLA fan is demanding Cronin be fired. That ire was reserved for Chip Kelly, who was at best apathetic about his job. In contrast to our disgruntlement with Chip; we very much want Mick to stay, and there's been an upsurge in NIL funding to do so.
Mick's a great coach. We know that. We just have to do our part in securing him the players he needs to win.
Shoutout to Justin Jackson getting some love from Coach! One of Brevard County, FL’s finest!
That hang in effigy story happened to Dean Smith, not coach K
Your 'sneaky good' team is Illinois. I still haven't found out what an Illini is lol. But they have had a pretty commanding presence in this tournament and absolutely no one is talking about them (really all season).
Colin be forcing the “uncle Colin “ 😂😂😂😂
To be fair, he was calling himself "Uncle Colin" since his days at ESPN.
The Bruce Willis of College Basketball
Hey Danny Hurley. Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati is only a 55 minute drive from Lexington, KY....just saying. you could go to 5-6 games a year!
Paycor Stadium, we changed it a few years back.
Zak to me will be a good nba player. . I hope they develop his low post game
NBA is all 3 pointers . Post guys there is no need.
@@forthelasttimeforever1169 He can shoot 3s! I think he can develop it for sure!
He will be fine ....
just like last year, could very easily see 3 of the 4 #1 seeds fall in the sweet 16. the only one i’m not admit about is Duke over Houston, don’t think Jon can outcoach Kelvin. but SDSU vs UConn this early is a recharged revenge game, Alabama can definitely clip UNC; the improved defense they had against GCU was impressive, just a bad shooting night is why it was close, and Gonzaga over Purdue; people doubted this Gonzaga team all year round and Mark Few might turn some heads because he got nothing to lose.
I don’t think Jon can out coach anyone BUT duke has more talent than Houston. Yes talent also is important so Houston doesn’t get out of this realm of impossibility of losing to duke.
We have seen Gonzaga play Purdue these last 2 years. They have been handled in both games and this one won’t be any different. They simply can’t match up well with Purdue.
Scheyer definitely can coach X’s and O’s, but the public isn’t capable of watching tape to see this. Coach K wouldn’t turn the program over to someone on his staff who can’t gameplan. Scheyer has been watching tape with K for years. Even an idiot will learn something from endless hours of that.
Public criticism of Scheyer not being able to coach comes from the same place as “Duke gets all the calls.” And THAT comes from the popular hatred of Duke basketball. It’s idiots with idiotic opinions that come from an idiotic sources. And if this offends you, you are one of those idiots.
San Diego only has one player. They aren't beating UConn.
Almost unrealistic task for both SDSU and Gonzaga. The Aztecs have to play their best and hope UConn plays below 50% of their capabilities. Gonzaga's will have to score nearly every possession and stop everyone but Edey. He's going to get his no matter what. It would be two great upsets!
Yes Cronin was Great
Great segment
I’m shocked how brutal Colin has been with Calipari. I’m sure his octopus backbone will have him singing Caliparis praises within a few months.
why be shocked? everyone defending this clown just wants their team to keep beating Kentucky. and hopefully he’s gone soon, but looks like he’s staying based off no announcement as of yet
@@GoatedAtNFS It was tongue and cheek. Colin is no better than these other millionaire grifters. Colin used to be someone I looked up to and he had wise takes about how young men have it difficult and need role models. Now Colin is a nobody to me who criticizes men and never offers solutions. He’s become a left wing 🤡
Good segment
Uconn has picked up pretty much where they left off last year. They are going to beat everyone by double digits and have the game won by the half and cruise to a repeat.
Arizona will ho slap them in the finals
Let me preface with this, in no way am I discrediting UConn’s run last year. BUT due to the insanity of last year’s tourney the highest seed they faced was a 3 seeded Gonzaga team that was 80th defensively. This year? The exact opposite, they will face teams who pass the eye test and light up metrics. Is UConn the favorite? Yes, don’t get it twisted. But they won’t blitz thru these last 4 games like they did last year.
@@Clutch67 I don't know. The Women are looking good this year and there is nothing more Uconn would want then to have both win again for the 3rd time. Uconn Men aren't always up there, but when they do get there, they are a train wreck for everyone else. The motivation factor is high, and that has as much to do with it as skill, and they have that also.
They took it easy on NW in the second half. The game was already won. SD State isn't going to do any better than they did last year. You need 5 guys to get through that defense to beat Uconn and nobody has that.
@@champy347 🤣🤣🤣🤣 This didn't age well, huh?
Clingan and Drummond both CT natives but yes most players are out of state.
Great show!
Illini will be this year’s champions 🟠🔵
ILL
You are scared of Purdue
Not happening. Every champion since 2002 has finished ranked in the top 22 in KenPom for defensive efficiency and only 3 of them finished outside the top 15.
Illinois defensive efficiency: #92
Are the girls in the tournament? You must be talking about them, cause I know you aren't talking about the guys.
Good pick so far!
Cincinnati’s finest 🫡
Good interview
Why is the audio so low on every video?
Somebody is gonna put Eddy in a system in the NBA and he'll be good. Things are cyclical in the league
I always wonder what happened to UMass basketball. They were elite when I was young.
They cheated under Calipari and got caught holding the bag when he left.
What can I say? Such great content insight and analysis.
Loved seeing u coach. UCLA 4s up!
Colin always glazes the B10 because he’s on FS1
Matt painter is a prime example of taking three star players developing them to fit his system, which intern makes the program better just ask Zack Evie case closed
Let's be honest here, there's only 1 team in the entire NCAA that can stop Zach Edey and it's the same team that knocked them out in the 1st Round last year; THE OFFICIATING TEAM. The NCAA has done a much better job this year at calling the correct fouls on and for Edey but all it takes is one rogue officiating crew who has some friends betting against Purdue for them and their season will be over premature just like last year.
IU fan for the past 50+ years ...
I liked Nick BEFORE this interview and I love listening to him ...
What’s the book Colin referenced w/ Coach K nearly being fired?
Not sure about "the book," but it was widely known that Coach K was on the hot seat and Duke boosters were calling for his head around 82-83. But K's first crop of recruits (Dawkins, Bilas, Alarie, Henderson) matured and Duke improved steadily, and the rest is history. However, Cronin was talking about something different. He was talking about Coach K being on the hot seat toward the end of his career "for not winning a title during his last ten years." And that's not at all true, as Duke won the NCAA title in 2015 and also made the Elite 8 and were whiskers away from making the Final Four in both 2018 and 2019, before Duke made another Final Four in Coach K's last season, 2022. I can absolutely guarantee Mick that Coach K was never on the hot seat at the end of his career, and he retired on his own terms from Duke. Mick is clever and entertaining, but he's weaving a kind of false narrative that all of the older great coaches are retiring because they don't want to deal with NIL and the transfer portal. If that were true, then Few, Self, Izzo, Larranaga, Hamilton and every successful college coach over 65 would be gone by now.
Cronin speaks the truth. Another good interview 💯
Have him on more 🔥
I’m not sure how Purdue hasn’t passed the eye test 20 threes made in the first two games, and the NPOY have ridiculous numbers…… in the first half.
This guy will learn about Purdue when he joins the big ten next year. Illinois beat them easily last year
I wish college basketball could get back to what it once was. College basketball talk is so interesting to me
It's about time SC honk Colin cowherd has a UCLA guest,
Go Bruins!
Very low audio, Colin.
Can barely hear a thing.
Bruce Willis making a come back!
His best word is we getting older and miss judging younger people. It is still the same. Just different people
The idea that firing Calipari is is the answer is laughable😂😂😂
Why is Cowherd way above his guest like he's on a throne?
The answer is he’s not very tall. Most of the show is done without guests. The added height in his desk makes him look taller. When the guest comes in though they sit on a couch, elevating a couch by a foot and a half is weird, so this is the result.
@@qwertyutopia4667how is 6'2" not tall lol. the height of the desk pretty much resembles his ego lol
😂
Love Mick
Edey should be a top 5 pick
Audio isn’t THAT bad I wouldnt notice if everyone wasnt crying I just have it turned up a notch
Bruce Willis is Back
Did I miss “Zach Edey’s NBA ceiling”?
Wanna know what UConn has. DRIVE to Storrs. At the exit, they used to list all the national titles they've won. Now, they just give the number. Plus, yeah the mens team has had three coach's, but Auriemma will die there. Amd the men's and women's programs are super cross-supportive. Hurley didn't land in a vacuum. He landed some place where players WORK. And when they don't don't work, they hear about it. Not from their coaches, but their peers.
Wow, I didn’t hate this
I get that Cronin statistcally has done alright since 2019 when he got the job, but talking about "you better win on the game day" when coming off a 16-17 record in very weak Pac-12 is laughable.
That’s his mindset. He didn’t say that’s how he performs. If Cronin has another poor season, UCLA will be done with him and Cronin knows it.
Lmao, the key to stop Purdue is NOT playing fast. Pressing doesn’t work as well this year either. To beat Purdue you have to drag the game down to a crawl and be super physical.
I really can’t stand Cronin. After UConn won in 2014, he said they didn’t deserve it. Now he’s saying there’s nobody good in Storrs? What about Tyler Olander or Donavon Clingan?
Clinghan is from CT
11:44 was lamb was a sophomore, not a jr
Love the Herd but why is the sound still so bad?
Zach is going to be the next Villain in a James Bond Movie. with steel teeth. His name will be JAWS
He correct about UNC. Kentucky ya better go after this guy , or Louisville
Mick!
UConn versus everyone else…
Everyone wants them to go down…
As a duke fan if duke isn’t in it I’ll take UConn to win back to back
Whole nother? What’s he doing on the UCLA staff. Oh, wait. It’s the UCLA staff.😅
Welcome to the party, pal.
Book him again.
I doubt that Colin watched any college basketball…
He didnt😂
Fix the god damn volume already
EAT A BAG DUDE!!!!
18:09 BTFD LFG ZONA 🏆