Cronin may be the man

[Let 'er Fly]

rumor is he’s flying into Bloomington on 2/14.

Pros of this hire
-he’s a tough, hard nosed coach
-he’s from the Midwest
- he has won everywhere he has gone, including 2 major programs
- fun/brash with the media

Why he would take it
- he knows the passion of IU bball
- he’s tired of travel of ucla’s schedule
- his salary is just $4mm
- get back to the Midwest

Beard would be first choice. Cronin not too far behind.

 

[Warison]

F -

 

[TR32]

Can't pick Cronin. Poor fit.

Please No.

 

[GeorgeStrait IU]

Can't pick Cronin. Poor fit.

Please No.

He would win here.

 

[T.M.P.]

F -

Cracks me up ..... the fanbase for four years have bitched about boring offense and stupid rotations and yet ... Cronin ie stupid rotations and boring offense.

Note: stupid rotations are not near as stupid as Woodson's, nor are they as tweaky and weird as Pearl can get ... but he goes way too deep and with two many sub ins and outs. He does so to keep high energy on defense but that comes with a cost to player's rhythm offensively. He cheats the off for def. His offense sucks donkey nuts. Beard as boring as he can get, at least knows how to sub.

All champions (15 on, 30 sec era) have certain common characteristics to them .. def>off, long benches, constant subbing .. are not one of them.

Elite offense top 3% combined with 10% def, short depth, long stints, are.

 

[ndhuntington]

Indiana plays UCLA on 2-14 how is that a rumor?

Reminder: Mick Cronin has a reciprocal buyout. If he leaves or is fired before April 1 of this year, the price is $20 million. It’s then $16 million from April 1 until March 31, 2025.

For any school to buy him out would be historic. UCLA has a bit more breathing room to fire him because of the offset clause, which means they likely wouldn’t end up on the hook for the full amount assuming he takes another job.

That said — UCLA would be absolutely crazy to fire Mick Cronin, no matter how bad this year gets.