2019-2020 Open Thread

JoeRunner89 · 02-24-2020, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by justinhub2003

I'd love to know what's insane about it?

Facts:
-UCLA lost its 3 best players
-UCLA was picked 8th in the Pac 12
-UC returned its top 3 scorers, its leading rebounder and its leading passer. Also one was a preseason all American.
-UC was picked top 3 in the league
-Preseason brackets had UC slotted in
-Most of this fanbase expected to make the tourney

UCLA is playing in the 4th best conference in the country now too. But don't take my word for it, just look it via kenpom. We play in the 7th.

This is the first time since the McDonald's all American game existed that UCLA does not have a MCD's all American on its roster. So historically, this is the least talented UCLA team in the last 20-30 years.

I didn't make any of that stuff up.

But maybe you thought so highly of Mick that your self expected him to make the tourney in year 1 and play for the regular season standings leader. I know the rest of the country didn't

Hopefully the ppl in the back can see this

cincyguy13 · 02-24-2020, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by justinhub2003

I'd love to know what's insane about it?

Facts:
-UCLA lost its 3 best players
-UCLA was picked 8th in the Pac 12
-UC returned its top 3 scorers, its leading rebounder and its leading passer. Also one was a preseason all American.
-UC was picked top 3 in the league
-Preseason brackets had UC slotted in
-Most of this fanbase expected to make the tourney

UCLA is playing in the 4th best conference in the country now too. But don't take my word for it, just look it via kenpom. We play in the 7th.

This is the first time since the McDonald's all American game existed that UCLA does not have a MCD's all American on its roster. So historically, this is the least talented UCLA team in the last 20-30 years.

I didn't make any of that stuff up.

But maybe you thought so highly of Mick that your self expected him to make the tourney in year 1 and play for the regular season standings leader. I know the rest of the country didn't

Someone posted their roster earlier this year. Think they have 8 4-star players on their current roster. Yep they are starving for talent. Again, the guy isn’t coming back. He’s done a great job turning that thing around. Awesome. He’s still not coming back

Bcatfollower · 02-24-2020, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeRunner89

Hopefully the ppl in the back can see this

I’m thankful we have brannen. He will do great... I mean look at if we went with a hyped up choice like Memphis did with penny.

cincrulz11 · 02-24-2020, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Bcatfollower

I’m thankful we have brannen. He will do great... I mean look at if we went with a hyped up choice like Memphis did with penny.

nick the quick baby, guaranteed final 4 every season

Bcatfollower · 02-24-2020, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by cincrulz11

nick the quick baby, guaranteed final 4 every season

Lol

cincyguy13 · 02-24-2020, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by justinhub2003

Lol this is a horrible take.

A job can be better long term but not have immediate expected success

UCLA was picked 8th in the pac 12 and lost their 3 best players from a losing team who didn’t make the tourney,

This season UC was expected to make the tourney, UCLA wasn’t,

It’s simple

If you took a poll before the season and told people that jarron would be dealing with injuries all year, I would say 99% of people would not have pick uc to make the tourney. Unless chad Brendel is lying. Maybe he is. Who knows but you seemed to believe him until it didn’t line up with your argument

mdchick · 02-24-2020, 06:31 PM

pretty crazy to think cronin did as well as he did at UC starting off going 2-14 his first year in conference play

justinhub2003 · 02-24-2020, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by mdchick

pretty crazy to think cronin did as well as he did at UC starting off going 2-14 his first year in conference play

Pretty crazy indeed considering it was the greatest conference ever assembled.

Meanwhile we are playing in a very mediocre AAC that likely secure just 2-3 bids.

Oh... we will also forget that mick returned nothing that first year. Meanwhile that was not the case for CJB.

Do you think the rest of the league voted us 3rd place because they knew John Brannen was an elite coach or could it be because they saw we returned our top 3 scorers from a team that won the AAC championship.... yes we won the championship.

justinhub2003 · 02-24-2020, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by cincyguy13

If you took a poll before the season and told people that jarron would be dealing with injuries all year, I would say 99% of people would not have pick uc to make the tourney. Unless chad Brendel is lying. Maybe he is. Who knows but you seemed to believe him until it didn’t line up with your argument

I seemed to believe it until Jarron said otherwise.

We have insiders and then we have the horses mouth.

cincrulz11 · 02-24-2020, 07:05 PM

i also agree Jarron isn't hurt. He likes to sit on the ground and not move after being fouled and having to come out because he likes to act like he can barely walk, but really he's just tricking the other team. him and teddy set that up before the game, jarron told him to act like he was giving jarron time before giving him the ball for free throws. jarron had to agree to let teddy call a phantom foul on him, which teddy did early in the game.

pranked wichita state good.

02-24-2020, 06:31 PM	#357
mdchick Epic Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,638	pretty crazy to think cronin did as well as he did at UC starting off going 2-14 his first year in conference play

02-24-2020, 07:05 PM	#360
cincrulz11 Epic Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 4,329	i also agree Jarron isn't hurt. He likes to sit on the ground and not move after being fouled and having to come out because he likes to act like he can barely walk, but really he's just tricking the other team. him and teddy set that up before the game, jarron told him to act like he was giving jarron time before giving him the ball for free throws. jarron had to agree to let teddy call a phantom foul on him, which teddy did early in the game. pranked wichita state good.