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UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin pulled no punches in his brutal takedown of his own team following a blowout loss to Michigan.
The Bruins lost to 24th-ranked Michigan 94-75 on Tuesday. With the loss, the team fell to 11-4.
During the team’s post-game press conference, Cronin called out his own players for what he viewed as a lack of effort. Additionally, he used the presser to get some things off his chest that were clearly lingering for a while.
“But we, we don’t play — we’re soft,” Cronin said, “So don’t tell me you want to win. Like, just don’t tell me you wanna win. So don’t, just don’t tell me you want to win. It’s crazy, you know. And it’s every day. I’m tired of it. It’s every day. I have the most energy of anybody at practice every day. I’m upset with everybody in that locker room —
“I mean, I don’t need to do anything else. I almost got 500 wins. I’m only 53. I mean, it’s a joke. It’s a joke; but yet, I come in and I have more passion, and energy, and pride than everybody and that’s the problem… So what the truth of it has been, it’s really hard to coach people that are delusional,” he continued. “The hungry dog gets the bone. We got guys that think they’re way better than they are. They’re nice kids. They’re completely delusional about who they are.”
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