The preseason speculation is discussing how quickly Mick Cronin will be able to turn around the program at UCLA. I am guessing it won't take long. The returning players will be in for a culture shock. They are accustomed to Hollywood, and what they are getting now is Blue Collar U. I suspect they will play Mick's way, or they won't play. But there may be some hiccups in this first season until he gets the deadwood weeded out.
However, I figure he also is going to do what Chris Beard did at Little Rock. Beard made a big leap just by taking the slop out of the system, making the players play his way, or else. The fact that he is an excellent coach added to that, but even without his coaching skill the program would have improved significantly just because of his on-court discipline. I figure that, at least, will happen in this first season at UCLA. They may not be great, but they will play Mick's way.
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