Bear Down Wildcats

The Lollipop Mic.

Logged in at BRO after the PAC-12 Title go read and be inspired. Eventually I was surprised by a Tommy Lloyd praise fest and contributed with a few answers to questions.

Long story short, majority of BRO posters like me, and I accidentally caused a rift twixt them and the outspoken handful who hate seeing positive Arizona news or who couldn’t stand me being so well received. There’s several micro-arguments of UCLA fans who like me calling the ones who don’t embarrassing and pathetic. One is so stick up his ass it is hilarious.

Long short, I think a lot of them are jealous of the style of player, the caliber of athlete, and the upside of Lloyd.

I don’t blame them. Coming off a Final Four appearance and predicted to steamroll the conference on their way to a #1 seed, they can’t be happy that for the next however many years their Lollipop Guild coach will be trying to win games 51-49 while we are running and gunning in the desert putting up 90 points and in a dunk you very much offense.

It was weird getting to flex on my Sean Miller/FBI probe knowledge on their board. It wasn’t my intent, but a few of the ones who didn’t like me being there tried to get rid of me by bringing it up.

Ended the conversation with a LMAO when one of them simply replied he was no longer engaging with me so leave him be.

Now he’s ranting about academics.

Chicat wrote: ↑Tue Mar 15, 2022 6:53 am I don’t blame them. Coming off a Final Four appearance and predicted to steamroll the conference on their way to a #1 seed, they can’t be happy that for the next however many years their Lollipop Guild coach will be trying to win games 51-49 while we are running and gunning in the desert putting up 90 points and in a dunk you very much offense.

Cronin isn't winning another game in Tucson. He's lucky he got to ucla while "the troubles" were still stirring. Now that we've turned the corner and have the best coach in the Pac (yep, I said it), I foresee another run of dominance over those fuckers.

Y'all get the impression Trollops fans won't get the heart flutter watching Mick's iso-centric stick-up-the-ass system run up against our Super Colon Blow Spurt of Death?

dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Tue Mar 15, 2022 10:24 am Y'all get the impression Trollops fans won't get the heart flutter watching Mick's iso-centric stick-up-the-ass system run up against our Super Colon Blow Spurt of Death?

Think they had a chance to hire a much better coach - Rick Barnes - and wouldn't pay for him. So they got stuck with the guy who had middling success at Cincy for many years. Alford built a pretty good roster before he left, so the cupboard was not bare. Let's see, though, where this guy is 5 years out. Think they have a decent class coming in next season. Can he do anything with it?

Lot of pent up RC97 frustrations being let go. I love it!

UAEebs86 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 8:55 am

Best possible news for the rest of the Pac.

UAEebs86 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 8:55 am

Excellent!

Geez Beach Cat, their coach was just to a FF and might do it again. He has won 6 of the last 8 from us and is more than solid as a coach.

If you mean it’s good for the conference because we desperately need a great UCLA and AZ program then yes, I agree.

Go bruins and go PAC 12. Let’s get two to the FF

Yeah, Cronin isn’t Alford. He’s a good coach, and seems a solid recruiter, and also seems a reasonable dude.

JMarkJohns wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 10:58 am Yeah, Cronin isn’t Alford. He’s a good coach, and seems a solid recruiter, and also seems a reasonable dude.

His players spit at fans.

Anyway, last season will end up being the high water mark for the Lollipop Guild's diminutive leader. If I'm wrong, I'll be happy to admit it.

Go Akron!

Beachcat97 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 11:02 am

JMarkJohns wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 10:58 am Yeah, Cronin isn’t Alford. He’s a good coach, and seems a solid recruiter, and also seems a reasonable dude.

His players spit at fans.

Anyway, last season will end up being the high water mark for the Lollipop Guild's diminutive leader. If I'm wrong, I'll be happy to admit it.

Go Akron!

Good one

In some major trouble

Yep down by 8 now to Akron.

Is this the same UCLA team we fought in the P12 Championship????? WTH?

Embarrassing

Zips over the Mics...on St. Patty's day too.

Uplifting! Exhilarating!

Alieberman wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 8:50 pmEmbarrassing

Detroit Mercy, Princeton level

Jezeng has been awful

Alieberman wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 8:50 pmEmbarrassing

It’s only going to confirm skepticism of our quality and SOS…

Alieberman wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 8:55 pm Jezeng has been awful

Irish needs to put his face on a milk carton as “Missing”

Finally, signs of life showing in UCLA!

Coach McConstipation will probably win this by plugging up the game.

Definitely ugly. Win and advance but play like that and we lose by about 40 to St Marys

Win ugly, win pretty. Just win.

All teams have close calls in the tourney. To me UCLA looks exhausted. Mick appears to be lot like Stoops was for us. It can't be fun to hear constant criticism from your coach in public. It is embarrassing to them. I think his style of play will limit his long term effectiveness.
Tying him up for six years was necessary because that is what USC's coach got. I have my own thoughts if he will ever make it to the end of that contract. This is a team that was unanimously picked to win the PAC and finished 3 games out. He did beat USC twice which is a big deal and he finally broke through at Oregon. He has a very good recruiting class coming in but the key will be if he can continue that with his style of play and the portal being available.

Survive and advance.

Bob Marley saved the day for the Bruins.

Chicat wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 10:27 pm Win ugly, win pretty. Just win.

True dat!! Gotta admit, even when they play as poorly as they did most of that game, the uclans get really tough when their backs are against the wall!!

EastCoastCat wrote: ↑Fri Mar 18, 2022 5:45 am Survive and advance.

Absolutely. I'd take six one point wins.

I did pick UCLA to go to Final 4 in 1 of my brackets... but they will need Juzeng to get it going

Because I have a sick 4 year old, I have some time that I might regret.

TheCat wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 10:29 pm All teams have close calls in the tourney. To me UCLA looks exhausted. Mick appears to be lot like Stoops was for us. It can't be fun to hear constant criticism from your coach in public. It is embarrassing to them.

You have echoed this extensively here. Do you have some examples? And examples of where they've expressed embarrassment?

I think his style of play will limit his long term effectiveness.

Maybe? I'd rather stick with this than chase what Howland did, giving up athleticism and defense for scoring. The team is very unathletic right now. Watson is a work in progress. But as long as Mick doesnt get too star hungry, I dont see it being an issue. This team has bought into what Mick has been peddling and they aren't a great bunch of defenders.

Tying him up for six years was necessary because that is what USC's coach got.

It has nothing to do with USC. Louisville was snooping around and Mick was able to get more money for other parts of the program, manly assistants.

I have my own thoughts if he will ever make it to the end of that contract.

Very few coaches ever reach the end of a contract. Most are fired, move on, or extended again.

This is a team that was unanimously picked to win the PAC and finished 3 games out. He did beat USC twice which is a big deal and he finally broke through at Oregon.

They were. I was pretty candidate here before the season and thought that they'd have some bumps. They were much stronger earlier in the year before the COVID pause and have struggled to really put it all together for long stretches. I think he's relied on a lot of players who got hot last year, even when they've been struggling in games. Arizona coming out in gangbusters certainly wasnt part of the preseason prognostications either, so the predictions are always just that.

He has a very good recruiting class coming in but the key will be if he can continue that with his style of play and the portal being available.

You are wondering if UCLA will struggle to recruit? Or his style of play will keep top players from coming to Los Angeles? I'm confident that if Mick is no longer able to recruit 5*'s, that he should still have no end of high level 4*'s to come play for him. The current players love him. He's yet to have a player transfer out, though I suspect we'll see some turnover this year with players wanting minutes.

Have a good day TC. Good Luck today!

Looks pretty bad on the verge of a blowout

You need to be sincere for it to work bug

Bruins leading so you can go now.

MrBug708 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 19, 2022 4:32 pm Looks pretty bad on the verge of a blowout

UCLA has this wrapped up.

It’s over.

Congrats UCLA!

St. Mary's has zero chance.

UAEebs86 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 19, 2022 4:45 pm St. Mary's has zero chance.

Zero.

Alieberman wrote: ↑Sat Mar 19, 2022 4:40 pm You need to be sincere for it to work bug

We gave up like 18 in 6 minutes and playing some bad defense when I posted this!

MrBug708 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 19, 2022 5:00 pm

Alieberman wrote: ↑Sat Mar 19, 2022 4:40 pm You need to be sincere for it to work bug

We gave up like 18 in 6 minutes and playing some bad defense when I posted this!

You are adorable.

Juzang is a shell of himself right now. UCLA started the second with the lineup that was punked for the first 8 minutes of the game. Hpefully they dont cough up the lead.

If JJJ is out, we are toast.

Oh shit

MrBug708 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 19, 2022 5:48 pm If JJJ is out, we are toast.

Hopefully not for today, but I really hope he is ok.

My favorite UCLA player

Dont think he's coming back, hopefully the 11 point lead can be weathered.

Luckily Johnny showed up right before Jaime went down