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Meghan L. Hall

Mike Cronin roasts entire UCLA basketball team in blistering rant after Michigan loss

UCLA Bruins head coach Mike Cronin is completely over his team, and when given the chance to talk about it, he went IN.

Despite having a winning record, UCLA has lost three of its last four matchups, including a 19-point loss to No. 24 Michigan on Tuesday. Obviously, something like that might not sit well with a coach, and you expect a bit of frustration. But that’s not quite what happened with Bruins coach Mike Cronin.

In a postgame presser, he was perhaps a little too honest about his squad, and his energy was palpable as he unleashed a blistering rant. “We don’t play. We’re soft,” Cronin said. “So, don’t tell me you want to win…Every day, I have more passion and energy in practice…I mean, I don’t need to do anything else. I almost got 500 wins. I’m only 53…It’s a joke…It’s really hard to coach guys who are delusional.” YIKES.

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