Mick Cronin can sound more like a sports radio talk show host than a college basketball coach given his willingness to freely air his frustrations with the sport.
He’s ripped conference realignment as a soulless money grab to save struggling athletic departments. Savaged agents who tell underdeveloped players they’re ready to go pro. Blasted the commercialization of youth basketball. Questioned the point of governing bodies.
“We only have one rule — there are no rules, it’s all a joke,” Cronin said only a few weeks into UCLA’s season. “Like, literally, there are no rules.