Mick Cronin’s brand of basketball — tough, relentless, hard to score a point on — would figure to play well in a conference that values those traits.
So how’s it going for the UCLA coach and his team in their new conference?
“We’re struggling with the adjustment to Big Ten basketball,” Cronin acknowledged Thursday.
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The Bruins have lost four consecutive games against conference veterans after winning two games against fellow Big Ten newcomers Washington and Oregon.
UCLA’s issues go well beyond not resembling one of Cronin’s better teams because of spotty guard play and a dip on defense.