Mick Cronin On UCLA Basketball And Their Iconic Comeback Over Illinois
UCLA Men's Basketball Coach Mick Cronin analyzes the Bruins' dramatic 95-94 regular-season victory over Illinois, highlighting how overcoming a 25-point deficit built team resilience for their NCAA Tournament run.summarySports Specialization and Injury Risk: Cronin attributes the rise in Achilles and knee injuries among elite players (Durant, Tatum, Haliburton) to year-round specialization on hard surfaces combined with increased body mtakeawayBall Security as Job Security: In basketball, turnovers are equated to fumbles in football. Cronin emphasizes teaching fundamentals like catching and passing with two hands to prevent 'shooting turnovers' (bad shots thattakeaway














