The UCLA Bruins men’s basketball team will enter the season as an undisputed top-25 team and a potential threat to win the Big Ten Conference.
The Bruins landed a large number of players in the transfer portal, and as such, they are among the favorites for the Big Ten.
Cronin opened up on the tough lineup decisions that are going to come with all of the talent this season but he didn’t seem too worried (h/t Ben Bolch of The Los Angeles Times).
“People say, ‘Well, they’re going to have this guy, they’re going to have that guy,’” Cronin said. “Well, first of all, if you’re a competitor and you really want to be on a great team that has a chance to win the Big Ten [Conference] in its first year and have a chance to go to a Final Four or compete for a national title, you should want other great players on the team. That’s No. 1. No. 2, in this day and age, everybody wants to go play in the NBA, don’t you think it would behoove you to play every day against another good player that would make you better and wouldn’t it help you get more exposure if you’re on a great team?”
Too much talent is never a bad thing, and that’s exactly what UCLA has this season.