Ranking the UCLA Basketball Head Coaching Hires

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports I had the one reaction to Coach Cronin’s hiring that is not allowed for a fan or blogger who has watched almost every UCLA Bruins game the last decade and the majority of games for more years than I want to count before that. I was and am meh, bleh, nonplussed, etc. As a passionate fan and blogger, I am supposed to have strong reactions one way or another. Yet, I am not one to say the world is coming to an end, this is a disaster, or another bungled Guerrero mess. But I am not excited either. Before Steve Alford was hired, I was ecstatic at the list of possible candidates and, then, angry with “how the heck did we end up with Alford?!” This time I was kind of “Really?” Rick Barnes? Jamie Dixon? I was not even excited about the John Calipari talk because I am not sure I want him as a coach with his baggage and the coming end to his area of expertise: the one and done.

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