Banners on the Parkway · Dec 7, 2018
The conundrum of Mick Cronin
He’s whining. Odd. David Kohl-USA TODAY SportsYou’ve likely all seen it by now. A local newscaster asks Mick Cronin, head coach of the UC Bearcats, how he prepares for the Crosstown Shootout. In a two minute answer that perhaps explains Cronin’s 4-8 record in the game, he dismisses Kerem Kanter as “Enes Kanter’s brother,” devalues scouting, and generally comes across as a smashing cross of sanctimonious and uninformed. This stands in stark contrast to a man who has coached a team to no worse than 43rd in the KenPom standings since 2010. In two minutes then, the question that is Mick Cronin.