Bruins’ Mick Cronin is frustrated after first loss

Cronin spoke about the intensity of the team, which could not reach the level of its opponent. He is a very honest coach who doesn’t sugarcoat things when there are problems. He made that clear again after the game.

“We’ve tried, but they don’t listen,” Cronin said. “They didn’t listen, they learned the hard way. But ultimately I can’t blame them, [I] The coaching staff is to blame. We have to make sure they are ready. We weren’t ready for the intensity of this game. You could see it clearly, it was very obvious. I mean, Sebastian Mack just made people take the ball away from him. He is anything but a soft boy.

Mack is a second-year guard returning for a larger role in his second year under Cronin. He finished the game with two points and three turnovers in nine minutes of play. He wasn’t the only Bruin to have a handful of turnovers.

“You get 21 turnovers, you lose by eight, if you have 10, you have 11 more possessions,” Cronin said. “I mean, Dylan [G Dylan Andrews] and Sebastian throws the ball away for layups and only gives it to them for layups. I told him, ‘Guys, we were better last year,’ but we lacked talent.”

The Junior Guard, Andrewshad a team-high six giveaways and added just four points and two assists. Cronin definitely expects more from one of his veterans. Andrews and Mack will certainly learn from their early struggles and respond in meaningful ways.

Freshman guard Trent Perry received some valuable minutes and was one of the few bright spots in the defeat. He contributed eight points, three rebounds and two assists with just one turnover. Perry showed his grit to participate in every play, a big reason why he played 23 minutes.

“That’s him [Perry] “I thought he did a good job at a young age,” Cronin said. “I thought he went in and mixed things up, tried to grab a few loose balls and a few rebounds. “He got involved in the fight, other guys were standing there watching.”

The biggest downside to this brutal loss is the fact that it happened so early in the year. The Bruins still have three weeks to prepare for their first season in the Big Ten. Cronin and the rest of the coaching staff will analyze the issues and make the right changes to be successful in the future.

“It’s good to play a game this early,” Cronin said. “In order for me to be able to assess where we are and what needs to happen, it is of course enough to get an insight into reality.”

The Bruins will move on from the loss and move on to their next opponent when they return home to face Boston University on Monday, November 11th. Cronin’s group will certainly make adjustments and that will be noticeable in the next few contests.

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