For Mick Cronin, UCLA Bruins are still winners despite agonizing Final Four loss

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Coach Mick Cronin, back home with his team in L.A., says loss to Gonzaga in the FinalFour should not wipe out the glory of UCLA's magical NCAA tournament run.

pierced their hearts. Cronin reiterated his belief to his players that three agonizing seconds inside Lucas Oil Stadium should not wipe out the glory of what had preceded them.Eleventh-seeded UCLA was considered a coin flip to beat Michigan State in its First Four game after entering the NCAA tournament on a four-game losing streak. The Bruins fell behind by 14 points, rallied to win in overtime and were on their way in the East Region.

Two days later, they matched unbeaten Gonzaga, exchanging one memorable play for another, before the Bulldogs conjured the final magic. It was Pitino’s Kentucky Wildcats who were floored by Duke on Christian Laettner’s crazy shot in 1992.“He talked about the Laettner loss and what that did for his Kentucky teams, how it helped them spring forward,” Cronin said, “and obviously what it did for their confidence going forward and recruiting.”

 

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