Cronin's future
If UC wins their remaining games where they should be favored, we should reach 30 wins. Cronin will have averaged 25 wins over the last 7 years here. With UC basketball being "back", the AAC being the top heavy conference that it is, along with a newly refurbished arena, I could see 25 win averages being realistic for a long time. That would work out to a 22-9 or 23-8 regular season and 1 or two wins in the conf tourney, and 1 win in the ncaa tourney. I know it's unreasonable to expect that every year for decades, but given our situation, I think that it is at least possible for the next decade.
Long story short, what if we keep Cronin for two decades, till he is 65, winning at this pace before he retires? He would have 800 wins and would be near the top of the list of mens major div 1 coaching history. And if he coached at this rate till 70, would be over 900 wins and be higher than bob Knight, Dean Smith, rupp, etc...
I know the odds of that happening are extremely small, with bad stretches, chances of him quitting or being fired at some point, health reasons, or just coaching longevity being rare in general. But if I had to pick any coach in the nation that is likely to be in the same job in 2037, he would be towards the top of the list, just due to age, him being at his Alma mater, and performing "well enough" not to get fired any time soon.
Now I'm not trying to say Cronin is anywhere near the coaching league as rupp, Knight, etc... Heck some timestimes I don't even like him and have wished for a different coach at times within the last few years. But given that he was kept this up for the last 7 years already, and the near future looks pretty good too, it just made me think about the long term future of uc's program.
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