Who says he's supposed to be a force?" Cronin responded to a question as to why Gates hasn't developed into a force inside.
From there, what began as an honest assessment of where the development of his low-post presence was at, turned into Cronin questioning whether Gates was ever as good as recruiting services and the such claimed he was supposed to be in the first place.
He even referred to Gates' "so-called potential," at one point.
"Yancy was not a dominant player at Withrow High School," Cronin said. "He averaged seven rebounds a game. Check your stats. Yancy has been a guy that is a project. He has got talent but he is a project. He continues to be one."
He may have only averaged seven rebounds a game as a four-year starter in high school at Hughes and Withrow, but his junior and senior seasons he averaged a double-double. He had 21.2 points and 10.5 rebounds a game as a senior and 19.0 points and 10.0 rebounds as a junior for the Tigers, according to the UC media guide. He was the AP Division I Player of the Year his senior season.
There were questions about his consistency in high school, but even with those, he still was a four-star recruit by Scout.com and five-star by Rivals.com. Cronin believes those services themselves have played a role Gates' mentality.
"There are a lot of guys that could be this or could be that," Cronin said. "At the end of the day, we are who we are.
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From there, what began as an honest assessment of where the development of his low-post presence was at, turned into Cronin questioning whether Gates was ever as good as recruiting services and the such claimed he was supposed to be in the first place.
He even referred to Gates' "so-called potential," at one point.
"Yancy was not a dominant player at Withrow High School," Cronin said. "He averaged seven rebounds a game. Check your stats. Yancy has been a guy that is a project. He has got talent but he is a project. He continues to be one."
He may have only averaged seven rebounds a game as a four-year starter in high school at Hughes and Withrow, but his junior and senior seasons he averaged a double-double. He had 21.2 points and 10.5 rebounds a game as a senior and 19.0 points and 10.0 rebounds as a junior for the Tigers, according to the UC media guide. He was the AP Division I Player of the Year his senior season.
There were questions about his consistency in high school, but even with those, he still was a four-star recruit by Scout.com and five-star by Rivals.com. Cronin believes those services themselves have played a role Gates' mentality.
"There are a lot of guys that could be this or could be that," Cronin said. "At the end of the day, we are who we are.
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