Cronin's teams at Cincinnati weren't actually super-talented. It was mostly 3-star guys, sprinkled in with an occasional 4-star recruit. From his last 10 classes at Cincy, he only had 6 guys that were top 100 recruits. Only 3 times did he have a recruiting class ranked in the top 40.
His Cincinnati teams were thought of being defensive-minded, with offensive limitations. UCLA, in recent memory, is kind of the exact opposite. All offense, with limited defense. Will be fun to see how his teams progress in coming years. Having a team stocked full of 4-star recruits that can play defense could be very, very promising.