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8:44p, 11/2/22

Not sure how good Chico State is supposed to be, but they were giving us a run for our money into the second half. We have pulled away by 9 pts with 7:46 left.

Note to self: never form opinions about players from exhibition games. Been burned too many times. Ignoring this advice: Devin Askew looks good as does Newell.

Nuts, it's now a 5 pt game with 5 min left.

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In reply to Bearprof • 9:14p, 11/2/22

Bearprof said:
Not sure how good Chico State is supposed to be, but they were giving us a run for our money into the second half. We have pulled away by 9 pts with 7:46 left.

Note to self: never form opinions about players from exhibition games. Been burned too many times. Ignoring this advice: Devin Askew looks good as does Newell.

Nuts, it's now a 5 pt game with 5 min left.

Chico State is Division II and play in the CCAA.

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In reply to calumnus • 9:38p, 11/2/22

Yeah I knew they were div 2. I was hoping they were maybe over achievers?

I guess this will be a long year….

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In reply to Bearprof • 10:05p, 11/2/22

Bearprof said:
Yeah I knew they were div 2. I was hoping they were maybe over achievers?

I guess this will be a long year….

I think they were the #15 D2 team in the final coaches' poll last year.

Last year they played UCLA in an exhibition and lost 61-100 with all the UCLA reserves playing.

They are good for a D2 team, but they are a D2 team.

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10:10p, 11/2/22

Chico State made the Elite Eight in last year's NCAA D-II tournament.

But, yeah, Division II.

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7:55a, 11/3/22

They looked ready to play. We did not.

Go Bears!

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8:43a, 11/3/22

Supposedly the 4 point guards (roll that around your head about roster balance) were unable to practice. 2 sick, one hurt, 1 with class conflicts.

But still no excuse for 4 minute scoring droughts. It will be a LONG season.

Take care of your Chicken

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In reply to socaltownie • 8:59a, 11/3/22

socaltownie said:
Supposedly the 4 point guards (roll that around your head about roster balance) were unable to practice. 2 sick, one hurt, 1 with class conflicts.

But still no excuse for 4 minute scoring droughts. It will be a LONG season.

Fucla!

Go Bears!

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9:22a, 11/3/22

We were at the game. Following are a few observations

- Crowd was OK for an exhibition game. The Chico fans were excited to be in Berkeley and almost got their heart's desire. The Chico fans still consider Cal a D1 program and would have celebrated the upset.

- Cal has a deeper team with more ready bodies than the last two years.
- Lots of SF players. Many of the Bears appeared to be in the 6'5" to 6'7" range with good athleticism and long builds.
- Askew took a lot of shots. No one else seemed eager to shoot. I expect Askew will do better than 25% in most games.
- Okafor is strong. A much needed addition to the post.

- The newcomers were OK individually.
- Cal's defense was decent. Brown remains a defensive stand out.
- Cal's offense was poor. Movement was not coordinated. Passing was sloppy. Long way to go on offense.
- Rebounding should have been better against a short Chico State D-2 team.

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