monster ajay mitchell

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socal, got no idea wut u talking about but that's ok this is a judgement free zone

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Look up Yeats
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2023 california golden bears recruiting update:

ryan silver is the head coach of the west coast elite aau team (sponsored by under armor), both of the current cal commits shooting guard 6'6" rodney brown & post 6'11" devin curtis play for ryan

connecting the monster dots (relationships matter)#
the california golden bears basketball program is not a total rebuild project, there is a strong nucleus core foundation of young talent with 3 years of remaining eligibility in 6'8" 220 lbs bouncy forward grant newell, raw but high upside rim protector 6'9" 235 lbs nd okafor and smooth sharpshooter 6'7" 215 lbs jalen celestine

plus innate scorer 6'3" 200 lbs devin askew played out of position last season at point guard when his skillset is much better suited to the 2 & fiery irishman (and onetime arizona recruit) 6'7" 230 lbs sammy alajiki is gonna reach his upside playing for a crazy azz head coach that celebrates his intensity (and not try to muffle it), yeah a player's coach

but the bears will still need an infusion of talent

the key to the 2023/2024 season will be in the hands of point guard 6'4" 180 lbs ajay mitchell...the reality is that steve kerr could coach next year's team & it would still lose 20+ games unless an elite point guard arrives in berkeley...and you would have to be a 100% dumb azz to think there's someone out there that another new coach could recruit to berkeley in the next couple of months that is even half the player of ajay

today's elite college basketball teams are point guard driven

what's lost in the made up coaching lists that consist primarily of knowlton hinge hooks up of old white men (despite the fact that 90%+ of the primary playing rotations of nationally ranked teams are black student athletes) is that the incoming recruiting class of 6'6" rodney brown & 6'10 devin curtis will be at risk if joe pasternack is not hired per the tweet above from their aau coach ryan silver

not gonna list the made up weights for devin & rodney, both guys are built like 3 irons & gotta start the weight/strength maturation with 100% commitment upon their arrival in berkeley for cal's summer bridge


rodney is a lanky player with length & a pure shooting stroke, he is a better 3 point shooter than anybody on the current roster & will make an immediate impact for a team that wuz scoring challenged this past season because of both poor outdated schemes & also half the roster with uncorrected broken down crooked azz shooting mechanics

successful head coaches (don't hire the oldest staff in the nation at 200+ years tho the con artist extended him anyways) hire assistant coaches than can recruit and facilitate player development which includes shooting mechanics...when i spoke to joe during the cal's monster class era about the head coach job he tole me that he is friends with both theo robertson (experience includes development coach for the golden state warriors & the los angeles lakers) & sir richard midgley (currently a nba scout), both guys can 100% teach shooting the ball (they are among the highest % 3 point shooters in the history of cal basketball) along with selling berkeley academics to players & their families particularly moms...pasternack is also close to fellow mutt of mixed descent lou richie who would an ideal life/academics coach for the program & also assist with his high school network of coaches in facilitating the recruitment of bounce back former nor cal prospects that didn't wanna play for the last 2 bears head coaches


brown is not just a set & shoot perimeter shooter, he got hops too...the cal player comparison for rodney is alan crabbe, an elite shooter who developed the rest of his game including defensive intensity during his time in berkeley before making tens of millions of dollars in the nba


devin is a lanky quick twitch athlete with length, he kinda reminds me of type of body type favored by criminal dana altman...it's been painful half watching the bears on tv during the last 6 years with unathletic bigs that move like granite statues on valium with hands of stone, brown is a major upgrade in terms of athleticism...the cal player comparison for devin is talented artist/renaissance man rod benson

high energy joe pasternack will sign ajay mitchell out of the transfer portal, solidify the commitments of rodney brown & devin curtis along with solidifying the concerns of the current returning players that there will be a paradigm shift in berkeley to a monster player program

**** the statistics and the logistics along with all the worthless opinions



the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world (and a monster player's program)
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socaltownie said:

Look up Yeats
look up doechii, is yeats a black girl that beat all the statistics?
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the gauchos averaged an uptempo (but not fast) 72.2 points per game this season which can be contrasted to the bears snail ball of 58.3 points per game...reality is that mcdonalds all americans got zero interest in playing a style of play that won't develop them for the nba & multi million dollar contracts (and unlimited chocolate mcflurries forevah)



fun 2023 salary comparisons:

mark fox: $1,900,000+
the con artist: $1,300,000+
joe pasternack: $400,000+
shocky (1st time back at haas in 6 years/solo stormin' the floor): 50 cent

https://instagr.am/p/Cm4nv1MP6Tg

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Shocky1 said:



https://instagr.am/p/Cm4nv1MP6Tg


Oh Crap! I'm actually in that picture!
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this is a sorta friendly message/tutorial to all the fellow dumb azzs that wuz in haas/our palace yesterday evening for the bears epic victory

watch both of these videos carefully & take notes like u wuz at wheeler hall, this is how u ******* storm the floor, ok?

u don't send a 1 person broken down sorry azz fearless storm the floor "team" out there, got it?



next time, do better, got it?#
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conclusive photographic proof from taylor re: her dumb azz dad's failed 1 person stormin' the floor escapades after shaking hands with lars ("sprechen sie deutsch?") & in his last fleeting moments of freedom before being encircled by a 17 yellow jacketed armed security force that reports to fuhrer knowlton

but more importantly check out the faces in the crowd:

is that my partner in monstrous crimes hoop dreams clapping by the blue railings?

joel brown is still in shock thinking "that's my guy but he's definitely crazy as ****"

devin askew is smirking "if he calls me carrot top, he's done"

all the cal coaches (except one) just gonna ignore the monster, fun is not part of the deal

the curvy brunette yoga female in the 3rd row in the light blue puffer jacket is wondering if she can go to nooner modern yoga with me...her friend to the right with one lulu lemon leg dragged over the seat in front of her thinks the shockster should just be walked to his car, yeah she's absolutely sure

the lady with blue cal jacket in the 3rd row is photographing the monster for unknown reasons

my brothers from other mothers in the 7th row r laughing like this is kinda like marshawn driving the golf cart around or something

the lady wearing a black facemask on the far left in the 4th row is not amused by such childish behavior while the 2 females friends above her in the 6th row are celebrating like they just saw the loch ness monster

yeah its gonna take more than a cancellation to kill my vibe, forevah forevah

r u there?

___________________________________________________________________________

beached, where u at in this foto?


where's beached bear (is he really devin askew, unmasked?)#

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The Sam Singer three to beat Washington up there was also memorable
Go Bears!
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dunker, one of the characteristics of coaches that build loyalties with everyone like coach martin & coach pasternack is that they encourage joyous celebrations with an open heart the victories that build forever relationships long after the ball has stopped bouncing...and that's why guys like dennis gates, ryan silver, rod benson, theo robertson, richard midgley, lou richie, ben braun, 4th gen bear & almost all of the major donors are all rooting for joe

one of the characteristics of the old white guys on the made up coaching boards is that they don't get this...in the foto above with the monster stormin' the floor, my daughter taylor tole me that "the bald guy in the jacket" (i.e. fox) looked over & just shook his head

this wuz 60 seconds after one of only 3 victories this season, fun is not part of the deal

who do u want coaching the bears next season?
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Shocky1 said:

socal, got no idea wut u talking about but that's ok this is a judgement free zone


This is what you call a self-own.
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saxey, this probably explains why kim k dumped crazy azz kayne like yesterday's fashion look
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Shocky1 said:

socaltownie said:

Look up Yeats
look up doechii, is yeats a black girl that beat all the statistics?
I had to look up both Doechii and the line from Yeats. I didn't have to look up Kanye but in his case I'm having trouble suspending judgement.
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Shocky1 said:

https://instagr.am/p/Btn7Tm6nEof
saxey, this probably explains why kim k dumped crazy azz kayne like yesterday's fashion look
That would be a good look for the Bearettes.
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stu, let's meet up again for some beef chow fun again & i'll explain again all this **** to u

it's really not that complicated (it's not like being an emergency room doc), joe pasternack is uniquely qualified to be the next men's head basketball coach in berkeley
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who is the only candidate on the made up coaching lists that consist of primarily old white guys that would be great hinge hook ups for knowlton that got a current player (that is known/respected by the current players) like andre kelly that will 100% vouch for him to stabilize the return of key players on the roster aka grant newell?

who is the only coach that can bring in an elite guard like ajay mitchell to ensure the bears don't lose 20+ games again next season?...college basketball today is point guard dominated, a facilitator/distributor is absolutely necessary to win basketball games at this level

who is the only coach that can 100% save the 2023 high school recruiting class of rodney brown & devin curtis according to their aau coach ryan silver?...joe pasternack has proven that he can successfully recruit at the high school (brown & curtis), international (ajay mitchell is from belgium) & transfer portal (andrew kelly from cal) levels

who is the only coach who got longtime relationships with cal's whale donors to build a basketball only practice facility (not the con artist's $125,000,000+ quidditch facility which is never gonna get built) & also raise the necessary nil dollars for future mcdonalds all americans?

who is the only coach who has worked with berkeley admissions & got a track record of recruiting high gpa true student athletes at a uc sister school like santa barbara?...the vast majority of these old white guys on these made up lists have built their careers around selling 2.5 gpa ballers hoop dreams of nba mansions, that's not gonna work at the #1 ranked public university in the world

who is the only coach who has previously worked in berkeley & is passionate about selling out haas which will mask the con artist's mind boggling hire of an unqualified markeisha everrett who has tried to relocate the few remaining berkeley students to behind the basket and got no clue about the gameday traditions of cal football/basketball or how to sell tixs despite the exodus of the oakland raiders & the family unaffordability of the golden state warriors?

who is the only coach who will not only engage his players, their families, fans/donors but also the media & general public despite working for a con artist who hasn't tweeted in a couple of years & is afraid to be transparent & conduct any interviews?...when is the bearinsider.com interview with the con artist gonna happen?

who is the only coach that is gonna be recommended when the con artist reaches out to dennis gates?

joe pasternack will reshape the atmosphere in the basketball facilities as a player's coach that celebrates/frees them up to play with joy & freedom (without fear like last season) with aggressive intensity (the fiery sammy alajiki is gonna love/thrive with this transformation)

the biggest lies told to cal fans is that this program cannot win because of the excuses perpetuated by the con artist & parroted by dumb azzs like canzano & califortunate among a few others who don't got no connections to accurate information...they will tell you that mark fox is "respected" by the players (100% not true according to families & former coaches) & that's he "hard working" (200% not true, the least visible college coach in the nation on the summertime aau circuit) which have set the program back the last 6 years along with perhaps the biggest lie that wyking jones "is a good person" which could not be absolutely further from the truth for the former assistant coach who used pitino's mother/daughter prostitution tandem for recruiting purposes while at louisville, ran off 2 high academic players that should've never been recruited in the 1st place by him, told multiple players to transfer/forego berkeley degrees when he wuz fired, lost the respect of every single person in the program (other than his hand selected s&c coach the mentally unstable jackson) when he sent theo home from hawaii which resulted in the worst loss in the history of cal basketball when the listless bears got blown out by d2 chaminade (that's the day i turned in my floor seats while in maui & took a 6 year vacation from cal bbb) & conspired to censor cal's monster class behind my back



ive got bigger passions in life right now than cal basketball so its kinda doubtful that ima gonna attend 150+ games in a row again as the director of recruiting/gameday energy but its my intent in perhaps the final chapter of my love letter to the magic of cal basketball to champion the hiring of joe pasternack as the next head basketball coach in berkeley





where the wild things r (at the palace)#
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who is the only candidate on the made up coaching lists that consist of primarily old white guys that would be great hinge hook ups for knowlton that got a current player (that is known/respected by the current players) like andre kelly that will 100% vouch for him to stabilize the return of key players on the roster aka grant newell?

who is the only coach that can bring in an elite guard like ajay mitchell to ensure the bears don't lose 20+ games again next season?...college basketball today is point guard dominated, a facilitator/distributor is absolutely necessary to win basketball games at this level

who is the only coach that can 100% save the 2023 high school recruiting class of rodney brown & devin curtis according to their aau coach ryan silver?...joe pasternack has proven that he can successfully recruit at the high school (brown & curtis), international (ajay mitchell is from belgium) & transfer portal (andrew kelly from cal) levels

who is the only coach who got longtime relationships with cal's whale donors to build a basketball only practice facility (not the con artist's $125,000,000+ quidditch facility which is never gonna get built) & also raise the necessary nil dollars for future mcdonalds all americans?

who is the only coach who has worked with berkeley admissions & got a track record of recruiting high gpa true student athletes at a uc sister school like santa barbara?...the vast majority of these old white guys on these made up lists have built their careers around selling 2.5 gpa ballers hoop dreams of nba mansions, that's not gonna work at the #1 ranked public university in the world

who is the only coach who has previously worked in berkeley & is passionate about selling out haas which will mask the con artist's mind boggling hire of an unqualified markeisha everrett who has tried to relocate the few remaining berkeley students to behind the basket and got no clue about the gameday traditions of cal football/basketball or how to sell tixs despite the exodus of the oakland raiders & the family unaffordability of the golden state warriors?

who is the only coach who will not only engage his players, their families, fans/donors but also the media & general public despite working for a con artist who hasn't tweeted in a couple of years & is afraid to be transparent & conduct any interviews?...when is the bearinsider.com interview with the con artist gonna happen?

who is the only coach that is gonna be recommended when the con artist reaches out to dennis gates?

joe pasternack will reshape the atmosphere in the basketball facilities as a player's coach that celebrates/frees them up to play with joy & freedom (without fear like last season) with aggressive intensity (the fiery sammy alajiki is gonna love/thrive with this transformation)

the biggest lies told to cal fans is that this program cannot win because of the excuses perpetuated by the con artist & parroted by dumb azzs like canzano & califortunate among a few others who don't got no connections to accurate information...they will tell you that mark fox is "respected" by the players (100% not true according to families & former coaches) & that's he "hard working" (200% not true, the least visible college coach in the nation on the summertime aau circuit) which have set the program back the last 6 years along with perhaps the biggest lie that wyking jones "is a good person" which could not be absolutely further from the truth for the former assistant coach who used pitino's mother/daughter prostitution tandem for recruiting purposes while at louisville, ran off 2 high academic players that should've never been recruited in the 1st place by him, told multiple players to transfer/forego berkeley degrees when he wuz fired, lost the respect of every single person in the program (other than his hand selected s&c coach the mentally unstable jackson) when he sent theo home from hawaii which resulted in the worst loss in the history of cal basketball when the listless bears got blown out by d2 chaminade (that's the day i turned in my floor seats while in maui & took a 6 year vacation from cal bbb) & conspired to censor cal's monster class behind my back



ive got bigger passions in life right now than cal basketball so its kinda doubtful that ima gonna attend 150+ games in a row again as the director of recruiting/gameday energy but its my intent in perhaps the final chapter of my love letter to the magic of cal basketball to champion the hiring of joe pasternack as the next head basketball coach in berkeley





where the wild things r (at the palace)#



I see what you mean
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calalum, the magic of cal basketball starts at the top with a passionate player's coach that 100% luvs his players & teaches the critical lifeskill of intensity even in the face of unimaginable adversity...joe pasternack will tirelessly work to sell out haas as a true home court advantage, who knows if the bears will go 18-0 at home again but it's possible

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Shocky1 said:

calalum, the magic of cal basketball starts at the top with a passionate player's coach that 100% luvs his players & teaches the critical lifeskill of intensity even in the face of unimaginable adversity...joe pasternack will tirelessly work to sell out haas as a true home court advantage, who knows if the bears will go 18-0 at home again but it's possible




Agreed. I have no doubt. He has worked under great, but very different, coaches, works hard, will promote the program and it sounds like he can generate significant donor support, especially NIL which is the future of college athletics.

Moreover, your extremely strong endorsement is very significant to me. We think similarly on most issues relating to coaching so I trust your judgement on this FAR above any other insider/booster that posts here. I am sold, just beware of overselling.
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calumnus said:

Shocky1 said:

calalum, the magic of cal basketball starts at the top with a passionate player's coach that 100% luvs his players & teaches the critical lifeskill of intensity even in the face of unimaginable adversity...joe pasternack will tirelessly work to sell out haas as a true home court advantage, who knows if the bears will go 18-0 at home again but it's possible




Agreed. I have no doubt. He has worked under great, but very different, coaches, works hard, will promote the program and it sounds like he can generate significant donor support, especially NIL which is the future of college athletics.

Moreover, your extremely strong endorsement is very significant to me. We think similarly on most issues relating to coaching so I trust your judgement on this FAR above any other insider/booster that posts here. I am sold, just beware of overselling.

almost worried that the AD, becoming infuriated, will dig in his heels and go in the opposite direction out of spite
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agreed big c, the con artist is truly obstinate

hiring a new coach with zero berkeley connections with a 3 year 19-24 conference record will ensure continued apathy among fans/donors resulting in less than 1,500 fans at haas next season & minimal nil/practice facility support

loyola marymount gotta terrific point guard cam shelton who averaged 21.4 ppg, 5.4 mpg & 4.3 apg but he's now outta eligibility

without an elite point guard like ajay mitchell the new bears head coach is gonna lose 20+ games next season, that's not an opinion that's a fact

stan johnson is not the right guy for cal right now unless it's knowlton's goal to become the 1st school in the history of college athletics to feature men's & women's (jayda curry has entered the transfer portal) teams that both lose 25+ games in the same season

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Big C said:

calumnus said:

Shocky1 said:

calalum, the magic of cal basketball starts at the top with a passionate player's coach that 100% luvs his players & teaches the critical lifeskill of intensity even in the face of unimaginable adversity...joe pasternack will tirelessly work to sell out haas as a true home court advantage, who knows if the bears will go 18-0 at home again but it's possible




Agreed. I have no doubt. He has worked under great, but very different, coaches, works hard, will promote the program and it sounds like he can generate significant donor support, especially NIL which is the future of college athletics.

Moreover, your extremely strong endorsement is very significant to me. We think similarly on most issues relating to coaching so I trust your judgement on this FAR above any other insider/booster that posts here. I am sold, just beware of overselling.

almost worried that the AD, becoming infuriated, will dig in his heels and go in the opposite direction out of spite
Knowlton is old school. He has a set of values that is not in tune with the new landscape of college sports. His 2 major hires have failed miserably in terms of on court success. The mens team has seen attendance plummet and the on court record was the worst ever.

Does he realize that his criteria has lead to this? I doubt it. He may be more "open" to some other voices but at his core he seems to truly believe in his criteria. I am very certain that he does not like how the donors are asserting their power. NIL and the Caliber fund are reducing his authority. But he still has control of who gets hired. I am cautiously optimistic that he will make a better choice. But may exercise his hiring authority to the displeasure of many donors and fans.


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6956, knowlton's terrible hires while in berkeley also include bringing in during 2019 chief financial officer tom lowry from the air force academy, in speaking with him during a conference call at my request with beth tafolla-voetsch (who is very good at what she does) his anti football bias is obvious within the 1st 5 minutes...it is not a coincidence that the con artist recruited someone who shares his views that football & basketball should be deemphasized in favor of cal's currently 30+ financially unsustainable teams

another knowlton notes masterpiece wuz hiring the thoroughly unqualified markeisha everett as the chief marketing/communications officer who has failed by every metric possible to sell cal football tixs despite the oakland raiders moving to las vegas or the golden state warriors tixs being financially unaffordable to most families...her social media doesn't focus on revenue sports, it's all about her social justice messages with a couple of lebron james (she's from cleveland with zero cal connections) & clothing apparel ads...ive emailed her several times asking for her justification of staffing a 11 person communications department that could be rightsized to 2-3 with the department's declining revenues but she's failed to respond to me
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https://vimeo.com/45797764

the souls of mischief & fellow mutts of mixed descent state championship high school head coach lou richie (dad is black/moms is white, played ball at clemson then got a berkeley degree) & shocky (haas b-school grad) discussing the bishop o'dowd pipeline to berkeley

this pipeline has resulted in mcdonalds all american ivan rabb, starting point guard paris austin & current bears monty bowser & marsalis roberson

joe pasternack got the absolute respect for lou (and vice versa) & richie would be a significant addition to the next staff as a life/academics coach with his ability to mentor young men, assist in the recruitment of nor cal bounce back portal transfers that didn't wanna play for the last 2 coaches utilizing his unsurpassed network of california high school head coach relationships, academic support to ensure attainment of berkeley degrees, film breakdown/game planning for future opponents & facilitating the scheduling of future high school basketball tournaments at our haas



dragons r smart#
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fun contest: who is the better athletic director???


PROGRAMS:

jd wicker: san diego state runs a cost conscious 17 programs (6 mens & 11 womens)

james arthur knowlton: cal run 30 financially unsustainable programs with a current massive bailout from the chancellor's discretionary fund (that will be likely significantly reduced with the next chancellor)


CONSTRUCTION:

https://instagr.am/p/CkPWd2-oYyf
jd wicker got the $310,000,000 leed gold snapdragon stadium opened this year

james arthur knowlton is in his 4th year of tryna fundraise his time share $125,000,000+ quidditch facility that's NEVER gonna be built


MEN"S BASKETBALL PROGRM:

san diego state is ranked #22 in the nation at 21-5 led by former bear matt bradley who intensely disliked/felt disrespected by his former coach

cal is 3-24 with a head coach that wuz extended contractually from 2024 to 2025


STUDENT ATTENDANCE:

san diego state students attend the games for free, it's a party atmosphere with loud crowds that is developing a future generation pipeline of season tix buyers/donors

cal: the athletic department sells tixs to financially strapped students with markeisha everett & her fellow unemployable sidekick vasileios iliopoulos tryna relocate the few remaining students from midcourt to behind the basket


CONFERNCE NEGOTIATIONS:

jd wicker has relentlessly pursued a pac 12 invitation for san diego state

james arthur knowlton hasn't done **** other than to repeatedly lie to donors during the board of regents process telling them it wuz "50/50" that ucla would be blocked from joining the big 10 when in reality it wuz a less than 1% desperation hail mary pass for losers


ANNUAL SALARY:

jd wicker: $340,000+
https://nevadasportsnet.com/news/reporters/how-much-every-mountain-west-athletic-director-will-make-in-2022-23

james arthur knowlton: $1,300,000+ average annual salary thru 2029


verdict: tell the con artist to **** off (andrew mcgraw for athletic director)

congrats to former california golden bear matt bradley on his all around developed game of 21 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, only 1 turnover & zero hero ball in leading his san diego state aztecs to a 1st round ncca tournament victory over the charleston yeaman's hall cougars 63-57

what wuz the response of arguably the worst athletic director in the history of college sports to matt & then andre kelly's transfers???

extend the head coach for another year at $1,900,000+ only then to have to fire him a year later & financially obligate cal for the additional year salary

yeah just making one dumb azz decision after another dumb azz decision & burning thru ur money

go aztecs (to the zoo)#
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princeton ivy league tigers 59

arizona 2.7 gpa wildcats 55

tuscon is a dump (just ask the donut boy of tuscon)#
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6956bear said:

Big C said:

calumnus said:

Shocky1 said:

calalum, the magic of cal basketball starts at the top with a passionate player's coach that 100% luvs his players & teaches the critical lifeskill of intensity even in the face of unimaginable adversity...joe pasternack will tirelessly work to sell out haas as a true home court advantage, who knows if the bears will go 18-0 at home again but it's possible




Agreed. I have no doubt. He has worked under great, but very different, coaches, works hard, will promote the program and it sounds like he can generate significant donor support, especially NIL which is the future of college athletics.

Moreover, your extremely strong endorsement is very significant to me. We think similarly on most issues relating to coaching so I trust your judgement on this FAR above any other insider/booster that posts here. I am sold, just beware of overselling.

almost worried that the AD, becoming infuriated, will dig in his heels and go in the opposite direction out of spite
Knowlton is old school. He has a set of values that is not in tune with the new landscape of college sports. His 2 major hires have failed miserably in terms of on court success. The mens team has seen attendance plummet and the on court record was the worst ever.

Does he realize that his criteria has lead to this? I doubt it. He may be more "open" to some other voices but at his core he seems to truly believe in his criteria. I am very certain that he does not like how the donors are asserting their power. NIL and the Caliber fund are reducing his authority. But he still has control of who gets hired. I am cautiously optimistic that he will make a better choice. But may exercise his hiring authority to the displeasure of many donors and fans.
Yes and no. Somebody else is stroking the check for Fox' buyout and the new coach (and reportedly other stuff). Especially in the face of JK's abject failures I have to believe those check writers have de facto veto power over this hire.
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joe pasternack 100% wants the job as he's long considered it his "dream job"

pasternack's wife lindsay (pinewood high school, university of arizona grad) has already mentally made the move back back to the bay, unless joe wants to live all by himself in a condo by the sandpiper golf course he's gonna accept the cal offer

then elite point guard ajay mitchell (big west player of the year, the modern college basketball game is facilitated by 1s) will enter the transfer portal & arrive in berkeley this summer with 2 years of remaining eligilbity

ryan silver the aau coach for both of cal's current commits sharpshooter rodney brown (already a better shooter than everybody on the current roster, the player comparison is alan crabbe) & bouncy post player devin curtis will all work together for recommits to the bears & both players will arrive for cal's summer bridge program and begin the much needed s&c development for both slim constructed true student athletes

joe will contact multiple potential assistant coaches including recruiting dynamo adam cohen (former stanford assistant, is he tired of the freezing azz midwest winters?), theo robertson & richard midgley as he fills out his staff...strong possibility that his santa barbara director of business operations andrew payne will be asked to rejoin him in berkeley and for bishop o'dowd's lou richie to become a life/academics coach too along with utilizing his extensive california coaching network for potential bounceback portal transfers

pasternack will immediately begin fundraising for nil dollars for his players & the much needed scaled back basketball only practice facility

outreach to start selling season tixs & sell out haas will be a major point of emphasis for the fiery leader

a player's program#
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amir abdur rahim presents himself very well as both likable and with clear sense of focus during the on court interview along with extremely high positive energy/karma

kinda reminds me of the skillset of the best yoga teachers

real talk#
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https://instagr.am/p/Cp3MR9Fvs7b
ajay mitchell is the slightly less athletic but significantly less unselfish point guard cal comparison to tyrone wallace, his ability to pass into tight windows is unreal
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Mitchell had 13 points (5 of 12), 4 assists, and just 1 turnover against 3 seed Baylor. Didn't see his defense but most of Baylor's points came from their guards.

Kelly fouled out with 4 points and 7 rebounds.
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stu said:

Mitchell had 13 points (5 of 12), 4 assists, and just 1 turnover against 3 seed Baylor. Didn't see his defense but most of Baylor's points came from their guards.

Kelly fouled out with 4 points and 7 rebounds.
Watched second half. Very typical of most tournament games - refs let em play and the more athletic team able to create shots won. SOMETIMES doesn't happen ("Bear Down INDEED!!!") but most of the time that is the best way to pick em.

Generally seemed UCSB was a well coached Big West team.

If Mitchell comes he will do fine _BUT_ he needs to work on his jumper. Teams will sag.
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Shocky1 said:

amir abdur rahim presents himself very well as both likable and with clear sense of focus during the on court interview along with extremely high positive energy/karma

kinda reminds me of the skillset of the best yoga teachers

real talk#


Amir is going to be wanted for all the openings. We would be lucky to get him.
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think JP is most likely but I do like AAR


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philbert said:

think JP is most likely but I do like AAR





Agreed. We would be lucky to get him and if he is committed to Cal (with brother's influence) and if backed by the donors with NIL equal to JP, I believe he would be our best obtainable option (ie other than Gates). There are a couple of ifs in that, that could make JP the better candidate.
 
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