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5:31a, 4/15/23

what is the most fun cal's women's athletic team to follow?

that would be the nationally ranked cal's football team led by insane energy player's coach chelsea spencer, wut high gpa prospect wouldn't wanna be part of that ****?


bears win the road opener in las vegas last nite with true freshie elon butler hitting a bomb to the strip, gotta love the home run celebration tunnel after dingers

yeah sports r just a ******* game at the day & player's coaches know that special teams play with relentless intensity & team bonding happiness that extends with love further afar from planet earth

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this is cal athletics#

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5:39a, 4/15/23


yeah one of the monster's bucket items got knocked off the list that nite sitting o the floor at madison square garden like spike lee sitting next to roberta martin (and her 2 remarkable sons) & a bunch of obnoxious as **** wall street bros (ironically which is who taylor is mostly dating these days in nyc) & then walking on the floor repping my cal lid (bottom left of the screen at the 10 second mark as sammy singer dribbles out the clock) in a moment of a love

the magic of cal basketball#
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8:09a, 4/15/23

any guesses who on the red raiders staff reached out to freddy hicks?

connecting the dots#
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In reply to Shocky1 • 9:27a, 4/15/23
Shocky1 said:

any guesses who on the red raiders staff reached out to freddy hicks?

connecting the dots#
It would be a very good guess that Scherbenske was that coach. Hicks is an interesting player. He is an adequate 3 pt shooter but is very adept at getting to the FT line. Decent defender and rebounder. Would be a nice fit in a Madsen uptempo offense that utilizes excellent floor spacing.

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10:43a, 4/15/23

6956, in speaking with nba scouts (one of my clients is a nba organization) they view player evaluation metrics way differently than fans, a key concept in scouting reports is "separation"

freddy hicks can create separation...separation means defenders gotta foul you when you get a step on them, it also means you don't allow offensive players to get a step on you while playing lockdown d

fun fact: what player in college basketball last season got to the free throw line the most times in a single game???

answer: that would be cal targeted priority recruit freddy hicks who got to the free throw line 28 times vs belmont on november 18th, the season 75.3% free throw shooter made 18 of those fts

yeah shocky is a big fan of freddy's game/skillset along with his impressive academic portfolio (kudos to his parents jennifer & freddy sr), hopefully he wanna develop a yoga/meditation practice in berkeley along with newcomers jalen & fardaws kinda like my last yoga buddy jaylen brown (who credits me/yoga for his unbreakable ability to withstand injuries en route to his next nba supermax contract of $290,000,000+)



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6:00p, 4/15/23

who wuz the head coach of utah valley when physical 6'4" 190 lbs swing guard shamir bogues from kileen texas filled the stat sheet???

bogues is a lockdown defender that also shot 53.6% on field goals & 36.2% on 3 pointers (has markedly improved every year), he got 2 years of remaining eligibility

and yeah shamir is also a fan of them curvy brunette yoga females too

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In reply to Shocky1 • 11:31p, 4/15/23
Tarleton State?

In 40+ years of following Cal Basketball, I thought I'd heard of every "tomato can school" in the country (as we would desperately try to pad our non-conference record). Not sure how I missed the Tarleton State Texans, outta Stephenville. Odd fact (if you live in the Bay Area): Their women's team is the "TexAnns", I kid you not.
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9:32a, 4/16/23

a player's coach#
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In reply to Shocky1 • 9:36a, 4/16/23
Shocky1 said:

who wuz the head coach of utah valley when physical 6'4" 190 lbs swing guard shamir bogues from kileen texas filled the stat sheet???

bogues is a lockdown defender that also shot 53.6% on field goals & 36.2% on 3 pointers (has markedly improved every year), he got 2 years of remaining eligibility

and yeah shamir is also a fan of them curvy brunette yoga females too

https://instagr.am/p/CoDRCH9OSiH
the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world (for those that want to create family generational wealth both on the football field & thru intellectual capitalism)
His dad Muggsy Bogues was a legend
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9:55a, 4/16/23
goldy, different bogues

genetics (13 inch difference in heights)#

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In reply to Big C • 10:53a, 4/16/23
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Tarleton State?

In 40+ years of following Cal Basketball, I thought I'd heard of every "tomato can school" in the country (as we would desperately try to pad our non-conference record). Not sure how I missed the (edit) Texans, outta Stephenville. Odd fact (if you live in the Bay Area): Their women's team is the "TexAnns", I kid you not.
big c=geography major flunk out in berkeley

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In reply to Shocky1 • 1:14p, 4/16/23
Personal foul whistle right there
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In reply to Shocky1 • 4:43p, 4/16/23
Shocky1 said:

6956, in speaking with nba scouts (one of my clients is a nba organization) they view player evaluation metrics way differently than fans, a key concept in scouting reports is "separation"

freddy hicks can create separation...separation means defenders gotta foul you when you get a step on them, it also means you don't allow offensive players to get a step on you while playing lockdown d
Adding to the Shockster's explanation of 'separation' offensively is creating space between yourself and your defender to have a clean shot. Good ball handling, quick change of direction and change of speed, step-backs, cutting, use of screens, and getting your defender off balance are common ways to get separation.

Below video of the master of seperation ....Steph Curry ... watch how he changes directions, fakes defenders with hesitation moves, and gets a ton of space on 'step-backs'



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2:41p, 4/17/23
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while sitting courtside in tempe with my golf buddy mr silverleaf sun angel last november, it wuz pretty obvious that jalen cone gotta lotta strawberry in his jam

https://instagr.am/p/CazwXLxsZ3g
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In reply to Shocky1 • 3:11p, 4/17/23
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those of u that remember matt will recall his passionate gameday animation sending positive messages to his players

a player's coach#
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In reply to Shocky1 • 4:20p, 4/17/23
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calalum, ur taking this way too personal, ok?

ima arguably the most influential golf course architecture ranker/rater in the world, my favorite conversations re: golf course design are with the game's leading living architects bill coore, tom doak or gil hanse as they are very knowledge & it's fun to learn from their vast experiences/remarkable insights

on the other hand in my travels often meet guys like u that tell me that their club/course is a "really great golf course, should be in the top 100" which is inaccurate about 99%+ of the time...the monster just smiles at them, it's not worth my time to tryna educate them otherwise


https://top100golf.blogspot.com/2006/01/people-who-have-played-top-100-golf.html

The fact that you got on C Point and Pine Valley means that we are all just guests in shocky's world :-)
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4:38p, 4/17/23


socal, ive apologized via pm to calalum for my over the top response to his views with respects to cal bb...at this point ive gotta lotta interests that are more important to me than cal basketball so everybody should just believe whatever they wanna believe whether or not they share my view that we wuz gonna win a national championship with coach martin...the reality of the situation is that we didn't win a nc & there's no time machines that's gonna allow us to revisit the opportunity for coach martin or me or someone else to write roosevelt barnes a 100k check for his signature & the opportunity to win the big dance...it's time for everyone to just focus on the future & see how coach madsen reconstructs the roster with exponentially more talented players & presumably a much higher level of coaching/development



we are all california golden bears#

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5:51p, 4/17/23
utah state's portal transfer steven ashworth signed with creighton
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In reply to Shocky1 • 6:34p, 4/17/23
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utah valley state's portal transfer steven ashworth signed with creighton
I thought Ashworth was Utah State, not Utah Valley State?
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In reply to Shocky1 • 8:20p, 4/17/23
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jermarl baker's official visit to berkeley circa 2016 is reported as follows by cal's monster class:
https://bearinsider.com/forums/8/topics/28431/33



it's 5:30 pm at haas pavilion & unlike the crooked azz free throw shooting cal basketball team shocky is practicing his free throws at the north basket at haas pavilion while coach jones is playing horse at the south basket with one of the smooth shooting dads while other coaches walk in & out of newell court

at 5:40 pm the horse game at the other end of the court concludes with handshakes & fist bumps

at 5:45 pm juhwan harris dyson & jemarl baker enter haas pavilion in jeans & t-shirts & start shooting around at the south basket...this is my 1st time viewing them & both appear to actually be their reported 6'4" heights...at one point juhwan's ball rolls down to my end of my court & i'm tempted to ask him "where you live?" to see if he will point at the berkeley hills but don't do that, recruits & donors can never interact, the cal basketball program is a clean program that does things the right way so i keep my mouth shut...a couple of times i catch them watching me as i'm watching them

*****juhwan harris dyson is a freak athlete with a high motor...the spider fly moves effortlessly with tremendous length, he will be a lockdown pac 12 defender...he is only 16 years old & is coltish in appearance, he will become an absolute beast in coach christopher's world class s&c program...juhwan's perimeter shot is inconsistent at this time, he falls back (not vertical) a bit when shooting the 3 pointer, coach webster will definitely coach him up on his form

*****jemarl baker is draining 3 pointers a couple of feet behind the college 3 point line, he literally has nba range right ******* now...i got goosebumps watching him stroke one moneyball 3 pointer after another, his shooting form is steph like with elevation & balance along with a consistent release point...cal fans are gonna love watching jemarl let it fly, the ball soars thru the haas airspace with a perfect arc before softly dropping thru the rim...physically baker is not ready to defend elite pac 12 2s like tyler dorsey of oregon & allonzo trier of arizona as he would be abused at the point of attack with his skinny frame in the bears man on man d scheme, gaining strength along with good weight will be a priority in baker's development into an all pac 12 player/all american candidate

at 6:00 pm juhwan & jemarl along with their parents & families, the cal staff (including roberta martin) head out to catch golf carts aka the uber helicopter up to memorial stadium for the 7:30 pm kick off...coach martin comes over to ask what's up but i know he's only probably doing it because roberta told him to be nice to me for a change

yeah, the california golden bears were dead last in the pac 12 in free throws so the shockster stayed behind to shoot more free throws in an empty haas pavilion with the basketball echoing on the floor, not ever gonna be outworked that's for sure...haas pavilion is my palace, where is your palace?

couple of tidbits:

*****there is a program awareness/point of emphasis that the offense "needs to run thru ivan" this season, lob/entry passes to all the bigs including kam & the king should be more common this season than the unicorn sightings last season

*****jabari bird has had a "tremendous summer" & is ready to take the next step forward for an outstanding senior season & show nba scouts he got a motor that don't turn off

*****charlie moore is "tough", "moves like a waterbug", "an absolute game changer" & is "shifty with amazing changes in direction" with a high basketball iq...keep hearing comparisons to tyler ulis

*****marcus lee is "a tremendous addition" to the program with his kentucky work ethic, he's making young ivee a better player

cal's all the way up class (2017)#

yeah jermarl baker wuz a mcdonalds all american verbal commit (later flipped to kentucky, arizona & wake forest) & frenchman olivier sarr wuz a silent commit (later flipped to wake forest & kentucky), dumb azzs will repeat their uninformed false narrative that coach martin left the cupboard empty but the reality is that we wuz reloading in berkeley with the nation's #1 class with kentucky transfer marcus lee, the porter brothers (michael porter jr wuz the #1 ranked player in the 2017 class) along with jemarl & olivier, none of these guys wanted to play for wyking

jemarl's shooting stroke is 100% poetry, it's got pure shooting mechanics & flow better than anybody on the bears roster since cal's monster class & now he's in the transfer portal with 1 year of remaining eligibility

dumb ***** (easy to spot, they intentionally misspell cuonzo's name like a racist) will tell u baker never reached his potential but they fail to realize that if coach martin & his team (which includes me as the director of recruiting/gameday energy, that's why i wuz shooting baskets alone on the opposite end of haas on his official visit) had stayed the course jemarl would've balled out in berkeley & imho been an all american

jemarl's development has been hindered by a series of injuries (note my comment above re: his "skinny frame"), coach nicodemus christopher (who believes in the value of yoga/meditation unlike football s&c coach brian johnson, our yoga battles with jaylen brown wuz epic ) would've gotten his body nba strong/flexible like he did with jaylen, the bird & t-wall

jermarl baker is the real deal & if u ask him where he live, he's gonna point to the hills

jemarl to new mexico, wish him nothing but the best in his hoop dreams
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In reply to LOUMFSG2 • 8:41p, 4/17/23
LOUMFSG2 said:
Shocky1 said:
utah valley state's portal transfer steven ashworth signed with creighton
I thought Ashworth was Utah State, not Utah Valley State?
ur right lou lou lemon, nothing gets by u...edited
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In reply to Shocky1 • 8:37a, 4/18/23
Shocky1 said:
nothing but west wishes for lars heading to loyola marymount

viel gluck grober mann

https://instagr.am/p/CpX3mwIO8sM
exclusive monster 2023/2024 mark madsen roster construction plan:

the ncca allows 13 schollys for men's basketball, last season the roster wuz as follows with new 2023 players in special font:

guards:
devin askew (not a true point guard, coach cal recruited him to kentucky as a 2)
joel brown (in graduate transfer portal, haas biz ad degree)
dejuan clayton (outta eligibility but aarp membership is in his future plans)
jarred hyder (in graduate transfer portal, legal studies degree)
rodney brown (2023 recommitment sharpshooter, alan crabbe is the cal player comparison)
jalen cone (2023 grad transfer from northern arizona, gotta lotta strawberry on his jam, impact player with potential nba upside)

wings:
grant newell (the future of cal basketball)
jalen celestine (apparently healthy & ready to growl again)
sam alajiki (transfer portal to rice)
obinna anyanwu (in transfer portal)
monty bowser (how do u shoot 92.6% on free throws & 27.3% on 3 pointers?)
marsalis roberson (in transfer portal)

posts:
lars thieman (graduate transfer portal to loyola marymount, nutrition science major)
kuany kuany (in graduate transfer portal, sociology major)
nd okafor (huge athletic upside)
devin curtis (2023 recommitment bouncy post gotta live in the weight room & eat 5 meals a day)
fardaws "big maple" aimaq (2023 grad transfer from texas tech/utah valley, impact player with potential nba upside)

right now coach masden got 5 returning players & 4 2023 recruits for a total of 9 players

the bears got (unlike the last 6 seasons) got 5 legit hoopers/starters than will play big minutes, 2 huge upside guys in rodney brown & nd okafor & 2 developmental guys in monty bowser & devin curtis

this team could win 18+ games next season with this roster, coach madsen is constructing a championship basketball program in berkeley, need another impact transfer player/junior college standout or two to bust thru the roof to a 2023 monster dream season

https://instagr.am/p/CpqZKRYPNHC
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7:08p, 4/18/23

my biz mentor johnny j just put colin morikawa on the phone with me while they're eating dinner together at the zurich classic pro am festivities in new orleans...an important aspect of continuing to grow in life is asking people to be ur mentor, the shockster got mentors in quite a few non related areas of study...if u ask nicely almost everyone will be honored & receptive to share their secrets with u

if u think u don't need mentors cuz u know everything, then ur a dumb azz

yeah shocky is the sofa king of napping, my doggys idolize me

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In reply to Shocky1 • 7:24p, 4/18/23
Shocky1 said:

jemarl to new mexico, wish him nothing but the best in his hoop dreams
If only we rehired CM instead of going with MM, JB would be a Golden Bear for sure.
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7:44p, 4/18/23


uncivil bear, r u from 63rd?
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10:31p, 4/18/23
Cal superstar Lamond Murray drives past Mr. NIL




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In reply to Shocky1 • 5:51p, 4/19/23
Shocky1 said:


For grad school? Any decent MBA programs in that group?
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In reply to calumnus • 6:20p, 4/19/23
calumnus said:
Shocky1 said:


For grad school? Any decent MBA programs in that group?
that list is a disaster
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7:04p, 4/19/23
public service relationship advice for cal's monster class:

if she tongue kisses her/ur doggies (and that includes u too), then she's a keeper...if not, then run at a blinding speed unknown to mankind to freedom, things will not end well wit someone who is worried about mutt germs, got it?

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8:03p, 4/19/23
cal's monster class relationship advice part deux:


pay attention, ur not gonna read this valuable insight anywhere else on planet earth, ok?

when ur at yoga notice if the potential girl of ur dreams during the final minute after shavasana (the conked out napping pose for sofa kings/queens) if she sits crisscross apple sauce facing straight ahead on her mat (which is bad, this means she thinks life is linear aka she's uptight as ****) or rotates her body to face the yoga teacher to fully embrace their final words of wisdom even if it means her body placement is not 100% symetricial to her mat (this is good, this means she is flexible both inside & outside, and that she views life as an unknowable adventure), got it?

https://instagr.am/p/BsRjKz8B3K9
look, the monster could probably charge u 5 bucks for this realistically life changing advice but that's not necessary, just live ur best life & get me a 32 oz green juice or something



shut up, shocky#
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In reply to calumnus • 10:11p, 4/19/23
calumnus said:
Shocky1 said:


For grad school? Any decent MBA programs in that group?
Yes will be moving on, strictly due to reduced playing time. Joel absolutely sees a huge morale change with the players staying and the workouts have been a marked improvement in his words. The assistants are allowed to be directly involved (under Fox - he literally lead most every drill and the assistants would rarely break in/correct/lead a drill etc. Had the new staff been here earlier, Joel would have stayed. With the new staff likely having 4 combo guards, the outcome would be 10 minutes/game+- and Joel wants to go where its a competitive team and He can get 25+ minutes/game. Iona, Buffalo, Toledo at this point, programs that He is most interested in (knows either key staff member/coach or players there). Joel also likes the strength and conditioning program much better than the previous training regimen. Said drills/fitness direction much better suited to actual game play. Since its his last season, and PT is key, its the reason for Him moving on - otherwise He would be staying as He does believe the future will be very good under the new staff. Personally JB is a special person and gave his all to the program - wish him the absolute best in developing his game to allow him success in playing professionally, be it overseas or wherever.
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1:47a, 4/20/23
4th gen bear on the money again re: program's players
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6:49a, 4/20/23
tarleton state's shamir bogues committed to vermont
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