Now 6 - 0

Cone's shot selection is inexplicably bad

I'm hitting the rack with Bears ahead 12-5 and feeling a wake up W!

16-9 now. Lotsa missed shots.

No offense all of a sudden. Aimaq against the world. That's not working. Cal up just 18-17. Madsen time out

JimSox said:

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16-9 now. Lotsa missed shots

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Most of the missed shots are from deep.
8-22 overall but that includes 2-11,
so Cal is 6-11 from inside the arc.

how does Aimaq play 6 years in college and still bring the ball down to his waist?

Gus can play

If Tulane ever starts hitting their shots it's gonna be trouble.
Cal up 7.

If Cal can keep a hold of the ball, Cal could run away with this game. 11 turnovers so far in the half - several of the sloppy, unforced type.

12 first half turnovers. Sloppy.

Huge 3 by Tyson at the buzzer!!! About 60 feet. Cal up 6.

Tysonnnnnnnnn

Too late for Sportscenter Top 10

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Our 3 transfers have scored 28 of our 35 points and pulled down 21 of our 24 rebounds.

Tulane is shooting terribly, don't know how much of that is our defense.

We have 12 turnovers at the half. Ugh!

12 turnovers in the first half. I think that is just who this team is. While Madsen wants to play fast, I think we are playing too fast for our current capabilities. IMHO it has nothing to do with Askew's absence, other than the fact that Askew tends to hang on to the ball a lot when he is in the game and slows the tempo of the offense down (perhaps he is on to something with re: to the tempo). We make some really poor decisions, like dribbling into double teams and trying to dribble drive against a zone. A good number of our guys are just not very good ball handlers under pressure so they shouldn't be dribbling as much as they are. It seems like Madsen currently values playing fast over protecting the ball. Perhaps he is hoping we will learn to to play at this tempo and turn the ball over less. We'll see.

Our offense has more movement and rhythm tonight but goes through dry spells. Tulane is less athletic than UTEP and doesn't shoot well from the perimeter. Still too many blow bys for my liking (our close outs are just plain poor). BearGreg's assessment has been spot on so far.

I just tuned in at the end of the half, just in time to see Tyson's 3/4 quart bank shot swish. Could the karmic tides be shifting??

I'm ready for the 2nd half, and kind of digging this rare late night treat.

Bear8995 said:

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12 turnovers in the first half. I think that is just who this team is. While Madsen wants to play fast, I think we are playing too fast for our current capabilities...

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I'd attribute the turnovers more to sloppy play than to fast play. Many are just fumbles, strips, and bad passes. Also Tulane doesn't play bad defense.

stu said:

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Bear8995 said:

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12 turnovers in the first half. I think that is just who this team is. While Madsen wants to play fast, I think we are playing too fast for our current capabilities...

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I'd attribute the turnovers more to sloppy play than to fast play. Many are just fumbles, strips, and bad passes. Also Tulane doesn't play bad defense.

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My point is that we are sloppy because we are playing too fast for our abilities. Like the game being too fast for a QB so he throws interceptions and incompletions. When things are too fast, one makes bad decisions, throws panicky passes, etc.

Tyson made an excellent bounce pass towards Newell who was going to the basket along the baseline - only to have Newell stop inexplicably and the ball wen tout of bounds. That was not too fast.

KoreAmBear said:

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Bear8995 said:

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12 turnovers in the first half. I think that is just who this team is. While Madsen wants to play fast, I think we are playing too fast for our current capabilities. IMHO it has nothing to do with Askew's absence, other than the fact that Askew tends to hang on to the ball a lot when he is in the game and slows the tempo of the offense down (perhaps he is on to something with re: to the tempo). We make some really poor decisions, like dribbling into double teams and trying to dribble drive against a zone. A good number of our guys are just not very good ball handlers under pressure so they shouldn't be dribbling as much as they are. It seems like Madsen currently values playing fast over protecting the ball. Perhaps he is hoping we will learn to to play at this tempo and turn the ball over less. We'll see.

Our offense has more movement and rhythm tonight but goes through dry spells. Tulane is less athletic than UTEP and doesn't shoot well from the perimeter. Still too many blow bys for my liking (our close outs are just plain poor). BearGreg's assessment has been spot on so far.

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We match up better with Tulane they don't have a lot of bigs. Daws can take over.

What has happened to Grant after coming out like gangbusters the first game? Larson should start over him until he gets right. He's too good to be like this.

Pav is a good passer, a poor shooter, and borderline D-1 type player. I think his defense is D-1 quality though and he could get better on offense.

We just need to grind out wins, ugly or not, until we get our cavalry back.

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Grant looks very tentative. Like he doesn't know what to do. And he is playing soft. Nice to see him knock down that 3. Hopefully that gives him some confidence. I agree Larson gives us more right now.

Pav is not a D-1 level player at this moment in my opinion. His fundamentals and footwork are lacking, especially on D. And his outside shot needs a lot of work.

Larson!

KenBurnski said:

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Larson!

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We're feelin' it!

ncbears said:

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Tyson made an excellent bounce pass towards Newell who was going to the basket along the baseline - only to have Newell stop inexplicably and the ball wen tout of bounds. That was not too fast.

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Grant is lost right now. Sad to see.

That was a damn good one handed pass from Cone.

Never thought I'd write these words:

Jalen Cone to Gus Larson for the alley-oop SLAM!!!

Looks like Bowser has played himself out of the rotation and Brown is getting all of his minutes.

Once Kennedy and Celestine come back, I suspect Pavlovic will not see much PT.

Larson deserves more PT. I think he should start over Newell.

Tulane's Cross into "hero" mode early.
But someone needs to put a hand in James' face - he's 3-3 from deep.

11 point lead down to 3.... ugh.

The Cal perimeter defenders are terrible keeping players in front of them and allow the Tulane players to penetrate to easily in the paint. Too many easy shots. Guards need to slow them down coming down hill on the fast break or when they run their offense. Cal making it too easy for them.,

We are shooting much better tonight from deep, but need to find easy buckets. Have to extend the lead.

Gkhoury2325 said:

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The Cal perimeter defenders are terrible keeping players in front of them and allow the Tulane players to penetrate to easily in the paint. Too many easy shots.

We are shooting much better tonight from deep, but need to find easy buckets. Have to extend the lead.

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Transition defense needs work too. We are letting them dribble the length of the court and then get a layup.

Tulane is 12-18 so far this second half.
Although Cal is 11-20.
half of Cal's shots are from deep (10-25)

What are askew and Celestine injuries and timelines to return?

Pretty much all of our defense looks like a work in progress. Shooting is good though.