75bear said:
Our offense has gone cold.
CSUB has turned up their defensive intensity. Give them credit, they are a good team.
Official Cal vs. Bakersfield Season Kickoff Game Thread
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CSUB has turned up their defensive intensity. Give them credit, they are a good team.
It's CSUB, we'll see. He moves like Paris Austin with a shot though. Jitterbug quick and flashy with the handle and the passes but can get a bit wild.ducky23 said:75bear said:
Blacksher is the real deal - his handle is magnificent.
We haven't seen a pure floor general this good since I don't know…maybe randle. Maybe cobb? Guy plays as composed as a 10 year NBA vet
The Gauchos have shown up??BearForceOne said:75bear said:
Our offense has gone cold.
UCSB has turned up their defensive intensity. Give them credit, they are a good team.
And yet Cal has made 5 of their last 7 shots (according to the stats tracker at the media timeout at 7:44)
Cal leads 64-49
Bakersfield only being 5 of 12 on free throws is helping the Bears' cause.
Cal leads 64-49
Bakersfield only being 5 of 12 on free throws is helping the Bears' cause.
He just had a ridiculous assist in traffic - very impressive.
75bear said:The Gauchos have shown up??BearForceOne said:75bear said:
Our offense has gone cold.
UCSB has turned up their defensive intensity. Give them credit, they are a good team.
Meant CSUB…
Cal is getting a lot of practice against pressure defense.
Seems like we have some ACC caliber athletes, which bodes well.
And the drought is now 3:03 but Cal leads 69-54 (5:02 to go)
Inbounding needs to be fixed, it's not hard
Sissoko gets slapped in the face but not a Technical?
I like dj Campbell's intensity
How did Jones not attract P5 attention?
wth was Stojakovic thinking by going to the hoop instead of running clock?
1:11 to go and Bakersfield is at 60% from deep! (9-15) Yikes.
Got loose at the end but good free throw shooting and pretty decent offensively.
Way to go Bears!! Nice win!!
GO BEARS!!
GO BEARS!!
Nice to close one out in the early season.
Lots of good things.
Lots of things to work on.
Go Bears!
Lots of good things.
Lots of things to work on.
Go Bears!
More cohesion tonight displayed than at almost anytime last year. Not sure how many wins this team gets in-conference but they look a hell of alot better to start this year than last. Nice W, lots of guys to be intrigued about on this roster. Need to figure out a way to rebound the basketball.
Nice win to build on. Go Bears !
calfanz said:He's forcing itdrizzlybear said:
AS too aggressive too early. Maybe MM is encouraging him to become the go-to?
My Early Favorites:
Blacksher and Omot
Back from the game and I agree with calfanz' summary above.
Balanced attack, much better offense than I've seen at Haas for years. I am OK with AS's aggressiveness, better than the other extreme which we've seen in previous teams. He and Blacksher have to be unafraid to take it to the hoop or shoot when open. Only one game, but I like what I see!
Enjoyed watching Jovan Blacksher play. Good passer and good dribbling handle. Very much in control. Shot when he was wide open. Good defensive intensity.
Went to the game last night, and then had a hour drive home. 8:30 tip and 2 1/2 hour game made for a late night.
Went to the game last night, and then had a hour drive home. 8:30 tip and 2 1/2 hour game made for a late night.
I watched the game on a 21 inch monitor, so there's that . . .
- Blacksher is one of those guys for whom the game has slowed down in his brain and it allows him to play fast or slow depending on the situation. He's a pleasure to watch. Jordan Shepherd was the last Cal player I recall who played this way. This is in contrast to Askew who just played slow.
- Tucker (at least I think it was Tucker) looked a little overwhelmed out there, but it's only the first game and Bakersfield did play tough defense.
- I'm not a huge Ben Braun fan as a color announcer. He's ok, but Montgomery had much more incisive (and dryly sarcastic) comments which added to a broadcast.
- I hope to see Curtis get some minutes - it looks like he worked hard in the offseason to get stronger and practicing against Sissoko/Dort should also help.
- Overall, I'm encouraged! The ACC is a big-boy conference when it comes to basketball, but Cal looks to be competitive.
HearstMining said:
- ....... I hope to see Curtis get some minutes - it looks like he worked hard in the offseason to get stronger and practicing against Sissoko/Dort should also help.
Saw Curtis during warm ups. He looked fit and much leaner than last year.
I missed the game- does anyone know if there is a replay available anywhere? And regarding future games- since there is no more Pac 12 network or Pac 12 Bay Area what TV channel or streaming service would have them? Thanks!
The ESPN website/app stores all the ACC Network stuff. Just log in and search for it.polarbear said:
I missed the game- does anyone know if there is a replay available anywhere? And regarding future games- since there is no more Pac 12 network or Pac 12 Bay Area what TV channel or streaming service would have them? Thanks!
HearstMining said:
I watched the game on a 21 inch monitor, so there's that . . .
- Blacksher is one of those guys for whom the game has slowed down in his brain and it allows him to play fast or slow depending on the situation. He's a pleasure to watch. Jordan Shepherd was the last Cal player I recall who played this way. This is in contrast to Askew who just played slow.
- Tucker (at least I think it was Tucker) looked a little overwhelmed out there, but it's only the first game and Bakersfield did play tough defense.
- I'm not a huge Ben Braun fan as a color announcer. He's ok, but Montgomery had much more incisive (and dryly sarcastic) comments which added to a broadcast.
- I hope to see Curtis get some minutes - it looks like he worked hard in the offseason to get stronger and practicing against Sissoko/Dort should also help.
- Overall, I'm encouraged! The ACC is a big-boy conference when it comes to basketball, but Cal looks to be competitive.
Offhand, I can't remember the last time we had a point guard like Blacksher: savvy and skilled. Compared to, say, Paris Austin, he has an even better handle, seems to be at least a good a passer and is a significantly better shooter. His quickness reminds me a little bit of Stanfurd's Brevin Knight.
polarbear said:
I missed the game- does anyone know if there is a replay available anywhere? And regarding future games- since there is no more Pac 12 network or Pac 12 Bay Area what TV channel or streaming service would have them? Thanks!
I could not find a whole game but the acc network has 10 min of high lites. Subscribe on you to acc net.
There's almost always a little guy in the rsf who shoots lights out 3s in pickup games. Can we grab one of those for the rest of the season?
I could watch only the 2nd half on TV. Pleased with the win and plenty of newcomers looking good. Not so pleased we had to win the game at the line and with all of our depth we lost the 2nd half.
Thank you!oskidunker said:polarbear said:
I missed the game- does anyone know if there is a replay available anywhere? And regarding future games- since there is no more Pac 12 network or Pac 12 Bay Area what TV channel or streaming service would have them? Thanks!
I could not find a whole game but the acc network has 10 min of high lites. Subscribe on you to acc net.
I like the fact that we beat a team that was not a cupcakestu said:
I could watch only the 2nd half on TV. Pleased with the win and plenty of newcomers looking good. Not so pleased we had to win the game at the line and with all of our depth we lost the 2nd half.
Is CSUB supposed to be good? They weren't good last year.
Not sure how good, but they looked athletic and made us work for the win, the high sciring transfer is a playersycasey said:
Is CSUB supposed to be good? They weren't good last year.
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