Dort has improved at the line.

Dujuan (DJ) always seems to be having a good time on the bench.

Fullerton seems like a solid team so how far do you have to go back for a Cal thrashing like this?

Pippen has 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and is 9 - 11 from the line

19-2 run! Cal leads76-46 with 7:45 to go.

Cal is playing eight. Trying to figure out which healthy scholarship players have not seen the court. Yeaney, Carr Campbell are injured. Ruff is redshirting.
Looked at roster - Dut and Kocanas have not seen the court.

I love a team that makes its free throws!

Kocanas making the most of his minutes!

Big win! Roll on you Bears! Nice momentum before a big challenge.

Bears with only 8 turnovers for the game. That's .... remarkable.

ncbears said:

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Kocanas making the most of his minutes!

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he needs more minutes.

Dorsey reminds me of Casey Jacobsen, except better because he's not a furdie.

This was my first time watching this season. Fun team, much more enjoyable to watch than last season. I know it's hard to make too many conclusions after a few cupcake games, but I like how all the pieces fit together.

I had to miss going to the game tonight because kids. Darn kids!

From all y'all's posts, I woulda thought we barely squeaked by. Please note that, the last several years, we were losing to teams like this.

bearsandgiants said:

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Dorsey reminds me of Casey Jacobsen, except better because he's not a furdie.

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i wish he could score like Jacobsen

socaliganbear said:

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They were conference champs and in the tourney 3 years ago., rough patch I see.

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Yes, 6-26 #351 in Ken Pom last year, but beating them by 28 is what a team with top 50 aspirations is supposed to do.

I've been pleasantly surprised by the team so far this season. I love the team play.
My complaint tonight is with the facilities management, as Haas was much too hot. I shouldn't be sweating while sitting down watching basketball indoors in November, wearing jeans and a t-shirt. I ran into Gordon Bayne & asked if they could turn up the air, and he said there is no AC, no fan, and that there is basically nothing they can do when it is 'hot' outside. He also mentioned that they are *hoping* to put in AC next summer. It was unseasonably warm outside, but it certainly wasn't HOT, so it seems like they should have been able to get it cooler inside than it was.

glutton said:

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I've been pleasantly surprised by the team so far this season. I love the team play.
My complaint tonight is with the facilities management, as Haas was much too hot. I shouldn't be sweating while sitting down watching basketball indoors in November, wearing jeans and a t-shirt. I ran into Gordon Bayne & asked if they could turn up the air, and he said there is no AC, no fan, and that there is basically nothing they can do when it is 'hot' outside. He also mentioned that they are *hoping* to put in AC next summer. It was unseasonably warm outside, but it certainly wasn't HOT, so it seems like they should have been able to get it cooler inside than it was.

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Agree, it was way too hot inside Haas tonight, and I don't believe it had anything to do with the outside temperature, which was in the upper 60's. Also didn't like the fact only one concession stand open on the main floor staffed by only one person. Plus it was self checkout on 2 very slow computer screens. Are they trying to discourage people from attending?

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So Dai Dai is our certified go to

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Honestly, that was apparent in game 1. At least against this level of competition, he's almost unstoppable, and can create his own shot from at least two of three levels, and makes his free throws.

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I agree, Pippen has shown some selfish play (not to mention 25% FG shooting in the first two games). Yesterday he was better at 5-10, but he has to get it out of his head that he has to jack up 10-15 shots a game, he's not our lead scorer. Give our two big guns, Camden and Dai Dai, more opportunities with floor vision and passing.
I feel for the kid… it can't be easy to live in the NBA shadow of BOTH your dad and your brother, knowing you'll never see the inside of an NBA arena. I imagine that family connection has to affect what kind of decisions you make in your own game, even if it's subconsciously.

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Selfish play?! Did you see how many assists Pippen had yesterday? Sure, there's room for improvement, but I wouldn't characterize his play as selfish.

RedlessWardrobe said:

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Seems like there are certain talented offensive players, like Pippen( and Stojakovic last year) that just aren't quite equipped with the ability to be equally balanced with both their scoring and their passing. I don't think it's neccessarily because they're selfish, I think some players just don't have the mindset (and sometimes physically the court vision), to play with the purpose that an assist that leads to a made basket is just as good as a made basket itself. It's just an impression that I get when watching Justin's style. I may be wrong, but I think we'll know a little more about it when we start playing better competition.

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Pippen is averaging 5.7 assists/game so far. Stojakovic averaged 1.8 assists per game last year.

Fellow posters:

I'm not trying to slam Pippen. What I wrote is just an opinion on what I've seen on the court.

Also, Pippen is playing the point, Stojakovic did not. And using a statistic from a sample size of 3 games is not sufficient. While Pippen may be "8th in the ACC" the truth is teams in the ACC haven't even played each other yet. Justin's numbers have come at home against three teams that are nowhere near ACC level.

Again, I hope I'm wrong, I'm rooting for Justin. And if he plays well against better competition I'll be happy to eat my words.