Haas should be rockin. Any chance Nick Kerr's dad is there for senior day?

GoCal80;842654962 said:

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Haas should be rockin. Any chance Nick Kerr's dad is there for senior day?

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The Warriors flew back from OKC last night and their next game is on Tuesday. I'd say there's a 50/50 chance he's there tonight.

I'm thinking 90/10 - why wouldn't he be?

He has to be there .... why wouldn't he be there for his son???

If he does show up and someone requests an interview, most likely they will sneak in a question about Curry and last night's game.

Steve Kerr said he'd be there.

beelzebear;842654991 said:

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Steve Kerr said he'd be there.

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Ok - so 99/1 now.

Damn, I need a ticket!!!!

OneTopOneChickenApple;842654999 said:

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Damn, I need a ticket!!!!

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haven't found one of the ways to sneak in yet?

oskirules;842655002 said:

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haven't found one of the ways to sneak in yet?

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I do have my ways...

OneTopOneChickenApple;842655020 said:

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I do have my ways...

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I believe Cal Athletics does this persicope type thing on FB where they video live before games. I'm sure they are going to get the senior ceremony.

I'm actually a big believer in doing this after the game. You have more time to really appreciate the players.

Having watched most of $C's games I am concerned about this one. They have the best back court in the conference but I hope this boils down to we are ascending and they are cratering.

Student section full 30 mins before tipoff - good sign.

75bear;842655056 said:

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Student section full 30 mins before tipoff - good sign.

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keep the commentary coming!

bearister;842655055 said:

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Having watched most of $C's games I am concerned about this one. They have the best back court in the conference but I hope this boils down to we are ascending and they are cratering.

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Same concern here. But the Toejams haven't faced a man defense like Cal's this season.

75bear;842655056 said:

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Student section full 30 mins before tipoff - good sign.

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What a killer environment today. #12 on $C was so rattled by the constant "airball" chants. And Wallace brought the house down with that monster dunk. It war awesome hearing the student section cheer "one more year" to rabb. Phenomenal season. So stoked i had my first set of season tickets. Go Bears!

oskithepimp;842655245 said:

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What a killer environment today. #12 on $C was so rattled by the constant "airball" chants. And Wallace brought the house down with that monster dunk. It war awesome hearing the student section cheer "one more year" to rabb. Phenomenal season. So stoked i had my first set of season tickets. Go Bears!

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The airball chant throughout the game was epic - only bettered by the sarcastic applause when Jacobs finally scored on a free throw toward the end of the game.

There were maybe 200-400 SC fans scattered around Haas, and it was beyond sweet that they didn't have an opportunity to cheer anything the entire game.

KoreAmBear;842655024 said:

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I'm actually a big believer in doing this after the game. You have more time to really appreciate the players.

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The post-game was nice. They all gathered as a team for a couple minutes, then each of the seniors took the mic and addressed the (small, remaining) crowd. One last chance to applaud them. 90% of the fans had left by then, but it was kind of intimate, heartfelt and genuine. Glad I stayed.

Very cool. I was part of that 90% who left - had no idea that would happen. Bummed to have missed.

oskithepimp;842655245 said:

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What a killer environment today. #12 on $C was so rattled by the constant "airball" chants. And Wallace brought the house down with that monster dunk. It war awesome hearing the student section cheer "one more year" to rabb. Phenomenal season. So stoked i had my first set of season tickets. Go Bears!

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I don't know if Lavin was lying (he is into hyperbole), but he said Haas was his favorite arena, calling it a college basketball cathedral. Between Walton and Lavin, we have two huge fans of Berkeley.

hoop97;842655271 said:

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Very cool. I was part of that 90% who left - had no idea that would happen. Bummed to have missed.

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Maybe that should be a tradition so fans will stay for that in the future. Do the walkout before the tip, and do a more relaxed time of sharing and presenting after the game. Go Bears!

Go!Bears;842655269 said:

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The post-game was nice. They all gathered as a team for a couple minutes, then each of the seniors took the mic and addressed the (small, remaining) crowd. One last chance to applaud them. 90% of the fans had left by then, but it was kind of intimate, heartfelt and genuine. Glad I stayed.

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I hope someone got video of that.

KoreAmBear;842655290 said:

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I hope someone got video of that.

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I did, it's on my phone. I'll try to look into posting it when I can if nobody else beats me to it.

OldBlue1999;842655297 said:

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I did, it's on my phone. I'll try to look into posting it when I can if nobody else beats me to it.

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:cheer

KoreAmBear;842655287 said:

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I don't know if Lavin was lying (he is into hyperbole), but he said Haas was his favorite arena, calling it a college basketball cathedral. Between Walton and Lavin, we have two huge fans of Berkeley.

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He's said it before. He even admired the atmosphere at Hass back when he was at UCLA. Earl Watson even said he wished Pauley Pav had that kind of energy.

KoreAmBear;842655287 said:

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I don't know if Lavin was lying (he is into hyperbole), but he said Haas was his favorite arena, calling it a college basketball cathedral. Between Walton and Lavin, we have two huge fans of Berkeley.

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I heard that too and thought it was strange coming from Lavin. What's up with all these UCLA guys?

oskirules;842655356 said:

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I heard that too and thought it was strange coming from Lavin. What's up with all these UCLA guys?

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I'm not surprised about his love for Cal since he grew up in the Bay Area with his dad coaching at USF. But he's also been in the Big East and seen also a lot of the old East Coast and Midwest gyms, and places like Hinkle Fieldhouse at Butler. To say Haas is #1 is quite a compliment.

i'm bummed reading this because I left too... the team was just working its way in front of the student section and I decided to start the ride back up to the North Bay.. Had I had the slightest inkling that they'd do that I would not only have stayed but moved from my section (28) toward the team bench..... bummer.

It was really short and informal. 3 seniors each spoke and the whole video including team photos is 2 min.

Looks like I will need to get it up on YouTube first to be able to post it here, so that will delay things a bit.

KoreAmBear;842655287 said:

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I don't know if Lavin was lying (he is into hyperbole), but he said Haas was his favorite arena, calling it a college basketball cathedral. Between Walton and Lavin, we have two huge fans of Berkeley.

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Lavin and Walton were also big Pete Newell fans and prominently featured in the Pete Newell documentary (along with Cap Lavin).

Bummed that there was no formal announcement about senior speeches. Lingered a bit, but left when team finished high fiving the student section. Looked like they were heading off the court, so we left.

Go!Bears;842655269 said:

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The post-game was nice. They all gathered as a team for a couple minutes, then each of the seniors took the mic and addressed the (small, remaining) crowd. One last chance to applaud them. 90% of the fans had left by then, but it was kind of intimate, heartfelt and genuine. Glad I stayed.

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Me too. That was cool. I don't remember seeing that before. The guys seem to genuinely enjoy the college experience, as they should. You only get to do it once.

CalEnviroLaw;842656124 said:

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Me too. That was cool. I don't remember seeing that before. The guys seem to genuinely enjoy the college experience, as they should. You only get to do it once.

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Well unless you're Zach Kline. :P

oskithepimp;842655245 said:

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It war awesome hearing the student section cheer "one more year" to rabb. Phenomenal season.

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When Rabb and and Brown realized what the students were chanting they looked at each other with genuinely puzzled expressions. It may be that they were thinking it would be nuts to stay, but I read it more as "1 more year? We were planning on getting our degrees." In the post game interview, Brown gave the standard "I'm focused on the season now and will consider my options after it's over" response.

No doubt they should go pro if they want to start collecting big paychecks and building NBA Hall of Fame type resumes, but then again, getting their degrees could be the path toward having a bigger and more positive impact on the world over the course of the long lives they have ahead of them.

I asked Jaylen after the game if he was coming back and he said "yes sir" .... of course, what else is he supposed to say ....

But he could made reference to "let's see... or don't know .... Etc"

His answer was definite and a quick response ....take it for what it is worth

My take ... We'll see but I know this, Jaylen does what he wants and doesn't necessarily conform to others expectations and thoughts (Coming to Cal, chess club, taking a graduate class as a freshman, pumping or styling after his highlight plays, etc)

R90;842656165 said:

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When Rabb and and Brown realized what the students were chanting they looked at each other with genuinely puzzled expressions. It may be that they were thinking it would be nuts to stay, but I read it more as "1 more year? We were planning on getting our degrees." In the post game interview, Brown gave the standard "I'm focused on the season now and will consider my options after it's over" response.

No doubt they should go pro if they want to start collecting big paychecks and building NBA Hall of Fame type resumes, but then again, getting their degrees could be the path toward having a bigger and more positive impact on the world over the course of the long lives they have ahead of them.

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Oh, so now we're not talking about being a 1st round draft pick, but having a HOF career? Wow.
Just take the money as it comes... can always come back and get your degree after. The body is in it's prime now. That order is less important, IMHO.
What DOES matter, but ya can't do much about, is the need to simply mature now, and college is likely MUCH better than the NBA. Oh well, what are ya gonna do? (take the money)