Hawaii - Cal: Game Thread

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concordtom
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TV Channel: TBS
TBS broadcast starts at 10:30
Tip Time is 11:00 (Pacific Time Zone)
also available online: http://www.ncaa.com/march-madness-live/game/
Bay Area Radio: 810-AM.
Announcers: Spiro Dedes, Doug Gottlieb, Ros Gold-Onwude

NO. 4 CAL VS. NO. 13 HAWAII

TIPOFF: Friday, 11 a.m. at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington.

RECORDS:
No. 4 seed Cal is 23-10 overall, 12-6/tied for third in Pac-12, 7-7 vs. the NCAA field;
No. 13 Hawaii is 27-5, 13-3/tied for first in Big West, 1-2 vs. the NCAA field.

WHAT'S NEXT: Winner faces the winner of No. 5 seed Maryland vs. No. 12 South Dakota State on Sunday, time TBA.

ALL-TIME NCAA RECORD: Cal, playing in its 19th NCAA tournament, is 20-18, including 12-6 in the first round. Hawaii, playing in its fifth NCAAs, is 0-4 with an average margin of defeat of 15.8 points.

CAL VS. HAWAII: Cal leads 11-1. The Bears won 73-57 at Berkeley in the 1989 NIT in their only postseason meeting. Hawaii's only victory in the series came during the 1971-72 season.

TOP PLAYERS:
[U]Cal [/U]
SF Jaylen Brown (6-7 freshman) 15.0 points, 5.5 rebounds;
SG Jordan Mathews (6-3 junior) 13.2 points, .417 3-point;
PF Ivan Rabb (6-11 freshman) 12.5 points, 8.4 rebounds.
[U]Hawaii -- [/U]
PF Stefan Jankovic (6-11 junior) 15.7 points, 6.6 rebounds;
SG Aaron Valdes (6-5 junior) 14.7 points, 5.5 rebounds;
PG Roderick Bobbitt (6-3 senior) 13.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 5.5 assists.

CAL NOTES: Junior Sam Singer will start at PG for senior Tyrone Wallace, who broke his right hand in practice Wednesday and is out for the NCAA tournament. ... The Bears are ranked No. 23 in both the AP and coaches' top-25 polls. ... Cal leads the Pac-12 in scoring defense (67.0 points per game allowed), field-goal percentage defense (39.3) and fewest 3-pointers allowed per game (5.5). ... Cal, which completed an 18-0 home schedule, is 5-10 in neutral and road games. ... Brown was named to the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Freshman All-America team.

HAWAII NOTES: Hawaii is 18-102 all-time vs. nationally ranked opponents. ... Former Saint Mary's assistant Eran Ganot, with 27 wins, passed legends Jerry Tarkanian and Lute Olson for most victories by a Big West coach in his rookie season. ... The Rainbow Warriors have tied the school for wins in a season, set in 2001-02. ... Castro Valley High grad Bobbitt is trying to become the first player to lead the Big West in assists and steals two years in a row.

-- JEFF FARAUDO
MinotStateBeav
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Premature Threadulation ...but

Go Bears!!!!
joe amos yaks
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Go Bears!
Olee Berkeley-eye
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Maybe I'm just stupid, but can somebody tell me why a SOUTH subregional is in Spokane, Washington?
RABBOLUTION
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Because Cal is a top 4 seed and they accommodate them by not letting them venture far from home.
concordtom
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calgldnbear
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Olee Berkeley-eye;842666518 said:

Maybe I'm just stupid, but can somebody tell me why a SOUTH subregional is in Spokane, Washington?


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parentswerebears
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Wow. Visual vomit. Now we wait. Go Bears!!!
RABBOLUTION
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Damm I hate the Barkley,Samuel L. Jackson,Spike Lee commercials. Absolute garbage.
concordtom
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Olee Berkeley-eye;842666518 said:

Maybe I'm just stupid, but can somebody tell me why a SOUTH subregional is in Spokane, Washington?


They used to have ALL the WEST games be in western locations, and ALL the SOUTH games be in the SOUTH, etc.
But then they realized that it was MORE IMPORTANT to allow top rated teams the advantage of less travel and playing in front of THEIR fans, and so they mixed it up to place top 4 seeds in games closest to their home for the first weekend.
The new rules go something like this:

Seeds 1 (which plays 16 and then 8/9) gets to play in the region closest to their home
Seeds 2 (which plays 15 and then 7/10) gets to play in the region closest to their home
Seeds 3 (which plays 14 and then 6/11) gets to play in the region closest to their home
Seeds 4 (which plays 13 and then 5/12) gets to play in the region closest to their home

When they started with this new approach, they actually stopped for a few years calling the regions EAST/WEST/MIDWEST/SOUTH, but instead began calling them by the location that the regional final was at that year. "In the Louisville Region..." That created no consistency year over year, and so they went back to calling the regions EAST/WEST/MIDWEST/SOUTH.
concordtom
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parentswerebears;842666531 said:

Wow. Visual vomit. Now we wait. Go Bears!!!


When we were kids, there were 2 or 3 Christmas Eve's in a row when my brother would wake up at midnight, run down the hall and barf all over the place. My parents said it was because he was so excited. Maybe he just ate too many Christmas cookies, cake and hot chocolate...

When I was in college, I used to drink so many beers, I would puke in the toilet, the bushes, the stairwell. Sometimes, you know it's coming, but you just go ahead and do it anyways.

I knew someone would be posting me your message.
Oh well.

RABBOLUTION
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Well ConcordTom I gotta drink, I honestly have butterflies right now.
concordtom
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Just wait, Page 2 will be better!
concordtom
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RABBOLUTION;842666549 said:

Well ConcordTom I gotta drink, I honestly have butterflies right now.


Don't pass out by halftime!

Hey, I bet Shocky is already inside, watching the pre-game shoot-around. Lucky Bastard!
Maybe some folks will post something from the INSIDE!
UrsaMajor
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If you go back far enough, all the teams came from the region they were assigned to (e.g., all West teams came from the Rockies west). They changed that when they realized there weren't enough good teams in some regions.
RABBOLUTION
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I wasn't sure if I would go to spokane, if Cal somehow makes it to Louisville perhaps. It is an expensive trip though.
GRRAAH
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Tis a gorgeous day here in Spokane and am sitting by a fireplace in the Arena waiting for the Bears to enter!
parentswerebears
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GRRAAH;842666556 said:

Tis a gorgeous day here in Spokane and am sitting by a fireplace in the Arena waiting for the Bears to enter!


Jealous. I am sitting at my computer in my classroom supervising busywork on the last day before spring break.
GRRAAH
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On the court...no sign of Ty in street clothes
soefeil
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GRRAAH;842666556 said:

Tis a gorgeous day here in Spokane and am sitting by a fireplace in the Arena waiting for the Bears to enter!


There is a fireplace inside the arena????
RABBOLUTION
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They have fireplaces in the arena? Crazy! ParentswereBears so you are a teacher huh? So was my Mom.
GRRAAH
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soefeil;842666561 said:

There is a fireplace inside the arena????


Pretty nice venue. Was here 3 years ago to see women qualify for final 4 . Great pub type lounges with fireplaces.
soefeil
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GRRAAH;842666564 said:

Pretty nice venue. Was here 3 years ago to see women qualify for final 4 . Great pub type lounges with fireplaces.


I hope I get to see them for myself. Driving up tomorrow morning if they win today.
GRRAAH
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soefeil;842666565 said:

I hope I get to see them for myself. Driving up tomorrow morning if they win today.


Awesome! Hope you have an appetite for their buffet too. Where ya driving from? See ya Sunday!!
icecream12345
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Is there any way to watch a replay of the game. I found out last night that I wont be able to watch it live Im am very heartbroken. Can somebody record it pls?
egbear82
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Haha ParentswereBears- I'm doing the exact same! Hopefully our principal doesn't come in to wish me a good break😜
RJABear
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I ordered pizzas for all employees and asked HR to turn the lunchroom TV to the Cal game.

Oh please .... beloved Bears. Play fierce and proudly today.
RABBOLUTION
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Hopefully torrent would have it but be careful many isp providers hate on torrents.
soefeil
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GRRAAH;842666566 said:

Awesome! Hope you have an appetite for their buffet too. Where ya driving from? See ya Sunday!!


Definitely will be ready to grub after the double digit hour drive from Oakland.
soefeil
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icecream12345;842666567 said:

Is there any way to watch a replay of the game. I found out last night that I wont be able to watch it live Im am very heartbroken. Can somebody record it pls?


Are you unable to be near a phone, iPad, or computer?
oskithepimp
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Syracuse won the whole damn thing with Carmelo as a super frosh. We have two!

GO BEARS!!!
MSaviolives
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Will we get fake Shockey tweets live during the game?
icecream12345
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soefeil;842666577 said:

Are you unable to be near a phone, iPad, or computer?


all of the above. I will be able to watch the beginning 30 mins but will miss the later parts.
RABBOLUTION
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oskithepimp;842666580 said:

Syracuse won the whole damn thing with Carmelo as a super frosh. We have two!

GO BEARS!!!


Well Carmelo averaged something like 28 a game and had several 30 point games. If our 2 Frosh can come close we'd be in great shape.
soefeil
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oskithepimp;842666580 said:

Syracuse won the whole damn thing with Carmelo as a super frosh. We have two!

GO BEARS!!!


Don't let then soph. Hakim Warrick hear you leave him out.
 
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