The lack of depth makes it so hard to compete. When you have to bring in Hamilton for Lee you know you are in trouble. 5min w/o a FG and I have seen no passes into the high post which is wide open, and then a forced 3 will not cut it. have no idea what they are trying to do on offense, and as expected Coleman is left with a dash and splash. If you net out his shots block, and bad passes with forced shots it would be net negative. I'll give him a A for effort but that is about it.

Agree. Good effort though.

Coleman 11% from the field and 0% from 3. Big part of that scoreless stretch.

God let this season end.

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God let this season end.

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Agreed. Can't come soon enough.

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Do you think that the players feel the same?

We only scored 16 in the second half..

Suppose I shouldn't let Marcus Lee off the hook either. 2 rebounds 6 points 4 turnovers 4 fouls. Those are walk-on guard numbers.

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Suppose I shouldn't let Marcus Lee off the hook either. 2 rebounds 6 points 4 turnovers 4 fouls. Those are walk-on guard numbers.

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In Marcus' defense, he just doesn't get the ball enough. He shot over 90% from the floor this week but only gets it a few times a game. Whether that's his assertiveness or off-ball movement, teammates not getting to him or a scheme that doesn't use him is an open question but when he gets it, he scores.

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Problem on that play when King went up is he brought the rebound down around his numbers and then started up. At least he didn't take it to the floor like he has done in the past, but that does give the defenders the chance to go up with you and............

Lee has been a mystery all year. He will have a couple of plays a game when he looks like a next level player, but then he disappears. He had to be more assertive to lead and he did not. There was nobody left to lead. The plan was to go inside, but the two bigs had as many fouls as points. Wash zone had to be attached inside out, but the guards never even passed it inside even though they were wide open. If I'm coaching and that's the plan, play that way or your on the bench. Coach said "once his bigs got in foul trouble he had to play combinations he never had to play before. Huh! That's why you practice, Those guys have been in foul trouble the whole year, so if you have not planned for that shame on you.
Not sure about Jones. Will wait and see how he recruits, as really good players will cover up a lot of coaching shortcomings .

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TrueBlue42 said:

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Suppose I shouldn't let Marcus Lee off the hook either. 2 rebounds 6 points 4 turnovers 4 fouls. Those are walk-on guard numbers.

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In Marcus' defense, he just doesn't get the ball enough. He shot over 90% from the floor this week but only gets it a few times a game. Whether that's his assertiveness or off-ball movement, teammates not getting to him or a scheme that doesn't use him is an open question but when he gets it, he scores.

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Good points. I think it's more of the first three, maybe a bit of the fourth. Ultimately, not assertive enough. Today really said it all. Senior, back at home in the Bay Area, desultory season, had to demand the ball and go out firing. Instead, cloaked in foul trouble, nor assertive, doesn't do much on a day his team was desperate for him to deliver something.

Will be a huge success in life though. That's one guy I will be fascinated to follow post-Cal Basketball.

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Marcus Lee is an interesting study, isn't he? On the court, half the time I'm like "Wow!" and half the time I'm cringing. From what I hear/read about him off the court, it's just "Wow!", nothing else.

Too bad the seniors didn't rise up and deliver victories in these last two home games. Still, they're headed on to good things and I love 'em.

I wish Lee would have been able to play with Rabb. I view him similar to Deandre Jordan. Not someone you run an offense through, but someone who will clean up the boards and work very well off the ball. I think he'll make the league still.

When Lee was taken out, the game was over.
We saved him for nothing. Play him until he fouls out.

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This is the second (maybe third) year we have said that we can't get the ball in to our bigs. Next year we have Austin which should help but we need better passers just across the board.

And of course since we are Cal, we will get a true point guard the year after all of our good to great big men have left.

You got that right!

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I wish Lee would have been able to play with Rabb. I view him similar to Deandre Jordan. Not someone you run an offense through, but someone who will clean up the boards and work very well off the ball. I think he'll make the league still.

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Yeah, imagine this team if Rabb had come back, Austin had transferred a year earlier, Jaylen Brown had stayed for three years and Mathews and Bird had red-shirted their first year.

I'm also imagining if I catch Jennifer Aniston on the rebound from that guy she just broke up with...

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I wish Lee would have been able to play with Rabb. I view him similar to Deandre Jordan. Not someone you run an offense through, but someone who will clean up the boards and work very well off the ball. I think he'll make the league still.

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Yeah, imagine this team if Rabb had come back, Austin had transferred a year earlier, Jaylen Brown had stayed for three years and Mathews and Bird had red-shirted their first year.

I'm also imagining if I catch Jennifer Aniston on the rebound from that guy she just broke up with...

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Fortunately that's a roster with no international guys. Apparently they take have their life to get decent in basketball.

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I wish Lee would have been able to play with Rabb. I view him similar to Deandre Jordan. Not someone you run an offense through, but someone who will clean up the boards and work very well off the ball. I think he'll make the league still.

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Yeah, imagine this team if Rabb had come back, Austin had transferred a year earlier, Jaylen Brown had stayed for three years and Mathews and Bird had red-shirted their first year.

I'm also imagining if I catch Jennifer Aniston on the rebound from that guy she just broke up with...

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Fortunately that's a roster with no international guys. Apparently they take have their life to get decent in basketball.

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You're starting to catch on, but note that it's not the internationals (Have you seen the NBA lately?). It's the British!

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I wish Lee would have been able to play with Rabb. I view him similar to Deandre Jordan. Not someone you run an offense through, but someone who will clean up the boards and work very well off the ball. I think he'll make the league still.

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Yeah, imagine this team if Rabb had come back, Austin had transferred a year earlier, Jaylen Brown had stayed for three years and Mathews and Bird had red-shirted their first year.

I'm also imagining if I catch Jennifer Aniston on the rebound from that guy she just broke up with...

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Well, if Cuonzo was coaching it would be an underperforming team. Not willing to make that call on Coach Jones until end of next season.

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I wish Lee would have been able to play with Rabb. I view him similar to Deandre Jordan. Not someone you run an offense through, but someone who will clean up the boards and work very well off the ball. I think he'll make the league still.

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You should have watched him at Kentucky for. 3 years.

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So impressed how hard our guys play despite the losing, the heartbreaking losses, and getting down by 10 today. It's really nice to see them never quit.

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Yes. Really impressive.

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Lol.
At least, I THINK you were being facetious.
I mean, it was a 17-point loss, after all.