bearister said:

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+1. My least favorite coach, All Time. ...and for a line worthy of Josey Wales: "That Cuonzo Martin is an easy man to track, he leaves a trial of broken hearts and large unexpired term payout checks wherever he goes."

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You've forgotten Wyking already?

Yogi Bear said:

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bearister said:

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+1. My least favorite coach, All Time. ...and for a line worthy of Josey Wales: "That Cuonzo Martin is an easy man to track, he leaves a trial of broken hearts and large unexpired term payout checks wherever he goes."

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You've forgotten Wyking already?

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Who?

Northside91 said:

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Monty has this nailed, as usual. He was candid as head coach, but now it's almost like Liar Liar, no filter at all. Maybe you want your staff to be more circumspect, but as an outside observer this is great. Love also that he didn't refer to Bennett by name, implying not so subtly that he's third in a three man race, bringing up the rear.

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"I think Travis would be an excellent candidate," Montgomery said. "Russ would be a excellent candidate. Obviously, the guy at Moraga."

Monty's esteem for Randy Bennett just drips off the page!

BGGB2 said:

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Northside91 said:

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Crap ADs like Bockrath, and to a lesser extent SB, have been bad for Cal athletics, but the non-athletic administration has been infinitely worse. This probably dates further back than IMH, but that's my starting point as a '91 grad.

Monty has this nailed, as usual. He was candid as head coach, but now it's almost like Liar Liar, no filter at all. Maybe you want your staff to be more circumspect, but as an outside observer this is great. Love also that he didn't refer to Bennett by name, implying not so subtly that he's third in a three man race, bringing up the rear.

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"I think Travis would be an excellent candidate," Montgomery said. "Russ would be a excellent candidate. Obviously, the guy at Moraga."

Monty's esteem for Randy Bennett just drips off the page!

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He didn't push for Billy Donovan either....

Yogi Bear said:

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BGGB2 said:

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Northside91 said:

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Crap ADs like Bockrath, and to a lesser extent SB, have been bad for Cal athletics, but the non-athletic administration has been infinitely worse. This probably dates further back than IMH, but that's my starting point as a '91 grad.

Monty has this nailed, as usual. He was candid as head coach, but now it's almost like Liar Liar, no filter at all. Maybe you want your staff to be more circumspect, but as an outside observer this is great. Love also that he didn't refer to Bennett by name, implying not so subtly that he's third in a three man race, bringing up the rear.

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"I think Travis would be an excellent candidate," Montgomery said. "Russ would be a excellent candidate. Obviously, the guy at Moraga."

Monty's esteem for Randy Bennett just drips off the page!

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He didn't push for Billy Donovan either....

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Yeah, when he accused Donovan of cheating, but without mentioning his name, I thought it was hysterical! Then he ruined it by apologizing after the fact.

Monty's arrogance at Furd drove me bonkers. When he was the same at Cal, and as a broadcaster, I just thought it was hilarious.

PtownBear1 said:

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Hiring Cuonzo over TD in 2014 was a no brainer at the time. I think it's silly that fans are evening questioning that years later. But what doesn't make any sense is why anyone in the right mind would hire Jones over TD in 2016.

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Don't agree we that at all!

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LOUMFSG2 said:

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While I would have been OK had we gone with Travis when Monty retired, I was pretty thrilled when we were able to get Cuonzo. I liked a lot about Cuonzo, I thought he was a good recruiter, good motivator, very good defensive coach. I never liked his offense, but even with that limitation, I think he is a good coach. I only really soured on him at the very end, sitting in Haas watching us get run by Bakersfield. I didn't like the way he checked out before the final game, and I understand those that hold it against him, but overall, I enjoyed his time in Berkeley.

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While we had some good moments (best moments being we actually landed Jaylen and Ivan, and the Arizona Gold Out game), we lost a lot of close games due to poor in-game tactics.

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I agree, maybe I oversold that. It was definitely frustrating at times, because even our best season, i don't feel like we played to our potential. It was frustrating to have that much talent, and not win a postseason game. As I said, Cuonzo did some things well, others not well. I guess I'm saying that even though it was frustrating at times, and could have been better, net-net it was still pretty good.

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Our problem was the coach's offense was too simple and predictable, and not having a point guard made it even more of a problem And we didn't have enough basketballs for all the stars who wanted the ball.

Cal8285 said:

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The only good news for his schools is that Martin has yet to be fired and entitled to receive a big payout on his way out the door. He had to pay Cal to get out of his contract.

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Which is a major reason why the Wyking hire was so bad. It was analogous to the Holmoe hire when the Niners snatched Mooch. We had money to make a good hire, including Travis who by then at least had a good if limited track record at Montana.

I'd love to hear Monty's thoughts now.