Game Thread

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annarborbear
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Obviously, due to the ESPN+ restrictions, not everyone will be able to watch this game. We got off to a great 9-0 start. Now 14-9. Most interesting aspect thus far is that when Michelle went out after her first foul, we brought in Noble who is now guarding their best front court player, and doing a very good job.

Back up to 20-11 while I am typing. Lulu on fire.
annarborbear
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Donez and Ackerman next subs in.
annarborbear
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26-17 at the quarter. That's a lot of points scored, but I am most impressed by our defense.

Two fouls on Michelle.
annarborbear
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30-19. Kayla Williams with 11 points and blowing up Gonzaga's guards on both ends.
calgymnast
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Kayla with 19 (!) and hit a 3 at the end of the half to lead Cal 44-31! Go bears!
annarborbear
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Widened the margin at the half to 44-31 with Michelle on the bench. Williams shooting 7-9 and Lulu 4-7 while we held them to 41.7% from the field. Charmin has trusted Donez to play significant minutes.
smh
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fwiw.. free gametracker works
muting more than 300 handles, turnaround is fair play
annarborbear
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As a road game, this has been an especially impressive showing. To be our very best version, will need Michelle anchoring our defense and rebounding in the second half.
CyBear77
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I've only caught the last 3-4 minutes of game time...Cal up by 13 at the half with a 3 point buzzer beater by USC transfer Williams...I haven't seen Onyiah in the game but she is dressed out -is she is foul trouble?? Their ace is Ejim and she is causing problems drawing fouls on whoever is guarding her...Twidale and Williams are our leading scorers, I think Suarez only has 3 points.
These announcers are terrible...talking about incidental things without following what's happening on the court...
gljone
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Just looking at the halftime stats, Cal is ahead on POTOs 12-0; steals 9-3 and fast break points 10-2.

I would think Cal is the quicker, more athletic team...without seeing it, tough to tell.

I like Cal's 5 TOs - limit the giveaways on the road is always key.

Kayla and Lulu are going off - would like to see others get going.
philbert
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Kinda like ESPN+ vs not being able to watch at all. Might decide to keep it in a bundle (with Hulu and Disney+).
annarborbear
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I guess the way this works, the announcers are WCC Gonzaga homers. I am tempted to turn off the sound.
Woodacre
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Radio link: https://thevarsitynetwork.com/feed/source/oas-1503?audioPlayer=gonzaga%3Aallaccess-Live-260
annarborbear
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Another foul on Michelle trying a screen out near half court. Off the floor again.
CalFanatic
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Kayla Williams is channeling her inner Steph Curry tonight!
annarborbear
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philbert said:

Kinda like ESPN+ vs not being able to watch at all. Might decide to keep it in a bundle (with Hulu and Disney+).
If you subscribe to ESPN+, you also get access to extra articles on the ESPN website. That is how I ended up subscribing in the first place,
philbert
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annarborbear said:

philbert said:

Kinda like ESPN+ vs not being able to watch at all. Might decide to keep it in a bundle (with Hulu and Disney+).
If you subscribe to ESPN+, you also get access to extra articles on the ESPN website. That is how I ended up subscribing in the first place,
Yeah, I noticed that extra bonus too. I used to subscribe to ESPN the Magazine just to get access to those Insider access articles on the website.
annarborbear
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Ackerman trying to make up for Michelle's absence now has four fouls..
annarborbear
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Just gave a free ad for Noble's brilliant artistic work on shoes.
annarborbear
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Oniyah foul number four. Dishing it out always seems to take priority over winning. Although this was a poor call.
Shocky1
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absolute terrible coaching by charmin & the staff still calling for michelle to set screens despite leading the nation each of the last several seasons in moving screens

onyiah needs to be held accountable but smith's not adapting the the bears offense to not include michelle setting screens is just beyond breaking bad
annarborbear
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67-48. Great defense continues.
gljone
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Cal's hot shooting making up for the posts in huge foul trouble.
CyBear77
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But we are still shooting well...Krimili and Williams hitting 3's off screens...up by 19 at the end of the 3rd...very ticky=tack call on Onyiah for her 4th...
CyBear77
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Jayda Noble having a great game off the bench..tough D and shooting well...
SFCALBear72
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CyBear77 said:

Jayda Noble having a great game off the bench..tough D and shooting well...
She's playing in her hometown of Spokane.
SFCALBear72
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4-0 with a quality win over Gonzaga.

Go Bears!!!
annarborbear
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86-65. Looked like an NCAA tournament team tonight.
CyBear77
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Nice game....shot the lights out and not much Gonzaga could do...They had Ejim and Turner and not much else...
86-65...
Woodacre
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Cal shoots 58% for the game. 44% on threes. Commit only 12 turnovers, force 24. Win by 21. Go Cal! Well done!
OBear073akaSMFan
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What a bonanza win! Hope people get off their butts and support this team.
CalFanatic
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Hard to find much to complain about. Foul trouble in the posts? It doesn't really matter when you shoot the way we just did....
stu
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Were there some hometown calls? Gonzaga was called for 12 fouls and Cal 21, including Natalia and Michelle racking up 9 fouls in just 26 minutes combined. Not surprisingly we were out-rebounded 33 to 24.

But we killed them with 58% shooting and 15 steals! I can't complain about Charmin recruiting more guards.
CalWSportsFan
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Apparently we snapped the Zags 37 game home win streak. Congrats Bears!
HoopDreams
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these are the kinda games that get you into the tournament,

Cal shot the lights out. I didn't know Williams had that in her after watching her in the early games. Teams will not be able to sag down when she's got the ball on the perimeter.

Lulu showed a lot of potential as a freshmen, but she has made a huge jump up this year. When she signed I was a little concerned about her shooting, but congrats to the coaches to find this off the radar guard.

Ioanna gives this team elite shooting, and also the upside to upset more talented teams

the drop off defensively when Michelle is out is substantial. We need her to avoid silly fouls and also need Claudia back before we hit conference

I'm still not sure what role Noble has, but it seems a lot like Karisma Ortiz's role ... an experienced, tough defense first big guard that can defend bigs when needed

Love the Alpha in Marta. Sometimes plays a little too much bully ball, but no shot is too big for her and her versatility is awesome

Akerman is a solid role player but undersized for the post. Concerned when she needs to defend the ACC bigs.

Lola hasn't made a basket yet, but her form looks good. I expect she will have a solid shot once she gets a little more comfortable

Looks like we will mostly run 7 deep, although don't know the role of Gisella who also looks like a defense first player as another big guard. She averaged 10 minutes as a freshmen on a very good Texas team

It's early but looks like Charmin's best team
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