Smith can't be happy with the defense down the stretch as GCU makes its last six shots - but, since I only seen the livestats play by play, so I don't know how good or bad the defense was. But, some of those baskets seemed to come with just a few seconds following a GCU timeout so very quickly off an inbounds pass - which is not good.
At least Cal stopped turning the ball over after starting the fourth with 5 turnovers.

Tough game.
Good experience.
Lola a 3-pointer threat!!

Bears 6-1!

Back on Wednesday!

Go Bears!!

BearBint said:

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GCU audio here: https://gculopes.com/watch/?Live=750&type=Live

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Bear Brint, Thank-you very much! I listened to the game. on my phone. The play by play announcer was very good and pleasant to listen to........Bears hung in there and got the W......I also watched the live stats on my computer. The stats of both teams were close to equal by the end of the game. GO BEARS vs Auburn.......

Not sure why they are even having this tournament. There is no home team and nobody in the stands. And not many people are vacationing in Frisco.

Ashfield63 said:

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BearBint said:

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GCU audio here: https://gculopes.com/watch/?Live=750&type=Live

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Bear Brint, Thank-you very much! I listened to the game. on my phone. The play by play announcer was very good and pleasant to listen to........Bears hung in there and got the W......I also watched the live stats on my computer. The stats of both teams were close to equal by the end of the game. GO BEARS vs Auburn.......

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You're welcome.I'll check around on Wednesday and see if Auburn offers audio.

thanks for game tracking the successful workout, with apparently no injuries aggravated or whatever.
# one game at a time

The Live Stats final +/- column shows Naya with +17 and Lola with +15. Nobody else above +5. Aside from Lulu nobody played unreasonable minutes. Good to have a solid bench!

stu said:

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The Live Stats final +/- column shows Naya with +17 and Lola with +15. Nobody else above +5. Aside from Lulu nobody played unreasonable minutes. Good to have a solid bench!

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Those two stood out. Really liked Lola in this one. 3-4 on threes, 3 assists, 0 TO's, solid ball handling and worked hard on defense.

WVIT and I enjoyed talking to each other during the game. No loud piped in music and could turn off the sound whenever we wanted. Even had ice in our Diet Pepsis. We were in charge of our own game day experience.

I think it's a bit tough when playing in such a sterile environment.

I was able to watch on Flo because I subscribed to watch the Ballers.

Only was able to see the last few minutes.

Judging from the box score, sloppy game from both teams - to combine for almost 50 TOs is mind boggling.

The Bear need to button it up in the next game.

Puff, while she took another early shot clock 3 (a miss that led to a GC basket), she also hit the 3 that pretty much decided the game...so again, take the good with the bad.

This team plays with a lot of effort - I attribute this to the players and the coaching staff.

Generally speaking, I do not think TOs are the fault of the coach - the coach is not on the court. However, the trend should trend towards less TOs as the season goes on through film work and building chemistry. Keep in mind, the players that play the most minutes are new to each other. Without that chemistry, TOs are going to happen. Plus, our PG is a freshman and there is a learning curve. I would hope the TOs decrease as players acquaint themselves with each other.

Good to see Naya have a nice game (at this point, she should play over Claudia - good to see 16 minutes) and Lola shot it well and had 3 A and 0 TOs <<< only player to NOT have a TO), number-wise (again, I did not see most of the game, so basing this on the box score).

Go Bears!

Shocky1 said:

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charmin's career head coach conference record is 29-68 or .299 which would get u fired at any other school in the nation

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Charmin started with an empty cupboard (except Jaelyn Brown for one year) then could barely field a team during the COVID-19 season. In her last three seasons her conference records have been 4-14, 7-11, and 12-6 which reflect steady improvement. I think she's earned her position at Cal.

Yes I was ar Annharbor Bear's watching the game. And i got a diet pepsi without going to the concession stand.

Refs called a lot of ticky fouls on both sides. Especially on screens. Must have set a record.

No attendance, a little over 200. As AHBear said, no home team (unless there was a team we are not playing scheduled later).

The Texas women on Cal's team didn't have great nights.

Guess who leads the Cal team in 3 point per centage. Yes, it is Lola. Said after the first practice she had vastly improved her three point shooting. She still shoots from mostly the corner.

Hope to back up there today.

Shocky, you may have valid points about Charmin's early years as a coach, but the last three years things have looked much better. Maybe it's time to reevaluate, right?

OTOH, last night's game was torture to watch. One of the sloppiest games I've seen in a long time. Both teams guilty of playing bad basketball. And while I'm a fan of Charmin, I must admit that either she didn't have this team prepared to play, or their focus on playing basketball was nowhere to be found. Especially on offense, some of the passes being made by us were so careless. It better be cleaned up by Wednesday or it won't be a good night.

SFCALBear72 said:

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From Calbears.com story:

"I'm glad we were able to come away with a win, but I didn't necessarily feel good about how we played," Cal head coach Charmin Smith said. "I thought we turned the ball over too much, and we know that we need to be better. We had some early foul trouble and it was good to see Naya get in there and be able to help us out offensively and continue to get some more people involved on the perimeter. Lola and Gisella are doing a good job for us. I do think we have depth, but we just need to play better collectively."

Give credit to the GCU defense for causing those turnovers. They seemed to attack Puff Morris most often (she had 5 of the 24 turnovers). She sometimes holds the ball too long and is a bit erratic dribbling. Learning curve.

Likewise, the Cal defense caused 23 turnovers led by 6 for the Antelopes' leading scorer, Anisa Jeffries (17 points).

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SFCB72, I consistently respect your posts. But this time I disagree with you. I didn't see anything extraordinary that GCU did to make our team play the way it did. We've seen Puff attacked by other defenses already this season, and although she hasn't been perfect it was nothing to compared to last night. In addition Lulu made some passes that were just too casual. And Claudia, who has a good sense of passing the ball, needs to correct her discretion of when and when not to deliver the ball. A couple of her passes last night were atrocious. It was just a sloppy performance by our team, it needs to be corrected.

Maybe they took GCU too lightly given their record. It happens in basketball. Or maybe they were looking ahead to playing an undefeated Auburn team. That happens too.

Charmin has plenty of material to work with in practice today. And when the team watches the game film from last night, they'll be reminded about their errors.

It's funny that nobody is talking about Mjracle Sheppard's productive game after sitting out the St. Mary's game with an injury. She was the Bears' leading scorer last night with 15 points in 28 minutes! Plus 2 steals and a blocked shot.

Some would rather dwell on the negative. Oh well.

SFCALBear72 said:

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Maybe they took GCU too lightly given their record. It happens in basketball. Or maybe they were looking ahead to playing an undefeated Auburn team. That happens too.

Charmin has plenty of material to work with in practice today. And when the team watches the game film from last night, they'll be reminded about their errors.

It's funny that nobody is talking about Mjracle Sheppard's productive game after sitting out the Harvard game with an injury. She was the Bears' leading scorer last night with 15 points in 28 minutes! Plus 2 steals and a blocked shot.

Some would rather dwell on the negative. Oh well.

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To your point, Mjracle, Lola, and Naya gave us solid efforts last night. And yes a win is a good thing. Not trying to dwell on the negative, but man, those turnovers were hard to ignore, that's all. And yes, let's hope we see a much more focused team against Auburn, Go Bears!

There's no point in having these conversations with Shocky. He'll continue using posts as his own personal diary, call 16-year-old recruits aka CHILDREN "dumbazzes" for not choosing Cal, and keep posting photos of barely legal 18-year-old girls in bikinis because he's a creep. If you don't ignore him, he'll just keep doing it.

Seriously seek professional help and go purchase a diary. https://bearinsider.com/forums/5/topics/130712

Last year Lola missed almost all her three attempts to the point coach took away her green light. I was surprised as I thought her shooting form was fundamentally sound.

But someone here pointed out that she was bringing the ball up across her body which I couldn't see from my angle but could she on YouTube when I slowed the speed down

This year her shot looked better as she shoots it at the right arc with a perfect backspin, however I couldn't clearly see if she corrected the ball path

I saw an IG post that looked like good form but view was from the back so I can't 100% confirm her ball path.

Her results are vastly improved although I think she should only take open catch and shoot threes as she has the inconsistency of someone who rebuilt her shot

Considering her improvement in one year, she must have worked with a shooting coach in the off season and put in a lot of work. She might have the talent to be a very good shooter.

Barnes, who is a good shooter uses a "thumb flick" with her off hand. A player often develops this when they are younger for more power, but it's not ideal as you should shoot the ball entirely with one hand. If she can eliminate it in the off season I think it will improve her shot

Isis has a side spin on her ball, but she is the most athletic of our players.

Actually Lulu's form isn't perfect as she leans into her shot a little too much but she has a smooth shot from her legs, body, arms, and release and is a natural shooting talent.

Sheppard and Maul have an unusual form that I haven't figured out yet