Schroeder71 said:

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CalFanatic-you're such a jerk. If the player that I have been calling for all season had not carried the team on her back, they would have been blown out. Cal was down by 20 points and could not score consistently. It's called Monday morning quarterbacking, CF. Anybody can do it. Sad.

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If i'm a jerk you're a clown, S71 =)

BearBint said:

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Palms of Triple OT!

And special palms to Taylor; I hope she makes it to the ACC's rookie honors.

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She's going to be something special! Played with such poise down the stretch, hit all of her free throws. I can't wait to see her develop further.

Shocky1 said:

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cal fanatic=a worthless bureaucrat & the person most responsible for not growing the cal wbb fanbase on gamedays

we will NEVER the abused bear's women's swimmers (and their parents/families) & the evil ****tards who caused and enabled this darkest moment in the history of cal athletics#

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The most responsible? Pretty incredible that I seemingly have all this power.


Truly an honor coming from the creepiest poster on this board.

Roll on, you Bears!

Naya has been injured. Why won't people understand that.

I think this game will be a turning point for the Bears' season.
They learned a lot about themselves. And their capabilities.

Perseverance. Teamwork.

They really needed Puff and Claudia to help them.

Cal WBB at Syracuse postgame quotes 1.15.26 (PDF) - California Golden Bears Athletics


Syracuse was 10-2 at home before tonight's game. Last Sunday, they went to Charlottesville and beat UVA, 79-60. Tonight, Virginia almost beat Duke in Durham (58-65).

Naya did have an apparent back injury in a game, but that was two months ago. Haven't heard any coach's comments about her being limited since that time. And she has certainly looked great in games over the past six weeks. Most of the comments on the board have been about how she isn't tall enough to play the five and should not play the four unless she has an outside shot. However, instead of trying to assign her a number, simply put her in a game and she scores and rebounds. Certainly more proof of that in this one.

Schroeder71 said:

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CalFanatic-you're such a jerk. If the player that I have been calling for all season had not carried the team on her back, they would have been blown out. Cal was down by 20 points and could not score consistently. It's called Monday morning quarterbacking, CF. Anybody can do it. Sad.

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S71 your act is so tiresome.

At half time you go on this rant, telling us that it's a blowout, always overreacting to every moment of every game. Going on and on and telling us what we're watching ourselves, like your analysis is some kind of rocket science. Then at the end you go on to complain about a player's performance in triple overtime, come on man - have you ever even played an organized basketball game in your life?

The reality is YOU are the Monday Morning Quarterback. At halftime you satsify your ego to tell the rest of us that this will be a blowout. Hey- if you know so much you should have told us before the game that it was going to be a blowout. So you give us this big speech at half time telling us there's a blowout coming, your prediction is COMPLETELY WRONG, and then when someone calls you on it you give this WEAK ASS excuse about a player carrying the team.

For the final time, we appreciate your pregame information about the other team. But your "predictions" and "analysis" doesn't impress anybody. Time to give it a rest, please.

It was her knee. that was the wrap she wore. and it wasn't two months ago. if you go to the game she was wearing it in Decembeer. She has mostly recovered now. But only several weeks ago she was wearing the wrap.

I'll just say that I'm incredibly proud of this team. That's all. Go Bears!

That's a lot of overtime effort. Coupled with a very long flight, I'm not surprised by the outcome all that much. Total respect to the team for the comeback effort. This is one of those outcomes which make you wonder just how much the travel factor comes in.

TomBear said:

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That's a lot of overtime effort. Coupled with a very long flight, I'm not surprised by the outcome all that much. Total respect to the team for the comeback effort. This is one of those outcomes which make you wonder just how much the travel factor comes in.

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Schroeder 71 said: "Cal lost due a scoring drought for the final 3:50 and only scored 4 points in the 3rd overtime. Ojukwu played a single possession in the last two overtimes. Walker never scored again after she returned after the great comeback led by Naya. Charmin Smith didn't play her best inside scoring option for the majority of the overtime periods. Did Naya play in the 1st overtime? Walker really struggled after she returned. What was her injury or why was she kept out for so long?"

TomBear, your recap and conclusion is reasonable and accurate. Much better than S71 emotional nonsense.

The people who start and engage in all of these personal arguments are doing the board a disservice. If you dislike someone, deliver your messages in private. Or use the Ignore button. The rest of us have signed up to see some actual content.

annarborbear said:

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The people who start and engage in all of these personal arguments are doing the board a disservice. If you dislike someone, deliver your messages in private. Or use the Ignore button. The rest of us have signed up to see some actual content.

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For Sure, a disservice.....I have stopped reading this site due to the negativity. I just watched the You-Tube 16 minute video of last night's game. I wanted to see the Cal comeback and the 3 OT's. I was hoping there would be more positive comments. I enjoy this team..... GO BEARS!

Schroeder71 said:

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CalFanatic-you're such a jerk. If the player that I have been calling for all season had not carried the team on her back, they would have been blown out. Cal was down by 20 points and could not score consistently. It's called Monday morning quarterbacking, CF. Anybody can do it. Sad.

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In defense of myself, s71 predicted a blowout, cal fanatic called him out on it, and instead of simply saying "yes, I was wrong on that one" his response is what you see above.

For the record, I never called anyone a "jerk" nor did I say "screw you." Or use the term "big mouth." The fact is s71 continues to post in a childish manner and it's annoying.

Shocky, please don't be selective when reading my comments. My primary complaint with S71 is that it was too much for him to admit a mistake. His response to calfanatic was childish. You've read my posts, I'm here to talk basketball. But when someone continually lets their ego get in the way of a discussion it shouldn't be tolerated.

Schroeder71 said:

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Yeah-there's definitely no egos anywhere on this message board. I have been reasonably accurate on the vast majority of games this season. I was correct until Cal rallied in the fourth quarter something like 25-7 to tie the game. My favorite player, Naya Ojukwu, was the offensive catalyst for the great comeback. You make comments that "nobody is interested in my predictions or my game analysis", and everyone knows that is not true. You and your ego feel that way, but you make collective assertions that attempt to demean my self-worth in writing these articles. I do this for free because I enjoy doing it, but when you try to take the fun out of it, what the hell is your payoff. You make a fool out of yourself by asserting I probably never played in a basketball game. I played three sports throughout high school and four years in intramurals at UCSB and one year of graduate school at SJS. I never missed a season. Sports was the love of my young life.

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For the final time, check my posts, I have always commended you for your pre game analysis of the other team. For some reason you don't want to acknowledge that.

Secondly, with all due respect, some people might find the highlighted statement above a little bizarre. Wouldn't it be easier to simply say you were wrong on your blowout prediction in this game and leave it at that? Its okay to miss one once in a while, we all do.

If you're calling people jerks and clowns and getting upset by comments and upsetting people with comments, you're doing it wrong. This board should be an escape from all the anger in today's society. A safe place to discuss our favorite women's basketball team. Respectful disagreements are fine as is diversity of opinion.

wvitbear said:

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But you are always right Bearbint. So i trust you.

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Right or wrong or both, I don't like wasting my energy on dumb quibbles. Now go throttle Boston College, Bears!