for those of you with a new totally hot gf (or bf, whatever) that you met at pietro de positano on italy's sun drenched amalfi coast on the hotel's private boat on the way over to capri during spring break, here's an overview for them re: your bears
who is oski?
oski is a cranky, sometimes socially insensitive, slightly overweight bears icon who stomps around haas pointing & glaring at the refs
how is this oski different than monty?
no difference
oski=monty except he also has a classy wife sarah and very cute daughter anne
after ben braun's academic slide into the abyss (shades of jt's final years), is monty recruiting better student athletes?
bears starting line up:
alan crabbe-3.39 gpa@price
justin cobbs-3.3 gpa@bishop montgomery
tyrone wallace-3.5 gpa@bakersfield
david kravish-4.1 gpa@lee's summit north
richard solomon-3.5 gpa@price
6th man ricky kreklow-3.72@rocky bridge
potential 1st big off the bench christian behrens-3.5@tahoma
bears monster class:
jabari bird-3.0+gpa@salesian
jordan matthews-3.55 gpa@santa montica
sam singer-3.4 gpa@ransom everglades
kameron rooks-3.5 gpa@mission hills
amhaad rorie-3.8 gpa@lincoln
did monty fully understand the unique challenges of recruiting student athletes to cal when he first arrived in berkeley?
no and mistakes were made...organizational personnel changes have addresssed this past liability
how strong is the bears current recruiting team?
travis, gottlieb & monty jr under jay john's watchful eye are relentless & work as hard as any staff on the west coast
monty is a good closer but not interested in watching 200 aau games every summer
will there be any player roster changes (plural) this offseason?
yes-most likely
what is the worst case scenario for alan crabbe?
mpl (maximum potential loss) is ac being drafted in the 2nd round (which means no guaranteed money), getting cut and then playing in the development league or playing abroad (remember this is a guy who until this last year went home to la every summer rather than stay in berkeley), becoming burned out with the ruthless grind and then being a 25 year old guy looking for work with no diploma
who are the key recruits for 2014?
pg faciilitator/distributor amhaad rorie is blowing up nationally and his strong relationship with decuire is key
diallo-3.3 gpa devon hardin jr
fitzner-3.0+ gpa ryan anderson jr
welsh-3.8 gpa blue collar guy
denmark's 7' sami eleraky continues to make academic progress
loyola's max hazzard 2015 pg is likely a key target-describes cal as "a dream school" and will play for the oakland soldiers this summer
2015 #1 ivan rabb is critical
what college would ir select if he had to sign today?
based upon his growing direct relationship with mr cranky pants, the proximity of home to berkelely and his grandfather being a longtime bears fan, ir would be a golden bear imo...but today ain't nsd
how abysmal was the bears 3 pt shooting in 2012/2013?
the bears .302 places them around #300 among d1 teams and the bottom of the pac 12
the bears best 3 pt shooter ac shot .348 which does not place him among the top 100 in d1 (or even the top 20 in the pac 12)
will the bears monster class improve this weakness?
aubrey shelton, amhaad rorie's hs hc, sent me an email today advising that ar shot 45% this season
bird, singer & matthews are also excellent shooters
justin cobbs wore out as the season progressed which impacted his jumper but with less minutes likely played next season due to the incoming high quality depth he will be fresher down the stretch
ricky kreklow needs to get 100% healthy and shoot the rock like he did in hs when he was named mr missouri basketball
t-wall will work on his shooting and perhaps his mechanics with the staff
if the bears were such lousy shooters in 2012/2013 how did they finish 2nd in the pac 12 and win 21 games including a ncaa tnt game?
the bears played stingy d and led the pac 12 in fg % defense with .393..if the players adopt a tougher mental resolve to take charges and chase down loose balls like their hair is on fire, then even more d improvement is possible in 2013/2014
wouldn't it make sense for the bears to recruit a big with inside scoring post moves rather than improving their 3 pt shooting?
7' guys with inside scoring post moves that have strong academic profiles are as common as big foot or shareef abdur-rahim who graduated from cal recently with a 3.8 gpa
what are the most stoooopid comments made about the cal bb team?
"why doesn't monty just recruit a jc or international big?"
msf was a rare diamond who worked both academically and conditioning (lost 40 lbs) to compete and graduate from cal
monty isn't going to recruit a total db like transfer tony woods, oregon's starting center, who was asked to leave wake forrest after he beat the crap out of his live in gf (he is 6'10" 250 lbs) causing her serious spinal injuries...btw, monty has clownpunked the ducks for 11 consecutive victories in a row which will be extended next season even with one & dumb ag rolling like a shabazzz
if you feel compelled to mention another dumb azz player that "monty should have recruited," try including the player's gpa and academic profile too, ok?
where is the cal bb program positioned today in the pac 12?
arizona is outrecruitng everybody but in key games with comparable talent sean miller will be worked cuz he don't know xxx's and ooo's
ucla has major chemistry problems and needs a new hc...with larry drew & shabazz departing westwood, if kyle anderson declares for the draft (his meddling dad was a ben howland supporter), jordan adams mends slowly from his broken right foot and fatboy tony parker transfers back to georgia, the bruins might not win 10 games next season
colorado under tad boyle is doing everything the right way but as long as the bears outrecruit him for guys like wallace, kravish & matthews the bears will be ok vs the buffs
oregon's dana altman is a as sleazy but more successful kevin oneill with his transfers and non-academic playahs but with no rebounding next season his smoke & mirrors of cutting corners will crash & burn
washington is imploding with gaddy, ndiaye and suggs all graduating...if wilcox declares for the draft, then the huskies will win 7-8 games next season...lorenzo romar is a solid family man with admirable values but his inexplicable decision to not suspend venroy overton when he was first charged with pimping underage girls has resulted in his recruiting to drop off the map
stanford will be strong next season but then their 6 key srs will graduate and then the cards will be the worst team in the pac 12 the following year & mr personality johnny dawkins will be fired
bottom line, during the last 5 years under monty's guidance, the bears have won more leagues games than any other school in the pac 12, have made the big dance 4 times & produced 3 pac mvps while also cleaning up ben braun's academic nightmare
what will be the bears best roadtrip in 2013/2014?
other than true wingman powers scoping out the desert babes, maui baby!
can the bears win a national championship with monty?
if the bears can sign ivan rabb, then the 2015/2016 bears will start:
ivan rabb (fr)-future lottery pick
jabari bird (jr)-future lottery pick
kameron rooks (jr)-if he progresses like his dad sean...you can't teach soft hands, shooting skills and strength (sorry ml)
back up bigs among diallo (so), fitzner (so), welsh (so) and maybe sami (jr)
2 guards among: wallace (sr), matthews (jr), singer (jr) and rorie (so)
that's an elite 8 team or better imo
if they all return in 2016/2017 (other than t-wall graduating), then the bears will have the elite physical talent with big game experience coupled with the necessary gameday coaching/planning to potentially win a ncaa national championship in d1 basketball
the university of california, berkelely=#1 ranked public university in the world
