Shocky1;842170700 said:

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the 2013 nfl season active league rosters are represented by 34 former california golden bears which makes cal the #5 ranked college with the most current players in the nfl

1st lsu & usc 42 players
3rd miami 41 players
4th georgia 40 players
5th cal 34 players

smart collegiate student athletes & future professional sports success are not mutually exclusive at cal

marshawn lynch#
desean jackson#
tony gonzalez#
aaron rodgers#
the grind#

cal football program=#5 ranked college wtih most current players in the nfl
university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world

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beast mode=pride of oakland tech & the university of california, berkeley

uber quick redshirt soph (he was academically ineligible his 1st yr) jahlil carson has told asu hc (and good guy) herb sendek that this will be his final season in tempe

no, carson is not transferring to ucla to play in alford's 5 wild wings chaos offense with no pg

jc (who excels at breaking down opposing d's to facilitate the sundevils offense, needs to work on his perimeter shooting-32% on 3 pters last year) will be declaring for the nba after this season

pgs matter#
ruh roh#

Shocky1;842182035 said:

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did you see the notice placed in this weekend's los angeles times?

University of California Los Angeles is seeking a point guard for its men's intercollegiate basketball team.

Qualified applicants will be:

1) In possession of a GED or better educational background
2) Be taller than 5'6" as measured in basketball shoes
3) Willing to perform back up duties relative to a key employee's son
4) No felony convictions

Applicants that have thrown chairs at their coaches and/or reneged on current LOI's to other NCAA institutions will not be disqualified.

Successful candidate will receive parking privileges and be eligible for the Sam Gilbert financial compensation package.

Smog mask not included.

this is ucla basketball#
ruh roh#

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no responses yet, alford & staff checking out jc pgs

houston, we have a problem#
ruh roh#

the 17th annual mlk jr classic (hosted by de la salle) on jan 20, 2014 will feature the following games & cal targets at haas

10:30 am-castro valley vs st marys

12:15 am-el cerrito vs sacred heart

2:00 pm-jesuit (carmichael) vs newark memorial

3:45 pm-bishop o'dowd (featuring ivan rabb, the #1 player on planet earth in the 2015 class & isiah thomas, 2015 pf) vs capital christian (with dj wilson, michigan commit)

5:45 pm-de la salle vs long beach poly

7:30 pm-sacramento (featuring solomon young, 2016 pf & christian terrell, 2016 guard & tre finch, 2016 guard) vs salesian (coached by cal grad bill mellis, maybe jabari & javid will serve as asst coaches for this game)

perfect schedule would have included hayward's moreau catholic (with oscar frayer, 2016 wing that the staff feels has an alan crabbe style to his game & damari milstead, 2017 pg)...no doubt that theo will get mc scheduled next yr

guests of honor: ivan's family including grandpa (longtime bears fan), probably enjoying the short drive from the house to haas

"darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that...hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that"-mlk jr

cal family#


the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world (including nor cal)

Shocky1;842189175 said:

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4 time gold medal winner at the 2012 london olympic games, missy franklin

50 yr decision#
the grind#
unbreakable#


the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world

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after dominating the 2012 london olympic games in front of hundreds of millions of captivated fans throughout the world, missy had this to say about competing as a bear at spieker for the 1st time

"it's so surreal...i know it sounds corny but it's really a dream come true being here...it's incredible the relationships i've been able to build with these girls and the relationships i've been able to see forming...we're not just a team, we're a family"


50 yr friendships#
cal family#
the grind#
unbreakable#


the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world

Shocky1;842172152 said:

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the cal bb staff continues to relentelssly bring in 2015 & 2016 players for unofficial visits with 3 more sacramento area studs visiting berkeley last weekend

*****solomon young 6'6" 215 lbs 2016 power forward with a nonstop motor

*****christian terrell 6'3" 2016 point guard with superior size

*****tre finch 5'10" 2016 emerging point guard

with reinjured malik pope & rising stock dj wilson key targets for cal's 2014 monster class, sacramento continues to be a critical recruiting region for the bears

50 yr decision#
sacramento mayor kevin johnson, cal grad & $30+m nba earnings#
ryan anderson, 1st team all pac 12 at cal & $10+m nba earnings#


the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world (including sacramento, elk grove, el dorado hills, etc.)

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sacramento hs 2016 studs solomon young & christian terrell visited stanford this weekend on an unofficial visit

both will be in berkeley again playing in the mlk jr classic on jan 20th

congrats to dj wilson of sacramento's capital christian on his commitment to the michigan wolverines (strong biz undergraduate school) this weekend during his official visit to ann arbor

dj is an excellent student athlete with a 4.0 gpa, a great attitude with an unselfish style of play and a long term athletic upside with a strong interest in staying local & playing for the bears

wilson did not have an actionable cal offer at this time & realistically did not want to risk losing his michigan slot while waiting for higher prioritized cal big men targets diallo, welsh & eleraky to make their collegiate decisions

many hs prospects report having offers from various schools but except for the 5 star ivan rabb's of the world, many of these offers are often conditional...so when a player says he has a cal offer, that isn't always the entire story...

at 6'8" 200 lbs wilson is currently too skinny to be a rebounding/defensive force banging in the paint...he's also not a consistent enough shooter to play on the perimeter...so dj is gonna take a few yrs to build strength & develop his skills as a late bloomer to realize his potentially significant upside

cal's recent recruiting as evidenced by the monster class has taken a significant leap forward...developmental players like emerson murray, alex rossi & kaileb rodriguez would not be offered today by monty & the staff

good luck to dj wilson as he moves forward with the blue & gold of michigan

tough decisions#
safety dance#


the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world

Shocky1;842193090 said:

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congrats to dj wilson of sacramento's capital christian on his commitment to the michigan wolverines (strong biz undergraduate school) this weekend during his official visit to ann arbor

dj is an excellent student athlete with a 4.0 gpa, a great attitude with an unselfish style of play and a long term athletic upside with a strong interest in staying local & playing for the bears

wilson did not have an actionable cal offer at this time & realistically did not want to risk losing his michigan slot while waiting for higher prioritized cal big men targets diallo, welsh & eleraky to make their collegiate decisions

many hs prospects report having offers from various schools but except for the 5 star ivan rabb's of the world, many of these offers are often conditional...so when a player says he has a cal offer, that isn't always the entire story...

at 6'8" 200 lbs wilson is currently too skinny to be a rebounding/defensive force banging in the paint...he's also not a consistent enough shooter to play on the perimeter...so dj is gonna take a few yrs to build strength & develop his skills as a late bloomer to realize his potentially significant upside

cal's recent recruiting as evidenced by the monster class has taken a significant leap forward...developmental players like emerson murray, alex rossi & kaileb rodriguez would not be offered today by monty & the staff

good luck to dj wilson as he moves forward with the blue & gold of michigan

tough decisions#
safety dance#


the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world

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So who currently has "actionable offers"? Just Welsh and Diallo?

antipattern;842193164 said:

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So who currently has "actionable offers"? Just Welsh and Diallo?

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This may not be up to date, and all may may not be "actionable", but according to Scout, the offers we have out there for 2014 are Welsh, Diallo, Malik Pope, Evan Fitzner, and Tory Miller, and with Rorie committed, we have 2 more spots available. For 2015, we have 11 offers out to Ivan Rabb and 10 others, for a total of 2 spots, assuming no one transfers in or out, or otherwise leaves the team.

Not monster as in 'monster class'

monster as in MONSTER IN THE MIDDLE

Shocky13;842179569 said:

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"you have no childhood if you don't watch spongebob!!!!"

-k(rooks)


krusty krab restaurant#

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"a guy in a pikachu costume is dancing to chris brown...only in berkeley"

-(k)rooks

free entertainment#
turn up the music#

Shocky1;842192449 said:

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the 17th annual mlk jr classic (hosted by de la salle) on jan 20, 2014 will feature the following games & cal targets at haas

10:30 am-castro valley vs st marys

12:15 am-el cerrito vs sacred heart

2:00 pm-jesuit (carmichael) vs newark memorial

3:45 pm-bishop o'dowd (featuring ivan rabb, the #1 player on planet earth in the 2015 class) vs capital christian (with dj wilson, michigan commit)

5:45 pm-de la salle vs long beach poly

7:30 pm-sacramento (featuring solomon young, 2016 pf & christian terrell, 2016 guard) vs salesian (coached by cal grad bill mellis, maybe jabari will serve as an asst coach for this game)

perfect schedule would have included hayward's moreau catholic (with oscar frayer, 2016 wing that the staff feels has an alan crabbe style to his game & damari milstead, 2017 pg)

guests of honor: ivan's family, probably enjoying the short drive from the house to haas

"darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that...hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that"-mlk jr

cal family#


the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world

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Also Cal prospect Isiah Thomas (2015 PF) is on Bishop O'Dowd.

Shocky1;842189983 said:

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top 50 wing player trevon bluiett decommited today from the bruins today, apparently he is no longer interested in playing for alford's 5 wild wings chaos offense with no pg

check out the link below from the la times article re: alford's protecting a rapist (one of steve's star players) who attacked another student while he was coaching at iowa (alford did not apologize for his actions until this yr) & his deceptive non transparent communications with new mexico while negotiating the ucla position

http://www.roopstigo.com/reader/905-steve-alford-has-abrupt-honeymoon-at-ucla/

this is ucla basketball#
ucla: 5 wing chaos offense#
ruh roh#

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check out the link re: alford's insincere decade later half azz apology for protecting a convicted serial rapist...wonder if the women violated by pierre pierce accept this apology for alford's role in these lifetime of pain crimes against them

as the father of 2 teenage girls, i strongly believe that enablers of violent crimes against females such as steve alford should be criminally prosecuted & sentenced the same as rapists

rot in hell#

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2013/04/11/ucla-steve-alford-sexual-assault-pierce-iowa-2002/2074995/

Shocky1;842168578 said:

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name the player that finished in the top 10 of 2012 pac 12 total blocked shots that had the least number of turnovers last season?

that would be doc kravish...dk finished #5 in the pac 12 with an impressive 56 rejected shots coupled with only 32 turnovers

to put that in perspective, the top 2 guys in 2012 pac 12 blocked shots bachynski of asu & moreland of osu had 63 & 64 turnovers

david kravish=way smarter than your average bear

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"the fans are what give us the extra energy we need to win games...they are what make game days exciting!"

-dk

what not to wear#
adios mr skinny jeans#
230 lbs of muscle#


the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world

Shocky1;842130601 said:

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name: evan fitzner

class: 2014

gpa: 3.0+ (at an academically challenging hs)

height: 6'9"

weight: 210 lbs

position: stretch 4 with a perimeter game

hs: francis parker lancers (san diego)

hs coach: jim tomey

aau: double pump

cal unofficial: tbd

cal official: tbd

cal connection: played with garrett galvin in middle school

family: dad mark 6'8" played bb at stanford 1974-1978
mom cheri 6'1" setter at hawaii & pro beach vb player
bro bryce 6'8" bb, fb & vb 3 sport star
sis emily 5'8" 13 yr old setter w/upside

college leaders: cal (offer)
stanford (unofficial june 15th)
ucla (recruited by steve alford @new mexico)
colorado (offer)
oregon state (offer)

fitzner quotes: "he (mr cranky pants) doesn't sugar coat anything and i appreciate that...he's been around the game for a long time so i'm just happy to learn from him...he said he thought i did some good stuff as far as rebounding and blocking shots but we both agreed that i didn't shoot the ball really well...or at least as well as i'm capable"

shockster overview: with his elite ball handling & shooting skills for a big man (check out his video), fitzner more than any other 2014 prospect on the west coast needs to select the right program that will showcase his unique skills set...under the right coach, evan could potentially be the next ryan anderson...under the wrong coach, evan could be the next brendan lane

evan & his family are very academically focused...if he is offered by dawkins (who will likely be fired after 2014) & his 3.0+ gpa clears stanford admissions, his dad's alma mater might be the leader...cal offers the best combination of elite academics & a stable coaching staff that will best showcase evan's talents


the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world

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fitzner is a commit to the st marys gaels

the bears & evan parted ways this summer after the fitzners last minute canceled their unofficial visit to berkeley

my take is that evan's dad mark played all the cards in favor of stanford & when that hand never materialized, a mid major was the best available deal on the table

a game of chance#

Shocky1;842194112 said:

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fitzner is a commit to the st marys gaels

the bears & evan parted ways this summer after the fitzners last minute canceled their unofficial visit to berkeley

my take is that evan's dad mark played all the cards in favor of stanford & when that hand never materialized, a mid major was the best available deal on the table

a game of chance#

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Moraga is a nice town. Evan can take a short drive to Berkeley to dream about "what could've been". Go Bears!

NYCGOBEARS;842194113 said:

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Moraga is a nice town. Evan can take a short drive to Berkeley to dream about "what could've been". Go Bears!

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nyc, don't think that's gonna happen...not sure if evan ever felt quite comfortable in an urban setting like berkeley...as 71b likes to say, cal isn't for everyone

fitzner has underachieved both academically (3.0 gpa) and athletically (not conditioned well enough to play games at the hs level with full intensity) despite his upper middle class background & opportunities

ef comes from a closely knit family but he's one of these sheltered kids who might mature more quickly once he leaves home for college

the biggest plus of the cal monster class is the highly competitive nature & mental resolve of the incoming freshmen...they all have chips on their shoulders & are hard workers (i.e. not soft)...in summary, they are unbreakable

the grind#
rust never sleeps (sleep is for losers)#

Shocky1;842194222 said:

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nyc, don't think that's gonna happen...not sure if evan ever felt quite comfortable in an urban setting like berkeley...as 71b likes to say, cal isn't for everyone

fitzner has underachieved both academically (3.0 gpa) and athletically (not conditioned well enough to play games at the hs level with full intensity) despite his upper middle class background & opportunities

ef comes from a closely knit family but he's one of these sheltered kids who might mature more quickly once he leaves home for college

the biggest plus of the cal monster class is the highly competitive nature & mental resolve of the incoming freshmen...they all have chips on their shoulders & are hard workers (i.e. not soft)...in summary, they are unbreakable

the grind#
rust never sleeps (sleep is for losers)#

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He will sleep well in Moraga. It is quiet there...

100% agreed

Shocky1;842153945 said:

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check out the seriously unhappy dude with his hands on his head in the ugly yellow shirt in the upper left center of the photo

fun times for mr black jacket in the center of the photo who's about to hurl into his right hand

also gotta love the cute brunette duck cheerleader pumping her pom poms in support of jc's ice in his veins buzzer beating game winner...i dunno maybe she's just smiling cuz she's checking out david kravish's package (real talk, that's how the real world works, hot girls from dumb azz schools try to date & marry cal guys when they leave school, cal grads hold all the cards)

thx to my current 1st wife mrs shockster (asu) for it support

view to a kill#
this is cal basketball#

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"we're looking forward to doing big things this year!...i'm excited about our team...we'll have more depth and we'll be an exciting team for the fans to watch this season...come check us out at haas pavilion and help make it the best home court advantage in the pac 12"

-jc

justin cobbs=man of steel


unbreakable#

No doubt seniors Cobbs and Solo will be the team leaders. Here they are celebrating after the exciting win over the ducks in oregon...

Shocky1;842194592 said:

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"we're looking forward to doing big things this year!...i'm excited about our team...we'll have more depth and we'll be an exciting team for the fans to watch this season...come check us out at haas pavilion and help make it the best home court advantage in the pac 12"

-jc

justin cobbs=man of steel


unbreakable#

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Shocky1;842144174 said:

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another song thx to shay & taylor, love those girlz


most people they got big dreams and big plans
end up as a big flock of sacrificial lambs
a single achiever
can make a billion believers
look at the children they're all willing and eager
like when i was a kid and i watched jordan play
and dreamed of being up on the nba court one day
realized early that i didn't have it
that don't mean that there ain't people that took that stab at it
like my man every day practice shooting baskets
dreaming about playing for the magic or mavericks
high school star a 30 point a night average
4 year college starter alright average
didn't get drafted
still he could see the dream
now he's 35 playing for some european team
knees f***** up constantly throbbing
now he's popping oxycontin
and it's becoming a problem
had to move back with his mom
and she want him to get a job
but he doesn't have the qualities they need
can't put 3 man weave drills
under specialty skills
more and more he eats pills
prescription refills
he still sees that dream that vision and it haunts him
a voice inside his head and it taunts him
his mom thinking that's he's on something
and she right
as he screams in the middle of the night

-wax ("we can't all be heroes")

nba is a cruel biz#
50 yr decision#
the grind#
summer breezes#

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with a twice broken leg & an apathy for working hard in the classroom (malik took one class this summer, world history & got a c+ to an already very low potentially non ncaa qualifying much less cal eligible gpa), pope will hopefully leave san diego with a degree down the road but unless the light goes on, the odds are against that from happening

his passion for video games, etc. means he has more in common with zach maynard than student athletes focused on earning a degree

good luck to mp

http://www.mtv.com/videos/wax/893447/we-cant-all-be-heroes.jhtmlwax video link:

HoopDreams;842194645 said:

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No doubt seniors Cobbs and Solo will be the team leaders. Here they are celebrating after the exciting win over the ducks in oregon...

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When I see this photo, I feel like cheering "BISHOP MONTGOMERY, BABY!" but the truth is I don't even really know where they hell that is except in the cesspool that is the LA basin!

Torrance, bordering Redondo Beach.

Polodad;842194674 said:

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Torrance, bordering Redondo Beach.

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Okay, I can cope with that. My roommate was from the border of those two towns. I get it. Not a cesspool.

Shocky1;842194651 said:

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with a twice broken leg & an apathy for working hard in the classroom (malik took one class this summer, world history & got a c+ to an already very low potentially non ncaa qualifying much less cal eligible gpa), pope will hopefully leave san diego with a degree down the road but unless the light goes on, the odds are against that from happening

his passion for video games, etc. means he has more in common with zach maynard than student athletes focused on earning a degree

good luck to mp

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Better to keep the comments to basketball.

Sluggo

Shocky -

Unless you KNOW he got a C+ and you KNOW he took just one class it is an offensive post. You are a funny guy. I enjoy this stuff. But honestly the Pope post is offensive as it comes unless it is based on direct first hand knowledge ./

socaltownie;842194710 said:

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Shocky -

Unless you KNOW he got a C+ and you KNOW he took just one class it is an offensive post. You are a funny guy. I enjoy this stuff. But honestly the Pope post is offensive as it comes unless it is based on direct first hand knowledge ./

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watch the wax video

Shocky1;842174069 said:

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malik broke the same leg that has been injured before last sat while trying to dunk in warmups at the elite 50...the elite 50 is a sacramento based showcase of its best players for college scouts & its participants this yr included cal targets pope, dj wilson, solomon young & christian terrell

mp's hs basketall career is essentially over

pope has scheduled official visits to academicaly mediocre schools gonzaga, san diego state & kansas...after those visits he intends to evaluate his trips & either then decide among those 3 or make additional trips with cal & ucla the most likely destinations although the bruins receiving a commit from bluiett at the 3 may take them out of the running

all athletes are one play (one injury) away from their sports days being over permanently...with 2 major rehabs on the same leg, malik is realistically one more injury away from being done as a basketball player

so what are malik's priorities?

is he gonna be the kind of guy who wants to be well rounded with an infinite number of career possibilties (including the nba) like cal grad & sacramento mayor kevin johnson ($30+m nba earnings) or does he want to put all his cards in being a baller (which if it doesn't work out professionally means he'll be qualified to be a security guard at the elk grove outlet mall)?

if he can't play bb anymore, how happy is he gonna be in freezing azz spokane or lawrence in the winter?

when malik tells his hs coach he likes san diego state because of the beaches & that his friend goes there, what is he thinking???...the critieria for selecting a long weekend roadtrip might include beaches & buddies, the critieria for selecting a college should be a 50 yr decision

san diego state is a glorified jc with a 90+% acceptance rate in a beautiful location...unfortunately its graduates don't have many doors opening for them when they leave

malik pope by all accounts is a great kid with lots of enthusiasm & an unselfish teammate in addition to being a 2014 top 20 player when healthy...he would be a terrific fit as a golden bear under monty & gottlieb and would further develop his game playing with jabari bird & the cal monster class

malik, what are your priorities?

50 yr decision#
the grind#


the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world

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san diego state, baby

HoopDreams;842156814 said:

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Rorie and his Mom (as he leaves for Florida)

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:gobears:

"when i think about stopping, i also think of how my mother hasn't stopped"

one love#
unbreakable#

Shocky1;842184372 said:

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this is a magical foto of mysterious intrigue & aura as jabari bird dangerously flies thru the san francisco bay area skies on a dark & stormy night

one of my favorite movies is m night shyamalan's (the sixth sense) unbreakable...unbreakable (with samuel jackson & bruce willis) is about good vs evil, superheroes vs arch villains, and hope vs despair...it raises the questions can ordinary people do amazing things?...are we all capable of being heroes?...why is alford so creepy?

justin cobbs, ricky kreklow & christian behrens are all unbreakable

hopefully the bears will schedule a movie night to view this important epic message together

fly with the bird#
the grind#
unbreakable#

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studio executive insiders are apparently revealing that the legendary creator & director of unbreakable, m night shyamalan might actually be an alias for cal's s&c coach scott thom

create greatness#
unbreakable#

http://scottthom.com/about/

ivan dazzled this past weekend at the usa developmental training camp in colorado springs vs many of the nation's elite players

rabb has also transformed himself into an academic force raising his gpa to a commendale 3.15 at the highly competitive bod by attending tutoring/study hall sessions before & after school...this was all after a rocky transitional 1st yr in the classroom at bod

"i want to decide early, i think it will be late junior year or early senior year"

ivan's mom wants him to "stay kind of close," dad is ok with him leaving california & grandpa is a longtime bears fan

50 yr decision#


the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world

Shocky1;842146897 said:

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as i wait with a cal buddy for our delayed flight to scotland* now is a good time to share the story of jason kidd's recruitment

*we will be traveling to trump's new course in aberdeen to continue my quest of playing the golf magazine world top 100 courses, the trump course is the sole new entrant to the 2013 list that i have not yet played...other highlights will include the machrie on the isle of islay (immortalized by the long and winding road), my favorite course in scotland the quirky cruden bay and of course, a return to the home of golf, the old course at st andrews

when kidd was with the phx suns, i used to host j, the team's asst coach frank johnson (later become the hc before losing too many games & having an affair with the also married wife of the suns largest corporate sponsor resulted in him being fired (kidz, that's that's the quickest way to throw away a promising career) along with my close friend the now deceased dr gary mack (the team shrink...counseled j on marital issues with mrs crazytown, joumana) at my summer club in flagstaff, forest highlands (which is considered the augusta national of arizona)

j told me during one of our rounds together that his final college list included kansas, arizona, ohio state & kentucky with the jayhawks probably the leader despite his never actually ever visiting lawrence...he started playing in informal pick up games at harmon organized by his friend monty buckley...j told me there was a defining epiphany like moment when walking thru a grove of trees near the creek north of harmon with his bb bag over his shoulder on a beautiful bay area afternoon that it all came together for him

kidd realized how much he loved his mom & dad and that he wanted to share his college experience with them...it was that simple in jk's mind-he never even made an official visit to cal, there was no need to do so

so j played in front of his mom & dad and friends at the #1 public university in the world before moving on to generate $200+m in nba earning before recently being named the hc for the brooklyn nets

i last saw j at whisper rock a yr ago & he told me that he's never regretted his time at cal...he cherishes the collegiate memories he shared with his parents, dad steve died in 1999 (real talk, our parents will not love live forever and our time with them is limited)

fast forward & another top player in the usa from oakland is faced with similar choices/opportunities

what are your priorities in life, ivan?

#5
mom matters#

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jason kidd & ivan rabb=bay area legends

Shocky1;842195304 said:

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studio executive insiders are apparently revealing that the legendary creator & director of unbreakable, m night shyamalan might actually be an alias for cal's s&c coach scott thom

create greatness#
unbreakable#

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This would go a long way towards explaining the quality of his films since "Unbreakable," which is on my personal top 10 list. He's taken a Tedfordesque tumble.