Shocky1;842210487 said:

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the following press release was issued by the stanford ad bernard muir:

"after considerable analysis in conjunction with the stanford economic department (we do not have an undergraduate business major) it is clear after reviewing supply (an overabundance of empty seats) vs demand (declining) that the men's basketball team's home game revenues are not being optimized at this point"

"therefore effective immediately all preseason stanford basketball games will be played at south park hs (seating capacity 392) in an effort to create a cozy, loud home court advantage"

"while it is undeniably true that playing the pac 12 slate at a predominantly empty maples pavilion will create a home court advantage for visiting pac 12 institutions, the fiscal impact and influx of capital generated by predominantly affluent and good looking relentlessly frenzied cal fans cannot be ignored and its signficant impact upon the palo alto economic footprint"

"i would also like to take this opportunity to 100% reaffirm my support for johnny dawkins...there will be no further comment from this office regarding coach dawkins and his contractual employment with this department until the cardinals are once again mathematically eliminated from the ncaa field of 65 teams tournament"

this is stanford basketball#
adios johnny

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the following press release was issued by stanford hc johnny dawkins:

"i would like to thank ad muir for his transparent & much appreciated support of my current employment as the head basketball coach of stanford university"

"as for the decision to move our preseason games to south park hs to better reflect demand for stanford basketball tickets, i'm proud to be associated with this move and appreciate the tangible support from our new fans stan, kyle, eric, kenny and butters...we are growing stanford bb in a very methodical way, one real fan at a time"

"but make no mistake about, i'm a realist too...with a 39-51 pac 12 record it's pretty obvious to me that i'm being clownpunked by opposing pac 12 head coaches on almost a nightly basis"

"therefore, change must happen...instead of my current 30 second humiliating one sided speeches at centercourt that i do after every substitution, i'm going to increase the length of these orations to a full minute...while some of you have communicated to me that these public whippings seem rather taliban like with the dazed players silently stewing with dead eyes and mechancially shaking their heads in agreement with me, i feel strongly that these interactions not only improve their basketball skills but also prepare our student athletes for marriage"

"stanford fans, i am also pleased to announce that i 100% guarantee that our stanford basketball program will be going to the ncaa tournament this year!"

"in fact, i have already completed a contractual rental agreement for the usage of several buses from south park hs to transport our coaches, players & staff to watch this year's western regionals!"

"go cardinals!"



adios johnny#

theo robertson is the greatest 3 pt shooter in cal history...robertson shot a cal best 44% during his career including an amazing 48.7% his jr yr...for comparison, nba sharpshooter alan crabbe shot 34.8% & the bears team shot 30.2% on 3 pters last season

so does incoming monster class volume scorer jordan mathews have a chance to challenge theo robertson's shooting records?

theo told me "jordan is a very skilled shooter...he has been making shots at an extremely high clip so far in practice...we will have have to see what he does when the lights come on...he will no doubt be a good shooter though"

theo robertson was not only a lights out long range shooter for the bears but also a highly respected teammate who often unselfishly played out of position because of cal's lack of depth at the time...he also was a lock down defender with a steely demeanor & a tireless work ethic

monty made a tactically wise decision in hiring robertson as the director of basketball operations as theo was not paid in his prior role with the program...theo is hopefully being groomed to eventually be on the bench as an asst coach...robertson could be a an older brother figure to bears recruiting targets in relentlessly watching them play in 100+ hs/aau games all the while explaining to players & their families from 1st hand experience the keys to balancing big time basketball with world class educational opportunities

theo robertson=old school
jordan mathews=new school

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cal family#
the grind#
unbreakable#

With all due respect to Theo and his leading percentage, that does not necessarily make him "the greatest 3 point shooter in Cal history."

He was never the featured 3 point threat on the team. He played with Ryan Anderson, Jerome Randle, and Patrick Christopher, all of whom were launching more 3's. And often more difficult 3's, since they were rightly perceived by opponents to be the ones to be stopped, in order to beat our Bears.

It is hard to say who was the greatest, but I would put Ryan, Jerome, and Allen all ahead of Theo, despite his higher career percentage.

Go Bears!

south bender;842210882 said:

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With all due respect to Theo and his leading percentage, that does not necessarily make him "the greatest 3 point shooter in Cal history."

He was never the featured 3 point threat on the team. He played with Ryan Anderson, Jerome Randle, and Patrick Christopher, all of whom were launching more 3's. And often more difficult 3's, since they were rightly perceived by opponents to be the ones to be stopped, in order to beat our Bears.

It is hard to say who was the greatest, but I would put Ryan, Jerome, and Allen all ahead of Theo, despite his higher career percentage.

Go Bears!

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Theo had a high percentage because he was very judicious in his shooting (Omar Wilkes was similar--pretty much only shooting if uncontested) and usually shot from the exact same spot on the baseline. If a defender came out on him he would pass to a teammate or fake the shot and put the ball on the floor and take the ball inside for a lay-up or a pull up jumper. Simply formula, but extremely effective. It is exactly what Kreklow, Wallace, Powers, Johnson, Moute, maybe even Bird (at least initially) should look to emulate.

Mathews is clearly a scorer. He can shoot from anywhere.

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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shaggy, don't be such a scardy kat & pass the scooby snacks

alford has been rejected at pg by:

*****amhaad rorie
*****parker jackson-cartwright
*****josh perkins
*****robert cartwright
*****quentin snider
*****jordan mclaughlin

his only pg on the roster after this season will be bryce alford...and the only reason he signed the slowest pg in the pac 12 is because he slept with the recruit's mom

westwood=very scary place these days

this is ucla basketball#
alford's 5 wild wings offense with no pg#
ruh roh#
happy halloween steve#

Shocky1;842210944 said:

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alford has also been rejected by the bigs too...his only commit is 6'9" 195 lb stringbean gyorgy goloman that selected the bruins over davidson, new mexico & richmond

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Kevon Looney (6'8" PF, top 15 prospect) just surprised everyone and committed to UCLA over Florida, Duke, Tennessee.

seattlebear02;842210966 said:

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Kevon Looney (6'8" PF, top 15 prospect) just surprised everyone and committed to UCLA over Florida, Duke, Tennessee.

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That impacts Stanford in a big way too. If Looney had picked Duke, Reid Travis probably goes to Palo Alto. He might anyway.

calumnus;842210914 said:

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Theo had a high percentage because he was very judicious in his shooting (Omar Wilkes was similar--pretty much only shooting if uncontested) and usually shot from the exact same spot on the baseline. If a defender came out on him he would pass to a teammate or fake the shot and put the ball on the floor and take the ball inside for a lay-up or a pull up jumper. Simply formula, but extremely effective. It is exactly what Kreklow, Wallace, Powers, Johnson, Moute, maybe even Bird (at least initially) should look to emulate.

Mathews is clearly a scorer. He can shoot from anywhere.

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There was a wonderful interview recently with Bernard King, who said that he had precisely five spots on the floor from which he was as close to being guaranteed not to miss as anyone in the game, and that he would choose which spot to go to depending on how the defender was playing him. There was no way a defender (or maybe even two) could play him so as to preclude him from getting to one of those five spots.

seattlebear02;842210966 said:

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Kevon Looney (6'8" PF, top 15 prospect) just surprised everyone and committed to UCLA over Florida, Duke, Tennessee.

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alford's 5 wild wings offense with no pg#

Shocky1;842210990 said:

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alford's 5 wild wings offense with no pg#

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Yes, BUT a five star power forward who is top 15?????? I'm envious.

89Bear;842211112 said:

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Yes, BUT a five star power forward who is top 15?????? I'm envious.

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got it, maybe you and alford should meet for drinks sometime

shocky1;842211206 said:

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got it, maybe you and alford should meet for drinks sometime

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lol

Shocky1;842211206 said:

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got it, maybe you and alford should meet for drinks sometime

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Pass. Rather tip a few back with Travis D after signing Welsh and Co.:Monty

jordan mathews=denzil washington

"classic overachiever," my azz

squared off shoulders + simple release=scorched earth

cal family#
the grind#
unbreakable#


the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world (including the santa monica pier & mexico city)

We should close this thread and Shocky1 can start a new one.

Maybe move some this year's recruits' posts to a new thread?

Calfans;842211412 said:

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We should close this thread and Shocky1 can start a new one.

Maybe move some this year's recruits' posts to a new thread?

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For Shocky's sake, and at this point all our sakes, don't close this thread.

BoaltBear;842211416 said:

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For Shocky's sake, and at this point all our sakes, don't close this thread.

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Mr. Gorbachev: Don't close this thread.

BoaltBear;842211416 said:

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For Shocky's sake, and at this point all our sakes, don't close this thread.

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Agree. It MUST live on...

Cal's monster class plus four returning starters equal a bubble team. Could goe either way.

Bobodeluxe;842211532 said:

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Cal's monster class plus four returning starters equal a bubble team. Could goe either way.

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Maybe we're a bubble team maybe if you forecast virtually ZERO improvement from our 5 freshmen over the course of the year. I have a feeling they'll be a lot better when they get some experience. We should be a tournament lock.

atoms;842211561 said:

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Maybe we're a bubble team maybe if you forecast virtually ZERO improvement from our 5 freshmen over the course of the year. I have a feeling they'll be a lot better when they get some experience. We should be a tournament lock.

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+1

atoms;842211561 said:

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Maybe we're a bubble team maybe if you forecast virtually ZERO improvement from our 5 freshmen over the course of the year. I have a feeling they'll be a lot better when they get some experience. We should be a tournament lock.

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Yes. We've seen Monty make a lot from a little. Now he has talented depth. Can't wait to see how these guys get better over the course of this season.

Bobodeluxe;842211532 said:

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Cal's monster class plus four returning starters equal a bubble team. Could goe either way.

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"could goe either way"-commentary about your sexual preferences is not appropriate for a cal bb board

thank you

Civil Bear;842211568 said:

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+1

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Assuming no substantial injuries

I think we'll going to see a lot of this

atoms;842211561 said:

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Maybe we're a bubble team maybe if you forecast virtually ZERO improvement from our 5 freshmen over the course of the year. I have a feeling they'll be a lot better when they get some experience. We should be a tournament lock.

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Uh, if we are not better than last year, I will be ...confused, surprised.

HoopDreams;842211918 said:

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I think we'll going to see a lot of this

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these. jerseys. are. AWESOME

alex morgan led cal to 4 straight ncaa women's soccer tnts & the usa team to a gold medal at the 2012 london olympic games

her hobbies include finger painting...

cal family#

Amazing pics of Alex. But wth is finger painting? Does she paint her own fingers or is it what kids do with paint when they can't handle a brush?

Shocky1;842136850 said:

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and we're off to the races, places
ready, set the gate is down
and now we're going in
to las vegas, chaos, casino oasis
honey, it is time to spin
boy, you are so crazy...

-lana del rey


part of the crazee bears last season was that the team's best two players ac & jc would sometimes inexplicably & simultaneously go into a grand constipated funk of relentless unresolved angst & pissed off demeanor (please do not question my unimpeachable deadly accurate personality diagnosis skills...i took psych 1 at cal) in several of cal's losses...wonder where they learned that, mr cranky pants

team chemistry should be significantly upgraded this season as t wall's mr brightside (i'm coming out of my cage and i'm doing just fine) personality & justin cobb's sr leadership shine thru

travis decuire told me "jc wears his emotions on his sleeves...it's a gift and a curse...it's an emotional game...he is working to lean out...he will be looking to be quicker and more explosive this year"

td did not respond to my question if jc is developing a yoga practice...

namaste

the grind#
summer breezes#

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solo with 4 fouls in 19 minutes last night & still too much whining with the refs

just play ball#
the grind#
unbreakable#

Shocky1;842211969 said:

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solo with 4 fouls in 19 minutes last night & still too much whining with the refs

just play ball#
the grind#
unbreakable#

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I think the big thing with Solo is that he probably just does not know how he looks when he complains about a call, and thinks his protestation is just like any other player on the court. It is not, and maybe he should be shown replays of his gesticulations over and over again and asked how he would react being the recipient of same. Probably "call another foul" which I think happens. In the past I have been critical of his "body language" on the court, but maybe it is just natural for him, much like someone being very loud by nature.
He does need to tone it down both for his benefit and the teams.

based on the two game action I've seen, I'm really liking this freshmen class...

Shocky1;842204464 said:

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look carefully at these guys, their eyes & comfortable body language with each other

the monster class guys truly like each other

what is a monster class?

all of these guys are strong students & true student athletes...there are no dumb azzs in this group

all of these guys have an edge to them (just like their coaches partcularly mr cranky pants)

what edge u talkin about shockster?

*****jordan mathews-disrespected by every recruiting service despite being the ocean league mvp & volume scorer@santa monica...recruiting analyst josh gershon told me 7 months ago that among west coast shooting guards that zach lavine, marcus allen, isaac hamilton & darin johnson "all definitely have more scoring upside than jordan mathews"...wonder if gershon saw jm light it up as the bears leading scorer in sat's scrimmage?

*****kameron rooks-given a backhanded compliment by arizona's sean miller...k(rooks) was offered a scholly by the wildcats but told he would need to redshirt his 1st yr in tuscon...well guess what, mr former fat boy has worked his azz off to lose signficant weight and transform his body (kudos to scott thom too) & now looks the part of a pac 12 stud like his dad sean

*****roger moute a bidias-growing up in cameroon, rmab has seen poverty & injustices that most americans can't possibly imagine...look at the map of africa & then think about roger's journey to america to pursue his basketball & academic dreams...doesn't hurt that his bro if one of the true dirty work hard azz enforcers in the nba

*****sam singer-sammy has heard all the snickers, how can a jewish guy from florida with zippo suntan that played against rinky dink opponents play in the pac 12?...and then mr gonna be fired after this season johnny dawkins took the allen twins instead of firming up singer's stanford non actionable offer?...do you think ss might want to clownpunk jd & the cards this season?

*****jabari bird-tired of playing 2nd fiddle to non student athlete aaron gordon..."aaron is a good friend of mine but at the same time i see him as a rival"...guess what, jb is fired up to take on ag & the wildcats after the cal/arizona only matchup last yr resulted in a thrilling bears victory in tuscon...the son of a san quentin employee, jb is not all american candy azz soft, he is mentally tough & wears his grim game face like a competitor

*****ahmaad rorie-a true mama's boy (like the shockster) from a single parent family, ar made the courageous decision to leave behind his one true love in mom & family/friends to travel across the country from tacoma to a cow pasture in florida@monteverde to improve his academic discipline (rorie carried a 3.6 gpa@lincoln) to better prepare himself for cal...ahmaad is mentally nails & a true leader on the floor

if idrissa diallo & thomas welsh this fall and/or sami eleraky & cameron oliver this spring sign with the bears, they will be joining a truly monster class of special guys that are developing 50 yr friendships (shabazzzz need not apply)

cal family#
the grind#
unbreakable#
unbreakable#
unbreakable#
unbreakable#
unbreakable#
unbreakable#



"what i'm challenging them to do is play hard...i think that, as a group, the freshmen have a no-baggage approach...they just play"

-mike montgomery

cal family#
50 yr friendships#
let's roll#

tenplay;842211955 said:

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Amazing pics of Alex. But wth is finger painting? Does she paint her own fingers or is it what kids do with paint when they can't handle a brush?

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tenplay, uh...you might have not noticed this but in the last foto of ms morgn she is totally nekkid except for the body paint

now might be a good time for you to schedule a quick exam at america's best

merci beaucoup

art masterpieces#

Note about Solo and the refs at the exhibition:

One of his late fouls came on defense in the paint where the offensive player kind of jumped into him to initiate the contact. He didn't appear to reach, just got the shooter with his body I think. After the call he looked exasperated, but later, during one of the timeouts, he sought out the ref and had a good 20-30 second conversation with him to get clarification. From where I sat he didn't appear to be complaining, rather trying to understand so he can avoid similar calls and improve. This was a guy I recognize as a regular P12 ref but I don't know his name. They were smiling the whole time, and he ended it with a pat on the refs butt.

So that seems like a big step forward for Solo IMO. I don't recall seeing him do that before and I typically watch for those types of things between whistles.