James Madison - google image their basketball court
Off da' Heezy Marsheezy;842259487 said:
James Madison - google image their basketball court
Off da' Heezy Marsheezy;842259487 said:
James Madison - google image their basketball court
Shocky1;842259727 said:
james madison is the correct answer...there was a clue a while ago that they "weren't acting very presidential"
OldBlue1999;842259755 said:
I wonder who authored such a clever and insightful clue? Must be dashingly handsome, engagingly witty and seductively mysterious. Too bad we'll never know...
Shocky1;842259727 said:
james madison is the correct answer...there was a clue a while ago that they "weren't acting very presidential"
you have 3 prize options:
option 1:
round of golf with the shockster during spring break 2014 at royal melbroune with the shockster...as one of the foremost golf architectural raters in the world, the club is extending the courtesy of the composite (12 holes from the west & 6 holes from the east courses) course that is usually only played during president's cup or the australian open
kangaroos are a big part of the adventure to the land down under in oz
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Aussie Bear;842259835 said:
never yet seen roos at RM though shocky! Lorne, OTOH...
Shocky1;842259889 said:
g'day mate, would definitely recommend a visit to stunning lorne on any walkabout particularly if you are a greenie
last time i visited oz i was travling solo (my current 1st wife kat flew home from bali while I took the red eye to sydney) & maybe had a bit of grog on the flight & was feeling knickered upon arrival, just needed some brekkie & a visit to the dunny
so this definitely not bludger shelia at australian passport control starts questioning why i'm only going to be visiting her country for less than 24 hrs while traveling internationally...she thinks i'm either a 1) drug dealer or 2) arms trafficker
so i tell her i'm on holiday & intend to play golf...she flat out tells me that nobody visits oz for 1 round of golf & takes me to the back room where the managing bloke makes me repeat my story
the bloke gives me a squiz & asks me what course i'm going to play...i tell him "ellerston"...he tells me he plays golf & he's never heard of ellerston...he asks me where it is, i tell him i have a 4-5 hr drive thru the bush in north south wales
i give them a drum, never whinge, showing them my worldwide golf rating credentials & explain that ellerston is the private residence golf course of the kerry packer family (the richest family in australia) & that they are going to be disappointed if i don't arrive
when i show them the email with the invitation from one of the packer family members, the light goes on & they start apologizing profusely & wishing me a safe walkabout
upon arrival at ellerston, the security gate personnel had me sign a non disclosure statement & searched both me & my rental car
ellerston is situated on thousands of acres & is the packard family's private retreat in the wine country (family members travel by helicopter) with more than a dozen impeccably groomed polo fields on site...it reminds me of mayacama from an ambiance standpoint
ellerston is visually arresting & is greg norman's finest work...unfortunately, with less than 400 rounds a year (the only way to play the course is to be personally invited by a family member), it is the finest secret in golf...as a panelist for both golf magazine & golf digest, it would make the world top 100 lists in my book but not enough panelists have been allowed to visit
hooroo
midnight oil#
Shocky1;842259889 said:
g'day mate, would definitely recommend a visit to stunning lorne on any walkabout particularly if you are a greenie
last time i visited oz i was travling solo (my current 1st wife kat flew home from bali while I took the red eye to sydney) & maybe had a bit of grog on the flight & was feeling knickered upon arrival, just needed some brekkie & a visit to the dunny
so this definitely not bludger shelia at australian passport control starts questioning why i'm only going to be visiting her country for less than 24 hrs while traveling internationally...she thinks i'm either a 1) drug dealer or 2) arms trafficker 3) maybe both
so i tell her i'm on holiday & intend to play golf...she flat out tells me that nobody visits oz for 1 round of golf & takes me to the back room where the managing bloke makes me repeat my story
the bloke gives me a squiz & asks me what course i'm going to play...i tell him "ellerston"...he tells me he plays golf & he's never heard of ellerston...he asks me where it is, i tell him i have a 4-5 hr drive thru the bush in north south wales
i give them a drum, never whinge, showing them my worldwide golf rating credentials & explain that ellerston is the private residence golf course of the kerry packer family (the richest family in australia) & that they are going to be disappointed if i don't arrive
when i show them the email with the invitation from one of the packer family members, the light goes on & they start apologizing profusely & wishing me a safe walkabout
upon arrival at ellerston, the security gate personnel had me sign a non disclosure statement & searched both me & my rental car
ellerston is situated on thousands of acres & is the packard family's private retreat in the wine country (family members travel by helicopter) with more than a dozen impeccably groomed polo fields on site...it reminds me of mayacama from an ambiance standpoint
ellerston is visually arresting & is greg norman's finest work...unfortunately, with less than 400 rounds a year (the only way to play the course is to be personally invited by a family member), it is the finest secret in golf...as a panelist for both golf magazine & golf digest, it would make the world top 100 lists in my book but not enough panelists have been allowed to visit
hooroo
midnight oil#
mikecohen;842260000 said:
Shocky: What's with Rorie not playing in the nationally televised game today?
HoopDreams;842252520 said:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Shocky1 View Post
so i fly in this morning from scottsdale with my daughter shay & her friend katie, drop them off at fisherman's wharf for the afternoon & arrive late in berkeley close to game time...don't even look at my will call tix (in my world, a tix to any event has no correlation to where i usually sit, to me it's all open seating) and just sit down in the 1st row behind jay john, a couple feet away from montgomery & the bears brain trust
right before the opening tip, monty attempts to pull his chair away from td's chair but they are stuck together...in like a dumb & dumber movie scene, they spend 30 seconds examining and pulling on the chairs before they figured it out...these guys ain't that smart
so early in the game montgomery summons an eager night club hero jeff powers to go to the scorer's table...as he walks by, i'm telling powers to "let it fly, baby, no hesitation"...perhaps it's my imagination but i think powers gives me an imperceptible nod, yeah, let's do this
jp's 1st shot is an ugly azz brick thrown from the hip at the end of the 35 second clock...i'm clapping for our night club hero & tell him "no worries, keep shooting, baby"
minutes later powers squares up his shoulders & drains a 3 pter...polite applause from the crowd & loud props from the shockster
powers squares up his shoulders & shoots another 3 pter...kaboom...more polite applause from the crowd except me who's yelling, "let it fly, powers, no hesitation"
powers squares up his shoulders & shoots another 3 pter...kaboom...big crowd response & now i'm standing & screaming, "let it fly, baby, let's do this, let's do this"...a couple of the guys on the bench look over to see what the fired up dumb azz in the blue golf shirt & cal cap is going ape **** about
by now the crowd is getting into it...powers works his way into position, squares up & shoots it...kaboom, 4 in a row...i'm standing & screaming "yeah, let it fly, baby, let if fy" & waving my arms to get other people on their feet...there is a collective recognition that maybe something special is going on
haas is starting to get a serious buzz...there is an undeniable undercurrent of anticipation in the crowd & cal bench...powers releases another 3 pter & everybody who's not in a wheelchair is on their feet...bottom of the net, kaboom, 5 in a row...mike, td, gregg, johnny & theo are all looking at each other & grinning...monty by now is shaking his head & smiling...and i'm full throttle screaming by now yelling, "let it fly" which some of the other fans are also starting to repeat
furman's coach is yelling insructions at his players re: "the shooter"
this **** is getting live
by now most of the crowd is on their feet & yelling...the cal bench is going wild...powers catches the ball, squares up his shoulders & releases another 3 pter...the ball floats in slow motion thru the haas airspace with perfect roation...half of the crowd is screaming & the other half is holding their breath...kaboom, 6 3 pters in a row!...the entire cal coaching staff & players are on the floor (ref does not call a technical, he's smiling too as he runs back to the other end of the court)...i'm losing my voice screaming, "let it fly, baby, let it fly" & high fiving everyone around me
the cal universe is in a galaxy of absolute perfection, all the planets are perfectly aligned....jeff powers is 100% del fuego & he finally shows some emotion (dude is usually pretty stoic) with a world class fist pump for the electrified crowd & a smile forever etched in time
jeff powers told me at the santa barbara airport the morning after that game that he mentally prepares himself the same for every game, he's ready to roll...he told me that when he started against washington state, he was told of his starting role at the last minute...the guy never complains or throws a pity party for his broken down sorry azz, he just gets ready for the next game, the next moment of potential opportunity in his life
jeff powers is an unathletic dan majerle, he's a long range pure shooter who understands spacing that plays hard & doesn't commit turnovers...his lack of lateral defensive mobility can be masked for 5-6 minutes spurts by the bears playing zone d
monty & td screwed up by not giving powers a chance to heat it up behind the line during the bears' abysmal frigid shooting performance in the icy santa barbara thunderdome
cal family#
let it fly#
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"i can't put into words how it felt but that was pretty special...just to play, i mean i really wasn't coming into tonight's game saying i want to to have 18 points and shoot 6 for 7...the shots fell, nothing really else i can say...when i put the amount of hours that i have over the years, i expect them to go in...i just think my teammates did a really good job of finding me when i did start hitting a couple...i owe more to my teammates than to myself tonight"
-jeff powers
fireworks#
let if fly#
Superhero#
Shocky1;842242686 said:
marinating with a chassie
his grandmother
tickling aaron rodgers' moustache
beast mode runs
cal family#
bay areas finest#
the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world (including oaktown)
HoopDreams;842260737 said:
This is what college basketball and TEAM is all about...
Shocky1;842210843 said:
theo robertson is the most accurate 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 an abysmal 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
#24
cal family#
the grind#
unbreakable#
HoopDreams;842180325 said:
Shocky1;842251573 said:
it is highly unlikely that the bird will fly around haas sat afternoon...jb had x rays when the bears returned to berkeley on mon & hopefully this is nothing more than a severely sprained ankle
jb is receiving excellent medical treatment but it should be mentioned that his nurse wicked's left arm has some scary azz deal on it, who knows what's up with that...
unbreakable#
Shocky1;842246204 said:
a couple of observations from sitting on the floor of haas vs fresno state:
***james harden's ferret faced bodyguard stood directly behind him with his hands firmly placed on the back of harden's folding chair during the game & made threatening gestures to everyone in the vicinity...so i walked over to mr ferret face & said "nice job keeping those perps away from james" gesturing at the little kids waiting to get moses's autograph (did not see harden honor a single fan request/autograph)...steroid boy looked over to see who i was talking about & then gave me his best stallone menacing look when he realized i was giving him crap...to make sure he got the point, as i walked back to my seat i said, "hey, nice balco jacket, pal"
harden should spend more of his $78.78m 5 yr contract on youth community activities and less on douche bag bodyguards
***screaming from the rooftops, helped the rally committee jinx arguably the worst free throw shooter in d1 basketball, karachi edo of fresno state
***checked out the assets of the cal dance team...i behaved myself & did not fold up any dollar bills for them
***pissed off the pac 12 network cameraman by jumping out of my seat every 38 seconds to yell about something thereby blocking his camera's view of the game (he moved to a different spot 5 minutes into the game after the director in the truck probably told him that half of his footage was of my butt)
***went over to the cal band conductor & respectfully asked him if they were going to play m83's "midnight city"...he seemed surprised by my request & politely said "no"... i asked him if he could play it for me & that it's currently my favorite song...so the cal band rocked "midnight city" during the next timeout to the sing along excitement of the shockster
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=midnight+city+concert+footage+m83&qpvt=midnight+city+concert+footage+m83&FORM=VDRE#view=detail&mid=4951AC5C3E8490F1767D4951AC5C3E8490F1767D
isn't the cal band supposed to play our requested songs like the piano guy at the bevery hills hotel's polo lounge?...i dunno, maybe the cal band needs a tip jar or something
next time i'm gonna ask the cal band to play bay area's indie group, the limousines "we are very busy people"
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=the+limousines+we+are+very+busy+people&qpvt=the+limousines+we+are+very+busy+people&FORM=VDRE#view=detail&mid=562866E831FE45E6A4C5562866E831FE45E6A4C5
there were 9342 fans having fun at haas, where were you?
cal family#
the magic of haas#
cal band is great#
HoopDreams;842260737 said:
This is what college basketball and TEAM is all about...
Shocky1;842256696 said:
idrissa diallo is playing with high energy & intensity for the cathedral phantoms (5-1) with a very high fg % which suggests not only a skilled shooting touch/finishing ability but also good shot selection
1st game: the phantoms denested the santee falcons 80-26 with iddy scoring 12 pts on 5-5 fgs & 2-4 fts along with 7 boards, 3 steals & a block
2nd game: cathedral galloped by the sunrise mountain mustangs 80-51 as iddy scored 21 pts on 9-10 fgs, 3-3 fts along with 4 boards, 2 assists, 3 steals & a block
3rd game: the phantoms wounded the woodbridge warriors 73-61 with iddy scoring 20 pts on 8-11 fgs, 4-6 fts along with a relentless 17 boards, 3 assists & a steal
4th game: cathedral endangered the graves county eagles 49-47 as iddy scored 14 pts, 6-9 fgs, 2-8 fts, 9 boards, an assist, a steal & an impressive get that garbage out of here 7 blocks
the cathedral ad told me that iddy is healthy & that he was rested the last 2 games "just to be safe" to ensure a full recovery...he considers idrissa to be "a really great kid"
diallo is staying in touch with his buddy roger moute a bidias & is eagerly anticpating his arrival in berkeley this summer after going home to senegal to have his visa renewed
go phantoms#
the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world (including los angeles & senegal)
Shocky1;842229638 said:
hey gohogs14, a couple of quick questions:
1) how effective & stilffling is the razorbacks press?...cal's freshmen have never played against such an intense d, this will likely be the key to the game
2) do all your head coaches still take key staff members on motorbike rides to build organizational goodwill?
3) are there any hippies in fayetteville?...do they smell bad like all the hippies in berkeley?...do you think hippies should be allowed to vote?
4) what % of your good looking cheerleaders are pursuing a mrs degree & would actually like to marry some successful guy with a cal, stanford or ivy league degree & make babies with them?
5) will any of your cheerleaders be willing to go out after the game with cal's night club hero with deep scoring skills from the vip section, jeff powers?
Shocky1;842260989 said:
with the emergence of christian behrens & the steady improvement of kameron rooks along with the continued s&c development of roger moute a bidias, the bears will likely sign 1 more big this spring from among cameron oliver, sami eleraky & matt cimino...while cal could sign 2 more players depending upon how things play out, class size balancing considerations & monty's preference for leaving a scholly open for a potential future transfer, 1 more player is likely to join the 2014 monster class of ahmaad rorie & idrissa diallo
cimino is from falmouth, maine & attends the highly regarded academically worcester academy in mass which is a 3 hr drive from his home...matt rocks a 3.5 gpa & scored 1800 on the sat along with earning a spot on the school's coveted honor roll for the 1st trimester of the 2013-2014 yr
jamie sullivan, the longtime hc at the worcester academy told me that cimino is almost 6'10" & 210 lbs & that he needs to gain an additional 20-25 lbs of muscle to maximize his abilities (scott thom could help cimino create greatness)...sullivan is very knowledgeable of coach montgomery's reputation for developing players & that cimino plays a lot like kravish except that dk is a much better shot blocker
asst coach dan sullivan told me the following cimino stats for the team's first 10 games (team is 5-5 in a very tough league):
15.3 ppg
51% fgs
75+% fts (good stroke)
7.5 rpg
low turnovers (high bb iq)
both coaches told me that cimino is very mature for his age & extremely responsible, "just a great person"...his dad died 6 yrs ago from cancer...his sister ashley played bb at stanford & matt visited berkeley during one of her games at haas...ashley loved her collegiate experience in california & is currently working as a jr marketing mgr in new york
jamie sullivan told me that cimino did not blow up exposure wise because of his unselfish style of play during east coast aau hotdog ball last summer...he has strong interest from cal, wisconsin, boston college, stanford, northwestern, vanderbilt & the ivy leagues along with numerous colleges with strong bb programs/mediocre academics
worcester academy is currently playing 3-4 games a week thru the end of feb so cimino will take his official visits during march...cal will definitely be a player in his recruitment
cimino's twitter indicates that he could take over from hoop dreams & myself in writing this cal monster class thread...he has posts on where's waldo & jason kidd's hot timeout girl...matt seems to be curious, definitely not uptight & with a wicked sense of humor, in essence a strong cal fit
cal family#
the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world (including freezing azz new england)
Shocky1;842262456 said:
high temps for today:
falmouth, maine- 45 degrees
worcester, massachusetts-46 degrees
berkeley, california -70 degrees
california dreamin'#
Shocky1;842216986 said:
gametime tonight, baby
this is cal basketball#
let's roll#