Shocky1;842399404 said:

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Dear Shocky,

As the newly appointed Chancellor of the University of Nevada Las Vegas, I am pleased to report that many of the action items in my innovative "2020 UNLV Academic Game Plan: Transforming Sin City's #1 Ranked Public University into the Future" have been successfully implemented:

*****stripper poles have been removed from all campus libraries
*****the admissions department will no longer give preference to those with ged certification
*****the casino parking valet major has been signficantly revamped & strengthened
*****all incoming student athletes will be required to pass a rigorous criminal background check
*****the basketball spirit group will no longer chant "I will cut you, bitch, I will mess you up" when opposing teams score baskets

Shocky, on your next golf trip to Shadow Creek or the Pac 12 Conference Tournament, please feel free to reach out to me for a personal tour of our campus along with complimentary blackjack chips.

Best regards,

Dean Wormer

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Dear Shocky,

Wow, can you believe it?

Our Running Rebels students athletes just defeated the #3 ranked Arizona Wildcats!

Just between us, Sean Miller is an elite recruiter but quite frankly he's not much of a gameday coach.

Shocky, as you would say, this **** is getting live!

Please tell Mr. Wallace that my daughter Aurielle is still very interested in dating him once he receives his Cal degree.

Best regards,

Dean Wormer

oscar frayer scored 12 points as the moreau catholic mariners conquered the castro valley trojans 65-57

fight on#

kevin johnson, a former nba all star & a grad of both sacramento high school & cal (got his degree in 4 years, men take care of their business) and currently the mayor of sacramento, made the following comments at a recent national league of cities mayorial symposium on major issues immpacting municipalities:

kj: make no mistake about it, if we had had a cal's monster class thread back in the day, there's no doubt the bears would have competed for a ncaa national championship...and for the fashion record, this shirt is not pink, it's fuschia...brandon chauca and shocky aren't the only cal guys who can wear fuschia you know...thank you



current sacramento high standouts solomon young & christian terrell are on cal's recruiting radar

solomon young played physical lockdown d & scored 26 points with 12 boards, 3 blocks & a little sloppy 5 turnovers/4 fouls as the sacramento hornets (6-1) kicked to the curb the kennedy cougars 69-51...dude is built like carlos johnson/cuonzo martin & got an overdrive motor


lanky distributor/facilitator christian terrell scored only 5 points but contributed with 7 boards, 5 assists, 3 blocks & only 2 turnovers vs the cougs


yeah, sacramento is bears territory

[SIZE=4][COLOR="#000080"]Tyler Dorsey selected to the Tarkanian Classic All-Tournament Team[/COLOR][/SIZE]

brandon sampson scored 24 points including 4 nba range 3 pointers as the madison prep chargers (13-2) shocked the parkview baptist eagles 87-52...make no mistake about it, brandon loves his grandma

serious range#



and if you play up tight on sampson on d, then this is gonna happen...dude is multiple


diamonds are forever#

I could be wrong -- wouldn't be the first time -- but didn't KJ come back years later to finish his degree?

Shocky1;842341924 said:

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cuonzo martin has offered vance jackson, a highly skilled 6'7" 200 lbs sharpshooting wing from st john bosco (bryce tregg's hs) in bellflower



jackson is a top 50 2016 player that played well this summer on the aau circuit for belmont shore displaying a more aggressive style of play...the unselfish team player has offers from arizona, defending ncca champs uconn along with most of the pac 12 (except noteably ucla & usc)...his dad vance sr has indicated that the family has a preference for their son staying on the west coast



a key factor in vance's recruitment will be his excellent academic track record & ambition


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

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vance jackson scored 25 points on 7-15 fgs including 3-7 3 pointers including 4 boards, 3 assists, 3 blocks & 2 steals as the st john bosco braves were scalped by national powerhouse oak hill 66-59 in hawaii

happy holidays from capetown, south africa



took my family to robben island where former president of south africa & human activist nelson mandela was imprisoned for 18 years because of his outspoken efforts to abolish apartheid (segregation) policies...to understand the roots of the civil rights movement in the united states & the university of california-berkeley's role in those important efforts, nelson mandela's courageous views should be studied & appreciated




we all went para gliding off signal mountain (adjacent to table mountain)...an experienced (and preferably sober) guide flies with you



also said hello to the warm weather penguins (only other place i've seen them is melbourne) in simon's town



today we spent christimas morning in a shantytown, to see the reactions in the eyes of my kids shay, taylor & kyle is something i won't forget for a while...we were invited into homes made creatively out of virtually every construction piece of material possible, a one room house the size of a cal dorm rooming sleeping 10 people (3 families) every night



we ate lunch with a family, the mom lele had a 7 inch knife scar on her neck...as we left we all told lele & her 4 children merry christmas & i gave her a gift of rands equal to a year's wages which was received with tears & appreciation along with a special hug...lele is a heroic mom doing the best she can under unimaginable circumstances, she is my idol

moms matter#

ivan, if you continue to become mentally stronger/unbreakable, further develop your already devastating post finishing moves, tirelessly work to achieve much needed (by nba standards) s&c strength & learn financial management skills along with a strong education re: real estate development, you have a unique opportunity to potentially live a very glamorous life & help others




but like all athletes, your sports career could be over in a split second, a career ending injury in a blink of an eye...at that point you would need a world class education in order to still pursue & achieve your dreams in life

do you really think slick salesmen like john calipari, sean miller, steve alford or bill self would stay in touch with you if you had a serious injury or would they move on to their next all american prospect on speed dial?...cuonzo martin & his staff are men of integrity, they are truly mentors

your mom wants you to be happy & is therefore not going to impose her will on you, the college decision will be 100% your choice...you are free to pursue your dreams

but you know that deep down inside that tami wants her oldest son to stay home for college at cal, to stay close to her & your younger bro tamarik, to loudly/proudly cheer for you during your games at haas & then give you a bear hug after every game...she is a mom, she wants to keep her family together as long as possible, not endure a long distance relationship

when your mom owned & ran delancy's welcome table on park boulevard in the eastlake district your mom worked a million hours with the hope of creating better lives for both you & tamarik...and when biz hit a hard turn in the road, she did not give up that dream, she gave up the home & you all moved into the restaurant...the restaurant eventually closed but that's not because she didn't tirelessly work to try to make it happen, there is never any shame when we pursue our dreams & quests and come up a little short...and she never gave up & now her new restaurant is doing well & she is building an outstanding reputation for her sensational tasty dishes

regardless of your decision, ivan, your mom is gonna love you with all her heart

so it all really boils down to, what are your priorities in life, what is gonna be your legacy?

but make no mistake about it, kameron rooks is gonna win a grammy or two someday

[video=youtube;vWmEhLLaEJA][/video]

cal family#

colorado picked up their 5th loss of the season 69-66 to hawaii after traveling 3357 miles from boulder to honolulu

oregon state lost to quinnipiac 60-52 after traveling 3061 miles from corvallis to hamden, connecticut

beware the mid majors#

Shocky1;842429521 said:

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colorado picked up their 5th loss of the season 69-66 to hawaii after traveling 3357 miles from boulder to honolulu

oregon state lost to quinnipiac 60-52 after traveling 3061 miles from corvallis to hamden, connecticut

beware the mid majors#

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Isn't it more beware long travel?

The Pac Twelve is taking some serious bruising.

Is the cup 1/2 MT or 1/2 Full in the eyes of priority recruits?

- Will they select programs that they visualize as stronger or

- Will they flock to the Pac-12 recognizing that there is immediate minutes on the court?

roger, your homeland continent & its people are stunningly beautiful

summertime in africa#
kinda off the grid#

Shocky1;842356560 said:

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moreau catholic's damari milstead has been named to max prep's 5 player 3rd team freshmen all american team

cal (travis decuire) was the 1st bigtime program to offer damari



damari & his dad jules unofficially visited cal & sat down with cuonzo, tracy, jon, yanni & nicodeumus

"they're very down to earth...they talked a lot and they were very warm...all five of them were in the room and we talked about what they like in me, we talked about what i'm looking for in college and we talked about how they want me to come to cal"
-damari milstead (to ryan gorcey)

"elite 2017 prospect from the bay called. "we all love coach martin. we're all talking about cal now."...#goosebumps, man"
-yanni hufnagel

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"my dude @oscar frayer just verbally committed to cal!"
-damari milstead

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damari finished his freshman year at moreau catholic with a gpa of 3.3 which is just as important as his 15.5 ppg, 3.4 apg & 3.3 theft per game with an academic upside to achieve even higher gpas in the future

jules milstead (an assistant coach for mc & a director for the oakland soldiers) has told his son his cautionary autobiographical story about how not qualifying academically caused him to forego a full ride scholly to washington back in the day...jules attended diablo valley jc before finishing his college career at western state in colorado

if damari & the milstead family decide that staying home at cal is the best college decision, then problem solved re: the sadness of the so very hard to go deal


frank knight's mariners#
salute#

the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world (including the east bay)

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damari milstead made his season debut a successful one by facilitating & distributing the ball to his teammates along with 17 points & potential future mcdonalds all american oscar frayer scored 22 points as the finally full strength moreau catholic mariners (4-3) shipwrecked the previously unbeaten issaquah eagles 67-56 at the torrey pines classic

damn the torpedoes#

[SIZE=4][COLOR="#000080"]Sampson = Firepower
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5 Star [COLOR="#000080"]Caleb Swanigan[/COLOR] is rumored to be in Haas for the Cal vs CS Bakersfield game 7pm Sunday

Caleb is being recruited by Duke, Kentucky, Michigan State, Arizona and just about every big time program in the country. But he's visiting Cal due to his relationship with the Coaches

Swanigan has an NBA body, is unstoppable on the low block, can shoot to 16 feet, and eats rebounds for snacks

If you go to the game, you might spot the 6-8 Power Forward
I think he will be hard to miss



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HoopDreams;842429184 said:

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[SIZE=4][COLOR="#000080"]Tyler Dorsey selected to the Tarkanian Classic All-Tournament Team[/COLOR][/SIZE]

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ESPN on the Tarkanian Classic Tournament:

[COLOR="#000080"]Senior Tyler Dorsey, who has built his reputation on his ability to get buckets, has displayed a much more mature game this season. He is still getting his points, but he is doing it in a more efficient way--not to mention his facilitating has improved as well. Kansas, Colorado, California, and Connecticut were all there witnessing his progress.[/COLOR]

the roadrunners are led by the muscular duo of #42 6'9" 250 lbs egyptian aly ahmed (14.0 ppg with .512 fg% & 6.1 rpg) & #10 6'4" 220 lbs kevin mays (8.3 ppg & 9.3 rpg)...cal state bakersfield will try to pound it inside to these guys as the roadrunners are only shooting a skittish .284 from beyond the 3 point line...csb averages 15 turnovers a game so a fiery defensive effort by cal could get the wily bears scooting up tempo on breakaways

believe it or not, this game could be a ******* nightmare if the bears are not mentally ready to play with energy & passion...the roadrunners have lost a bunch of close games including a 63-61 defeat to fresno state & a 57-56 loss to utah state (cal's 1st round opponent in the nit last season)...good teams are predatory in taking down opponents, not playing to the level of the competition

an ideal opening sequence would be a couple of quick perimeter passes to give everybody a touch & then a feed down low to david kravish to let him go one on one & get him going offensively...bears gotta attack the basket with everybody crashing the boards and get ahmed & mays in foul trouble

beep, beep#

carlos johnson scored 26 points with 2 3 pointers, 5 assists & 3 boards as the el cerrito gauchos kenneled the oakland tech bulldogs 97-54...beast mode dnp for tech

salute#

Shocky1;842430133 said:

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believe it or not, this game could be a ******* nightmare if the bears are not mentally ready to play with energy & passion...the roadrunners have lost a bunch of close games including a 63-61 defeat to fresno state & a 57-56 loss to utah state (cal's 1st round opponent in the nit last season)...

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We played Utah Valley in the NIT, not Utah State. I think CSUB is in the same conference as Utah Valley, so they will play in February. Utah State is a decent mid-major though, and the Roadrunners will be a challenge if we don't execute well.

I watched carlos johnson against Mac. He's an absolute STUD! Kid is a MUST get for us next year.

Shocky1;842293845 said:

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who says you can't get a grate edukation in utah?

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atoms, you are correct...if you told me you were a world geogrpahy major at cal and/or a future congressman from utah i would believe you

girl got some serious teeth

Shocky1;842293366 said:

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the utah valley state wolverines have some pretty fired up true fans


true fans are, you know, people who actually go to bb games & create energy, not sleepwalking zombies who watch all the games on tv with their computers on their laps so they can pontificate their fascinating insights

not that there's anything wrong with tv fans, mind you, we're not here to judge...every species has its weak link to civilization

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gameday at haas#

Shocky1;842294140 said:

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why does utah valley state with a 100% acceptance rate have an admissions office?

weird stuff going on in utah#

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i dunno, maybe other academically medicore schools for dumb azzs like lsu, kentucky, kansas, arizona & oregon could eliminate their admissions offices too...would save them a ton of $, maybe then they could buy books & other **** for their libraries or something

financial gameplan#

tim94501;842430163 said:

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I watched carlos johnson against Mac. He's an absolute STUD! Kid is a MUST get for us next year.

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agreed that the postionless & multiple johnson is a special talent

carlos gotta work as hard on his gpa as his ppg

ambition#

tim94501;842430163 said:

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I watched carlos johnson against Mac. He's an absolute STUD! Kid is a MUST get for us next year.

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agreed that johnson is a special talent that fits well with cal's high motor positionless multiple attacking offensive/defensive scheme

carlos just gotta work as hard on his gpa as his ppg

ambition#

tim94501;842430163 said:

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I watched carlos johnson against Mac. He's an absolute STUD! Kid is a MUST get for us next year.

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agreed that johnson is a special talents that fits well with cuonzo's positionless multiple high motor attacking offensive/defensive scheme

carlos just gotta work as hard on his gpa as his ppg

ambition#

you could say that again

Shocky1;842430166 said:

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atoms, you are correct...if you told me you were a world geogrpahy major at cal and/or a future congressman from utah i would believe you

girl got some serious teeth

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Hah!! I actually *was* a Geography major at Cal. Double major with Economics. Definitely not going to be a congressman from Utah though ;-)

jerseybear reminded me that Bill Walton loves Berkeley...an excerpt from an interview after Cal beat UCLA...

[COLOR="#000080"]What a fantastic display of passion from the Cal Bears tonight. The crowd in here was just dynamic, it was fantastic.

It's like being at a Dead show. And these fans behind us were just so enthusiastic. One of the great things about being at a Dead show is the anticipation. Anticipation is really another word for innovation. Getting to what's next, all the things that you learn in college, and all the things that you come to college for.

California is the place to be. Pac-12 is the place to be. As I go around this great conference, and see all the fantastic people, I'm just so privileged and honored and humbled to be a part of something so fantastic. I don't know about you, but nobody is calling me up with the news of, "Gosh, I'm so lucky, I'm moving to the Midwest!" or "Gosh, I can't wait, I'm moving to the South!" No![/COLOR]

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Shocky1;842332840 said:

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these california golden bears are no strangers to adversity & being hurt...consider:

***beloved parents die from cancer
***major injuries to multiple players that require long & painful rehabs
***parents divorced
***academically challenged
***unfavorably compared by scouts to aaron gordon & his non stop motor
***characterized by critics as a "classic overachiever"
***snickered by cynics as too jewish to keep up with pac 12 pgs
***regarded by most d1 colleges as too inexperienced playing bb coming from cameroon
***told by wildcat coaches to be too fat to play as a freshman
***regarded as too skinny to be an effective 4 & rebounder in the pac 12
***disrespected by other coaches by not guarding his outside shot
***overlooked by some pac 12 coaches despite proven ability to let it fly enfuego on 3 pters
***compared to cee lo green for failing to hustle back on d
***rejected by hometown ucla for other local guys
***spurned by johnny dawkins for the allen twins
***defeated by dagger to the heart 3 pter in dallas
***turned away by nicky d & his crew
***saddened by farewells to beloved coaches
***mislabeled by the scouting services as a 7' project from england
***dismissed as too short, too filipino, too peruvian to play high d1 basketball
***laughed at for starting on 2-26 ivy league cellar dweller
***regarded as not athletic enough to walk on at cal & play pac 12 bb
***ignored by beyonce, rihanna & shakira for sr prom dates

it's true you know, what doesn't kill you truly makes you stronger

so the question remains, will the bears take these life experiences & use them to strengthen themselves into wiser & unbreakable individuals?

will the bears "find a way?"




cal family#
seasons of discovery#
hurt#

when u r hurt, u must find a way

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***clownpunked bears at haas by then 2-10 more ambitious roadrunners

semi ojeleye will transfer from duke to smu

not good news for criminal dana altman

Shocky1;842423698 said:

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ben kone, a 6'8" 240 lbs 2016 mitty & oakland soldier, unofficially visited with the cal bb staff this summer in berkeley



kone played at salesian as a freshman (recalls being dunked on by jabari daily in practice) & last season at mitty accumulated 12 ppg, 12 rpg, a fluid 5.5 apg, 3 blocks & 2 steals per game

ben has transformed his body & impressed the cal coaches with a 26 pt explosion at the pump n' run in anaheim this july

the former skiboarder needs to continue to work on his fitness, ball handling & shots off the dribble...kone is already a ferocious rebounder at the 4, an actively engaged defender with a high motor & an excellent ft shooter (highly unusual for a young big)...in many ways, he is like a young leon powe



ben & his mom kristy are very close which would make the opportunity to continue playing locally at the #1 public university in the world with ringleader oscar frayer & other soldiers a highly attractive option

cal family#
salute#

the cal coaching staff has made an offer to ben kone, his 1st pac 12 offer

kone now has offers from cal, san diego state, new mexico & new mexico state

"anything in life that's worth doing, is worth over doing...moderation is for cowards#lets hoop"
-ben kone

"big thanks to coach martin and the entire cal coaching staff for the calls tonight...we appreciate the offer!"
-kristy kone

jon harris is gonna be frequently making the short drive to san jose to further build relationships with ben & kristy kone, coach do you need any directions?


this is an old school song but still relevant today..."fame and fortune is a magnet it can pull you far away from home and all the stars that never were are parking cars and pumping gas"...not a problem if you gotta a degree from the #1 public (#3 overall) university in the world (including san jose)

mitty basketball schedule: http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/archbishop-mitty-monarchs-(san-jose,ca)/basketball/schedule.htm

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ben kone scored 24 points along with 10 boards at the mitty archbishop monarchs were dethroned 62-57 by king (milwaukee)