how did the bears get to this position where we might have an epic dream team collection of 4&5 star ballers/friends who might potentially lead cal to the final 4?
monty recongized that while jay john (formerly lute olson's tactical right arm) is a strong technician and teacher that the bears recruiting needed a jump start particularly as monty is not going to attend 200 hs/aau games a year...as recruits seemingly expect coaches to attend every game, recruiting has become a young coach's game...so monty moved john to the asst ad for basketball development which freed up the bears to have 3 tireless and relentless road warriors on the recruiting trail: decuire, gottlieb and monty jr
next move was to promote travis decuire to associate head coach...imo decruire will be the next head bb coach at cal...should be noted that when bird called to commit he called decuire 1st and then monty...numerous recruits including both bird and matthews have mentioned their strong relationships with decruire
then monty hired the perfect graduate manager, theo robertson (played tenancious d/consumate team player/high achievement student)...young players/recruits have already gravitated toward this likely future asst coach
roster clearing with the transfers of murray and rossi who both could see the handwriting on the wall that they were never going to play any meaningful minutes on sweet 16 and better teams...it should be pointed out that both are hardworking kids and that that they left in good academic standing which means the apr hit for cal will be minimzed
sami not qualifying by a mile (or a kilometer for that matter) also opened up another spot
so the bears are now left with 12 scholly players on the roster (13 allowed by the ncaa) with bak bak, smith and the thurminator all graduating which means we currently have 4 schollys to offer for 2013
with the humble ringleader bird and his dad carl in the fold, matthews (interested in haas biz ad, dad is an asst coach at ucla/former usf hc) hopefully commiting this weekend during his official visit, lee's mother (moms know best) favoring cal the most and the bears still in the running for singer (over 30 ppg avg as a jr, nov 10th official visit), german export/import schilling, blue collar jones, hamilton and maybe brown (dad is the lakers hc) and of course the grand prize, gordon, cal recruiting is in a potentially spectacular position for success
you think the powe, ubaka, kately, and mcguire class was comparable?...other than ayinde, the rest were marginal students (and this is not a knock on leon powe whose unsettled early years are a source of inspiration in beating the odds) and the inevitable transfers/nba departures ensued
bird has a gpa over 3.00 and matthews rocks a 3.55 gpa...lee has a 3.2 gpa with an interest in child psychology with english & history as his best subjects and considered duke, gordon had stanford on his list, singer has a 3.4 gpa at an academically tough hs and is also considering both stanford and harvard...monty and decuire are recruiting great student athletes, not just great basketball players like braun's earlier class
2014 is also shaping up with the early commit from amhaad rorie, a seatle pg who is blowing up on the national scene with a 25 ppg avg as only a soph and a heady 3.8 gpa
hopefully local 5 star ivan rabb from bod will decide to be the ringleader for the 2015 class
#1 ranked public university in the world-university of california, berekeley
Shocky, you dared to dream. You can probably take a much needed rest from reminding people to get their tickets> I don't think ticket sales will be an issue anymore. The business of scalping said tickets will be brisk, and the Haas will rock again.
jaylen, among your finalists who is your favorite s&c coach?...who is best going to help you develop your mind, body & skills for the nba?
real talk: you're gonna spend more time with your s&c coach than the head coach
cal family#
jaylen brown requested & received a conference call to discuss his potential mental, body & skills development in the last couple days with the most enthusiastic s&c coach in college basketball, nicodemus christopher
jaylen brown, a 6'7" 215 lbs wing from wheeler hs in georgia & the #2 ranked player in the 2015 class unofficially visited the university of california, berkeley this sunday & monday...dude's athletic skills are off the charts, if you told me he could fly i would believe you
brown played against bishop o'dowd this season & ivan tried to get him to visit cal along with davon dillard, caleb swanigan & himself for the oregon state senior day weekend...he knows both ivan & caleb from the team usa that won the world championship in dubai
jaylen has taken official visits to kentucky, kansas, michigan, ucla & north carolina along with his unofficial visits to cal, georgia & georgia tech
berkeley, california is truly the midnite city
shine bright#
the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public (#3 overall) university in the world & planet earth
shareef abdur rahim (the 2nd oldest of 12 children from marietta georgia) was a high school mcdonalds all american...during his one season for the bears rahim averaged 21.1 ppg, 8.4 rpg & was named pac 10 mvp of the year, the 1st freshman to ever win that award...shareef also rocked a 3.5 gpa during that magical year in berkeley
rahim was the 3rd pick of the 1996 nba draft, played 13 seasons in the league with a career 18.1 ppg average & $100+million in nba contracts
shareef met the girl of his dreams delicia in berkeley & today they fund/manage the futures foundation which provides after school & other support services for at risk youth in atlanta..."dee dee" is also a cal grad & a practicing attorney along with being a mom, entrepreneur & philanthropist
in may of 2012 shareef graduated from cal 16 yrs later with a 3.8 gpa & a degree is sociology
cal is a dream school...shareef got the girl, the nba $100+million, the cal degree & a promising future
cal family# 50 yr decision#
bilal abdur-rahim is a 6'5" senior at wheeler high school in marietta, georgia which finished the season ranked #5 in the nation with a 30-2 record en route to a georgia 6a championship
bilal is a good friend & teammate of jaylen brown at wheeler high school
the targeted potential 2015 class is intended to forever change the trajectory of the cal basketball program, to compete for national championships with high character true student athletes...coach martin & the staff are not interested in dumb azzs...these guys are elite immediate impact blue chippers, they are all truly diamonds in ways that extend beyond basketball
stephen domingo, #35 ranked player in the 2013 class, is already a california golden bear
davon dillard, top 100 player in the 2015 class, is a commit to the california golden bears
leo nikolayevich tolstoy, a late emerging 5 star euro recruit with an actionable offer from the cal staff...leo has got a 4.38 gpa & is considered a strong cal fit in that he is considered the considered the greatest writer ever in russian literature by rivals & scout, should be fully qualified & cleared by the ncca this spring...his significant production is tempered by his preference for making non violent resistance statements & questioning authority during time outs...lacks lateral mobility & is not a strong on ball defender primairly because he is dead...loves berkelely & is considered a strong cal lean by 24/7...jeff goodman is tweeting that tolstoy thinks "tucson is a dump"
tyson jolly, will be ranked as a top 100 player in the 2015 class per eric bossi to a cal staffer, now signed with the california golden bears
jaylen brown #1/#2 ranked player in the 2015 class is a commit to the california golden bears
ivan rabb, #1 ranked (prior to a minor summertime injury) player in the 2015 class, now signed with the california golden bears
“I believe we have the chance to compete for a Pac-12 title,” Jolly said. “And maybe a national title.” Jolly said Rabb texted him shortly after Brown’s announcement saying, “It’s go time.”
One thing for sure is we've added a lot of "above the rim" players in this class and with Oscar next year. Our team is starting to look incredibly athletic.
young ivee isn't the only california golden bear who can make epic state championship game winning free throws [video=youtube;7rFz9w6FBHA][/video]
ice in his veins#
For the record, Rabb air balled the first free throw. Then he made the second. Any real sports fan would immediately lose his man card by claiming that was a clutch trip to the line. Good work, Shocky, keep up the BS -- it gets past a lot of people...