Shocky1;842323660 said:
sir richard midgley from burgess, england was one of the most hard azz & ferociously competitive players to ever wear a california golden bears uniform
midgley set a cal freshmen shooting record by connecting on 44.9% of 3 pters (44-98) including an ice in the veins game winning 3 pter with 3.9 seconds left in overtime to give the bears a 1st round ncca victory over a herb sendek coached north carolina state 76-74
richard midgley told me "i am married (my wife and i met at cal), living in the east bay and commuting to modesto everyday...i have been coaching/teaching at my old high school modesto christian for the last 4 years...after graduating from cal in 2006 I played professionally in england for 3 years and then moved back to california"
"my major at cal was social welfare...i was not planning on coaching when i stopped playing but I visited my old high school coach at modesto christian, gary porter, at an open gym just to say hi and as i was there did some skill training stuff with the team...there were a couple of 8th graders at the practice that i thought had some potential and that i would be able to help them so from that session i started doing a couple of practices a week over the summer which then progressed to daily practices when then progressed to me helping coach the team in the season which then progressed to me being hired full time at the school and taking over the program...i couldn't be happier with the way things have gone and i really enjoy trying to influence and motivate high school kids to achieve more in all areas of their lives"
"i consider theo robertson one of my closest friends...he keeps me up to date on everything going on at cal...he has been a great resource for me when i need some coaching ideas or thoughts on how to motivate some of my players...i do not get to as many games as i would like with our high school schedule and cal's schedule but i did get to the cal vs arizona game last week and enjoyed watching the game"
re: ivan rabb who played against modesto christian sat afternoon
"the first thing that comes to my head with ivan is special...he has great length and athleticism and his timing on blocking shots is excellent...he plays without fouling which is rare in high school...he has excellent touch around the basket with both hands and his footwork make him unguardable 1 on 1 on the post"
re: jeff "dr" wu, the shockster's top target for a 2015 cal preferred walk on slot
"jeff wu has an excellent gpa (3.5+)...he definitely would be good enough to walk on at cal...he has a few mid major schools showing a lot of interest in him though"
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yeah, the bears could've used a brawler like richard midgley tonite vs asu...this year's california golden bears are still awaiting for some alpha males to emerge, to impose their unbreakable will upon the game...coach martin cannot be the alpha leader from the coaching box, guys on the floor next to vocally & aggressively take charge
midgley told me how mentally tough leon powe was when he arrived at cal...powe sometimes lived in cars & flop house hotels with his mom & younger brothers and sisters
nice moment at halftime when richard was able to reconnect with ben braun for the 1st time in 5 years...gotta give braun credit, dude hasn't aged a minute since he roamed the sidelines of haas back in the day
midgley is the head coach at modesto christian, the perennial top basketball program in central california despite a total enrollment of 159 students...the crusaders are currently 14-3 (6-0 in conference play) and despite being a division 2 team may end up playing in the state championship open division...fyi-jeff wu signed with sacramento state
richard is very complimentary of the current bears cal coaching staff & told me they are the hardest working college staff that he's ever been around...jon harris scouted mc last nite
midgley spoke to the king before he enrolled at cal to give his fellow englander the ins & outs of berkeley
richard is one of the top high school coaches in california & is close friends with bishop o'dowd's lou richie who he speaks to on a regular basis...lou told richard that last nite ivan played point guard for part of the game which contributed to his 15 monster assists
midgley is a classy representative of the university of california, berkeley & he & his wife (they met at cal & now live in dublin...california not ireland) are expecting their 1st child this june...after a state championship of course
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