Shocky1;842513626 said:
cal's touch the sky class (2017) will be critical to continuing the current upward trajectory of the basketball program & is anticipated to be the largest # of signees since cal's monster class (2013)
NYCGOBEARS;842513743 said:
We need a Cal's kiss my azz class.
Shocky1;842513746 said:
well, the 2018 potential class of nor cal phonems jordan brown & elijah hardy hasn't been named yet
what would be the theme song?
Shocky1;842513556 said:
i'm contemplating joining seasoned broadcasters todd mckim & jay john on cal radio broadcasts next season since i go to all the games anyways
todd: tyler dorsey misses his 8th 3 pointer of the night off the front rim, rabb clears the boards to t-wall with a quick pass down the sideline to bird...jabari dribbles to the top of the key, bounce pass to jordan on the wing...he's got a back door pass to a cutting jaylen, slam dunk bears!
jay: that 6 assists for mathews and 23 points for brown as the undefeated bears go up on the ducks by 29 points
todd: time out for oregon, altman is using his final time out and he's clearly not happy screaming at his players, the haas pavilion crowd is on their feet again yelling for the walk ons with 5 minutes and 38 seconds left in the game, the energy tonight is electric!
jay: cal is clearly outplaying oregon but the 3 arrests earlier this week of ducks players isn't helping them at all, this will likely be oregon's 5th straight conference loss
shocky: dana altman is a criminal
todd: ok, we'll take a commercial break during the time out
it could happen#
Shocky1;842508977 said:
the cal staff is actively targeting with an actionable offer ira lee a 6'8"+ 205 lbs power forward from sierra canyon (chatsworth), a top 20 player in the 2017 class
lee missed his sophomore season after undergoing shoulder surgery but is "95%" of the way back now...dude is very physical down low & is currently playing for the oakland soldiers
this is likely gonna be yet another cal, arizona & ucla recruiting battle with ira planning to unofficially visit with his family both berkeley (65% today) & tucson (109% today) this july
ira is a strong student (duke & stanford have also show interest) which is gonna hurt an academically mediocre school like arizona...his decision will focus upon "coaching style, atmosphere and education"
"i like the way they play...coach martin said he'll get me to the next level...i like the way they do things up there...they are trying to build up and win a championship"
-ira lee
lee has already accompanied his sierra canyon teammates to berkeley for one state championship
yeah, ira would an ideal cal fit to replace ivan rabb in 2017 & help them bears touch the sky
the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public (#3 overall) university in the world (including southern california)
Shocky1;842493683 said:
jaylen hands, a dynamic 6'2" 155 lbs point guard from chula vista & a top 20 player in the 2017 class, has been offered by the bears staff
"cal has done a great job of recruiting this year and that's something i'm looking at"
-jaylen hands
jaylen had been considered a ucla lean with arizona running a tight 2nd position but let's be real here, there's a new national powerhouse program in the united states with much stronger academics than both ucla & arizona that's located in the cosmopolitan and diverse san francisco/oakland bay area
jaylen hands would be a potential dynamic impact leader for cal's touch the sky class (2017) to assure the current upward recruiting trajectory of the california golden bears basketball program:
cal's monster class (2013)
cal's doses & mimosas class (2014)
cal's diamonds are forever class (2015)
cal's howlin' at the moon class (2016)
cal's touch the sky class (2017)
cal's unnamed class (2018)*
*the vision is jordan brown, elijah hardy, miles norris & ideally marvin bagley
jaylen has got a busy summer schedule trying out for the team usa squad starting on may 28th & also playing for the compton magic aau team but still intends to unofficially visit berkeley with his dad ronnie who knows coach wyking jones from playground games growing up in inglewood back in the day
the bears staff will be most successful when all 5 coaches (coach martin, huf, tracy, wyking & nicodemus) build relationships with prospective recruits & their families...these 5 guys comprise arguably the most likable & hardest working collegiate basketball staff in the nation, a staff that will compete with anybody including coach cal for any recruit with academic ambition in the united states
some valuable recruiting lessons were learned (from my perspective) this year in chasing guys with overly involved dads/selfish position demands like tyler dorsey & bennie boatwright and guys who lack the necessary academic ambition to flourish at cal like brandon sampson (no ncca qualifying score) but obviously the diamonds are forever class (2015) has transformed the #1 public university in the world to an epic turning point on the basketball court that even pudgy noted donuts expert sean miller has conceded that cal could win the national championship this upcoming season
this **** is getting live
do you got your season tix(s) at haas?...why not?...man, you don't wanna be like that lupe fiasco
this is cal basketball#
Quote:
Dear Shocky,
As the newly appointed Chancellor of the University of Nevada Las Vegas, I am pleased to share with you that many of your thoughtful suggestions have been incorporated as action items in my innovative "2020 UNLV Academic Game Plan: Transforming Sin City's #1 Ranked Public University into the Future" as follows:
*****Escort agenices will no longer be allowed on campus for the spring job fair.
*****Stripper poles have been removed from many campus libraries.
*****The admissions department will no longer give preference to those with GED certification or falsified transcripts from non existent high schools.
*****The casino parking valet major has been signficantly revamped & strengthened.
*****All incoming student athletes will be required to pass a rigorous criminal background check with potential academic consequences for those with multiple felonies.
*****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
Shocky1;842513982 said:
"california, arizona, ucla, stanford and sdsu are the main schools i'm hearing from"
-jaylen hands
jaylen will be unofficially visiting arizona august 7th (visiting a dump like tucson with summer desert temps will be a lot of fun) & hopefully cal too...generally speaking i never get too excited re: any west coast prospect until they make an unofficial visit with their family to berkeley, it's a key indicator of a targeted recruit's serious interest in the bears
the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked pubic (#3 overall) university in the world
Shocky1;842514109 said:
"pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding"
-jaylen brown
anybody still wondering if jb is a good fit at the university of california, berkeley?
expand your mind (and your game)#
Shocky1;842478758 said:
marvin bagley iii, a 6'10" phenom from corona del sol high school (tempe) is from gilbert (an upper middle class suburb of phx) is ranked as the #1 player in the 2018 class
my yoga classmate buddy padraig o'brien (a highly respected basketball trainer that has worked with 5 lottery picks & kingsley okoroh) told me that marvin is an excellent student in the classroom with a strong academic focus & that his parents (dad is the head coach of the phoenix phamily 2018 youth basketball team) are very strict (and highly religious) & won't let their son's recruitment turn into a circus...a major factor that will damage the recruiting efforts of arizona & arizona state is the family's concerns re: the lack of diversity in arizona (greater detail can only be shared directly with the staff)
so i asked padraig this week how good is marvin, a freshman this year in high school, compared to the pac 12's best players
padraig smiled & told me that bagley would've won the pac 12 mvp award this year...by a large margin
Shocky1;842514294 said:
this program [Arizona] ...it's currently being slowly run into the ground
south bender;842514324 said:
Yes, it is really being run into the ground. Last year, AZ only made it to the Elite Eight. As it did two other times in the 6 years Miller has been there. Lute was there 24 years, won it all one year, his 14th year at AZ, made it to the Final Four 2 other times, and the Elite Eight 3 times. In Lute's first 6 years, there was one Final Four and no Elite Eights.
What a horrible showing by Miller!
Shocky1;842514580 said:
them 2015/2016 california golden bears got 4 potential nba 1st rounders (3 are potential lottery picks) & the entire starting 5 lineup could be all pac 12 1st teamers
sluggo_Cal;842514590 said:
2 potential lottery picks, Brown and Rabb. Wallace and Bird are likely to be second round picks if they are drafted. Mathews is not a good enough athlete though he should make money playing basketball somewhere in the world. Domingo is interesting. I am excited, too, this is the most talented team I have ever seen at Cal, but the NBA stuff is crazy talk.
Sluggo
BeachedBear;842514658 said:
#WeMakeMen ....
I wonder what the Biology Department's take is on that....
Shocky1;842514595 said:
sluggo, my source for the bears potentially having 3 future lottery picks is a nba front office executive/golf buddy of mine...t-wall is on that team's lottery evaluation/scouting radar, 6'5"+ unselfish point guards with good vision that can shoot with both hands & rebound are a prized commodity these days in the league
agreed that right now bird projects no better than an unlikely 2nd round draft choice but by the time jabari graduates in 2 seasons from now he has the physical tools to play himself into the nba 1st round if he continues to mature with much greater intensity & toughness particularly on d, his motor is a real question mark
people have been underestimating jordan mathews all his life...he could potentially lead the pac 12 in 3 point shooting either of the next 2 seasons & i expect him to be a pac 12 1st teamer before he earns his degree...and yeah, mathews will have pro ball opportunities but he's also already shown considerable business savvy interning last summer & this summer in downtown san francisco
sluggo_Cal;842514682 said:
Shocky, my source is myself. I believe Wallace is on some lists, and there is an outside chance that he sneaks into the first round, but the lottery is very, very unlikely. Do you know how many senior guards from power conferences have been lottery picks in the last five years? Zero. There have been only three from non-power conferences (Jimmer, Damien Lillard, and CJ McCollum). I think highly of his pro potential. His left-handed face up game is similar in style to Manu Ginobili and James Harden. But it won't work at that level when you can't hit the three or free throws. His shot needs to be rebuilt, and given that it has not happened so far, I doubt that will happen until he is in the pros. To his advantage, he is the proper age for his year, unlike most players who are held back or start late.
Bird had the physical tools to dominate in high school. But not in college, much less the pros. He peaked at 17. It happens, it is no one's fault. Mathews may end up being a great college player, he is already very good, but he is 4 inches too short given his game. Domingo has good pro wing size and looked great in high school. And the pros love shooters. I have high hopes for him.
Sluggo
Bearprof;842513168 said:
Shocky or any connected person,
Any chance they will bring back the 1 hr call in radio program after Cal games? They killed it a couple of years ago, but with the renaissance of the team I wonder whether they can reinstate it. I often enjoyed it, especially after a good win.
SFBearz;842514737 said:
What's the word on Mitch Lightfoot? Cal just offered but is he already a Stanford lean?
