Shocky1;842582683 said:
team: washington huskies
shockster 2015/2016 pac 12 prediction: 9th place
coach: lorenzo "blurred lines" romar
what you need to know about romar: lorenzo is a good man who has made bad choices with respects to troubled players that has resulted in the downward trajectory of the washington basketball program...after a successful run in seattle with 3 sweet sixteen teams romar inexplicably continued to play venoy overton despite allegations that he had raped a minor...overton later was arrested for pimping out underage girls for prostitution & romar's star fell in the eyes of recruits & their moms
what up in seattle?: last year former fresno state transfer robert upshaw was kicked out of school after drug charges & the team went into a tailspin which eventually resulted in a shakeup of more than half the roster...the huskies have missed the ncca tournament the last 4 years while attendance has declined...romar is on the hot seat with basketball apathy at an all time high in seattle...andrew andrews (15.0 ppg & 4.3 apg) is the only experienced d1 player on the roster...there's young talent coming in but how many of the freshmen will transfer out when playing time expectations/team chemistry are an issue?
"after careful consideration and discussions with coach romar, i have decided that it is in my best interests to transfer from the university of washington...while i have enjoyed my time in the dawg pound, with the absolute upheaval surrounding the washington basketball program at this time, now is the time to transfer effective immediately...i would also like to take this opportunity to set the record straight that lindsay brauner's recent tweets that i'm gonna be a guard dog at robert upshaw's trap house are completely baseless and factually inaccurate"
-the washington husky
the washington husky is the 8th member of the program to leave the program:
**mike anderson (out of eligibility)
**shawn kemp jr (out of eligibility)
**jernard jarreau (tulane)
**darin johnson (cal state earthquake)
**gilles dierickx (seattle pacific)
**nigel williams-goss (gonzaga)
**robert upshaw (nba and/or prison)
"after meeting with coach romar it has become abundantly clear that he's heading in an entirely new direction and therefore we will no longer be cheering for the washington huskys at future basketball games"
-washington huskys cheerleaders & dance team
what this means for the bears: the cal staff has an opportunity to actively recruit true student athletes like jaylen nowell in the seattle metro area as the huskies class size imbalance will severely restrict the # of schollys washington can offer for incoming players for several years (kinda like usc football ncca scholly sanctions) regardless of whether romar is retained or not in the future
playing all the incoming freshmen with their playing expectations could create more chemistry problems in seattle
Shocky1;842582662 said:
team: stanford cardinals
shockster 2015/2016 pac 12 prediction: 11th place
coach: johnny "the roadrunner" dawkins
what you need to know about dawkins: the hyperactive roadrunner has the annoying practice of doing a 60 second taliban like lectures in front of the bench with each player (they are not allowed to speak during this very public humiliation) after every substitution in order to publicly embarrass them instead of just letting them sit down...and yeah, johnny is also the worst game managing coach in the pac 12 with less than 5 minutes left in the game which has contributed to the cards missing the ncca tournament 6 out of his 7 years on the farm...beep, beep
what's up in palo alto?: the cardinals 3 best players chasson randle (19.6 ppg), anthony brown (14.8 ppg & 6.9 rpg) & stefen "frankenstein" nastic (13.4 ppg & 6.5 rpg) are all gone leaving only role players like the allen twins (who took sammy singer's stanford offer), enforcer reid travis, skinny big michael humphrey & incoming freshman cameron walker (note to the bears staff: strong gpa recruits from non urban & highly sheltered family backgrounds will almost pick stanford over cal, don't waste your time)
but make no mistake about it, nasty was the fugliest dude in the pac 12 last season
dude scared the **** out of a lot of little children by smiling at them
good thing for nastic is that it is one of life's basic truths that hot girls from academically mediocre schools like oregon and arizona want to date & marry cal, stanford & ivy league grads...so there's always hope for stefen
what this means for the bears: if the bears can push tempo against the non plus 1 athletic cards, a sweep of both pac 12 games is a real possibility this season...and then hopefully stanford athletic director bernard muir will lock up johnny with a 5 year guaranteed contract...look at the mr brightside, with the perennial top 5 worst (along with usc) attendance numbers in collegiate basketball, we can turn maples pavilion into haas south on gameday in palo alto...beep, beep
Shocky1;842619125 said:
utah (9-2) takes down #7 ranked duke 77-75
road warriors#
petalumabear;842619144 said:
I don't agree with you on much but have to give you credit for walking the talk. Our seats are across the court from where you and your daughter sat last night. Good enthusiasm and support. Glad to see you in white last night a more Cal-appropriate color. My Duck son and I really enjoyed the game and it was great seeing the Bears dominate for a change. We're getting there, game by game. Go Bears![ATTACH=CONFIG]5364[/ATTACH]
Shocky1;842619338 said:
a key development vs coppin state was the bears running several sets with the intent to post up jaylen brown down low in the blocks to exploit his height & physicality vs smaller defenders
as virgina plays primarily man to man defense it is to the bears advantage to feed jaylen for high percentage shots in the paint
it should be mentioned that my brother in spiritual yoga enlightenment also got 5 assists & 6 boards
gotta love that guy from atlanta
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=big+grams+fell+in+the+sun&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
namastae#
mikecohen;842619340 said:
But, Shocky: The main feature of their defense is that they pack the paint in derogation of pressuring 3s; so you need to devise another strategy to pass down to Cuonzo and the fellows.
HoopDreams;842619185 said:
[SIZE=5]on one scramble play where the ball went out of bounds, Shocky jumped up and signaled Cal ball. He's a fan and a ref now. What can't this man do?!?!![/SIZE]
Shocky1;842612877 said:
it's kinda like lou richie told me "when ivan touches the ball, good things happen"
https://vimeo.com/45797764
the time is now#
are the bears improving in feeding young ivee down low in the blocks where he can do severe & permanent damage to opponents, are the coaches scheming to put him in opportunities to successfully develop, are his teammates decisively passing him the ball when he successfully flashes open, is ivan posting up strong & a presenting wide target?
note: many of ivan's shots are putbacks on offensive rebounds, that's individual effort not the bears feeding him
rice: 6 out of 8 field goals, 7 offensive boards (13 rebounds total), 2 out of 2 free throws, 14 points
santa barbara: 1 out of 3 field goals, 0 offensive boards (3 rebounds total) 10 out of 10 free throws, 12 points
east carolina: 5 out of 7 field goals, 6 offensive boards (13 rebounds total), 4 out of 6 free throws, 14 points
sam houston: 4 out of 8 field goals, 1 offensive board (5 rebounds), no free throws, 8 points
san diego state: 7 out of 10 field goals, 4 offensive boards (9 rebounds), 4 out of 6 free throws, 18 points
richmond: 6 out of 9 field goals, 3 offensive boards (6 rebounds), 1 out of 3 free throws, 13 points
east carolina: 5 out of 7 field goals, 7 offensive boards (13 rebounds), 4 out of 6 free throws, 14 points
wyoming: 5 out of 5 field goals, 1 offensive board (5 rebounds), 3 out of 3 free throws, 13 points
incarnate word: 5 out of 6 field goals, 2 offensive boards (11 rebounds), 2 of 5 free throws, 12 points
st marys: 7 our of 13 field goals, 4 offensive boards (11 rebounds), 1 out of 1 free throw, 15 points
coppin state: 3 out of 4 field goals, 5 offensive boards (9 rebounds), 7 out of 9 free throws, 13 points
on the season rabb is averaging 12.7 ppg on an amazingly efficient 66.3% & 75/6% on free throws along with 8.5 rpg
yeah, kinda think lou is right
the bears gotta keep building on feeding young ivee until he's taking 15+ (ideally 20) shots every game, that's gonna be necessary for this cal team to reach its elite potential
rabb's gotta authoritatively insist upon the ball with both a physical style of posting up/presenting a wide target & verbal demands for the entry pass
ivan, see that dude to the left in the foto below, that's you my friend...and do you see that little man to the right, that's your sorry azz opponent
got it?
do you know what lou richie told me is his pet peeve about coaching you?...it's you wasting your off the charts athleticism/talent by settling for fadeaway jumpers
that **** is not acceptable, take the ******* basketball decisively & aggressively to the basket thereby causing severe & permanent damage to opponents, this really shouldn't be that complicated...don't even tell me that asha thomas or miss paddlebrooks is meaner than you, ok?
come on, young ivee, let's do this...did you grow up in oaktown or what?
******* mismatch#
Shocky1;842619408 said:
you play with a bunch of [U]sorry broken down azz clowns[/U] (including your [U]myopic[/U] roommate) who missed you on several lobs saturday vs coppin state that could've have resulted in several california earthquake slam dunks despite the fact you were clearly signaling your preference with your hands & fingers pointed upwards...no wonder you got only 4 shots vs the eagles
Shocky1;842619424 said:
Dear Cal basketball players,
How are you?
I am NOT fine.
There's seems to be some miscommunications within the Cal basketball program that I would like to constructively help resolve at this time. I'm a problem solver, ok?
When Ivan Rabb is moving towards the basket with his hands & fingers pointing upwards he is not trying to tell you he loves Astronomy 10 & that he knows the location of Uranus.
The reason he is pointing upwards with his hands & fingers is because he wants you to ******* lob him the ******* basketball.
Young Ivee, you are a businessman. Your office is 5 feet from that basket, that's where you need to post up opposing defenders. Posting up 15 feet from the basket is not you office, that's the ******* unemployment line, ok?
Please turn off your social media devices & get some sleep.
Don't be dumb azzs.
Best regards,
Shocky aka Shay & Taylor's Dad
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concordtom;842619514 said:
You said long ago that you created this blog to attract high school recruits. You admitted that your sophomoric antics are written to attract the attention of young and immature prospects - thus the boob shots and the attempted "hip" lingo. I'm not sure they are reading these critical posts with intrigue, saying to themselves, "Wow, I want to go to Cal!", as you intended.
Editorially speaking, change it up.
Shocky1;842619543 said:
sb & tom, i'm not listening to you
concordtom;842619697 said:
Yeah, and we don't read your blog, either.
NVGolfingBear;842619702 said:
So, uh, what is this post about then...?
concordtom;842619729 said:
lol
+/- The monster class that is now juniors. (old)
- donuts.
- golf.
- daughters.
- ripping on opposing coaches.
- T&A.
- complaining.
+ introduction of any high school player that has tie to Cal basketball.
+/- occasional revelation of something that shouldn't necessarily be revealed (like a non-admitted student's GPA) and something that is an intriguing revelation (like an injury report, or some other inside scoop).
++ the best submissions have been by recruits family members, such as Marcus Lee's brother, though that may not have occurred in this thread (though he [along with Aaron Gordon] was probably one of the original Monster Recruits - neither of whom picked Cal.
- repetition of past posts just to bump the blog to the top of the list without saying anything new.
NVGolfingBear;842619734 said:
Hey you if don't want to read it, well then don't read it...
I like it for the golf references (duh), all Cal support.
And Dana Altman IS a criminal.
