Not too late to change your plans, drop everything and run to Haas
No regrets
No regrets
Shocky1;842591086 said:
the night is gonna be for screaming tonite at haas pavilion...and yeah, wearing a sprinkle of fuschia too
if you see taylor & myself, please say hello, we're very friendly people
insane energy#
Shocky1;842582696 said:
team: ucla bruins
shockster 2015/2016 pac 12 prediction: 5th place
coach: steve "rapist enabler" alford
what you need to know about alford: did you know that he is a "rapist enabler?"
check out the orange county register article: "alford's past paints blurry character portrait"
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/alford-535065-indiana-basketball.html
if steve alford has not protected his star basketball player after he raped the 1st student, then the 2nd victim most likely would have been spared this violent crime
if alford had been a basketball coach at an iowa middle school rather than the head coach at the university of iowa, then he would be in a prison today for his documented role in enabling/facilitating a convicted rapist to escape justice all in the name of his winning a few more basketball games
alford then waited a decade to make an insincere apology as mandated by the ucla athletic director during april of 2013:
"at that time i instinctively and mistakenly came to (pierece's) defense before knowing all the facts...i wanted to believe he was innocent and in response to a media question i publicly proclaimed his innocence before the legal system had run its course"
"that was inappropriate, insensitive and hurtful especially for the young female victim and i apologize for that"
"i have learned and grown from that experience and now understand that such proclamations can contribute to an atmosphere in which similar crimes go unreported and victims are not taken seriously"
why did alford wait over a decade to apologize?
does alford truly feel any responsibility for the 2nd rape victim because of his actions?
steve alford=dana altman=joe paterno
what up in westwood?: the bruins lose stabilizing team leader normal powell (16.4 ppg & 4.7 rpg) & inefficiently underutilized future nba 1st rounder kevon looney (11.6 ppg & to be sorely missed 9.2 rpg)...bryce "whose your daddy" alford (15.4 ppg), tony parker (11.5 ppg & 6.7 rpg) & isaac hamilton (10.6 ppg) were inconsistent last season & will be joined by blue chippers prince ali & aaron holiday & former cal recruit thomas welsh...team chemistry & ball movement along with defensive toughness could be real issues this upcoming season
steve alford's program is now also in the middle of a major academic cheating scandal
http://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2015/10/11/report-former-ucla-adviser-alleges-academic-wr
what this means for the bears: cal is in numerous recruiting battles with ucla for key 2017 prospects but will steve alford still be the coach in westwood given the unrealistic expectations of the ucla donor base?
this is ucla basketball#
Shocky1;842582688 said:
team: arizona state sun devils
shockster 2015/2016 pac 12 prediction: 7th place
coach: bobby "off to the races" hurley
what you need to know about hurley: did you know that despite earning millions in the nba that bobby hurley squandered much of his life's savings & lost his family's horse estate because of financial mismanagement/non performing investments related to the ponies
i dunno maybe bobby can mentor his sun devils re: the fastest mudder in the 3rd race at belmont, the best books in jersey, the tightest slots in vegas & **** like that...when he tells his guys we're off to the races, he means it
what up in tempe?: the sun devils lose their best player shaqueille mckissic but return starters savon goodman (11.2 ppg & 7.6 rpg), gerry blakes (11.1 & 4.2 rpg), eric jacobson (8.3 ppg & 5.9 rpg), point guard tra holder (7.0 ppg & 3.6 apg) & a pair of female best friends forever
during bobby's 1st week on the job in tempe he met with an influential donor group of sun angels & promised them he wouldn't build the program with disgruntled transfers & junior college dudes with criminal records like herbie...hurley promised them he would make asu the duke of the west with guys that excel in the classroom
but then reality got in the way
bobby has already chased off 3 student athletes:
**chance murray
**connor macdougal
**sai tummala
hurley has talked his buffalo point guard torian graham to transfer to asu, signed a junior college big obinna oleka who was suspended at central florida college for "violation of team rules" & also signed maurice o'field from midland community college after running into academic problems at the harvard of the southeast, east tennessee state
bobby is also making a run at 5 star thon maker who intends to arrive at his selected college in january & then leave in march...maker isn't even a one & done, he's more like on the 10 week plan
gotta check with my current 1st wife kat (a sun devil) to see if you can even graduate from asu in 10 weeks, who knows
one thing is known, bobby is no coach k, but his starting 5 is gonna be multiple...that's a sure thing
no wonder asu is the #1 ranked college in the world for producing the most strippers
what this means for the bears: 2 challenging games vs asu this season but that's about it, the sun devils & the bears are recruiting guys with totally different academic profiles...asu fans are gonna eventually figure out that bobby is recruiting a bunch of dumb azzs just like herbie
Shocky1;842581031 said:
what is the biggest area of much critically needed improvement for the cal basketball team if it's going to achieve it's unlimited potential during the upcoming season?
getting the ball to ivan rabb down low in the paint where he can do something offensively with his vast but currently underutilized scoring skills
this is totally on the bears guards & cal coaching staff, wake the **** up...you gotta special talent, try sharing the ******* basketball with him, ok?...guards gotta look for ivan & the coaches gotta scheme better for rabb too
i could tell ivan was getting frustrated during the 1st half with the minimal amount of touches so i yelled at young ivee "ivan, finish with the ball, be selfish baby" as he ran downcourt by me...ivan actually looked at me with a pained look & said "i'm trying"
i feel young ivee's pain...he played for 4 years at bishop o'dowd with his montera middle school best friend point guard paris austin who unselfishly shared the ball with his mcdonald all american teammate in places that ivan could do severe & permanent damage to opponents
then the **** hit the fan...i attended ivan's post high school national high school all star games which were remarkable for the guards like allonzo trier absolutely never sharing the ball, just jacking up off balance 3 pointers...the only way for bigs to score in these playground games is offensive boarding put backs
then the bears went to australia & more of the same with young ivee not put in positions to be successful
let's be real here, if them callifornia golden bears don't figure out a way to feature my boy ivan rabb offensively, then both young ivee & myself are gonna transfer to tami rabb's former school, them sacramento state hornets
and yeah, then i'll start a thread entitled "sacramento state's monster class"
https://vimeo.com/45797764
HoopDreams;842591614 said:
[SIZE=5]was that fun or what??!!!?[/SIZE]
petalumabear;842591670 said:
Loved it Hoop.... Can't wait until Monday night... I'm just out of the frame of this shot... loving it!!
Go Bears!!
Shocky1;842583841 said:
coach martin, coach webster, coach hufnagel, coach jones & coach christopher are killing it on their cellphones with the key targeted prospective student athletes in cal's touch the sky class (2017) & cal's started at the bottom class (2018)
[video=youtube;uxpDa-c-4Mc][/video]
bar20;842591704 said:
I think I see your reflection on the court floor.
petalumabear;842593267 said:
Yes, that's me at center court. I'm the one that everyone complains about. :p
making me feel all the more okay with his retirementShocky1;842593304 said:
... the gauchos fans stormed the floor after the game & celebrated with their laughing players while the bears players quietly stumbled off the floor to the losers' lockerroom...that game cost the bears a ncca tnt bid
i sat directly behind the cal bench in the 1st row & heard coach montomgery put his hands on bird's knees & matter of factly told jabari that he couldn't play him anymore because he was a defensive liability (bird never returned to the game)...
Not sure doing ANYTHING on this board qualifies as doing ANYTHING for Cal Basketball. I sure don't feel my posts add anything, though I do enjoy it tremendously. Maybe the ad revenue trickles down to be supportive, and all my clicks have certainly meant ad revenue for someone! Glad to hear folks are doing tangible stuff, however! Go Califortunate!Shocky1;842593304 said:
(along with califortunate & his wife, this guy has done more behind the scenes for cal basketball than anybody on this board)
Shocky1;842593304 said:
season on the brink#