Shocky1;842811713 said:
the oregon state beavers (5-24) have been banged up this season with injuries as the beavs best player 6'8" 220 lbs tres tinkle (20.2 ppg & 8.3 rpg) has been sidelined with a broken left wrist but are playing much better lately including a 68-67 buzzer beating victorious home upset of the utah utes
oregon state is led by sharpshooter 6'4" 175 lbs stephen thompson jr (16.4 ppg with an out of character 34.0% on 3 pointers & a team high 3.2 apg), 6'10" 250 lbs drew eubanks (14.9 ppg & 8.4 rpg) & 6'4" 185 lbs jaquori mclaughlin (11.0 ppg)
this is gonna be a battle of the 2 worst passing teams in the league, cal is 11th with 12.8 apg & oregon state is 12th in the pac 12 with 11.9 apg...the #1 key offensively for a bears victory will be to relentlessly impose our will & feed young ivee, kam & the king in the paint...rooks played his best low post game of the season vs oregon with 10 points on 4 of 4 field goals, we gotta build on that...if the bears can target eubanks & get him in foul trouble, the beavs are gonna be ******
the bears also gotta push tempo & transition buckets like they did in in corvallis, outlet passes gotta be crisper & more decisive
defensively the staff gotta learn from our schematic mistakes in palo alto & not leave whoever is guarding drew eubanks alone on an island without support...when eubanks (whose got a little reid travis to his game) makes his bull rushes at the basket, defensive help needs to arrive with the other big standing upright with their hands straight up & the guards/wings digging out his dribbles for thefts...and stephen thompson needs to be accounted for everywhere on the court with lockdown d, he's a different player when there's a hand in his face, thompson cannot operate at a high level without room to breathe
yeah the bears gotta compete for 40 minutes like their hairs are on ******* fire
let's do this#
mdbear;842816175 said:
I am disappointed because I know Henry and think he would have been a great addition to Cal next year. However, as I pointed out in a previous post, the Caruso family has very close ties to Santa Clara. Henry's parents and uncle went there, and one of his sisters is currently enrolled there. Aside from that, it is the closest school geographically to his grandparents, with whom he is extremely close, and who love to watch him play. I think Henry will be a success regardless of where he attends graduate school and wish him all the best at Santa Clara.
Shocky1;842816171 said:
my favorite story re: misinformed racist name calling was during my freshmen year in berkeley & i was on a run during finals week trying to burn off some stress
so i'm halfway up strawberry canyon when a car full of fat azz white dudes yell out the window at me "go back to jamaica"
and i remembering smiling & thinking yeah i sure would rather be in jamaica right now, ya mon
Shocky1;842816251 said:
cal's monster class exclusive announcement: after market branding research of the targeted market segment with the overpriced consulting analyis of beggar ed inc., there is now an official name change to jamaica's monster class
I love it.Shocky1;842816673 said:
funny moment: sitting behind the railing at center court across the floor from the cal bench for the final 5 minutes (sat around 10 rows up most of the game, it's basically open seating), i noticed during a full time out that 3 of the pac 12 tournament correspondents working in the media row in front of me were reading cal's monster class
don't be a dumb azz#
Shocky1;842816673 said:
funny moment: sitting behind the railing at center court across the floor from the cal bench for the final 5 minutes (sat around 10 rows up most of the game, it's basically open seating), i noticed during a full time out that 3 of the pac 12 tournament correspondents working in the media row in front of me were reading cal's monster class
don't be a dumb azz#
Shocky1;842816666 said:
left to right, charlie "the floor general" moore, stephen "in san francisco" domingo, jabari "nba motor" bird, ivan "raiders nation" rabb, kingsley "get that **** out of here" okoroh & sammy "lockdown d" singer
this team plays its best basketball when it dominates the boards, the ferocious +13 rebounding margin this afternoon was the difference
we needed an unexpected catalyst/contributor to move forward this late in the grueling season & stephen provided that necessary ghiradelli square spark of caffeine with his vital 10 points in only 18 minutes, no whipped cream on top
charlie looked more comfortable out there, love how he never lets his emotions (negative) get revealed on his gameday poker face, he's gonna just keep competing regardless of how the ball bounces
jabari played with a nba motor for 20 points, the seal the deal attacking 3 point play was vintage bird man...he also played with a reliable handle which resulted in 3 assists & only 1 turnover
this game could've been a blowout which would've resulted in more rest for tomorrow's 2:30 battle with utah when sammy made a bench wild azz celebrating layup in transition, i could clearly see from my viewing spot that he was fouled, singer did not dip his shoulder into the happy feet osu defender who was not set...that would've pushed the lead to 10 early in the 2nd half & changed the momentum of the game...instead sam was called for a fake charge with the basket taken away which resulted in a tighter game...but that's reality, the worst call of the season didn't stop our guys from battling thru adversity/rough moments
the tighter game resulted in the bird & young ivee playing 36 minutes & charlie 31 minutes
the bears are gonna need major bench production again tomorrow...it will be a major advantage having already played a game at the fuchsia inspired t-mobile arena...it's a pro style arena with deep backgrounds unlike most college venues & i expect the utes to struggle a bit from the perimeter as they adjust to the new arena
sure hope the cal fans in attendance make more noise tomorrow, the road trip students/band & spirit team did a good job yelling their azzs off along with winning the pizza box race against their oregon state counterparts who tried to cheat by not picking up all the boxes, that **** is not acceptable
life is not linear (4 games in 4 days)#:axe:axe:axe:axe
