Shocky1;842806009 said:
for mutts like us we appreciate that refugees fight the odds to relocate around the globe, to create better lives for themselves & their families in a safe harbor
[video=youtube;73g8I2KebD4][/video]
love for the beautiful people of south sudan#
the university of california, berkeley=epicenter of the civil rights & free speech movements in the united states of america
HoopDreams;842805972 said:
[SIZE=5]It's a good time to again thank Jason Kidd, NBA champion, 10-time All-Star, two-time Olympic gold medalist, head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks and one of the greatest Golden Bears in history, for his endowment of [COLOR="#000080"]The Jason Kidd Scholarship for Cal men's basketball with a $1 Million + donation[/COLOR][/SIZE]
[SIZE=5]"Cal has always been home. Growing up in the Bay Area and then being able to attend Cal, I had two of the most incredible years there and I've always taken pride in wearing the Cal shirt and being able to say I'm a Golden Bear," said Kidd, who arrived from St. Joseph Notre Dame High School in Alameda as two-time state champion and consensus high school player of the year. "The vision behind The Jason Kidd Scholarship endowment is to help the next youth player and family. Being able to give back to the community and to a great school like Cal is a dream come true for me and my family."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=5]More about this in this expanded article....[/SIZE]
[SIZE=5][COLOR="#000080"]http://www.calbears.com/news/2017/2/7/inside-the-lair-gift-from-a-cal-legend.aspx[/COLOR][/SIZE]
[SIZE=5]Yeah, everyone at Cal roots for Jason Kidd[/SIZE]
[SIZE=5]But there is one person on this planet that cringes every time he sees a Cal uniform. It brings back nightmares of the Kidd-lead Bears crushing his national championship Dukies on route to the Sweet Sixteen[/SIZE]
[SIZE=5]Yeah, ASU Coach Bobby Hurley doesn't want to see the Cal Bears. Doesn't want to relive the nightmare.[/SIZE]
Shocky1;842806017 said:
cal's monster class exclusive announcement:
french big man olivier sarr made an official visit to berkeley with his maman et papa which included the colorado game on super bowl sunday...he's originally from toulouse (located in southern france near the spanish border) & has played for insep & the centre federal du basket-ball
sarr's build is very similar to marcus lee, my take in seeing him in person is that he's 6'11"+ & around 210-215 lbs...as the video shows he's an explosive shot blocker with instinctual timing & an active rebounder/defender along with an aggression for slam dunking (that's something i'm trying to coach up the king, don't dribble just flush the ball)
[video=youtube;3hMcqrhz7AM][/video]
olivier is a 2017 prospect that's articulate (stanford has been in the mix), a true citizen of the world & plays with the elite hops needed for cal's go all the way up class (2017)
the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public (#3 overall) university in the world (including paris which is the san francisco of europe)
Shocky1;842798551 said:
i've extended an invitation to coach marco to host the entire cal basketball traveling party on thurdsay february 9th (the evening after the asu game in tempe) at dominicks steak house in north scottsdale along with taylor (center) & her girlfriend julianna...not sure if that's gonna work with travel logistics & everything, it's just an open invitation
kinda curious to see how many wagyu filets kam & the king could power down
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truffle butter#:nono::nono::nono:
concordtom;842806183 said:
Now THIS is why we come to the Monster Thread!
So, he looks good, and I appreciate you breaking the news.
However, he looks more like 6'9" in the vids. Maybe he's grown to 6'10" with the obligatory lying inch (must be the shoes).
Even King told me he is "merely" 6'11 3/4".
I wonder how and Jordan will look side by side in 2018!
Still would need at least another big guy. Like, we currently have ZERO bigs for 2018 - the bar is open!
Shocky1;842806295 said:
my fellow mutt of mixed descent olivier sarr (moms is european, dad is black) is on a glamorous tour of the united states of america with a decision expected thereafter, this is gonna be a collegiate decsision with 50 year implications:
cal: the #1 ranked public (#3 overall) university in the world located in america's most european city, the beautifully diverse san francisco bay area, in a highly successful west coast basketball program with other high character true student athletes coached up (multiple guys developed & currently playing in the nba) by a caring coaching staff (including most importantly, shocky) in a family environment
central florida: academically mediocre school located in one of the most summertimes humid flat locations on planet earth...johnny dawkins has coached his team for 4 losses in their last 5 games, some things never change
wake forest: good school academically located adjacent to the fabulous recently restored coore & crenshaw old town golf club & a tobacco factory/cigarette headquarters...great place to learn about slavery & subtle discrimination...danny manning is a good man
vanderbilt: very good school academically but nasty humid hot in the summer & freezing azz cold in the winters, 15 minutes of nice weather each spring & fall...bryce drew is an emerging but still unproven coach, rocky start in nashville with a 12-12 record this season
the search for the truth (what are your values?)#:patriot:
HoopDreams;842806528 said:
socaltownie;842806539 said:
You left out honestly the best part of that quote in this season of horrific political farce
"And as the moon rose higher the inessential houses began to melt away until gradually I became aware of the old island here that flowered once for Dutch sailors’ eyes—a fresh, green breast of the new world. Its vanished trees, the trees that had made way for Gatsby’s house, had once pandered in whispers to the last and greatest of all human dreams; for a transitory enchanted moment man must have held his breath in the presence of this continent, compelled into an sthetic contemplation he neither understood nor desired, face to face for the last time in history with something commensurate to his capacity for wonder."
For Fitzgerald there is this wonderful tension between his rejection of the American Dream and yet his simulatanious understanding and appreciation for why it has a hold on us. It is wonderfully UNironic in this age of irony. It reminds us, like baseball, of all that has been good in America and what can be good again (yeah - you saw what I did there - appropriate another great ending in american letters;-)
HoopDreams;842806521 said:
[SIZE=5]smiles all around[/SIZE]
Chapman_is_Gone;842806397 said:
You don't know jack about Nashville. It is nicer than the Bay Area in quite a few ways.
calbear80;842806549 said:
I hope he decides to come to Cal. We could use another big man because Rabb will be going pro after this year and there has been talk that Rooks may not be returning for next year.
Go Bears!
Shocky1;842806027 said:
olivier sarr competed for france's fiba 17 team in this summer's world games in zaragoza spain that was attended by coach martin whose primary goal was to stay closer to jordan brown & not keep him further afar
life changes (24 secondes)#
NewYorkCityBear;842806422 said:
I will be at the Oregon game. I will make a citizen's arrest of Dana Altman because he is a criminal.
Shocky1;842744176 said:
Dear Shocky
How are you?
I am fine.
Just read your last post re: them walk ons & thought that now might be a good time to remind you of your responsibilities & my responsibilities, ok?
Your responsibilities:
***Golf
***Yoga/meditation & **** like that
***Global warming & the cal basketball program's carbon footprint on earth
***Gameday energy & attendance including season tix(s) sales
***Stormin' the floor
***GPAs & academic achievement including the attainment of Cal degrees
***Cal's Go All the Way Up Class (2017)
***Cal's Started at the Bottom Class (2018)
***Cal's Pokemon Go Class (2019)
***In game strategy including entry/lob passes to Young Ivee, Kam & the King
***Fashion development for all student athletes
***Winning championships
My responsibilities:
***Haircuts
***Pregame player introduction theme song (and trust me, just like I ignored your request for Kayne's Diamonds are Forever last season I'm gonna ignore your request for Fat Joe's Go All the Way Up this season)
***When the **** them walk ons get into the game & when the **** they don't get into the game
Look, Roberta tells me I gotta be nicer to you & not always keep you further afar but back in East St Louis we had a name for guys like you.
Dead.
Best Regards
Coach Martin
Shocky1;842806571 said:
agreed, if your uneducated & your annual income is less than $20k a year, if you love country music, if you enjoy nasty humid azz summers & freezing azz winters & if your 30+ lbs overweight & think shoneys is fine dining, then nashville is quite a bit nicer than the san francisco bay area in quite a few ways
all you can eat (with piped in garth brooks)#
Chapman_is_Gone;842806624 said:
"If your uneducated..." LOL what more needs to be said.
You are an anger-filled arrogant borderline autistic idiot. I'd rather spend the day with the many nice people of Nashville than with you--it's not even close. We'd probably go down to East Nashville, get some delicious chicken and sweet tea amid the fireflies, and then watch John Paul Jones play Bluegrass in a joint that only seats 75.
If you are one of the first contacts any of our recruits has with the University of California, then God help us.
NVGolfingBear;842806629 said:
Come on Chapman...he is poking the bear and you're growling. Stop growling and he won't poke the bear anymore (I suspect, though maybe not).
BeachedBear;842806635 said:
Although I'm confident you're response is in jest (and I think it is funny) - I don't think Shocky is enlightened enough to see it that way. My fear is your response to Chapman's retort, just fuels the bear poker.
FWIW, I thought Shocky stepped over the line with his response to Chapman. He responded to a comment about a Nashville, with a personal attack - which is against the rules of this board. I was going to chime in, but Chapman can stand up for himself (and did). Sometimes we have to push back on the fools to make sure they don't ruin it for everybody.
