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Interview with New California Golden Bear Chris Adcock
by TwistNHook on Feb 8, 2010 3:00 AM PST
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On February 3, 2009, offensive lineman Chris Adcock sent in his Letter Of Intent to enroll at Cal and play for the Golden Bears. He played left tackle, deep snapper, and defensive tackle at the high school level. My understanding is that they are looking for him to play Center eventually at Cal. It looks like he has a lot of versatility and the intelligence to pick up several positions. From his official website (linked above), check this out:
GPA-4.0, Ranked 1st in class.
SAT= Verbal and Math =1420/1600, Math=760/800
Ok, those were better numbers than I had applying to Cal! And I completely lack any athletic skill. This guy is the total package! And, to illustrate his intelligence, he agreed to do an interview with the California Golden Blogs. After the jump, see his thoughts on why he chose Cal, who his friends on the team are, and his thoughts on becoming one of the newest Bears. Many thanks to Chris Adcock for his time here! Welcome aboard, Chris! GO BEARS!
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Golden Nuggets: Cal Reclaims First Place in Pac-10 Standings
by Berkelium97 on Feb 7, 2010 7:00 PM PST
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After the 25-0 fiasco on Thursday, Cal showed some much needed toughness and resilience in its win over UCLA.
"We've been losing games down the stretch," point guard Jerome Randle said, "so we wanted to be aggressive and get a big lead this time."
Patrick Christopher and Theo Robertson each scored 20 points, as Randle (14 points, six assists) took his foot off the pedal and calmly led the offense against UCLA's zone defense.
Cal is now 14-0 when it shoots over 46 percent.
"We started slowly, made a couple of substitutions, got some energy and started playing very well," Cal coach Mike Montgomery said. "Jerome did a marvelous job running the team. He was patient and never panicked."
The Bruins (11-12, 6-5) scored on 10 of 11 possessions early and led 22-8 eight minutes in.
That's when reserves Markhuri Sanders-Frison and Omondi Amoke gave the Bears a push, literally, around the glass and defensively.
After Montgomery had gone small and started third guard Jorge Gutierrez, Sanders-Frison and Amoke turned the game around with 12 rebounds, seven offensive. Cal outrebounded UCLA 31-23.
"That's my job, to bring some energy and be the enforcer," said the 6-foot-8, 275-pound Sanders-Frison, who also had six points and a steal in 25 minutes.
He has been bothered by back spasms and foul trouble, but he only had one foul Saturday - "a record," he said, smiling.
Sanders-Frison went barreling over a cameraman in the second half, this after he butted heads with UCLA bruiser Reeves Nelson early. Nelson, ineffective the rest of the game, was diagnosed with a concussion afterward.
Two days earlier, it was Cal that was jarred, outscored 25-0 at one point in a loss at USC. But the Bears had their own 25-point margin, a 33-8 run, against the Bruins.
After the jump we have more on Cal's win over UCLA and a recap of women's basketball's bizarre loss to UCLA (a game that was scoreless 10 minutes in).
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Super Bowl Open Thread
by Berkelium97 on Feb 7, 2010 3:01 PM PST
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Use this thread to discuss the game, commercials, and, if you really feel like it, you can discuss the halftime show here too.
If you don't know who to root for, remember that former Bear Scott Fujita plays for the Saints.
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Cal Bears Avenge Loss to Bruins, Come Home In First Place
by ragnarok on Feb 7, 2010 3:09 AM PST
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Well, it wasn't how you draw it up, but the Bears are returning home off a tough four-game road trip in sole possession of first place, so I for one can't complain too much.
Looking at the four-game stretch of @ASU, @Arizona, @USC, @UCLA a couple weeks ago, it seemed that an unlikely 4-0 performance would give them complete control of the Pac-10, 3-1 would set them up nicely, 2-2 is where things would get dicey, and 1-3 or worse and ... well, that didn't happen, so I don't want to talk about it. Turns out, I underestimated the mediocrity of this conference, where merely splitting on the road and waiting for all your rivals to lose is apparently a winning strategy.
But before I get lost in big-picture analysis, there's the little matter of the Bears pulling out a rare win in Pauley Pavilion on Saturday to discuss. Now, this may be one of the most talent-starved Bruin teams we've seen in quite some time, a young team that has yet to see the high side of .500 this season, but a win in Pauley is still a win on the road against a team that came into the game tied for first place. The outcome was not a given, and given the way the Bears opened up the game, for a time it looked doubtful.
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Cal-UCLA Postgame Thread: Bears Wreck Bruins in Pauley
by Avinash on Feb 6, 2010 3:35 PM PST
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To discuss what appears to be the ugliest women's basketball game ever, click here for the Cal-UCLA women's open thread.
Well, 2-2 was where most of thought this team would be on this road visit. It wasn't exactly ideal basketball after the ASU victory, but I guess if you get the opportunity to win in Pauley by double digits, you'll take it and run with it. Robertson, Christopher and Randle all brought the best of their games for the final 30 minutes, and the defensive intensity and ball movement were superb. We've finally gutted those little Bruins.
Five questions to ponder about this road trip:
1) Was it a successful road trip?
2) Which team will give us the most trouble the rest of the way?
3) Who played the best on this road trip? Who needs some work?
4) What are the key adjustments Mike Montgomery has to make down the stretch?
5) How much fun was it to FINALLY beat UCLA?
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Cal Women vs. UCLA Game Thread
by norcalnick on Feb 6, 2010 1:30 PM PST
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Cal Women (6-4, 12-9) vs. UCLA (7-3, 14-7)
Time: 2:00 PM PST
TV: CSN Bay Area
Radio: CalBears.com
Streams: No official streams
Scroll down to the thread below to discuss the Cal-UCLA men's hoops game. This thread is for the women's game.
It's odd that Cal's most important regular season game is coming just past the halfway point in the Pac-10 season, but that's the situation the Bears are in. If Cal beat UCLA, Stanford beats USC (very likely) and ASU beats WSU (very likely), there will be a four way tie for second with Cal, UCLA, USC, and ASU - all at 7-4. If Cal loses the Bears will fall all the way down to 5th. But beyond conference standings, UCLA is a potential NCAA team and if the Bears notch a win they can start thinking about (admittedly unlikely) scenarios that would lead to the NCAA tournament. So how will the Bears beat UCLA? Hit the jump and we'll break it down!
Cal looks for a better result against UCLA after losing in LA.
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Cal Men @ UCLA Game Thread
by norcalnick on Feb 6, 2010 12:00 PM PST
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Time: 1:00 PM PST/4:00 PM EST
TV: CBS
Radio: KFRC 1550 AM
Streams: Post links in comments
The Cal men will take the floor at Pauley Pavilion with a chance to turn their season around. Despite painful losses to UCLA at Haas, to Arizona last Saturday, and to USC on Thursday, the Bears are in 1st place in the Pac-10. Wait, what? First? Yes, the Pac-10's continual mediocrity means that Arizona, Cal, UCLA and Arizona St. all sit at 6-4. If the Bears win today they will take the first steps toward atoning for both their ugly performance against UCLA earlier in the season and their recent two game losing streak. So, how do the Bears match up?
| Oeff | Deff | Tempo | eFG% | TO% | Off Reb% | FTA/FGA | |
| Cal | 117.6 (6) | 93.6 (70) | 71.2 (43) | 52.1 (54) | 18 (46) | 34.7 (108) | 35.4 (223) |
| UCLA | 103.8 (131) | 97.8 (119) | 65.5 (266) | 52.2 (52) | 21.2 (190) | 30.3 (260) | 37.3 (179) |
Just like the last time Cal faced the Bruins, Cal has the advantage in most every category, with the notable exception in the ability to get to the line. Surely the Bears would have beaten an overmatched Bruins team in the friendly confines of Haas, right? So why did the Bears lose last time? Well, Cal shooting 2-18 from 3 while UCLA shot 9-20 might have had something to do with it. We Cal fans chalked up the game to bad luck and moved on, but perhaps, considering Cal's recent performance, losing to UCLA wasn't as flukey as well all thought. UCLA has taken advantage of good fortune and steadily improved while Cal appears to have regressed. Hit the jump for more UCLA analysis and the game thread.
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Cal Turns Around For UCLA Must-Win; Q&A With Bruins Nation
by Avinash on Feb 6, 2010 3:00 AM PST
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For the third time in four games, the Bears will be fighting for at least a share of the lead in the Pac-10. A loss to the Bruins would put them in dire straits, as UCLA would own the head-to-head tiebreaker. Cal is running out of chances to prove themselves before the curtain comes down on what looked to be a promising season.
To say the least, Cal should and must win this game if they really want to be considered for an at-large bid. A sweep to the worst UCLA team in a decade would be nothing short of disastrous and pretty much put us in the same position as every other team in the conference--win the tournament to get in. Yuck.
We take a look at the revitalized Bruins with the help of ryebreadraz of Bruins Nation, who was kind enough to answer our questions about UCLA hoops.
1) Malcolm Lee seems to be struggling a lot. Is he really a good fit at the point guard spot?
Well, he's as good of a fit as this team has. Since moving from the shooting guard to the point guard spot, Lee has lost much of his aggressiveness going to the rim and coupled with his poor shooting (under 10% from three in Pac-10 play), his scoring has nosedived. Once UCLA's most dangerous penetrator and only player who can really create his own shot, Lee now focuses on initiating the offense and not turning the ball over. After the horrid point guard play the Bruins got early in the season, the limited turnovers is the best we can ask for from the point guard spot and Lee is providing it.
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