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Cal Men's BBall 11.24.09 Jacksonville Open Thread

Cal men's BBall looks to get back on track after a rough weekend in Madison Square Garden.  They face the Jacksonville Dolphins.  Which means a)hopefully Cal can win and b)people will make a wide variety of painfully unfunny Ragnarok-Dolphin jokes.  I'm looking at you, Royrules. 

Regarding a), the game is currently set as follows:

California Golden Bears (2-2) vs. Jacksonville Dolphins (0-1)
Tuesday, Nov. 24, 7:30 p.m. (PT), Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, Calif.
Radio: KFRC 1550 AM TV: None

There does not appear to be any TV, but you can watch it online here.  The Jacksonville Dolphins official site breaks down the matchup here:

And they have some game notes (Caution: PDF) here.  Keep an eye on Ben Smith, who was a pre-season Atlantic Sun Conference "Player Of The Year."  He also writes for Politico.com, so hopefully he will be tired out from that.  Use this as your Open Thread for the game.  GO BEARS!

Regarding b), just stop it.  Those jokes are so played.

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Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 6:40 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh, if this works....

….then YOU ROCK!!

I am in Rhode Island for the holiday and californiagoldenblogs was my only hope!

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 7:05 PM PST up reply actions  

IT WORKS

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!! Listening to monty being interviewed by roxie right now….

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 7:28 PM PST up reply actions  

Can you believe it’s been 40 years since Toyota opened up on Shattuck and University?

NOBODY BEATS BERKELEY!

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 7:31 PM PST up reply actions  

THEY NEVER HAVE AND THEY NEVER WILL!

GO BEARS!

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 7:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Southerners… gotta love ’em

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 6:43 PM PST reply actions  

Mississippi

Did you hear about that thing with the KKK?

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by Rated-R Superstar on Nov 24, 2009 6:45 PM PST up reply actions  

Mississippi has a handful of fans that make them look really bad (there were like 10 people, right?)

Just like Cal does.

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 6:48 PM PST up reply actions  

on the other hand, our students don’t shout “the south will rise again”

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by norcalnick on Nov 24, 2009 7:48 PM PST up reply actions  

So, Thoroughrbed...

what say you now about our Madison debacle?
What say you about Monty’s ability to bring in the guys necessary for this team, his ability to make coaching adjustments, etc?
Or maybe you want me to just shut up and be happy with a top 30 team.

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 7:07 PM PST reply actions  

well, we didn’t lose to fullerton, portland, montana, lmu, sac state, san diego, tamu-cc, oral roberts, etc… that’s for sure

wait and see. he’s got quite the track record, and i don’t feel like he’s lost much of a step. it was just weird that he inherited a team that was so much different from his traditional looks. i think the size of the guards we brought in will be very helpful (it’s not like there are many teams that have crazy size in ncaa hoops)

i’m not here to stop you, but i feel it’s going to take to become an elite in Pac-10 (realistically, we could be seen as 2nd/3rd program in the Pac-10, I feel – UCLA will always have a better profile, just or not). it seems like the CA talent isn’t there until the 2012-2013 recruits, so we’ll see how we do as national recruiters until then. some very promising youngins in oakland tho

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 7:20 PM PST up reply actions  

‘wait and see’ as in i’m withholding judgment as to how he performs in that area

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 7:22 PM PST up reply actions  

yes, i guess you already answered me on this by throwing in the towell on the recruiting front vs. UCLA and Furd.
I guess I don’t necessarily buy that.
I think “Monty” and “Cal” has as good a profile as anyone.
So I get too frustrated….

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 7:36 PM PST up reply actions  

well, year-to-year, any team in the Pac-10 can have the ‘best’ class. i just argue that we have to wait and see over a few years to judge the talent he brings in.

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 7:38 PM PST up reply actions  

But monty is no spring chicken – he’s got a somewhat shortened window and can’t go thru a huge rebuilding process. Gotta do it now.

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 7:41 PM PST up reply actions  

it’s not like we signed a buncha scrubs! all were highly ranked (constituting the ‘17th ranked class’ so far), including a bouncy 6’8" forward. you only have so many scholarships per position! ryan anderson was 3 star.. etc etc

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 7:46 PM PST up reply actions  

by throwing in the towell

You should really get back on the recruiting trail, Tbred. Monty doesn’t appreciate your lack of effort

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by norcalnick on Nov 24, 2009 7:49 PM PST up reply actions  

How bout them Clips, baby? PLAYOFFS? Playoffs.

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 7:22 PM PST up reply actions  

Please, MAC Tuesday football is on.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 24, 2009 7:23 PM PST up reply actions  

Ball State – Western Michigan:

GET SOME.

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 7:25 PM PST up reply actions  

From Faraudo

Talked briefly with Theo Robertson, who said several doctors have checked his MRI results and that he does not have a stress fracture in his right foot.

"Things are looking up," he said. "It’s nothing major."

Robertson missed both games at Madison Square Garden last week and will not face Jacksonville tonight at Haas Pavilion because of the injury. He said the pain in the upper portion of his right foot, just below the ankle, is about the same as it was last weekend, and isn’t sure when he’ll be ready to play again.

He’s unlikely to be ready by Sunday against Princeton, but it doesn’t appear the injury will keep him sidelined long-term.

"I’m tired of the injury thing," he said, alluding to surgeries on his hip the past two off-seasons.

Robertson was in street clothes, wearing a boot on his foot, while his teammates warmed up for Jacksonville. The senior small forward from De La Salle HS averaged 18 points in Cal’s first two games.

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 7:25 PM PST reply actions  

COME ON THEO!

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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 24, 2009 7:29 PM PST up reply actions  

Happiness!

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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 24, 2009 7:42 PM PST up reply actions  

Maybe why DJ hasn't seen much time

He’s had a pinky injury according to Bernstein and McKim

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 7:34 PM PST reply actions  

Randle is … taller.. than their PG?!?!

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 7:39 PM PST reply actions  

Alternate universe!!!

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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 24, 2009 7:41 PM PST up reply actions  

I could not have imagined him becoming the player he is. 2 years ago? I’d have said no way. I am really impressed that he’s looking even better than last year. PC is looking worse, so far.

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 7:42 PM PST up reply actions  

Explain to me again why they never show FT’s on this feed?

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 7:44 PM PST reply actions  

it’s the stadium scoreboard feed

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by norcalnick on Nov 24, 2009 7:45 PM PST up reply actions  

Gut's 3.

he’s the new Theo – high %.

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 7:44 PM PST reply actions  

maybe he shoot work on the 1/10 on FTs or whatever he is

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 7:47 PM PST up reply actions  

two nice traps

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 7:47 PM PST reply actions  

Seeley

Okay, now we can check out that pinky…

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 7:51 PM PST reply actions  

not ready to play, he.

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 7:52 PM PST up reply actions  

Roxie and McKim

Is this the first year McKim has called games with Roxie?
I recall past broadcasts thinking Roxie would sound a lot better and now I am thinking I was right. I like McKim’s voice in there.

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 7:55 PM PST reply actions  

well, that bounce pass won’t make monty happy

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 7:55 PM PST reply actions  

Seeley with points! progress!

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by norcalnick on Nov 24, 2009 8:01 PM PST reply actions  

P Chris’s reaction to Amoki’s dunk is priceless!

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by norcalnick on Nov 24, 2009 8:04 PM PST reply actions  

Monty's bench rotation

Roxie says it’s a bad match up for Max so he’s not in the game? Give me a break. Monty should not be burning out players like Randle – that was an awesome assist by Seeley to Boykin!

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 8:06 PM PST reply actions  

Max sitting wouldn’t lead to Jerome playing more minutes. You couldn’t pick out more different players if you tried

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by norcalnick on Nov 24, 2009 8:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Jerome Randle and Robert Swift?

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 8:09 PM PST up reply actions  

Gheorghe Muresan?

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by norcalnick on Nov 24, 2009 8:10 PM PST up reply actions  

cut me a tad of slack. the game was going, I was typing fast not wanting to miss any action… and was clarifying my point while you guys beat me to it. But, hey, glad to see you all caught it. (chuckle)

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 8:14 PM PST up reply actions  

fair enough

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by norcalnick on Nov 24, 2009 8:16 PM PST up reply actions  

okay, that was not well said – max and Randle play opposite positions… my point was I want Monty to go deep into the bench against Jacksonville. I don’t want to see the starters play tons of minutes – Monty needs to find a way to get those guys rest and the 2nd tier on the floor. Of course, only PC and Boykin are in there now, and he needs to assure a victory above all else. loosing to JU would be really bad.

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 8:09 PM PST up reply actions  

almost as bad as losing to sacramento state and loyola marymount =X

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 8:12 PM PST up reply actions  

Wow what a great sequence! Spectacular block from Amoki, beautiful pass from Seeley, then a flush by Boykin!

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by norcalnick on Nov 24, 2009 8:06 PM PST reply actions  

any chance we get to see Bak Bak at the end of the game is a chance i want to take!

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 8:08 PM PST reply actions  

ha! bak bak is already in! and he’s already shooting!

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 8:11 PM PST up reply actions  

BAK BAK with the board!

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by norcalnick on Nov 24, 2009 8:11 PM PST reply actions  

And now a block? Praise be unto BAK BAK

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by norcalnick on Nov 24, 2009 8:13 PM PST up reply actions  

PChris almost hit his head on the rim

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 8:12 PM PST reply actions  

BAK BAK BLOCK!

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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 24, 2009 8:13 PM PST reply actions  

PRAISE BE TO BLOCK BLOCK!

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by norcalnick on Nov 24, 2009 8:13 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Robert Thurman ate Dried Alligator in Chinatown…. These scoreboard feeds are tight!

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 8:14 PM PST reply actions  

And now interesting, after that comment, NK and Bak are both in the game. Monty saw the same…

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 8:15 PM PST reply actions  

According to Robert Thurman, Bak Bak is the Sudanese Comedian. I think these are going to be a fun four years.

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 8:17 PM PST reply actions  

that’s good to hear b/c his body and facial languang said he was scared. I wouldn’t have though there was much personality behind that.

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 8:19 PM PST up reply actions  

Welcome to the scoreboard, Bak!

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by norcalnick on Nov 24, 2009 8:18 PM PST reply actions  

Dang, Max

that onesie is WILD

get a tweezer for that, bruh!

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 8:19 PM PST reply actions  

Wow, Bak and Zhang on the court at the same time? If Jacksonville gets an inside bucket I’ll be upset

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by norcalnick on Nov 24, 2009 8:19 PM PST reply actions  

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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by norcalnick on Nov 24, 2009 8:19 PM PST up reply actions  

Extended PT for Bak Bak … interesting. He does seem to have great upside potential.

by Tedfordisgod on Nov 24, 2009 8:21 PM PST reply actions  

loved seeing that guys on the floor!!!!!

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 8:24 PM PST up reply actions  

YES

what did he win? Mr. World Wide!!!! Half Court shot!!

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 8:23 PM PST up reply actions  

Monty, GET HIM A SCHOLLIE!

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 8:23 PM PST up reply actions  

That wasn’t a fluke, dude had excellent halfcourt form.

by Tedfordisgod on Nov 24, 2009 8:24 PM PST up reply actions  

spoken like another guy who’s practiced it endlessly! (i have too)

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 8:25 PM PST up reply actions  

I’m still working on my verticality so I can dunk one day…

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 8:27 PM PST up reply actions  

I am a pretty solid halfcourt shooter and have practiced it way too much. Unfortunately, the only place I can dunk is in my dreams – but I seriously do have dreams about dunking pretty regularly.

by Tedfordisgod on Nov 24, 2009 8:30 PM PST up reply actions  

Interesting lineup selection down the stretch

Looks like Monty will be toying with it all OOC.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 24, 2009 8:23 PM PST reply actions  

Especially if MSF keeps getting two fouls halfway through the 1st half

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by norcalnick on Nov 24, 2009 8:23 PM PST up reply actions  

i think he only has one this half

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 8:24 PM PST up reply actions  

announcers said 2 when he was taken off, but I missed the beginning of the game and they could have been mistaken

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by norcalnick on Nov 24, 2009 8:25 PM PST up reply actions  

out of conference, i.e. everything before January.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 24, 2009 8:26 PM PST up reply actions  

out of conference

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 8:26 PM PST up reply actions  

Basketball

The six-man Golden State Warriors defeated the 10-3 Mavericks in Dallas, 111-103! I am pumped.

Okay, I’m here now.

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by Rated-R Superstar on Nov 24, 2009 8:26 PM PST reply actions  

Don Nelson’s revenge continues!

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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 24, 2009 8:27 PM PST up reply actions  

you missed sustained Bak Bak action and a dude nailing a half court shot

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 8:27 PM PST up reply actions  

a little indian dude to be exact. i bet he posts on CGB

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 8:28 PM PST up reply actions  

he’s getting laid tonight!

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 8:30 PM PST up reply actions  

by his tight fitting jean-clad friends!

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 8:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Norcal IS equal opportunity!

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 8:31 PM PST up reply actions  

One thing is. We just witnessed one of his Top 10 Lifetime Moments!

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 8:32 PM PST up reply actions  

At his wedding – it’s a “Bet You Didn’t Know This About Sammy…” He once made a half court shot during halftime of a nationally televised basketball game.
Hey – I’m on the other coast – this is national, this is world wide!

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 8:34 PM PST up reply actions  

I think you mean “Bet You Didn’t Know This About Rahul” or “Bet You Didn’t Know This About Raj”

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 8:36 PM PST up reply actions  

I’m still trying to figure this one out. Little help?

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by TwistNHook on Nov 25, 2009 11:17 PM PST up reply actions  

You’re too racist against Indians to figure this one out.

by Kai on Nov 25, 2009 11:43 PM PST up reply actions  

I guess I was initially confused about TBreds comments to fully understand why they might cause Fat23’s reaction. What is TBred referring to?

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by TwistNHook on Nov 25, 2009 11:46 PM PST up reply actions  

Did you read the whole thread? A small Indian guy hit the half-court shot at halftime

by Kai on Nov 25, 2009 11:50 PM PST up reply actions  

Whats a “Bet You Didn’t Know This About Sammy”

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by TwistNHook on Nov 26, 2009 8:41 AM PST up reply actions  

A game where his friends embarrass and surprise him with old stories at his wedding. Think you on gameday with Rags.

by Kai on Nov 26, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions  

I guess that never happened at my wedding, because I don’thave friends and do so much to embarrass myself contemporaneously that there’s no need to delve into the past.

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by TwistNHook on Nov 26, 2009 11:59 AM PST up reply actions  

Even better – Bak on Zhang action! Now if only we could have added Pribble it would have been an epic CGB jokefest

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by norcalnick on Nov 24, 2009 8:28 PM PST up reply actions  

Dang

I’ll listen to the second half and hope he goes for the full-court shot.

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by Rated-R Superstar on Nov 24, 2009 8:29 PM PST up reply actions  

Here's a fun topic...

at the expense of others….
Who was the worst recruit of the Ben Braun era. Can’t count players who never played due to injury (Sam Rayburn from Portland doesn’t county).

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 8:29 PM PST reply actions  

LeonPowe, where are you?

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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 24, 2009 8:31 PM PST up reply actions  

i had a class with Sam.

He was… tall

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 8:32 PM PST up reply actions  

was his knee issue legit? Or did they realize he couldn’t dunk?
I always thought that was funny – Jordi Geli also got the “medical scholarship” excuse, too. Like, we saw he sucked the prior season and would never get any PT.
It seems that if a coach brings in a shitty recruit, they can get out of it by feigning an injury. Braun used that back to back.

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 8:35 PM PST up reply actions  

It was his freshman year, so I’m not sure. that said, he didn’t look too athletic

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 8:37 PM PST up reply actions  

I think that Sam’s injury was legit. He was a supposed to be a pretty talented player. Jordi on the other hand I wouldn’t e so sure about.

by Tedfordisgod on Nov 24, 2009 8:39 PM PST up reply actions  

yeah, probably a bad question. You don’t get rid of that kind of size unless you have to.

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 8:42 PM PST up reply actions  

Marquise Kately and Dominic McGuire come to mind because they came in with Ubaka and Powe, but both washed out and/or transferred and/or couldn’t cut it academically, thus ruining a potentially special class

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by norcalnick on Nov 24, 2009 8:35 PM PST up reply actions  

Dom McGuire went on to play in the NBA!

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 8:36 PM PST up reply actions  

Braun didn’t know what to do with him.

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 8:37 PM PST up reply actions  

That just makes me more depressed!

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by norcalnick on Nov 24, 2009 8:38 PM PST up reply actions  

No, I’m going to hold this to athletic, playing, talent. Not other issues. Paris flunked out, too, by the way.

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 8:36 PM PST up reply actions  

I took an easy 2 unit class for fun one time, and the professor had us pick up our midterms from a big, alphabetical pile. Kately’s name is close to mine in the ABCs, so I happened to see his grade.

It was…shockingly bad. Like, statistically unlikely bad. At the time I really hoped it was just a bad day or something. Turns out, probably not. Alas.

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by norcalnick on Nov 24, 2009 8:41 PM PST up reply actions  

Man, off the top of my head – Martin Smith probably had the worst skills, Kately and McGuire did the least with their talent, and Donte Smith was the most misused by Braun.

Also, it probably is unfair to count the numerous guys who committed and then were released from their scholarships.

by Tedfordisgod on Nov 24, 2009 8:37 PM PST up reply actions  

like who?
also – Verneisel came in and was 4 for 4 from 3 his first game, and then nothing after that but playing time.

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 8:39 PM PST up reply actions  

he was pretty good at playing horrible defense while running games at the gym

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 8:41 PM PST up reply actions  

Kennedy Winston was the big one. He signed, but then got tons of pressure to stay home in Alabama, and Braun let him out of his commitment. He claimed to have a sick mother – which seemed really suspect at the time (I have no idea if it was true or not). He was a five-star player, so it left a pretty big hole.

by Tedfordisgod on Nov 24, 2009 8:48 PM PST up reply actions  

Winston's mom

word was she had cancer and it was the humanitarian thing to do – Braun had his hands tied. How can you hold the scholarship if the kid will miss his mom’s last year of life?
He ended up being a really good player for Bama in the end.

Who was that guy from Hawaii that bounced around to a number of teams, was at USF at one point? Sensey?

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 8:50 PM PST up reply actions  

doing pretty well in euroleague too

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 8:55 PM PST up reply actions  

Julian Sensley. I think his problem was academic, right?

Yeah, and I never really followed up with the Winston story much afterwards – but I do remember that in addition to whatever was going on with his mom, there were rumors all along that he was getting a ton of non-family pressure to stay in Alabama as well. At the time Bear Insider (Cyberbears back then) being the only source of this type of info, I just remember a lot of people thought non-humanitarian things were the real reason. Ultimately, he probably is the only person who knows the real story.

Obviously, a tough situation all-around and obviously, if a kid’s mom has cancer you have to let them go. Unfortunately, I think a lot of other coach’s would make them burn a year to get out of the scholarship. Braun was nothing if not a nice guy.

by Tedfordisgod on Nov 24, 2009 8:55 PM PST up reply actions  

Sensley played in the D-League

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 9:01 PM PST up reply actions  

and did well at Hawaii (after going from Iona to community college)

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 9:02 PM PST up reply actions  

And apparently on the German National Team

by Tedfordisgod on Nov 24, 2009 9:02 PM PST up reply actions  

haha just saw that

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 9:02 PM PST up reply actions  

Seems like there must be an interesting backstory to that.

by Tedfordisgod on Nov 24, 2009 9:04 PM PST up reply actions  

gee, I thought you were joking about the german thing. i know that Clipper suddenly got citizenshhip so he could play for them in the Olympics b/c his grandparents were german, but that was 2 generations ago. I found on Ancestry.com that my gg grandparents came from Switzerland and Germany in the 1800’s. I wanted to see if I could get German passport so I could work in Euro-zone.

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 9:06 PM PST up reply actions  

Did Martin Smith have a scholarship right after high school? No walk on period?

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 8:44 PM PST up reply actions  

Oops, he was a walk-on who only got a scholarship for his senior year. I now feel bad for insulting him.

by Tedfordisgod on Nov 24, 2009 8:46 PM PST up reply actions  

I’m gonna go with David Paris on this one. Couldn’t handle his business on the court OR in the classroom.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Nov 24, 2009 10:28 PM PST up reply actions  

Or

recruit his sisters to play for he woman’s team.

by LeonPowe on Nov 25, 2009 12:20 AM PST up reply actions  

Faraudo recaps
HALFTIME: Cal leads 36-19. Everybody is playing in this one. Bak has four points — all from the free throw line — along with a rebound and a blocked shot. Randle, Christopher and Amoke each have seven points for Cal, which is shooting 48 percent, but just 1-for-7 from the 3-point line. Jacksonville not putting up much of a fight — 27.6 percent from the field with 11 turnovers. Best moment of the first half: Some Cal student just won a free airline ticket by making a half-court shot. Jacksonville may want to sign this guy at halftime.

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 8:30 PM PST reply actions   1 recs

I think we just might pull this one out

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by norcalnick on Nov 24, 2009 8:38 PM PST reply actions  

Funny

That’s just what the Mavericks thought tonight!

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by Rated-R Superstar on Nov 24, 2009 8:40 PM PST up reply actions  

was Jorge going to dunk? CAN he dunk?

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 8:43 PM PST reply actions  

Gutierrez

I believe I saw him dunk once.

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by Rated-R Superstar on Nov 24, 2009 8:44 PM PST up reply actions  

Boykin is smart! He’s on my hard hat team.

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 8:45 PM PST reply actions  

Boykin does such a great job of compensating for his lack of height/size

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by norcalnick on Nov 24, 2009 8:45 PM PST reply actions  

he is not fundamentally sound, and doesn’t seem to be working hard enough to alter his bad habits.

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 8:53 PM PST up reply actions  

seemed to be just fine passing it to LeBron Jr…

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 8:54 PM PST up reply actions  

Boykin to Max

That’s the play we need! Boykin is smart and big enough to make that pass from the high post. That’s good coaching. Found a way to get Max into the O. Watch out Pac10 !!!

MSF still on the bench – has he played this half?

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 8:54 PM PST reply actions  

Christopher raining triples!!!

WHERE WERE YOU MAN?

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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 24, 2009 8:55 PM PST reply actions  

Seeley

really needs a ton of playing time. He has lots of athleticism. That blocked shot in the lane – horrible form.

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 8:58 PM PST reply actions  

He has a weird game – he seems comfortable with the ball, unlike most of our other players, but I imagine if he had the ball regularly he would be a turnover machine. I guess the same thing could have been said of Randle prior to last year.

by Tedfordisgod on Nov 24, 2009 9:06 PM PST up reply actions  

Seeley is sloppy, lazy, too relaxed. Used to junkball, and would be awesome at that. Is the exact opposite of a guy like B. Smith of De La Salle.

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 9:09 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, but often it is easier to turn the guy who is too relaxed with the ball into a good player than the guy who already plays with solid fundamentals, as I guess Randle has shown.

by Tedfordisgod on Nov 24, 2009 9:11 PM PST up reply actions  

Translation

the guy with solid fundamentals is already playing to his potential. The sloppy guy must be such a good athlete that he made the team DESPITE the fact he is unsound.

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 9:13 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, unfortunately that is how pretty much all college basketball recruiting works. It is a calculation of how good a player is now and how much better they could get. Everyone makes the same calculation in recruiting.

I don’t really think that it is the wrong strategy to bring in some guy’s who are a little rough, and hope they can improve their fundamentals – Bak, Zhang, etc. Seeley’s sloppiness surprises me because he is coming from Modesto Christian which isn’t exactly a bad HS program.

by Tedfordisgod on Nov 24, 2009 9:19 PM PST up reply actions  

Modesto Christian

I had a friend that went there for basketball reasons.

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by Rated-R Superstar on Nov 24, 2009 9:21 PM PST up reply actions  

One of these days, Bak Bak will hit that 15 footer. And the Red Sea will part!

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 8:59 PM PST reply actions  

Bak

was goign to be a redshirt, but now if Kamp doesn’t come back and MsF keeps fouling…

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 9:00 PM PST reply actions  

Box Score

ESPN doesn’t even have one for this game, by the way.

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by Rated-R Superstar on Nov 24, 2009 9:08 PM PST reply actions  

Texas-Pittsburgh

It’s a great game over on ESPN and I ain’t talkin’ about football.

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by Rated-R Superstar on Nov 24, 2009 9:08 PM PST reply actions  

Jai Alai>?

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by TwistNHook on Nov 24, 2009 9:10 PM PST up reply actions  

Max

gotta make that one down low. He had deep post position.

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 9:10 PM PST reply actions  

These game threads sure seem a lot more fun than the football ones

by Kai on Nov 24, 2009 9:14 PM PST reply actions  

They’ll get significantly more heated when Cal plays Stanfurd and UCLA

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by norcalnick on Nov 24, 2009 9:15 PM PST up reply actions  

Just wait until women’s basketball takes on Washington State! Woowee!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 24, 2009 10:10 PM PST up reply actions  

It’s hard to whine about a 9000 point lead

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 9:15 PM PST up reply actions  

FIRE MONTY!!!!!!

November 20, 1982 - a date that will live in famy.

by CalBear81 on Nov 24, 2009 9:16 PM PST up reply actions  

It’s probably just that basketball fans are more witty and better looking than football fans.

by Kai on Nov 24, 2009 9:38 PM PST up reply actions  

I know I am!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 24, 2009 10:09 PM PST up reply actions  

Amoke’s really mobile and unafraid

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 9:17 PM PST reply actions  

even though it’s garbage time, he looks impressive

by atomsareenough on Nov 24, 2009 9:17 PM PST up reply actions  

Amoke

He reminds me of Eduardo Najera for whatever reason.

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by Rated-R Superstar on Nov 24, 2009 9:18 PM PST up reply actions  

Amoke

wait until next year, baby!
Oh, except the thing is, he’s going to have to play the 4 again. I like him as a 3.

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 9:19 PM PST up reply actions  

Never thought I'd say this....

….but I like these junker games where the whole bench empties.

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 9:22 PM PST reply actions  

It is at least nice after the last two games

by Tedfordisgod on Nov 24, 2009 9:25 PM PST up reply actions  

20,000 Comments

Do I need a life?

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by Rated-R Superstar on Nov 24, 2009 9:25 PM PST reply actions  

No

We didn’t win by 40 points, so I don’t think it counts.

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by Rated-R Superstar on Nov 24, 2009 9:26 PM PST up reply actions  

Okay PG 13, thanks for the update.

by CaliforniaCMB on Nov 24, 2009 9:38 PM PST up reply actions  

Dang

I was hoping for NC-17 because that’s what they called me on the A’s blog during the season.

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by Rated-R Superstar on Nov 24, 2009 9:39 PM PST up reply actions  

Simple

NC-17 sounds better than PG-13!

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by Rated-R Superstar on Nov 24, 2009 9:40 PM PST up reply actions  

No I mean why’d they call you that?

by Kai on Nov 24, 2009 9:44 PM PST up reply actions  

Whoops

Since my name is the “Rated-R Superstar” and I’m not 18 (therefore, I’m not rated-R, I guess), they call me NC-17 since I’m 17 years old.

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by Rated-R Superstar on Nov 24, 2009 9:48 PM PST up reply actions  

If Bak Bak blocks two shots, you bet.

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Nov 24, 2009 9:27 PM PST up reply actions  

Thanks guys - especially Avinash for the block

See you next time.
But, ah, shit. I just realized I failed to set my DVR for the next two games back home – I’ll be on a plane for that wed game. What to do, what to do?

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 9:28 PM PST reply actions  

I mean, “thanks Avinash for the game link”

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 9:29 PM PST up reply actions  

Am I Bak Bak?

You’re probably screwed for Wed. But Sunday will probably be the same deal.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 24, 2009 9:36 PM PST up reply actions  

the vid came back on right when you entered that.
but no audio on that screen, b/c I went to www.kfrc.com to listen the Roxie’s postgame from them. (they didn’t have their audio on the web in past seasons).

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 9:42 PM PST up reply actions  

GRINER DUNKS

The 6-foot-8 Griner became only the seventh woman to dunk in a college game

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=293280239

by concordtom on Nov 24, 2009 9:57 PM PST reply actions  

ORK ORK

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Nov 25, 2009 10:55 AM PST reply actions  

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