Cal Women's Basketball Open Thread vs Vanguard
by Avinash on Nov 3, 2009 5:30 PM PST
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Another season of amazing squatting for Joanne Boyle begins. How does she do it?
This is a preseason game against Vanguard, and can be seen on CalBears.com. Click here for the stream link, it should go live around 6 PM PST. You can also follow it on Gametracker. For those who want to catch up on this team, check out this season preview of Cal women's hoops by norcalnick!
After the jump, a little bit of info on Vanguard.
The Vanguard Lions, the 2007-08 NAIA Champions, are ranked No. 2 in the 2009-10 preseason NAIA poll. Vanguard will be playing an extremely challenging exhibiton scheulde. It kicks off at Stanford on November 1, the first of three consecutive playing days. VU continues the sweep through the Bay area at University of San Francisco the next day and finish with the exhibition on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at Cal. The Lions leave the Bay area to head directly to Arizona for a date with Pac-10 third place team Arizona State University on November 5. Returning home briefly after the Arizona match up, the Lions then fly to Connecticut to face the National Champion Huskies.
In their exhibition against Stanford, the Cardinal posted a dominating 107-49 win over the Lions, although neither the results nor the statistics count for either team's regular season records. The Lions had three players in double figure scoring, led by 2009 All-GSAC and NAIA All-America Honorable Mention guard Bridgette Reyes with 14 points and four assists. Senior Rachel Copeland and junior Sarah Boyd added 11 and 10 points, respectively. Trailing 49-27 at the half, things got worse after intermission as the Cardinal made 11-of-18 three-pointers to add a 58-22 advantage to the second-half scoreboard. The Lions were out-rebounded 55-33 and shot only 29% from the field and 24 percent from the three-point line with 16 turnovers in the game.
Last season against Vanguard, Cal earned an 87-37 victory in its final exhibition game of the year. Vanguard began the game strong, going up by two points, 8-6, in the first four minutes of the game. The Bears erased the deficit, scoring eight straight points and mounting a 26-2 run over the next eight minutes to get the game well in their control, shooting 58.1 percent in the first half. The Bears defense also looked solid in the tune-up. The Cal defenders did not allow a single three-point basket, with the Lions shooting 0-18 from long range. Overall, the Bears' defense allowed the Lions just 13 makes on 54 field goal attempts for a 24.1 percent shooting efficiency from the field. Alexis Gray-Lawson led the Bears with 21 points, which included hitting seven freethrows. Ashley Walker scored 20.
Where is Vanguard? Why it's located in the OC!
Vanguard University of Southern California is located in Costa Mesa, California, USA on 55 Fair Drive, across the street from the OC Fair & Event Center. Founded in 1920 as the Southern California Bible School, the undergraduate school became accredited in 1964, the graduate school in 1983. It was known as Southern California College until 1999 when it applied for, and was granted, university status, at which time it adopted its current name to avoid confusion with the University of Southern California[1]. Vanguard is a Christian Comprehensive University of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies and is owned by the Southern California District of the Assemblies of God.
Yeah, so you can consider it USC v2.0! Or something. Whatever. Get this season started Lady Bears!
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Mmmmmm ... Coach Boyle Squatting
There is not a single thing wrong at all with that.
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by SoCal Oski on Nov 3, 2009 5:32 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
+1
The sexiest coach on college basketball…
by BlackandOldGold on Nov 3, 2009 5:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I love coach Boyle but I think she’s a close second to that ASU coach.
by danzig on Nov 3, 2009 6:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wasn’t T-bred digging the UCLA coach last year? Nikki Caldwell?
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 6:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, Coach Caldwell is kinda hot. But I gotta go with Coach Boyle over both her and the ASU coach
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by SoCal Oski on Nov 4, 2009 7:41 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Aw, she’s so tiny! When you see her, you think you can put her in your pocket.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 3, 2009 6:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
She's got "crazy-eyes." Kinda spooky.
I'd like to smell the Roses before I die.
by BTown85 on Nov 3, 2009 10:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Charli Turner Thorne whined up a storm after Cal beat ASU in Tempe last year on a last second shot by the greatest player in Cal women’s basketball history Ashley Walker. Didn’t like it. Made me root against ASU the rest of the season. It pissed me off greatly when we lost to them at Haas late in the regular season.
Praise be to Tedford!
by Ohio Bear on Nov 3, 2009 7:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Whew ! I thought it was just me !!!!!
I'd like to smell the Roses before I die.
by BTown85 on Nov 3, 2009 10:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Vanguard
I’ve never heard of it.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Nov 3, 2009 5:41 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
She must have great quads.
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by TwistNHook on Nov 3, 2009 6:01 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if she even owns any chairs, or if she just squats all the time.
by CalBear81 on Nov 3, 2009 6:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Most awkward Thanksgiving Dinner ever!
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by TwistNHook on Nov 3, 2009 6:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Glad to see they painted both of the 3-point lines dark this year. The gold one was almost impossible to see.
by CalBear81 on Nov 3, 2009 6:05 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I hope Cal keeps making baskets so the announcers identify the players. It’s really hard to see who everybody is on the grainy screen.
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 6:12 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Dunno. I’m going to open up gametracker on the next timeout.
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 6:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
17-15 Cal after Vanguard hits a 3
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 6:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Cal’s new posts are rebounding well and active so far, but missing lots of close looks. Stallworth and Heater have both gotten baskets on put-backs though.
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 6:16 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Vital’s wearing a headband, and I recognize Lexi just from familiarity. After that it’s pretty hard. Grief is the short white girl and Heater is the tall one.
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 6:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I haven’t seen her yet, but I missed the first few minutes of the game.
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 6:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I know Lexi and Vital. Seems like we’re actually playing our freshman.
by danzig on Nov 3, 2009 6:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
We have to. I think we only have four returning players.
by CalBear81 on Nov 3, 2009 6:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
5 if you count Federico, who was just on the court.
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 6:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Any idea why we lose the picture on the free throws?
by CalBear81 on Nov 3, 2009 6:24 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I know the feed is from the Haas jumbotron, but I’m not sure why they don’t always give you the FTs. I guess because they show advertisements?
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 6:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If Cal was shooting the ball remotely well this game would not be close. The freshmen are showing good things but also making freshmen plays.
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 6:26 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Plus a number of unnecessary fouls and violations
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 6:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
But Stanford beat them 107-49? That’s a little scary.
by CalBear81 on Nov 3, 2009 6:28 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Vanguard is 5-5 from 3 and have made a bunch of FTs. If/when they cool off and if/when Cal stops making dumb fouls this game won’t be close. Vanguard is getting destroyed by Cal’s freshmen posts but Cal isn’t taking advantage with buckets.
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 6:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I really wish I didn’t have to see that t-shirt give-away.
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 6:32 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Sigh. Heater makes a great offensive rebound, then travels.
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 6:33 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
What do you suppose Cal’s shooting percentage is? 20%?
by CalBear81 on Nov 3, 2009 6:33 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
30% Yuck
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 6:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Heater and Stallworth with back-to-back easy layups! Cal needs to keep up the pressure inside.
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 6:35 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I’m not sure why she’s doing it, but Coach Boyle is substituting players constantly, at every stoppage. I’m not sure what the point is.
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 6:37 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
It looks like we haven’t played a basketball game in 7 or 8 months! Lexi misses a fast break layup, then a wide open 3. Meanwhile, Vanguard is 5-6 from 3.
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 6:39 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Make that 6-7.
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 6:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Stallworth has 10 points and I wish Coach would keep her on the floor. She’s been our best post so far by far.
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 6:42 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Maybe she has some plan about who she wants to see playing in different situations. But unless she leaves them out there for a while, I’m not sure what she can tell about their play.
by CalBear81 on Nov 3, 2009 6:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, that wasn’t exactly what I was hoping to see.
by CalBear81 on Nov 3, 2009 6:45 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
WTF? Just got back…why is this game so goddamn close?
by danzig on Nov 3, 2009 6:46 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Cal is not getting the ball to go through the hoop.
by CalBear81 on Nov 3, 2009 6:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
46-42 Cal at half. The optimist in me says that if Vanguard were shooting a normal percentage from 3 the game would already be a blowout. The pessimist in me says that this shouldn’t be close regardless. Luckily Cal has lots of crummy teams in the non-conference to work out the kinks on.
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 6:47 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Looking at the empty arena makes me a little sad.
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by BeastMode on Nov 3, 2009 6:58 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Now you know how I feel when I watch Volleyball. Coach Boyle was able to bring in the #2 (or even #1) recruiting class in the country. HOwever, it’s gotta hurt her a bit when the fans don’t do their part.
by danzig on Nov 3, 2009 7:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I really hope a good crowd shows up for the Baylor game, but I’m not optimistic
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 7:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Assuming Baylor shows up.
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by BeastMode on Nov 3, 2009 7:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m never gonna be a big woman’s hoops fan generally, but I am starting to become a Cal woman’s hoops fan. The game against Rutgers last season was the most fun I had at a cal sporting event in the 2008-2009 Cal athletics season.
I really hope this is just because of the opponent.
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by BeastMode on Nov 3, 2009 7:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I never paid attention to women’s basketball at all until the last couple of years, because we were never very good. But last year’s Stanfurd game was one of the most exciting sporting events I’ve ever been to.
by CalBear81 on Nov 3, 2009 7:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It was very exciting. Made more so by my ULTIMATE HONK!
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by TwistNHook on Nov 3, 2009 7:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I had nothing more to prove.
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by TwistNHook on Nov 3, 2009 7:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Eh, for an exhibition game, it doesn’t bother me much.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Nov 3, 2009 7:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but my concern is that this is sorta how it looks for the majority of their games.
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by BeastMode on Nov 3, 2009 7:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, that’s something else entirely.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Nov 3, 2009 7:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Cal up 58-50 with 16:14 to go.
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by BeastMode on Nov 3, 2009 7:08 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Looking at the statistics, you would think we would be losing right now. If our perimeter defense sucks this bad during conf play, we’re going to get smoked.
by danzig on Nov 3, 2009 7:11 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Rebounding is where we’re making up for it. Vanguard has no posts
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 7:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My hope is that this is a very young team that will look much better with a in a couple months. I hope.
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by BeastMode on Nov 3, 2009 7:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m hoping a lot of the problems are freshman issues, especially the bad turnovers, that will get ironed out in the pre-season.
by CalBear81 on Nov 3, 2009 7:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Uh…I think the preseason lasts for the next 45 minutes or so.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Nov 3, 2009 7:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Was there a media poll? Where’d we get picked to finish? Anyone know our pre-season ranking? ASU? UCLA? Furd?
by danzig on Nov 3, 2009 7:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Furd = #2 in the nation
ASU is just a bit ahead of Cal in both the AP poll and Pac-10 poll
UCLA might be OK and is probably 4th best. Everybody else probably sucks
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 7:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Cal is shooting better, Vanguard is shooting worse and the game is finally starting to look like it was supposed to the whole time.
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 7:12 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
This team looks a lot different without Ash in there.
by danzig on Nov 3, 2009 7:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m getting the sense that Heater and Stallworth are going to get the majority of the minutes down low (depending on Rama’s health, of course).
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 7:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I"m putting my money on Stallworth. She’s got potential.
by danzig on Nov 3, 2009 7:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Whoa what the hell? How’d we let Vanguard put up 50 in under 30 minutes?
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by Avinash on Nov 3, 2009 7:20 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Vanguard is 9-18 from three
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 7:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And at one point they were 6-7 from three.
by CalBear81 on Nov 3, 2009 7:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
They had 42 at the half, so we’ve looked much better in the second half.
by CalBear81 on Nov 3, 2009 7:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Rama hasn’t played at all. That means 6 of Cal’s 10 players are playing in their first college-level game ever.
by CalBear81 on Nov 3, 2009 7:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Cal is destroying Vanguard on the boards. We just got 4 straight offensive rebounds.
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 7:24 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I know girls have smaller hands etc… but some girls’ shooting motions look so awkward.
by danzig on Nov 3, 2009 7:24 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I’m not sure, but do they play with the rims at NCAA men’s height?
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by Avinash on Nov 3, 2009 7:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, they do
The basketball is smaller, tho.
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by Ohio Bear on Nov 3, 2009 7:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, they do. Otherwise you wouldn’t hear about it when a women’s player dunks.
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 7:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Man I wish they played with lower rims. You’d see so many alley oop attempts (not sure how successful they’d be, but you’d see plenty of attempts).
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by Avinash on Nov 3, 2009 7:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Heater is strong. And 1!
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 7:25 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
WTF! We’re not even challenging that outside shot!
by danzig on Nov 3, 2009 7:29 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
So many triples.
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by Avinash on Nov 3, 2009 7:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty much half their points. You would expect better perimeter defense from our veteran guards. Hopefully it’s just an issue of a lack of intensity in an exhibition game.
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 7:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
22 turnovers, 19 assists. Yikes. At least we’ve pulled down 54 boards.
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by Avinash on Nov 3, 2009 7:35 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I’m excited about Stallworth – she’s athletic and doesn’t miss much. Very active and controlled.
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 7:37 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Stallworth 7-11, 16pts
3 def boards and 3 off boards. The force is strong with this one.
by danzig on Nov 3, 2009 7:37 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Heater with 17 boards! Dammnnnn
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by Avinash on Nov 3, 2009 7:38 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
HAI GUYZ WATZ DA SCORRE
STAY THIRSTY, MY FRIENDS
by Thoroughbred on Nov 3, 2009 7:40 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
97-76
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 7:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Whoa. They’re allowed to score that many points????
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 3, 2009 7:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Vanguard has hit 12 3’s
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 7:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
wait wait… are we losing????
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 3, 2009 7:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No, that’s just the biggest explanation for why it’s even as close as it is.
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 7:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I gotta admit I’m digging the uptempo style.
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by Avinash on Nov 3, 2009 7:43 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Brandon is an interesting player – she’s quick and active, but very uncontrolled. Reminds me of early Rod Benson.
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 7:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Are they going to show more games like this? Last year I listened to a lot of the games streaming on KALX, but those announcers were pretty bad.
by CalBear81 on Nov 3, 2009 7:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I think we get this service for every home game.
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 7:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I believe Idaho State on 11/15 and St. Mary’s on 11/17 will both be streamed online, as will Colorado State on 12/5. The Baylor game will be on TV.
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by Avinash on Nov 3, 2009 7:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, and San Jose State on 12/9.
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by Avinash on Nov 3, 2009 7:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Last year I listened to a lot of the games streaming on KALX, but those announcers were pretty bad.
I’d like to think it all went downhill after I graduated and retired as the voice of Cal women’s basketball at KALX.
I have no expectation of that being true. I’d just like to think that.
Praise be to Tedford!
by Ohio Bear on Nov 3, 2009 7:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You were really the voice of Cal women’s basketball? Cool!
I think part of the problem last year was that there didn’t seem to be “a voice,” but instead a group of rotating voices, so no one got really comfortable. The guy that drove me the craziest would say: “Walker passes the ball to Hampton. Now Hampton has the ball. Now Hampton passes the ball to Walker. Now Walker has the ball,” etc. The first time I heard him I thought: okay, he’s just nervous. Someone will tell him about this habit, and he won’t do it next time. Next time I heard him, he did the same thing.
by CalBear81 on Nov 3, 2009 7:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
We’re talking early 1990s, the days of Trisha Stafford, Milica Vukadinovic, Keisha Martin, Jennifer Self, Monica Wiley, and Kim Robinson. And Ingrid Dixson, too. Gooch Foster was the coach.
Actually, you pinpoint what was generally the rule during my time there: many different people did the games. We sort of doled them out among ourselves, based on seniority, availability, etc. But during my senior year, I ended being the “de facto” voice of women’s hoops. For whatever reason, I did most of the games. It was a lot of fun. Got to travel with the team, too.
For some of the less experienced student announcers, basketball was tough. What you describe hearing was typical. Frankly, I thought basketball was the easiest sport to call (compared with baseball and football).
Praise be to Tedford!
by Ohio Bear on Nov 3, 2009 8:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Really? I would have thought baseball would be easier. Is it tough to fill in all the dead time?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Nov 3, 2009 8:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Baseball is the hardest
I thought I was pretty good with the mechanics of the play by play. But filling the time between pitches is an art form. Looking back on it, I was too concerned with filling that time with stuff related to the game I was calling. Big mistake. The really good ones have a way of conversing on air, with the game just being part of it.
Praise be to Tedford!
by Ohio Bear on Nov 3, 2009 8:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He’s one of mine as well.
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by Ohio Bear on Nov 4, 2009 5:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
One Lon Simmons on air moment to share, just because I thought it was so funny at the time. Don’t remember who the batter was, but one of the A’s hit a deep drive. Simmons thought the ball went over the fence, hit something, and came back. So he uttered his signature, “Tell It Goodbye!” He then realizes that the ball only went off the top of the fence and is in play. After describing that, he noted, “…so tell it hello.”
Praise be to Tedford!
by Ohio Bear on Nov 4, 2009 5:59 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think one of the reasons baseball fans are so much more interested in the history of the game than fans of other sports is that there is so much time on the broadcasts to tell stories about the game. Just by listening to a good radio, or even TV, announcer you can learn a massive amount about baseball history. Of course, the broadcaster has to actually know those stories before he can tell them.
by CalBear81 on Nov 4, 2009 10:24 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
WOO VICTORY!
…in an exhibition, but whatevs.
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 7:46 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Stallworth 9-13, 21pts, 4 def boards, 5 OFFENSIVE boards, 2 blocked shots
Hm. Not too bad for a freshman.
by danzig on Nov 3, 2009 7:46 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
She also played the most minutes – 26
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by norcalnick on Nov 3, 2009 7:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This is WAY too early to say this but, she’s an upgrade to Hampton. Sometimes Devanei would look slow and clunky out there. No hustle. I’m liking this Stallworth. Of course, this was the first game… so I guess I better shut up.
by danzig on Nov 3, 2009 7:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Woot…she’s from my alma mater, Pinole Valley High!
by ieeeBear on Nov 3, 2009 8:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
OOH – Palms of Victory. My favorite song!
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