Cal v. Pacific Men's Basketball Open Thread 12.9.09
by TwistNHook on Dec 9, 2009 6:00 PM PST
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PrintTonight is the Cal-Pacific Men's Basketball game. Here is the broadcast information:
California Golden Bears (5-3) at Pacific Tigers (6-1)
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 7:00 p.m. (PT), Stockton Arena, Stockton, Calif.
Radio: KFRC 1550 AM TV: Big West TV
This is apparently a free audio feed.
Yes, BigWest TV. What is BigWestTV? Avi knows, because Avi knows all. Oh Omnipresent Avinash, tell us how to follow tonight's game?
The only way to watch tonight's game is by subscribing to http://www.bigwest.org/tv/ I've heard the service is kinda wonky though, so you might want to post links to the audio stream for everyone else (http://www.kfrc.com/).
Jagdip Dhillon of RecordNet takes a closer look at the game from a Pacific angle:
Thomason said his team is better on defense and more athletically equipped to guard Cal's excellent backcourt, which features point guard Jerome Randle (20 points and five assists) and Patrick Christopher (14.8 points and five rebounds). The duo combined for 42 points last year against Pacific, so Demetrece Young and Joe Ford will have to find a way to slow them down.
Christopher said zone defenses have been Cal's weakness this season.
"We aren't playing our best basketball, because some of our guys have been injured," Christopher said. "Teams have been zoning us, and trying to figure that out is something we've been trying to do as a team."
Thomason has used an attacking 3-2 zone with Ford up top at times this season, but he said the Tigers would have to guard Cal one-on-one for long stretches to be competitive.
Montgomery, who spent 18 seasons at Stanford and is in his second year at Cal, said Pacific will present a well-coached challenge for his team.
"They're not going to back off at all," Montgomery said at his weekly news conference Monday. "It's a big game for them to get a Pac-10 school in Stockton. We're going to have to be ready to play."
Farudo has a scouting report on Pacific and info on Theo's return:
Coach Mike Montgomery said Monday that Robertson probably won’t start tonight. But that will happen soon, likely in the Bears’ next game — Dec. 22 at Kansas.
"Jorge gives us such a dimension off the bench," Montgomery said of sophomore Jorge Gutierrez, who has started the past six games while Robertson let his injured right foot heal. "I like Jorge because you can plug him in at the 3, you can plug him in at the 2, you can even use him at the 1. It gives you more flexibility."
That flexibility comes into play when the Bears decide to shift to a smaller lineup. Robertson is a natural small forward, but also plays at the 4. In those situations, Jamal Boykin can move to the 5, and Gutierrez can go at any of the three perimeter spots.
"I’m not saying it’s great that Theo was out, but just to let people get a chance to be out there playing," senior point guard Jerome Randle said. "With Jorge, we see he’s able to do a lot of other things other than coming off the bench giving us a lot of defense. He can score. I think he’s better for this team right now when he comes off the bench because he’s very fiery."
Gutierrez worked hard on his shot in the off-season and he entered this week ranked second in the Pac-10 in 3-point accuracy at 53.3 percent. He’s already made as many 3-pointers (8) as all last season, when he converted just 30.8 percent.
"He’s gotten better," Montgomery said. "He’s not pure. But it’s going in, so it’s good."
Randle believes the difference is merely confidence.
"I know a lot of times he second-guesses his shots. I tell him, if I create and draw the defense and you’re open for a shot and you don’t shoot the ball, I’m going to be mad," Randle said. "He takes the shot now. He’s not hesitating. He looks pretty good now. He’s making jump shots."
GO BEARS!
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Jagdip Dhillon
Now there’s a guy who had parents with a sense of humor!
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Hey
He stole my last name.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Dec 9, 2009 7:05 PM PST up reply actions
Anyone streaming?
My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.
I do not see the game on the BigWest tv schedule. That’s pretty wonkie.
by prd74 on Dec 9, 2009 6:26 PM PST via mobile reply actions
I think it’s a no go for tonight. I spent my $9.95 and no magic link to the game. Bummer.
by prd74 on Dec 9, 2009 6:29 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Hm. Do we have a Women’s game going on. For some reason this is showing our court:
http://channelsurfing.net/watch-cal.html
OK, the gametracker audio costs $$$, and I can’t find the KFRC stream online. Does anybody know if I can even listen to this game for free?
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Nevermind, KFRC is working and giving me the Cal game now!!! yay!
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I would definitely
never run under the pick when Randle is involved. Trap and show if anything. Just don’t let him get a look from 3.
HAHAHAHAHAHHA
THIS AUDIOCAST IS KILLING IT!
About Max:
“You can only hope to contain him!”
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Stamina still not there yet, I suppose. And Max hasn’t been too poor in his role
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Probably Max being awesome + MSF still out of shape from the flu
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12-7 Cal after a P Chris 3. Cal going to the line after an intentional foul
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apparently BigWestTV or whatever isn’t actually showing it. otherwise prd would stream
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THEO clapclap THEO
Damn, I’m gonna miss this team next year. So many good personalities.
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I hope so, but none of them are 5 foot nothing and can shoot from 30 feet (yet)
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I put it in the post! Don’t you read my posts????
President Emperor Warlord Of The Sun!
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RemorsefulBruinBabe told me I can't read your posts
and I do exactly what my significant other tells me to do. You wouldn’t understand
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Whoa
Your significant other is a fan of UCLA?
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by Rated-R Superstar on Dec 9, 2009 7:37 PM PST up reply actions
not really
John Wall is on the bench with two fouls. Dyson is really playing for UCONN though
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"UoP really going to the offensive glass"
Yeah, that’s because we don’t really have a strong interior.
Deja Vu, no?
Not too stupid
They lost to the Pac-10 Champs!
YEAUAEAHAHHHHHHH ::chest bumps concordtom and all of his children and possibly his wife::
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seriously? how far apart
i can only feel sorry for you when the oldest reaches 16
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Age
I bet 13 is the new 16.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Dec 9, 2009 7:40 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe
He’s a nice guy, though.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Dec 9, 2009 7:41 PM PST up reply actions
Klay Thompson
He’s really good and only a sophomore.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Dec 9, 2009 7:48 PM PST up reply actions
Jerome Randle
You have the name confused.
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 9, 2009 10:25 PM PST up reply actions
does it have to include the 360?
Heck – all of Max’s dunks have been two handed b/c he is not strong enough to hold onto the ball with one hand.
chuckle – not fair….
No, it’s really just a slam with the ball held above your head in one hand. but Terence Stansbury is the man.
Okay, well, I might consider giving up one of my girls if Max could do the one handed 360 dunk in a game, in traffic.
All those Cal pts in the paint were from randle pressing tempo. They were maybe a lot of transition pts in the paint, not Patrick Ewing making post moves. … just off the top of my head.
But we also won the battle of the boards, which confused me.
31-15 Bears
Wear some bulletproof vests when exiting the stadium
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Yes, I had to retask a NOAA satellite and I’m getting a picture through one of the area windows.
by danzig on Dec 9, 2009 7:43 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
I don’t like that we have 13 days off between now and Kansas, whereas they have a couple games in between.
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They were sloppy versus UCLA (I watched that entire poopfest). If they played like that against us, we would’ve won. UCLA shot themselves in the foot and missed every open shot.
So, to answer your question: Nope.
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If I’m Kansas, I dump it into their big white center over and over until MSF and Max foul out. Then the rest would seem to be academic.
Cole Aldrich
He’s a lottery pick in 2010.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Dec 9, 2009 7:53 PM PST up reply actions
He’d be such the interior monster with a little more height. He’s got great pivot moves around the basket, but sometimes gets rejected by bigger size.
I was unaware of that reference, CT. But I will not continue with it.
Thank you for your patience.
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Cal women down 3 at halftime, as SJSU has shot 62.5 from the field and 71% from 3. uh-oh.
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It had better be SJSU playing out of their minds and not our D sucking. I was counting on the D being awesome (like it usually is) against the weak teams on the schedule.
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Beer
I heard it’s bad for you.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Dec 9, 2009 7:59 PM PST up reply actions
BearData
it can supply all your IT and infrastructure needs!
(danzig, do you work at BearData and moonlight as a Bond villain?)
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So Roxy pronounces Zhang with a U sound, and the ESPNU announcers with an O. Does anybody know what’s actually correct? It’s a Y, isn’t it?
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the mistake people are making is the a should be pronouced as a long a, even more of an “ah” sound.
It’s a little frustrating since it’s not even that a difficult Chinese name, unlike, Wang Zhizhi (which zero americans ever got correct)
Kentucky-Connecticut
Who’s watching the game on ESPN?
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by Rated-R Superstar on Dec 9, 2009 8:17 PM PST reply actions
Hey guys, can’t make this one. Luckily no football or basketball over the next week and a half. Sounds like the game is going pretty well. Can I get a quick rundown?
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by rollonubears on Dec 9, 2009 8:17 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Stats?
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by rollonubears on Dec 9, 2009 8:19 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
He probably won’t stay this hot, but he’s smart about only shooting it when he’s open and comfortable.
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based on last year, scouting report and video, people bait him into shooting. “go ahead. do it. I’ll give you that shot all day”
That’s awesome but what the hell is Theo doing in the paint? Let’s loosen him up from beyond the arc without risking re-injury.
Can’t player skurrd, cuz. Let him take his lumps and get some calluses!
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He wouldn’t be playing in a blowout if the coaching staff wasn’t confident in his health.
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I’ve only watched the last two minutes, but our offense looked unbelievably bad. Expectations will need to be revised
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eh, young teams always up and down. i wouldn’t be surprised if this team losts to SJSU then beat LSJU
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SJSU is not a good team. They had two wins last year and they have 1 so far this year. I’m usually pretty optimistic (hell, go read my team preview, which probably looks silly now)
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Please steal the inbound – don’t leave it in the hands of the FT gods
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So I missed it
And it looked like we killed Pacific. I thought we were supposed to get beaten?
In other words, Go Bears!
So I missed it
And it looked like we killed Pacific.
Coincidence…or good luck charm?
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Yes it is!
I will go to all football and bball games I can possibly go to!
In other words, Go Bears!
Yikes. I don’t know what to say about this one. San Jose St. beat Sac. St. by one and Hawaii by 4 last year (both at home) for their only two wins of the year. I sure hope they got a hell of alot better this year, but a 45 point loss to Mississippi says that they haven’t. I’m very glad the men played at the same time so I didn’t follow closely.
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To Yellow Fever
When Vladimir Radmanovic gets 9 rebounds in 19 minutes, you know you’re fucked.
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Vladimir Radmanovic
He actually came into tonight’s game averaging 6.4 rebounds in just under 32 minutes a game, along with 1.45 steals. He’s not as soft as I thought he was.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Dec 9, 2009 9:10 PM PST up reply actions
caught the 2nd half of the women's game...
…heard it on the radio driving home and I thought I’d drop by the arena and watch the rest.
Keep in mind, I didn’t see the first helf, so this is just talking about the second half.
It was rough. Lexi does so much of the heavy lifting for the team, at least in this instance. Looking at the box score tells it all. Her 21pts led the team, and she was also the high rebounder. That’s pretty much how it looked on the court too.
It seems like Greif and Vital are struggling in their expanded roles. Vital didn’t make one bucket the whole second half, and Greif might have made one.
We didn’t have much of an inside presence at all. We shot a lot of 3-pointers becasue that was what they gave us. Seems like almost every time we’d drive the ball, it either resulted in a pass back out to the perimeter of a flubbed high-percentage shot. Perfect example was late in the game, down by 1 with the ball out of bounds under our own basket with like 15 seconds left. They get it to Lexi, she drives, there’s nothing there, so she has to pull up with the fadeaway in traffic and hope for the foul. She doesn’t get it. Stallworth had a good number of shots down low she had no business missing, but she wasn’t the only one. Both FG% and FT% were waaay low tonight.
Seemed like we got boxed out on rebounds quite a bit. Defense just seemed… spotty. I don’t know how to describe it.
Stallworth looked every bit the freshman out there. I…i’ll just leave it at that. Her 3-pointer to bring us within 1 right at the end was heeeella clutch tho.
From the looks of this game, this is gonna be a ‘learning’ year. Lexi will always be Lexi, but the freshmen will have to get their legs under them, and it’ll take a while. I’m sure it’s rough for Lexi, this being her senior year and all. I’m really glad she had last year’s experience though, since this year may be a rough way to go out.
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