Randle, Bears Rain Threes Over Desert
by ragnarok on Mar 5, 2009 10:11 PM PST
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Jerome Randle shoots 8-11...from three! His 31 points paces the Bears as the excise the demons of the desert and end a 13-year losing streak at McKale. Theo Robertson added 4 threes and 24 points as the Bears rain 16 treys over the Wildcats defense, who, despite fouling out both of our bigs and basically having their way inside, just couldn't continue trading 2 for 3 all night. Wanna know how to break a good zone defense? Shoot lights-out from long range.
I turned this game on late in the first half, only to find the Bears down by 11. I nearly turned it off right then. I'm *very* glad I stuck with it. Sometimes, winning is as simple as being really good at shooting the basketball, and with all three of the Bears' shooters hitting from long range, Arizona was going to have a tough time tonight without creating turnovers. This is a very good shooting team, and you really have to a) limit the Bears' possessions/shots, or b) hope for a couple off-nights. The Wildcats not only didn't force enough turnovers, but their dominance inside wasn't enough to counter the Bears on the perimeter. Heck, Cal even tossed Nikola Knezevic out there for a very special cameo, and he responded by going 2-2 from beyond the arc.
A couple big stats:
• Despite the Wildcats' superior inside presense, the Bears were only out-rebounded by 4, and actually had more offensive rebounds (10-9) than Arizona.
• As I noted in the game thread, the Bears' free throw woes on the road came back, as Cal once again shot under 70% from the line from the charity stripe, including missing two front ends of one-and-ones in the final minutes (fortunately, Randle -- amazingly! -- got his own rebound on one of those). This game isn't nearly as close if the Bears can shoot like they normally do on free throws.
The biggest stat, though: 8 threes and 31 points from Jerome Randle. The Bears are now a definite lock for the NCAA tournament, and if Jerome keeps shooting like this, the Bears could be looking at a deep tourney run in March.
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Here's a question
Can I marry this team?
by LeonPowe on Mar 5, 2009 10:13 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
then let me be its mistress
i'm here to clean your pool but i don't have a pool *bowchica bowow*
by ch0ster on Mar 5, 2009 10:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
She'd be the most infuriating wife ever.
She’d lose her keys every morning. And her purse. She would be annoying. She would have many flaws. But she would look very good naked. So that fixes everything.
This is my last game, I don't care about my body.
by rollonubears on Mar 5, 2009 10:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
But she would look very good naked. So that fixes everything.
It does. It really, really does.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Mar 5, 2009 10:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
she’d also have unlimited range.
wait, what?
by LeonPowe on Mar 5, 2009 10:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Shed also be great at draining the 3!
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by TwistNHook on Mar 5, 2009 10:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
this.
i'm here to clean your pool but i don't have a pool *bowchica bowow*
by ch0ster on Mar 5, 2009 10:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
RANDDDDDLLLLLLEEEE!
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 5, 2009 10:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
reposted: Who would you rather play in the 1st game of the pac-10 tourney?
Either:
1) a red hot WSU team (cause they’ll have to beat udub to get the 6 spot)
2) an OSU team that swept us
3) USC literally at home
or 4) Arizona, probably the most talented team of the 4
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by norcalnick on Mar 5, 2009 10:14 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
i actually want WSU or USC. i want no part of OSU right now.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Mar 5, 2009 10:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I tend to agree, I feel like two of our most solid performances were against WSU
so another matchup seems favorable.
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by norcalnick on Mar 5, 2009 10:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
OSU
no question here
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 5, 2009 10:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oooooo
Ssssss
Uuuuuu
Oregon State .. . FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!
by LeonPowe on Mar 5, 2009 10:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
OSU
Cal would have a TON of motivation
by GE0FFLEPPER on Mar 5, 2009 10:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
can i just say
big fan of the user name. love it.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Mar 5, 2009 10:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
thank you
unfortunately it got me kicked off of goldenstateofmind earlier
by GE0FFLEPPER on Mar 5, 2009 10:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I must admit ignorance. Please help.
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by TwistNHook on Mar 6, 2009 7:37 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure
But it does seem like OSU beating us three times would be pretty unlikely.
by Tony Macaroni on Mar 5, 2009 10:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
USC literally at home
No, that’s the women’s tournament…
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by PaulThomas on Mar 5, 2009 10:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
OSU or WSU
Like a few others, I felt like both OSU losses were flukes. Not to say that they won’t give us trouble the next time around…but I’d much rather face them than Arizona’s talent or $C’s home court advantage.
WSU is red hot, but we played them well both times. Rochestie can’t be this good for this long, can he? (Klay Thompson can, though, which worries me a bit)
by Sharkbit12 on Mar 5, 2009 10:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Rochestie actually was kind of pants in Saturday's game
He just hit the big shot at the end of the game. Before that he was like 1 of 8 from the field.
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Everyone will say, "He should have passed the ball"
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by PaulThomas on Mar 5, 2009 11:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Is pants an adjective now?
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by TwistNHook on Mar 6, 2009 7:37 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Paul Thomas is british? I always imagined him as a Mormon Tongan.
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by TwistNHook on Mar 6, 2009 7:40 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not British, just eclectic in my word choices
I’ll take too-clever-by-half cliches from any linguistic/cultural background.
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Everyone will say, "He should have passed the ball"
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by PaulThomas on Mar 6, 2009 9:37 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Even Tongan ones?
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by TwistNHook on Mar 6, 2009 1:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Especially Tongan ones
Many years from now, when his name's recalled
Everyone will say, "He should have passed the ball"
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by PaulThomas on Mar 7, 2009 12:47 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Do you think Nikola Knezevic has a Jorge Gutierrez voodoo doll?
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by rollonubears on Mar 5, 2009 10:23 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
No
He has a sweet jumper and a babyface
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 5, 2009 10:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
he has an ok jumper
i’ve never seen him shoot that sweetly before.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Mar 5, 2009 10:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I keed
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 5, 2009 10:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My point is that
Nikola played a good amount of minutes this year. Jorge has changed that. Think Nikola is a little bitter?
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by rollonubears on Mar 5, 2009 10:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He’s a team player… It’s better than living in a one room tenement and eating porridge every day…
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 5, 2009 10:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Is that what Serbians do?
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by rollonubears on Mar 5, 2009 10:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
anyone know what the $40 pac10 tournament deal they were talking is about? i can't find it anywhere
by nickle on Mar 5, 2009 10:26 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
if i was anywhere near LA, i would totally jump on that deal.
as it is, i’ll be in Boston next week.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Mar 5, 2009 10:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, i'm wondering whether i'll be able to get the Pac-10 tourney on TV way out East.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Mar 5, 2009 11:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
just do the justintv thing
you guys always seem to find some online link, yes?
by concordtom on Mar 5, 2009 11:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
also, does anyone know how tiebreakers work and if we're really #3 team no matter what?
i’d like to buy my tickets asap.
by nickle on Mar 5, 2009 10:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes
unless UCLA loses to Oregon and we beat ASU
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 5, 2009 10:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
NVM
head to head fail.
we’re 3rd seeed
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 5, 2009 10:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
yes
Here’s how the tiebreakers are decided:
If two teams are tied, then head-to-head record is used. Washington State has split with the other three teams, but Arizona owns a sweep of Oregon State. USC has swept the Cougars, split with the Cougars and Wildcats, lost to Oregon State, with a matchup against the Beavers on Saturday.
If two tied teams split their games, then record against the teams above them is compared, starting with the highest in the final standings. For example, if Washington State and Oregon State tie, you would compare their records against first-place Washington first. If neither team has an advantage, then the next team is compared, and so forth.
If there is more than one team in a spot in the standings — say, if there is a three-way tie for second — then you would compare records against the teams as a whole, and not individually.
Washington State’s and Arizona’s wins over UCLA could prove to be big in this case.
If the first two criteria don’t work, then better record against all Division I opponents comes into play. OSU’s early-season struggles could hurt the Beavers here.
The final tiebreaker is a coin flip.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Mar 5, 2009 10:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
during yesterdays game they showed a screen shot
of some double session being $40, but I didn’t understand exactly what was going on because I was just saying to myself dude, I gotta tell my friends and we’re all gonna go.
by nickle on Mar 6, 2009 1:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
apparently the deal was that every doubleheader session was selling $40 tickets. it’s upper-deck seating, but given how sparse the crowds are, you can probably move down, and you’re in the door for pretty cheap. heck, you can get tickets to the whole tournament for $150.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Mar 6, 2009 1:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i just checked ticketmaster. these are indeed the prices.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Mar 6, 2009 1:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Poll
Be honest.
If Max came in and started raining threes, would you have been surprised?
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 5, 2009 10:26 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I think
the only surprise is if Mike Montgomery came in and jacked a couple of 3s.
by LeonPowe on Mar 5, 2009 10:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Somehow
Marshawn would’ve found a way to ghostride the 3 point line
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 5, 2009 10:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll bet Marshawn thinks he has a jump shot.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Mar 5, 2009 10:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll bet Marshawn HAS a jump shot.
and that he shoots it granny style
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 5, 2009 10:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He did play with Leon on the Oakland Tech hoops team.
by LeonPowe on Mar 5, 2009 10:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
do you often refer to yourself in the third person?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Mar 5, 2009 10:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Why haven’t they benched Big Baby permanently in favor of your stoic efficiency?
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 5, 2009 10:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
DONT TOUCH LEON! HANDS OFF LEON!
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by TwistNHook on Mar 5, 2009 10:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s the KUNG PAO! It’s the KUNG PAO!
by LeonPowe on Mar 5, 2009 10:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Leon likes his chicken spicy?
I'm Fijian. Yes, the water is like that.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 5, 2009 11:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Marshawn was on the same b-ball team as Powe back at Oakland tech. However, he apparently wasnt as good as you might think. Nonetheless, thats a stacked team. Roughly at the same time, the womans team was STACKED with many players who would go to Cal later, too!
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by TwistNHook on Mar 5, 2009 10:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
UC Oakland, basically
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 5, 2009 10:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Marshawn’s probably the Nuts at Tennis… and he’s said he swims everyday basically
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 5, 2009 10:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Dude, Marshawn kills at Connect Four!
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by TwistNHook on Mar 5, 2009 10:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
One word: Mastermind
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 5, 2009 10:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
dude, i love Mastermind. i’m awesome at that game!
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Mar 5, 2009 10:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think he goes to Chinatown every sunday morning to play Mahjong with old chinese men.
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by rollonubears on Mar 5, 2009 10:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Either way I would have jizzed in my pants.
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by rollonubears on Mar 5, 2009 10:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i was surprised when Kamp took that deep two in the second half. i don’t know what he’s doing attempting that shot — i’ve never seen him with range like that.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Mar 5, 2009 10:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He actually took some 3s last year
So did Wilkes and Boykin. Big men have taken it in a few steps this year.
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by rollonubears on Mar 5, 2009 10:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
good coaching! I didn’t realize how much I missed it!
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by norcalnick on Mar 5, 2009 10:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve seen Wilkes make those shots. He’s got a nice looking jumper, actually. Boykin too. Kamp still surprises me, though.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Mar 5, 2009 10:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Kamp was 3 of 8 last year
Decent. He can step back and hit a few. I think he should every once in awhile. Because it would surprise the D. Just gotta pick the right moment. The past 2 years literally everyone on the team had the ability to hit a 3. Except for DeVon. And Vierneisel (Horrific shooter who never stopped jacking them up).
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by rollonubears on Mar 5, 2009 10:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I played against Vierneisel at the RSF… he just shoots 3s the entire time (I had to guard him, and he hit over 9000 in my eye)
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 5, 2009 10:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
his first game at cal as a freshman, he went 4 for 4 from beyond the arc. it took him until the middle of his senior year to top that 12-point career high.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Mar 5, 2009 10:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He was soooooo bad. Just a horrible player. Of course I have limited knowledge, but from what I saw last year he was laughably bad.
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by rollonubears on Mar 5, 2009 10:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
he was pretty good at inbounding the basketball.
IIRC, he was all-time inbounder for the Bears.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Mar 5, 2009 10:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You mean Vagasil?
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by TwistNHook on Mar 5, 2009 10:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
huh, i don't remember that at all
in fact, i honestly can’t recall kamp making any shots outside 5 feet. you’re right, though. 3-8 of 8 last year. interesting.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Mar 5, 2009 10:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I count two made 18 foot jumpshots this year. He hasn’t missed too many either
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 5, 2009 10:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He's got that sweet lefty stroke.
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by rollonubears on Mar 5, 2009 10:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I recall Kamp being a much better mid-to-long range shooter last year
Of course, some of that might have to do with the lack of “jump” in his “jump” shot this season…
Many years from now, when his name's recalled
Everyone will say, "He should have passed the ball"
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by PaulThomas on Mar 5, 2009 11:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i’m almost positive that’s a large factor right there.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Mar 6, 2009 9:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If we do draw Zona in the tourney
Let’s figure out a way to somewhat guard Hill on that 5-footer he hit 50 times tonight. Did he ever fail to score when he had the ball inside tonight?
by Tony Macaroni on Mar 5, 2009 10:30 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
He’s really unstoppable. You can only hope to contain him.
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 5, 2009 10:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He killed us and basically fouled out 2 of our guys.
I’m being somewhat serious in suggesting we throw Max out there just to take some of the fouls…but I guess Hill would just go around him like Jerome on Mitch Johnson
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by norcalnick on Mar 5, 2009 10:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think I've ever heard a crowd groan at three point shot BEFORE it was made
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 5, 2009 10:39 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I don't think I've ever seen a shooter as 'on' as Jerome Randle was
and to be fair, Arizona’s perimeter defense was groan-worthy.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Mar 5, 2009 10:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree
But only b/c I missed Ed Grey’s big game!
How about Sleepy Floyd’s 27 in the 4th against the Lakers. Or Bernard King dropping whatever he dropped. Nah… Randle was merely dropping bombs. There are times when a guy is unstoppable from anywhere on the floor. Now THAT’s a thing of beauty.
Randle was beautiful tonight. I ain’t gonna deny!
It was one of the great Cal games I can recall watching right now!
Of course, I still have Ubaka’s tongue sticking out on my TIVO – can’t delete that.
by concordtom on Mar 5, 2009 11:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The sight of Eddie House dropping 61 on us will forever be burned into my memory. He was unstoppable that night. Truly incredible. He was a man possessed, and he was pissed that Braun passed on him …
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by Vandalus on Mar 6, 2009 10:15 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Bozeman passed on him, I thought
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 6, 2009 12:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You sir are correct – my bad. I got on campus in 1998 and I forgot that Braun’s first year was 1996 (fall) and that Bozeman was still around during the spring 1996, which is when House would have signed an LOI (if not earlier due to the fall signing period for bball).
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by Vandalus on Mar 6, 2009 4:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It really was
Robertson could have been 8 of 11 instead of 4 of 11. Christopher could have been 4 of 6.
The Bears actually did not shoot especially well given the quality of looks they got. I haven’t seen a team get that many open looks from 3 in what seems like years.
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Everyone will say, "He should have passed the ball"
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by PaulThomas on Mar 5, 2009 11:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed.
And you know what? Budinger is not a very good player. I mean, great athlete, but his attitude and intangibles are low when it comes to evaluating for the NBA draft. I’d stay away if I were a pro team.
by concordtom on Mar 5, 2009 11:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, hey, if the NBA doesn't work out for him
he should have a decent career on the beach… him and Phil Dalhausser (sp?) would make a pretty bitchin’ team…
Many years from now, when his name's recalled
Everyone will say, "He should have passed the ball"
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by PaulThomas on Mar 5, 2009 11:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow Theo Robertson with the
quietest 24 points ever?
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 5, 2009 10:45 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
4 threes, but an uncharacteristic 7 misses
agreed, i was shocked that he had that many.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Mar 5, 2009 10:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Randle just stole the show
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 5, 2009 10:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Heck - at least Theo was firing them tonight! He must have been listening to us!
I’d rather have Theo go 4-11 than 2-5
by concordtom on Mar 5, 2009 11:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What is our record at this point with Ryan Anderson?
One of the great what-ifs of our time. I think we are easily 1st in the conference with him, probably top 15 in the nation.
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by rollonubears on Mar 5, 2009 10:53 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
We'd have some 3 pointer records
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 5, 2009 10:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Losses: Mizzou, FSU, stanford, OSUx2, UCLAx2, USC. I honestly think with him we only lose to UCLA on the road and Mizzou. Throw in another random loss and, with Ryan Anderson, the 08-09 California Golden Bears are 27-3 and ranked in the top 10. Triple Le Sigh!
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by rollonubears on Mar 5, 2009 11:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Is Jersey worth it, Ryan?
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by rollonubears on Mar 5, 2009 11:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Is Jersey ever worth it?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Mar 5, 2009 11:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yellow Fever says yes!
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by TwistNHook on Mar 6, 2009 7:41 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
well, who does he replace?
anderson definitely makes this team better, but we’d still lack a center.
still, 4 deadeye shooters on the court as starters sure makes you not miss centers too much.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Mar 5, 2009 11:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Jordan Wilkes has found himself as of late
Not exactly a center but hes actually a contributor now.
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by rollonubears on Mar 5, 2009 11:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Playing SOOO much better!
I’m actually starting to think I might miss him next year.
Sanders-Frison better be studying the play book. And losing weight!
We are going to be short next year!
Can we carve some meat off Sanders and glue it onto Max?
by concordtom on Mar 5, 2009 11:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Heh
MSF: 6-8, 270
Zhang: 7-3, 220
…
Many years from now, when his name's recalled
Everyone will say, "He should have passed the ball"
-- Al Stewart, "Football Hero"
by PaulThomas on Mar 5, 2009 11:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
220 soaking wet with rocks AND TwistNHook in his pocket
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 6, 2009 12:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
By the looks of that sign
maybe we should call him Hollow Man.
by concordtom on Mar 6, 2009 12:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Probably
would have swept OSU, probably not lost to Stanford, but I think those UCLA losses would still be on our books.
by LeonPowe on Mar 5, 2009 11:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Eh
I still think we wouldve beaten them at home. Even if we did we lose we would still be 26-4. Top 15. I wouldn’t be complaining.
This is my last game, I don't care about my body.
by rollonubears on Mar 5, 2009 11:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Are you complaining now??
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by TwistNHook on Mar 6, 2009 7:41 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
We might be be all that good
If RA was on the team, the other players would know HE was the man and would be looking for him to lead them and would frame their game around him. Funny things happen when you take the best player off a team – the other guys step up. Reinsert that player, and suddenly the team is dangerously good. But if RA was there from the start of the season, maybe none of these guys develop the character that proved to win tonight’s game. You see what I’m talking about most often when a star gets injured. First few games, everyone is lost, but then they pick it up and sometimes they are better. It’s like we have 3 stars now and everyone else is stepping up, whereas an RA team might have been just 1 big RA star team. Granted, Monty is smart enough to not let that happen. But Braun would have.
by concordtom on Mar 5, 2009 11:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
this is true
see the rockets play without TMac. Or any example of Bill Simmons’ Ewing Theory.
by LeonPowe on Mar 5, 2009 11:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Leon, what if we still had you on the team? <3
by Sharkbit12 on Mar 5, 2009 11:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
CHAMPIONSHIP
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 5, 2009 11:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
We could move up into the Pacific Division. P. Chris would have to guard Kobe though.
by LeonPowe on Mar 5, 2009 11:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Tie breaker
I know you guys were talking about who we might play – I’m wonder what our seed might be. I’m assuming UW and UCLA are going to win and take 1st and 2nd. That leaves Cal and ASU fighting Sat for 3rd/4th. If ASU wins, the two teams will have the same 11-7 records and will have split their two games. Who gets the nod for 3rd? Cal, b/c we swept 1st place ASU? Is that right? So, in essence, we locked up 3rd tonight?!!
by concordtom on Mar 5, 2009 11:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes. We have the 3rd seed locked up because we swept Washington
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 5, 2009 11:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
But
If washington loses to wsu and UCLA wins, THEY’RE tied for the best record in the pac-10, and therefore our tiebreaker with ASU is based on the collective records against UCLA and washington. They swept UCLA…so we’re both 2-2 against those teams. Do they have a better D-1 record than us, or would that be the same too?
by Sharkbit12 on Mar 5, 2009 11:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
UW ain't gonna lose
don’t worry about it.
by concordtom on Mar 5, 2009 11:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
But that's what I thought when
WSU played FUCLA, ASU and Arizona….
by Sharkbit12 on Mar 5, 2009 11:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Rochestie already had his emotional glory run.
And UW is all business at this point.
by concordtom on Mar 5, 2009 11:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I actually think
UW could be a nice team in the tourney. I’m always looking for guards in the tourney and they have Overton off the bench to support Thomas and Dentmon. Add in a wing in Pondexter to Brockman and Bryan-Amining as bigs and you have a nice team.
by concordtom on Mar 5, 2009 11:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
They'll go deep, possibly Elite 8, MAYBE Final 4
I’m surprised that we swept them. Like you said, great bigs, great guards…that’s a recipe for success at any level.
by Sharkbit12 on Mar 5, 2009 11:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't call either bigs or guards "great"
Brockman is too short at 6-7 and could get pounded by a 7 footer.
Bryan-Amining isn’t all that impressive, but does have more size – something a lot of teams lack – doesn’t he? I just always like a team that has 3 good guards. Thomas and Dentmon could become “great” with a deep run. For now, UW is a well balanced team of pretty goods! Many teams have holes (Cal up front, for instance.) UW is pretty solid all around, and uses a deep bench.
by concordtom on Mar 5, 2009 11:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You gotta have at least 3 good guards
And then size, in order to make a tourney run. The guards take the games over at that level. They just need some serviceable bigs in order to defend and grab rebounds, and keep the defense honest.
Cal lacks the inside game, and it could be worse next year as we swap Wilkes for Sanders-Frison (who is 5 inches shorter and new to D-1). Just look at how often Jordan Hill got off good shots tonight.
But I can’t dump on them after tonight’s game. That was simply outstanding – there was a point with 6-8 minutes left, back and forth, both teams making shots, I simply told my wife “This is a REALLY good game!” I am humbled and impressed. I didn’t think they had it in them.
I’d really like to see Cal be able to get Amonde Omoke some PT at the 3 spot.
by concordtom on Mar 6, 2009 12:02 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
How many good guards does USC have?
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 6, 2009 12:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, funny you mention that
b/c I started to type that I had thought USC would be the type of team that would be looking good for the tourney. I really like Taj (used to hate him, but now can’t deny his value) and then Hackett is just the kind of player who won’t let his team lose.
However, they’ve really disappointed THEIR fans. Who is their 4? Wilkinson? That’s a bust. Their other guard Lewis doesn’t do that much other than shoot outside. DeMar can’t shoot outside… That guy Washington has made some good plays, and the Marcus Johnson dude got hurt. I don’t know – all I know is we beat them and that was a fun game to attend. And they suck and ain’t going to the tourney.
Glad I was wrong on that one.
by concordtom on Mar 6, 2009 12:28 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
For complicated reasons which would take far longer to explain than it's worth,
Cal would beat out ASU for the tiebreaker even if the Bears lose and Washington and UCLA tie.
Trust me on this one. I already lost 10 minutes of my life thinking about it. Don’t make my mistake.
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Everyone will say, "He should have passed the ball"
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by PaulThomas on Mar 5, 2009 11:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Rose Bowl, Baby!
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by TwistNHook on Mar 6, 2009 7:42 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Nighttime BBall posters and DBD >>>>>> > >> > > >>>>> daytime by a longshot
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 5, 2009 11:36 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
WOOT!
I was working on a homework assignment to detect currency arbitrage while the game went on but I’m glad we won!
In other words, Go Bears!
by royrules22 on Mar 6, 2009 12:30 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
This was a positively gorgeous game. Some of Randle’s 3’s looked the way I imagine Twist looks nude and covered in peanut butter (Jiffy).
by Itchy25 on Mar 6, 2009 12:32 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I was watching the game with Mrs. TwistNHook and she happened to say the exact same thing. Except, she said “honey” instead of “peanut butter.” But, to be fair, you don’t have as much experience as her in covering my naked body with various condiments.
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by TwistNHook on Mar 6, 2009 7:43 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Really? Cuz I was watching the game with Mrs. TwistNHook last night…
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 6, 2009 8:28 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Damn it, I was only able to catch the first half
Really glad to hear that we won though!
by Mister Pie on Mar 6, 2009 4:09 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I am REALLY hoping
that it is free on on demand like the Jorge game. That would make my Friday night
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