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California Golden Bears at Arizona St. Sun Devils, Jan 28, 2010 5:30 PM PST


Time: 5:30 PM PST/8:30 PM EST
TV:
CSN California/FSN Arizona
Radio: KFRC 1550 AM
Streams: Post in comments
Spread: ASU by 2.5
Injury report: Sanders-Frison (out)

ryandrew disagreed with me about the difficulty of tonight's game, so to hear his sunny-side take on what will happen tonight, take a look below.

This is NOT our toughest road game of the season, and ASU is not our biggest threat in the Pac-10 race. I’ve watched most of ASU’s games (cause I’m a habitual gambler-what can I say), and ASU gets by because they play a 2-3 zone in a poor shooting league. In the games they’ve won, they usually hold opponents to ridiculous shooting percentages. Basically ASU is playing the perfect type of defense for the league this year, cause no team (outside of Cal) can actually shoot (maybe WSU). But UofA has created the blueprint for beating them; running. ASU is slow and unathletic, and cannot run with you. As long as you don’t give them a chance to setup their defense, they can be beaten badly.

Cal actually matches up very favorably with ASU. #1 we can shoot the ball. #2, ASU’s zone is not a trapping zone (like Syracuse or OSU – which we will struggle with). The game will probably come down to a shooting contest (cause they have almost zero post play as well) and with them without McMillan, I feel comfortable out-shooting them. The big key will be getting stops and getting the defensive rebound; if we can do that, we will get a lot of open transition 3’s (ala WSU). Another thing in our favor is that we have our best defender (Theo) going against their best shooter (Kuksiks).

I guess that's what I get for watching ASU for about twenty minutes this year.


Note: Women's game starts around 7 PM at Haas. Norcalnick will fill you in on that game a later tonight!

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Thank you very much prd, you’ve made my econometrics section bearable. Rec’d!

by boomtho on Jan 28, 2010 5:39 PM PST up reply actions  

i wish justin.tv weren’t blocked at work lol

by EchoOfSilence on Jan 28, 2010 5:40 PM PST up reply actions  

Randle

Damn, he canned it.

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by Rated-R Superstar on Jan 28, 2010 5:40 PM PST reply actions  

Empty Crowd

Where are the Arizona State fans?

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by Rated-R Superstar on Jan 28, 2010 5:41 PM PST reply actions  

They don’t show up, apparently

by EchoOfSilence on Jan 28, 2010 5:41 PM PST up reply actions  

Scoreboard

It’s broken!

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by Rated-R Superstar on Jan 28, 2010 5:42 PM PST reply actions  

No

The clock never started and so they took it off.

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by Rated-R Superstar on Jan 28, 2010 5:45 PM PST up reply actions  

Lockett's killing it

14-8 ASU.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 5:46 PM PST reply actions  

Lockett with 7 points and a block of Amoke, Randle with 5 points, Christopher with 3. Robertson two bad turnovers that led to 4 transition points.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 5:47 PM PST up reply actions  

Timeout

I think they’re on an 11-0 run.

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by Rated-R Superstar on Jan 28, 2010 5:46 PM PST reply actions  

Thanks Av…. you’re our eyes and ears here

by EchoOfSilence on Jan 28, 2010 5:48 PM PST up reply actions  

is cal being scared of attacking the zone?

by EchoOfSilence on Jan 28, 2010 5:49 PM PST up reply actions  

They’re mixing it up alright.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 5:51 PM PST up reply actions  

Just weren’t hitting the jumpers well to start.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 5:53 PM PST up reply actions  

Gutierrez

I think he got away with a travel.

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by Rated-R Superstar on Jan 28, 2010 5:52 PM PST reply actions  

Yeah he did. Oh wells.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 5:53 PM PST up reply actions  

Boykin gets 2 on goaltending, Max tip-in, ties the game!

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 5:52 PM PST reply actions  

Randle to Christopher ALLEYOOP! 16-14 Cal, timeout ASU.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 5:53 PM PST reply actions  

lets see if monty will give max more than 15 mins. tnite

by ryandrew on Jan 28, 2010 5:53 PM PST reply actions  

It’s not about minutes, it’s about matchups. Max is a better matchup because ASU has actual bigs they go into the post with.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 5:55 PM PST up reply actions  

Just got in and it looks like ASU is getting open looks from 3. Good thing they’ve missed them lately – gotta close out on ASU from 3 or they’ll kill you

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 5:55 PM PST reply actions  

Let’s hope they have a similar night against us like UCLA did against us…we’re having trouble closing out the perimeter.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 5:56 PM PST up reply actions  

Randle with a TOUGH pullup. 18-14. Zhang bothered Boateng’s shot too.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 5:58 PM PST reply actions  

2 more open 3’s for ASU…and now they’re falling. crap

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 6:02 PM PST reply actions  

playing 4 on 5 on offense with Jorge in there. Gotta put Theo in that corner instead.

by ryandrew on Jan 28, 2010 6:02 PM PST reply actions  

Christopher with a 3. Abbott with 2 3s. Boykin and Boateng exchanged baskets. 24-23 ASU.

This Lockett kid is doing really well, even with Jorge on him. Freaky.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 6:03 PM PST reply actions  

I hope they don’t put that Walker kid in

by EchoOfSilence on Jan 28, 2010 6:05 PM PST up reply actions  

Randle launches a playground fadeaway 3. 26-24.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 6:04 PM PST reply actions  

I love that Cal has made two crazy hard jumpers off of timeouts and that for some reason means something to the announcers.

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 6:04 PM PST reply actions  

Randle good. Soooo good.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 6:05 PM PST up reply actions  

man those were some shaky minutes from jorge on both ends. lets hope DJ can do better. hopefully this is his breakout game

by ryandrew on Jan 28, 2010 6:05 PM PST reply actions  

Looks like he’s only 80% at this point. Might not be full strength until February.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 6:06 PM PST up reply actions  

Christopher with a 3. Nice ball movement.

Then Randle with a sick lookaway pass to Boykin to get him to the line.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 6:08 PM PST reply actions  

Boateng also had a hook shot in there. 31-26

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 6:09 PM PST up reply actions  

looks like Boateng has the advantage on Boykin so far

by EchoOfSilence on Jan 28, 2010 6:11 PM PST up reply actions  

Well Boateng does have three inches on him. Not easy shots he’s making.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 6:15 PM PST up reply actions  

Nice penetration inside, Robertson to Boykin!

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 6:12 PM PST reply actions  

DJ just got bailed out. Thanks ref!

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 6:12 PM PST reply actions  

god, they need someone to fill that 4th perimeter spot. jorge no. dj no. is it nikola time? mbe even try brandon smith and move randle to the 2.

by ryandrew on Jan 28, 2010 6:13 PM PST reply actions  

33-26 Cal

Bears have been moving the ball very well. Really impressed with how they’ve been attacking the zone, spacing the floor, getting good looks at the basket.

Their defense on the other side is average, although it’s mostly Sun Devils missing good looks.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 6:14 PM PST reply actions  

I haven’t seen the whole game but the interior D has looked OK. I’m still worried about ASU from 3. Hopefully their early struggles from deep get into their head or something

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 6:15 PM PST up reply actions  

Theo for point guard!

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 6:17 PM PST reply actions  

Did Amoke pick up some early fouls? I don’t think I’ve seen him on the court yet

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 6:17 PM PST reply actions  

Yeah, I think so. Not sure though, I know he got one.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 6:18 PM PST up reply actions  

37-28 Cal

Abbott with a jumper, Randle with a nice drive to the basket, Boykin with a basket, Robertson with a BEAUTIFUL pass in transition to Seeley to get him to the line.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 6:17 PM PST reply actions  

I've seen a mock draft

With Theo going in the second round

by Rocky63215 on Jan 28, 2010 6:17 PM PST reply actions  

Glasser is ice cold

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 6:18 PM PST reply actions  

Yummy

Bacon is good and an 11-point lead is better.

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by Rated-R Superstar on Jan 28, 2010 6:19 PM PST reply actions  

Boykin goes deep inside, layup makes it 39-28

Cal playing very well so far.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 6:19 PM PST reply actions  

there we go DJ! that’s big that he plays some quality minutes.

by ryandrew on Jan 28, 2010 6:19 PM PST reply actions  

unlucky

That was a painful swing – from a fast break FG to an open 3 from Abbot.

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 6:21 PM PST reply actions  

Nice

We’ll also get the last shot now.

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by Rated-R Superstar on Jan 28, 2010 6:21 PM PST reply actions  

Definitely his best effort so far.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 6:22 PM PST up reply actions  

Ahh man unlucky bounce on that Abbott 3

That was nearly a 2 on 0. 39-31

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 6:21 PM PST reply actions  

Cal 40 ASU 33, halftime

I’ll take it.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 6:23 PM PST reply actions  

Yeah, not an ideal finish

But I’ll take the lead, and I like that we’re defending well enough that we’re not hacking shooters as much as we usually seem to.

by Tony Macaroni on Jan 28, 2010 6:25 PM PST up reply actions  

Man, Cal scoring 40 in a half against ASU, I would have thought we’d be up by more, but I’ll take it as well

by ryandrew on Jan 28, 2010 6:24 PM PST reply actions  

Come alive Theo!

Boykin—13 points
Randle—12 points
Christopher—11 points
Seeley—2 points
Max—2 points

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 6:31 PM PST reply actions  

Other Pac-10 scores (odd that all the games are early today)

Arizona up 8 on Stanfurd with 11 to go in the 2nd half

USC up 27-22 on OSU at halftime in a real barnburner. First to 50 wins!

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 6:31 PM PST reply actions  

wow

you were right, OSU wins 51-45

by ondal on Jan 28, 2010 7:46 PM PST up reply actions  

FYI: Women’s open thread now up

The game doesn’t start til 7:00 PST. After the men’s game, stick around and watch the women try to extend their 4 game winning streak!

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 6:33 PM PST reply actions  

URL's blank.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 6:34 PM PST up reply actions  

Oops! correct link

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 6:35 PM PST up reply actions  

Not sure what's going on and why we can't handle Lockett.

Although I guess I’ll take him going off on us rather than Kusicks or Abbott or Boateng.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 6:37 PM PST reply actions  

Theo with a bad TO that ASU can’t convert, Christopher with a tough runner off glass.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 6:41 PM PST reply actions  

Now that's some defense!

What can’t Jamal Boykin do?

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 6:41 PM PST reply actions  

Good jumper too!

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 6:43 PM PST up reply actions  

Good Defense

Once again, Boykin forced a miss from Boateng and grabbed the rebound.

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by Rated-R Superstar on Jan 28, 2010 6:43 PM PST up reply actions  

Bingo

That was a sick shot by Randle!

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by Rated-R Superstar on Jan 28, 2010 6:43 PM PST reply actions  

Man I’m going to miss the seniors

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 6:43 PM PST reply actions  

Christopher with a great steal more great defense by Boykin, then a great And-1 by Randle. Great!

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 6:43 PM PST reply actions  

we have a chance to end the game now. lets see if we “Cal” it

by ryandrew on Jan 28, 2010 6:44 PM PST reply actions  

Randle

He keeps it coming!

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by Rated-R Superstar on Jan 28, 2010 6:44 PM PST reply actions  

Great transition 3

15 point lead. Keep on going for it, send the crowd to the exits.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 6:45 PM PST reply actions  

Bad pass by Gutierrez

But better pass on the break for a wide open three in transition for Randle.

by Rocky63215 on Jan 28, 2010 6:45 PM PST reply actions  

Well, Monty said Cal needed to improve their ability to hold a lead. Now’s the chance to put a team away. NO MERCY!

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 6:46 PM PST reply actions  

put that “foot on that THROAT!”

by EchoOfSilence on Jan 28, 2010 6:47 PM PST up reply actions  

randle shaving points again

by ryandrew on Jan 28, 2010 6:48 PM PST reply actions  

LOL!

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 6:49 PM PST up reply actions  

What?

He’s trying to get the game back within the spread or something?

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by Rated-R Superstar on Jan 28, 2010 6:50 PM PST up reply actions  

Bad turnover by Randle there. Can’t let them get back to single digits.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 6:48 PM PST reply actions  

Good Passing

Boykin finishes from Gutierrez and is closing in on a career-high.

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by Rated-R Superstar on Jan 28, 2010 6:51 PM PST reply actions  

Boykin

He can’t be stopped!

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by Rated-R Superstar on Jan 28, 2010 6:51 PM PST reply actions  

Leaving under his own power is a good sign

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 6:53 PM PST up reply actions  

Randle knocked knees with an ASU defender.

by atomsareenough on Jan 28, 2010 6:53 PM PST reply actions  

Knee to knee looks like

Should be fine for Randle.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 6:53 PM PST reply actions  

I’m failing to see the foul on the and-1 there

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 6:55 PM PST reply actions  

Theo needs to start stepping up

make some shots and start getting into a scoring mentality.

by Rocky63215 on Jan 28, 2010 6:55 PM PST reply actions  

Cal up 7

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 6:56 PM PST up reply actions  

Crap

They’ve cut the lead in half.

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by Rated-R Superstar on Jan 28, 2010 6:56 PM PST reply actions  

Come on, someone stop Abbott

by atomsareenough on Jan 28, 2010 6:56 PM PST reply actions  

Boom

You rule, Jerome!

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by Rated-R Superstar on Jan 28, 2010 6:57 PM PST reply actions  

Nice play by Christopher – we need to run things through him more.

by Tedfordisgod on Jan 28, 2010 6:58 PM PST reply actions  

You mean send him on dribble drives and setting up other guys? I’ve noticed he’s had a few good assists.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 6:59 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, just put him in situations were he has the opportunity to drive and make an interior pass but leave him with Randle or Robertson as a safety valve on the outside. I think he can beat most players off the dribble, his problem is that he isn’t a quick enough finisher to score a ton of points off lay-ups. But I think we could still use it to our advantage more.

by Tedfordisgod on Jan 28, 2010 7:02 PM PST up reply actions  

Theo hasn’t been completely absent. He’s had a number of good passes

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 6:59 PM PST up reply actions  

Theo can still have a big game without scoring the ball. Not his greatest game, but he’s done a few things that won’t show up on the box score.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 7:00 PM PST up reply actions  

Good resiliency

Still wish we’d play sounder D, but whatevs.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 6:58 PM PST reply actions  

anyone sick of watching ASU run the same play over and over again? they should pick nikola in and tell him to just shut abbott down

by ryandrew on Jan 28, 2010 7:00 PM PST reply actions  

You say it, you get it.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 7:01 PM PST up reply actions  

Nice passing!!! Great move by Boykin.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 7:02 PM PST reply actions  

i think we’re going to miss boykin more than we think next year

by ryandrew on Jan 28, 2010 7:02 PM PST reply actions   1 recs

My hope is that Kamp can more or less replace his numbers + Kamp is a better passer. That may be overly optimistic.

by Tedfordisgod on Jan 28, 2010 7:03 PM PST up reply actions  

I don’t think Kamp has the moves, plus he’ll be rusty. I hope you’re right though.

by atomsareenough on Jan 28, 2010 7:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Could be true. I don’t think that rust should matter that much though – plenty of guys miss a full season and come back stronger than before.

by Tedfordisgod on Jan 28, 2010 7:10 PM PST up reply actions  

We’re going to miss everyone next year.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 7:04 PM PST up reply actions  

Jamal’s having a career game tonight.

by atomsareenough on Jan 28, 2010 7:03 PM PST reply actions  

playing against boateng’s really firing him up. good stuff.

by EchoOfSilence on Jan 28, 2010 7:03 PM PST up reply actions  

Jerome Randle is faster than you are

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 7:05 PM PST reply actions  

Great hustle play by Boykin to get that board.

by Tedfordisgod on Jan 28, 2010 7:06 PM PST reply actions  

Why don’t they have jump balls in college basketball again? Possession arrow is so stupid.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 7:06 PM PST up reply actions  

It really is

Punishes defense for making plays

by Rocky63215 on Jan 28, 2010 7:07 PM PST up reply actions  

I’m OK with it, it speeds up the game significantly, and jump balls are pretty dumb too.

by Tedfordisgod on Jan 28, 2010 7:11 PM PST up reply actions  

what’s the score now?

by EchoOfSilence on Jan 28, 2010 7:06 PM PST reply actions  

follow the game

on yahoo sports in a different tab/window

by ondal on Jan 28, 2010 7:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Theo’s really not confident with that shot right now. Passed up a few open looks and dished to other guys.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 7:07 PM PST reply actions  

yeah, he’s not handling the ball confidently.

by atomsareenough on Jan 28, 2010 7:10 PM PST up reply actions  

ok, the nikola experiment didn’t quite work, my bad monty

by ryandrew on Jan 28, 2010 7:11 PM PST reply actions  

Bears have really slowed down. Get to 80!

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 7:13 PM PST reply actions  

Wow

how about helping out on defense you can’t let a guy on the low block get that kind of position

by Rocky63215 on Jan 28, 2010 7:14 PM PST reply actions  

Really terrible play be Gutierrez – why would he try to force it baseline for no reason?!?

by Tedfordisgod on Jan 28, 2010 7:15 PM PST reply actions  

I see that relentlessly negative Rocky is back

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 7:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Cal is playing a similarly talented team on the road. Losing to them would not be pathetic

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 7:17 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, but they gave up a big lead that they shouldn’t have. They’re playing at Cal’s pace, offensively.

by atomsareenough on Jan 28, 2010 7:18 PM PST up reply actions  

I’m not happy. But I’m going to save the hyperbole for when it’s actually warranted.

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 7:19 PM PST up reply actions  

There's no excuse

And yes it will be pathetic if they lose. Losing a 13 point lead when it looks like the team is control yes it is pathetic.

by Rocky63215 on Jan 28, 2010 7:19 PM PST up reply actions  

You’re fun.

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 7:20 PM PST up reply actions  

Out of curiosity, was ASU pathetic when they allowed Cal to get the lead?

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 7:21 PM PST up reply actions  

Would it hurt Montgomery to call a timeout?

When will he get sick of their shot selection and just dumb turnover

by Rocky63215 on Jan 28, 2010 7:17 PM PST reply actions  

c’mon guys, just another Cal game. should be used to this by now

by ryandrew on Jan 28, 2010 7:17 PM PST reply actions  

how the hell did this become a 2 point game

by EchoOfSilence on Jan 28, 2010 7:18 PM PST reply actions  

ASU ramped up the defense, Cal slowed down offensively…really need more ball movement and open looks, lot of tough looking shots.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 7:19 PM PST up reply actions  

Wow

That was amazing.

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by Rated-R Superstar on Jan 28, 2010 7:20 PM PST reply actions  

oh, jorge

how can i stay mad at you…

by ondal on Jan 28, 2010 7:21 PM PST reply actions  

Tough shot by PC. Two money shots.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 7:21 PM PST reply actions  

I dunno, man. Jorge shooting a 3 and PC shooting a fadeaway are not the two shots I would hope for, but hey, they went in!

by atomsareenough on Jan 28, 2010 7:22 PM PST up reply actions  

When Jorge is wide open he’s been very high percentage from 3 this year

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 7:23 PM PST up reply actions  

Jorge’s shooting 49% from downtown and loves that corner. I’m quite happy with that shot.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 7:24 PM PST up reply actions  

Why? – the Jorge three was wide-open and the PChris jumper was a pretty good shot considering we ran a ton of time off the clock.

by Tedfordisgod on Jan 28, 2010 7:24 PM PST up reply actions  

Jorge was wide open he has to take that shot

The fadeaway by Christopher was within his range

by Rocky63215 on Jan 28, 2010 7:24 PM PST up reply actions  

OK guys, you win! Jorge hasn’t been playing much, and he hadn’t made a shot tonight. I guess the PC shot isn’t too worthy of criticism, because I’ve seen him make that plenty of times, but it was a tough, off-balance shot.

by atomsareenough on Jan 28, 2010 7:26 PM PST up reply actions  

jorge can look terrible for 9/10 of the game, but damn he’s clutch. hopefully theo will get his clutchness back soon

by ryandrew on Jan 28, 2010 7:22 PM PST reply actions  

Like I said earlier – we really need the ball in Christopher’s hands as much as possible. Those plays are why he is going to be an NBA player.

by Tedfordisgod on Jan 28, 2010 7:22 PM PST reply actions  

How is that not in the act of shooting?

by Tedfordisgod on Jan 28, 2010 7:24 PM PST reply actions  

would you rather have two shots or the 35 seconds here?

by ryandrew on Jan 28, 2010 7:24 PM PST reply actions  

Can we get an intentional foul?

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 7:26 PM PST reply actions  

Clear intentional foul – lame that they never call that

by Tedfordisgod on Jan 28, 2010 7:26 PM PST reply actions  

Intentional Foul

The rule itself is dumb if you ask me.

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by Rated-R Superstar on Jan 28, 2010 7:27 PM PST up reply actions  

I agree – in that situation the refs should be able to award two free throws without it being a technical. Just because you are prevented from even attempting a shot doesn’t mean that you should only get a one and one.

by Tedfordisgod on Jan 28, 2010 7:29 PM PST up reply actions  

Got that right

Yes, it was a foul that was intentional by definition. But it was to stop an easy layup he didn’t do anything that was flagrant or would cause physical harm to the man with the ball. It wasn’t like it was a breakaway either. I think that was a good no call in terms of blowing the whistle for intentional foul.

by Rocky63215 on Jan 28, 2010 7:30 PM PST up reply actions  

jorge is so fucking clutch

by ryandrew on Jan 28, 2010 7:27 PM PST reply actions  

Gut wants an Academy Award for that one

by Tedfordisgod on Jan 28, 2010 7:28 PM PST reply actions   1 recs

Yeah, but it didn’t look to me like he really should have gone down that hard.

by Tedfordisgod on Jan 28, 2010 7:29 PM PST up reply actions  

I don’t mind a little acting. Sometimes even if you deserve the call you have to sell it a little or else you might not get it.

by atomsareenough on Jan 28, 2010 7:30 PM PST up reply actions  

I love acting – when it is a Cal player doing it.

by Tedfordisgod on Jan 28, 2010 7:31 PM PST up reply actions  

z

Nice throw-in by Theo.

by atomsareenough on Jan 28, 2010 7:29 PM PST reply actions  

WTF? Did they just cut off the game?

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 7:32 PM PST reply actions  

wow, that was a really impressive windmill dunk.

by atomsareenough on Jan 28, 2010 7:32 PM PST reply actions  

I think he’s supposed to be that next Lebron kid. Walker?

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 7:33 PM PST up reply actions  

wow #22 isn’t the sharpest tool in the shed

by ryandrew on Jan 28, 2010 7:33 PM PST reply actions  

you don’t make a highlight reel dunk and then fall into the cheerleaders for 5 seconds. cause you need the steal after the bucket. forced sendek to take a TO. #22 is an idiot

by ryandrew on Jan 28, 2010 7:35 PM PST up reply actions  

Theo’s looked a little slow tonight. Oh well, if you would’ve told me he wouldn’t score and we’d win, awesome.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 7:34 PM PST reply actions  

I would say that if 3 of the 4 seniors show up on any given night Cal will probably win.

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 7:35 PM PST up reply actions  

11 isn’t too far out. Too many shots to go around for Boykin to get much more than that, probably.

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 7:38 PM PST up reply actions  

At least he took out Kuksics tonight. Cancelled each other out.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 7:36 PM PST up reply actions  

Final score 78-70

Big big win, no matter how much of a nailbiter it became near the end.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 28, 2010 7:36 PM PST reply actions  

sweet sweet victory!

Head over HERE for the Cal women – they’re currently tied with AZ at 26

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 7:36 PM PST reply actions  

Theo's probably sick

judging what Monty said a couple days ago

by EchoOfSilence on Jan 28, 2010 7:36 PM PST reply actions  

Nice win. ASU is a pretty good team and honestly I wouldn’t have been shocked for us to lose this one. I saw some things in this one that hopefully will become trends – especially Christopher’s confidence with the ball down the stretch.

by Tedfordisgod on Jan 28, 2010 7:39 PM PST reply actions  

Oh and being perfect at the foul line for the rest of the year would be nice too.

by Tedfordisgod on Jan 28, 2010 7:40 PM PST up reply actions  

Other Pac-10 scores

Arizona 76, stanfurd 68 Final
OSU 51, USC 45 Final

Ucla-Oregon just underway.

by Ohio Bear on Jan 28, 2010 7:40 PM PST reply actions  

I think that’s good news for Cal

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 7:48 PM PST up reply actions  

Shantrell Sneed says that Arizona flopped! I agree!

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 7:42 PM PST reply actions  

crap, getting my threads mixed up again sorry everybody

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 7:44 PM PST up reply actions  

36-31 at the half

Cal has made 8 3’s (8-15 over all) to only 5 2 pointers. Up is down, left is right, dogs and cats living together! Mass Hysteria!

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 7:43 PM PST reply actions  

Great playing by PC. I was nervous when Randle went down with that knee injury and then ASU stormed back. But often times the team storms back just to lose energy right when they catch up. That seemed to be the case.

Now, Im watching this hockey game. I dont really know whats going on, but it seems cool. Apparently these are two of the better teams in the NHL

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by TwistNHook on Jan 28, 2010 7:47 PM PST reply actions  

Alexis Gray-Lawson is calling, twist!

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 7:48 PM PST up reply actions  

What channel?

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by TwistNHook on Jan 28, 2010 7:50 PM PST up reply actions  

Only streaming, sadly

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by norcalnick on Jan 28, 2010 7:51 PM PST up reply actions  

The Sharks are down 2-0 already.

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by TwistNHook on Jan 28, 2010 7:51 PM PST up reply actions  

How was this one?

All aboard the Jerome Randle Smart Car!

by rollonubears on Jan 28, 2010 9:23 PM PST reply actions  

slightly less stressful than previous ones.

by atomsareenough on Jan 28, 2010 9:30 PM PST up reply actions  

I’m tempted to make a pathetic joke, but instead I’ll say that Jamal Boykin, Jerome Randle, and Patrick Christopher were all different kinds of awesome

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