Oregon State Torches Cal's Defense, Dimming Chances For At-Large Bid
by Avinash on Feb 19, 2010 3:02 AM PST
in California Golden Bears Basketball
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TwistNHook: Who wants to grab the recap for tomorrow?
norcalnick: I don't think there will be many takers after this one...
ragnarok: I could rant for a little bit, but I'm not sure it would be healthy.
Avinash: I'll probably end up doing it. But it's going to get pretty nasty. Is that ok?
ragnarok: I see no reason it shouldn't. I can't think of a single positive thing to say about tonight's game. And I'm usually pretty sunny.
Berkelium97: It looks like it's a good thing I missed tonight's game. I received an update on the score at half and was optimistic. I guess that second half didn't go to well...
ragnarok: I was actually pretty optimistic at halftime too, but pretty much nothing went the Bears' way during the second half. Shots didn't drop, defense was poor, rebounding was worse, and Jerome Randle not only didn't have a great game, he was strangely silent most of the way. Like he wasn't able to attack the Beaver's defense, so he just passed it off to the other players. Without him making things go, our offense is ordinary.
Mostly, though, it was a lack of effort out there. Bears were outhustled pretty much everywhere on the court.
Avinash: Our defense failed us. Monty's too stubborn not to zone an awful jump shooting team...instead he lets OSU get to the basket over and over and over...opening up the jump shots...god. I'm angry.
ragnarok: The fucking backdoor cuts in the fucking Princeton offense, fucking lazy help D, fucking Roeland Shaftenaaaaaaar...the list of things you could complain about goes on and on and on...
norcalnick: The stupid fucking off-the-ball fouls that led to 36 fucking free throw attempts...
TwistNHook: And that stupid fucking Bob Gregory kept calling the, oh wait, wrong unreasonable criticism???
Carry on, then!
Avinash: Our defense was clearly being coached by Gregory tonight. We got bent and broke like a one dollar condom!
Hydrotech: FUCKING NATE LONGSHORE - HE'S THE REASON FOR TONIGHT'S LOSS!
TwistNHook: ALLLLAMMMMAARRR!!!
PS FIRE LONGSHORE!
ragnarok: I wonder if Nate Longshore has a profile on LinkedIn. He's probably working some random-ass white-collar job right now...THAT HE SHOULD BE FIRED FROM!!!!!
what did he major in, anyway?
TwistNHook: Crushing Dreams Studies.
Hydrotech: Advanced Interceptions Studies.
ragnarok: Did he take graduate-level courses? Is that where he learned to save his interceptions for only the most soul-crushing times late in games?
Berkelium97: Nate does have a linked in profile. It's how CGB found out that he's working for some private jet company in SoCal. At least he's not an air traffic controller...
ragnarok: Nate Longshore pushing tin...now there's a scary thought...
Avinash: MONTGOMERY CAN'T CLOSE A GAME! HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY BALLS, THEY'VE BEEN SURGICALLY REMOVED!
norcalnick: He's got that Warriors taint all over him. HIRE BOZEMAN!
TwistNHook: JELANI GARDNER FOR COACH!
Avinash: I think I'll just use this email thread for tomorrow's recap. Need more!
TwistNHook: Knock Knock
Who Is There?
Joe Burton.
Joe Burton Who?
Exactly.
norcalnick: I'd make more jokes, but I just got thrown out of the thread for letting an elbow hit my throat. Sorry to let everybody down.
Avinash: How much of President Obama's stimulus package went to paying off Pac-10 refs?
norcalnick: The same amount that went to stimulating the job market for stanfurd tight ends?
ragnarok: I doubt Craig Robinson needs much in the way of stimulus payments. I just looked it up, and Robinson's base salary (starting at $750,000 annually) is almost double that of his presidential brother-in-law.
Avinash: Breaking news: ragnarok is reporting Craig Robinson is paying off Pac-10 refs!
norcalnick: Breaking news! Craig Robinson has contacted CGB to remove this post under threat of lawsuit!
Avinash: TwistNHook will remove this post at any minute! READ THIS WHILE YOU STILL CAN!
ragnarok: I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE YELLING ABOUT!!!!!!!!
oh, wait, yes i do. tonight's game sucked. a lot. it was horrible to watch, the beaver's orange colors may have permanently damages my television, and the Bears may have just torpedoed their chances at an at-large bid. at the very least, their margin of error is gone, gone, gone...
Avinash: We all saw this coming. Except for Monty, who I think was falling asleep on the bench.
norcalnick: This last week I convinced myself that the Bears had turned the corner with the Washington sweep. The team seemed so confident, so calm. They weren't phased when UW made a few runs to cut Cal's big lead. They weren't phased when Klay Thompson went bonkers. I really did think that Cal would finally put the whole "playing down to OSU" thing behind them. Now all I can do it pray we miss them in the Pac-10 tourney while I work on my Robinson Voodoo doll. How's that hopey changey stuff now?!?
ragnarok: I don't think the Bears ever looked flustered, but I don't think they ever looked comfortable running their offense, either. OSU really is a bad matchup for the Bears -- not athletically, of course, but stylistically. They don't wanna play that way, and Monty seems unwilling or unable to either shuffle his lineup or his strategy to try and neutralize what the Beavers do well.
ok, i'm going to bed. my challenge to whoever is still awake at this point: is there anything positive you can say about tonight's effort? anything at all?
Avinash: We'll either crush Oregon on Saturday, or our season will be over. Is that positive?
norcalnick: When I can't answer a question about a game I usually head to the box score. So I took a glance, and well...uh...there's a whole lot of ugly. Markhuri had a pretty good game when he wasn't elbowing Ozmodiar, the invisible alien that only the refs can see. Other than that? Nobody made more than 4 shots. Nobody pulled down more than 5 rebounds. Nobody had more than 1 steal. Shall I go on?
Berkelium97: The best part is that next year's team will probably be better able to deal with those pesky Beavers? This is the last time we have to play OSU this season (unless, by some awful luck, we run into them in the Pac-10 tourney)? That's all I've got.
Avinash: Good chance of playing them in the Pac-10 tourney. Maybe even the NIT. Can you FEEL THE BEAVER FEVER!
| POS | Eff% | eFG% | FR% | FTR | FGDist% | FTDist% | 3Dist% | AST% | A/T | TO% | STL% | BK% | REB% | OR% | DR% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAL | 62.0 | 103.2 | 51.0 | 52.5 | 47.9 | 53.1 | 23.4 | 23.4 | 50.0 | 0.85 | 21.0 | 9.7 | 0.0 | 40.1 | 32.3 | 48.0 | ||
| OSU | 62.0 | 129.0 | 57.6 | 64.4 | 78.3 | 55.0 | 33.8 | 11.3 | 64.0 | 1.23 | 21.0 | 14.5 | 4.2 | 59.9 | 52.0 | 67.7 |
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I laughed
Pretty good read. Made me feel better(:
"But it only takes five future unabombers to take what should be a 400-comment thread and turn it into a 1,200-comment one full of anger… anger I suspect has more to do with the fact that they can’t land the hot chick rather than the fact that we signed Aubrey Huff instead of gave Garko a chance after dealing away a supposedly valuable prospect for him." -mlb22
Read my Cal blog: http://since59.blogspot.com/. Go Bears!
Gotta admit, a little surprised here.
As an OSU guy, I had my orange tinted glasses on (not literally—I don’t think they make BluBlockers anymore, do they?) and while I had a feeling the Beavers would win this one I didn’t think it’d be in what most would call a blowout.
Chalk last night up to being a perfect storm for a young OSU roster. Burton especially. That kid played his best game as a Beaver.
Have fun with the ducks. You should have your groove back sometime Saturday evening…
Lol @ the ankle bracelet
But I agree with what you said. I’m not all doom and gloom. Your guys just played well and were hot and we didn’t play very well and were cold. Congrats on the win
"But it only takes five future unabombers to take what should be a 400-comment thread and turn it into a 1,200-comment one full of anger… anger I suspect has more to do with the fact that they can’t land the hot chick rather than the fact that we signed Aubrey Huff instead of gave Garko a chance after dealing away a supposedly valuable prospect for him." -mlb22
Read my Cal blog: http://since59.blogspot.com/. Go Bears!
I’m going to blame that one on extreme anger/depression from the game. Or Twist. Certainly not ignorance. That couldn’t possibly be the explanation for such a boneheaded move!
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
I figured it was probably Twist’s fault. I mean, what isn’t Twist’s fault, right?
by atomsareenough on Feb 19, 2010 10:19 AM PST up reply actions
lets forget about basketball for today. someone here wanna write an article on the new D-coordinator? even though I’m a NFC west guy, nothing really stands out to me from his Cardinal days. What’s this guy’s MO. passive? aggressive? is he well regarded? is he young? old? i need info
I'm working on one right now
I’ll post it whence it’s done
"But it only takes five future unabombers to take what should be a 400-comment thread and turn it into a 1,200-comment one full of anger… anger I suspect has more to do with the fact that they can’t land the hot chick rather than the fact that we signed Aubrey Huff instead of gave Garko a chance after dealing away a supposedly valuable prospect for him." -mlb22
Read my Cal blog: http://since59.blogspot.com/. Go Bears!
http://since59.blogspot.com/2010/02/clancy-pendergast-to-be-next-cal.html
"But it only takes five future unabombers to take what should be a 400-comment thread and turn it into a 1,200-comment one full of anger… anger I suspect has more to do with the fact that they can’t land the hot chick rather than the fact that we signed Aubrey Huff instead of gave Garko a chance after dealing away a supposedly valuable prospect for him." -mlb22
Read my Cal blog: http://since59.blogspot.com/. Go Bears!
Not on CalBears.com
While this may be true, I haven’t seen any official (at least, reputably official) word on it. Then again, I don’t normally haunt reputably official places – kind of why I’m here.
So, what’s the deal with this Clancy guy?
Whose Axe?
OUR AXE!
Read my above post
It gives his resume and other stuff
"But it only takes five future unabombers to take what should be a 400-comment thread and turn it into a 1,200-comment one full of anger… anger I suspect has more to do with the fact that they can’t land the hot chick rather than the fact that we signed Aubrey Huff instead of gave Garko a chance after dealing away a supposedly valuable prospect for him." -mlb22
Read my Cal blog: http://since59.blogspot.com/. Go Bears!
moreless
"But it only takes five future unabombers to take what should be a 400-comment thread and turn it into a 1,200-comment one full of anger… anger I suspect has more to do with the fact that they can’t land the hot chick rather than the fact that we signed Aubrey Huff instead of gave Garko a chance after dealing away a supposedly valuable prospect for him." -mlb22
Read my Cal blog: http://since59.blogspot.com/. Go Bears!
you do have a point there...(:
"But it only takes five future unabombers to take what should be a 400-comment thread and turn it into a 1,200-comment one full of anger… anger I suspect has more to do with the fact that they can’t land the hot chick rather than the fact that we signed Aubrey Huff instead of gave Garko a chance after dealing away a supposedly valuable prospect for him." -mlb22
Read my Cal blog: http://since59.blogspot.com/. Go Bears!
as for CalBears.com
they probably wouldn’t officially put something up until after he’s introduced (if they do something like that)
"But it only takes five future unabombers to take what should be a 400-comment thread and turn it into a 1,200-comment one full of anger… anger I suspect has more to do with the fact that they can’t land the hot chick rather than the fact that we signed Aubrey Huff instead of gave Garko a chance after dealing away a supposedly valuable prospect for him." -mlb22
Read my Cal blog: http://since59.blogspot.com/. Go Bears!
Oh, I wish I could say I was surprised
But then again, I’m an Old Blue. Been here, done that, got the tee-shirt. All any success from our athletic teams does is set us up for a fall.
I have more, but I try not to be too cynical on Friday mornings.
Whose Axe?
OUR AXE!
It was worse in person
I went to the game and I think I might boycott Gill Coliseum…..maybe THAT will bring us some luck there.
The ONE thing to salvage my evening (3 hr. drive roundtrip, $15 ticket for halfway to the nosebleed seats, the only bathrooms in the conference worse than Memorial Coliseum’s, etc.) was that I sat next to two Cal Alum brothers from the Portland area. Jerry and John, if memory serves. Jerry (whose 72nd birthday is next week) and I were on the same wavelength on all things Golden Bear. Both excited about the foot ball recruiting class, both thought bball team blew this one and that Monty should have done a better job knowing he was going to face the 1-3-1, and both want to beat OSU as much as anyone in football next year (“theses a**holes” as he put it). Nothing like a grandpa-aged guy dropping the f-bomb, s-bomb and a-bomb.
Thank goodness it wasn’t an ENTIRE waste of an evening.
I'd like to smell the Roses before I die.
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