Cal Men @ UCLA Game Thread
by norcalnick on Feb 6, 2010 12:00 PM PST
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PrintCalifornia Golden Bears at UCLA Bruins, Feb 6, 2010 1:00 PM PST
Time: 1:00 PM PST/4:00 PM EST
TV: CBS
Radio: KFRC 1550 AM
Streams: Post links in comments
The Cal men will take the floor at Pauley Pavilion with a chance to turn their season around. Despite painful losses to UCLA at Haas, to Arizona last Saturday, and to USC on Thursday, the Bears are in 1st place in the Pac-10. Wait, what? First? Yes, the Pac-10's continual mediocrity means that Arizona, Cal, UCLA and Arizona St. all sit at 6-4. If the Bears win today they will take the first steps toward atoning for both their ugly performance against UCLA earlier in the season and their recent two game losing streak. So, how do the Bears match up?
| Oeff | Deff | Tempo | eFG% | TO% | Off Reb% | FTA/FGA | |
| Cal | 117.6 (6) | 93.6 (70) | 71.2 (43) | 52.1 (54) | 18 (46) | 34.7 (108) | 35.4 (223) |
| UCLA | 103.8 (131) | 97.8 (119) | 65.5 (266) | 52.2 (52) | 21.2 (190) | 30.3 (260) | 37.3 (179) |
Just like the last time Cal faced the Bruins, Cal has the advantage in most every category, with the notable exception in the ability to get to the line. Surely the Bears would have beaten an overmatched Bruins team in the friendly confines of Haas, right? So why did the Bears lose last time? Well, Cal shooting 2-18 from 3 while UCLA shot 9-20 might have had something to do with it. We Cal fans chalked up the game to bad luck and moved on, but perhaps, considering Cal's recent performance, losing to UCLA wasn't as flukey as well all thought. UCLA has taken advantage of good fortune and steadily improved while Cal appears to have regressed. Hit the jump for more UCLA analysis and the game thread.
Alpha Dog: Reeves Nelson - Yup, UCLA is being led by an unheralded freshman. Cal fans will remember Nelson because the Bears were completely unable to defend him without committing a foul at the end of UCLA's overtime triumph. Nelson doesn't really use any more possessions than Malcolm Lee or Nikola Dragovic, but he has the best offensive efficiency of the bunch and he's UCLA's best defensive rebounder and he gets to the line. Cal absoltely must do a better job on Nelson if they want to pay back UCLA.
Key to the game - don't let Roll, Keefe and Dragovic get open 3's. Please? I'm begging you Bears, I can't handle losing this game. Comment away and GO BEARS!
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Stream link for the Song Stealing Bastards vs Cal
FUCLA fans please watch your own stream. Oh, you have to steal that, too.
by prd74 on Feb 6, 2010 12:26 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
r3<')
You are a scholar and a gentleman.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
Wandered over to Bruins Nation early this morning, and a commentator had referred to James Keefe as a ‘BBW’. Now, while BN’s acronymic penchant can be bewildering in the best of times, in this context, I have no idea what the commentator meant — though I feel fairly confident it wasn’t this.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Probably...
Braun Ball Warrior, though I think the urbandictionary definition fits better.
Ugh
Let’s get this one over with.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Feb 6, 2010 12:51 PM PST reply actions
We're on CBS Today?!
Please, let’s not faceplant AGAIN…
CBS
Hey, at least we won the last time we were on the network.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Feb 6, 2010 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
Compressed!
Not that I’m complaining. No TV otherwise…
...
Michael Roll is exactly what I imagine when I think of “douche”… Maybe just his appearance or something.
Conclusion
We’re not a good team.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Feb 6, 2010 1:19 PM PST up reply actions
amoke makes two FTs
taking the victories where I can get em
ALAMAAARRRRRRR!
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
beeduzzle what's the big meme these days?
been gone for a while.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
Damn, just woke up.
I don’t think I want to know what we’ve been doing.
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last 2 possessions
probably best d and o all game
Does Christopher ever attack the basket anymore?
Outside of the random alley oops it seems as if he settles for too many fade away jump shots.
by 33SwisherSweet on Feb 6, 2010 1:42 PM PST reply actions
You seem angry.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 6, 2010 1:46 PM PST up reply actions
If anyone just looked at the score
They wouldn’t have imagined how awesome the last ten minutes have been.
Also, looks like the key to success is me watching the game, since they’re on a 22-4 run since I woke up.
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time to schedule more early football games then?
or is this just a basketball phenomenon?
We play really well during afternoon football games at home
Doesn’t seem to matter on the road though.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 6, 2010 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
Good
Royrules22 could learn a thing or two, right?
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by Rated-R Superstar on Feb 6, 2010 2:06 PM PST up reply actions
zdx commercial summary
“buy this car and women will want to have sex with you”
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
the bears have just turned it on defensively. This took the crowd out of the game and allowed our offense to settle in.
Gotta keep it up for 20 more minutes…we’ve seen this story from them before.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 6, 2010 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
Nah, we’re the early game.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 6, 2010 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
Damn, who was the last person to do that for Cal?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 6, 2010 2:04 PM PST up reply actions
UCLA
They are 2-10 when trailing at halftime.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Feb 6, 2010 2:08 PM PST reply actions
Hey, guess who one of those wins was against!
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 6, 2010 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
Good Pass
That’s what I’m talking about.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Feb 6, 2010 2:11 PM PST reply actions
NICE PASSS
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 6, 2010 2:11 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Our problem has never been getting double digit leads
Our problem’s been holding them. Let’s see how we play the next ten minutes.
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Agree
We need to continue to work the clock, make the extra pass, and most importantly NOT shoot fade away three pointers (Christopher). We do that and we win. No way fUCLA remains this cold the rest of the game.
by 33SwisherSweet on Feb 6, 2010 2:14 PM PST up reply actions
ESPN
Oklahoma is leading 10th-ranked Texas, 52-34, with over 18 minutes to play.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Feb 6, 2010 2:19 PM PST reply actions
Looked like a foul to me, but it is usually called a jump ball.
by 33SwisherSweet on Feb 6, 2010 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
Nelson
Come on, he walked!
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by Rated-R Superstar on Feb 6, 2010 2:22 PM PST reply actions
That was better by Theo.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 6, 2010 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
I just don’t know why. I think 3 pt shooting is like a sickness. We need Dr. Drew…
by BlackandOldGold on Feb 6, 2010 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
Why do you not respond to my comments. We are on the same page here....
How has Montgomery not gotten this through to this team. This happens EVERY FUCKING GAME. Attack the basket!
by 33SwisherSweet on Feb 6, 2010 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
We got unlucky with those ones (Theo should’ve made that layup)…although Randle really should get to the rim on that one…he had the baseline.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 6, 2010 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
Fail
The 12-point lead has been totally sliced.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Feb 6, 2010 2:25 PM PST reply actions
feel sorry for the camera man
no one wants Msf coming at him/her
Bears needed that
no need to panic with ucla’s mini run…PC makes two plays…assist to boykin and then a nice drive and finish for two
Nooowwww I get it.
They’re playing The Who because of the Super Bowl halftime show.
Clever.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
Doesn’t everyone just LOVE the oh-so-subtle uses of The Who songs to promote the Super Bowl halftime show tomorrow?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Who’s the Who?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 6, 2010 2:39 PM PST up reply actions
You know, the band that writes all the theme songs for various editions of CSI.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
How come...
Basketball continues to be Division I, and not the Basketball Tournament Series, or something like that.
What hell?
I need me some Zhangtime!
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
Robertson
That was a nice take.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Feb 6, 2010 2:43 PM PST reply actions
Hip hip...!
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
Patrick!
everyone expected him to drive, but then he did his signature step back jumper. MONEY!
Bears are being more patient in this second half then just about any time this year
not settling for the first open long shot…instead working this zone!
Playing like a team rather than going one-on-one
Need to do more of that in February.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 6, 2010 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
Jerome!
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
The only dagger against UCLA
is 0:00, Cal up by top.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 6, 2010 2:52 PM PST up reply actions
While I agree, I really would love it if the Bears would step on that dagger, twist it around a bit between the ribs.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
And then pull it out, and shove it in the neck for good measure.
by CaliforniaBone on Feb 6, 2010 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
prison style
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
No need to jinx this. Find more ways to be angry at the Bears in the final four minutes.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 6, 2010 2:52 PM PST up reply actions
Did anyone else imagine what “applying the dagger” must look like? Do you just touch someone with it?
ooooh. curvy for added pleasure.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
Hell yes!
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
You know it...
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
well…they went 2-2 on the 4 game road trip…maybe home cooking will get this team back in the drivers seat
CAL BEARS!
I love beating UCLA
Bears win big in Pauley!
twice as nice
cal also beat five-time defending champ ucla in h20polo today
http://www.calbears.com/sports/w-wpolo/recaps/020610aab.html
It was great to see
Christopher making a variety of shots in the second half and that the Bears were able to move the ball around to get better shots. Still, the Bears do need help in the closing minutes of games by taking care of the ball better.
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