Pac-10 Tournament Final: Washington vs. California (Also Women's Semi, Furd-Cal)
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2010 2:00 PM PST
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PrintWashington Huskies at California Golden Bears, Mar 13, 2010 3:10 PM PST
Men's vs UDub
Time: 3 PM PST/6 PM EST
TV: CBS
Radio: KFRC 1550 AM
Streams: Post links in comments.
Women's vs Furd
Time: 2:30 PST
TV: FSN
Radio: Calbears.com radio
Streams: probably none, check the comments
Injuries: Jayne Appel, very probable, sprained ankle.
"This group is really close having played together for the last four years and having been through a lot of games. We want to win this tournament. There wouldn't be a better feeling than winning tomorrow. We understand in the postseason it's win or go home so that's in the back of our minds. We really enjoy playing with each other and we're not ready for it to end." ~Theo Robertson
It's starting to register. Whether we like it or not, our time with this team is coming to an end. It won't end tonight, but it's going to end soon. And I'm guessing most of us are feeling life won't be quite the same without them.
Hopefully these guys will keep on playing hard and cohesive and give them the best shot of playing a little bit longer. To do that, it's time to wrap another piece of business at Staples Center this afternoon. Go Bears.
After the jump, the women's preview against the #2 Cardinal.
Well, the Pac-10, in their infinite wisdom, has three basketball games going today. And of course, they managed to schedule the Cal men and the Cal women's games at more or less the same time. Way to go, guys. I'll do my best to provide updates on the women's game while the men battle with Washington.
Cal will face Pac-10 juggernaut Stanford in their last chance to secure a defining victory to impress the selection committee. Last week Cal played a Jayne Appel-less Stanford and still lost badly as Nnemkadi Ogwumike and Kayla Pedersen each scored more than 20 points each. Appel wasn't supposed to play yesterday, but Arizona stayed close for awhile and VanDerveer played her for 10 minutes. Stanford wants to rest her, but if the game is close she's almost certain to play. If so, Cal's challenge will be that much more difficult.
I'll keep this simple, since we've seen Stanford twice already. For Cal to have a chance, their offensive play must be near perfect. Cal can hold their own on the boards, and they've shown the ability to play effective defense on the Cardinal as well. But Cal has not shown the ability to score against Stanford. Gold-Onwude is probably the Pac-10's best on the ball defender and she controlled Alexis Gray-Lawson last Saturday. Nobody else was able to step up enough and Cal couldn't sink shots when they needed it. Without a big improvement from last week on the offensive end this game will finish just like the last two games against Stanford did.
I'm not optimistic, but stranger things have happened. Go Bears!
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Minnesota 19, Purdue 4 with 7 minutes to go in the first half. Really? And people bitch about the Pac-10? Purdue is the 6th ranked team in the land. U-G-L-Y.
They’ve still got 4. Wow.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2010 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
In their defense, Purdue’s best play recently blew out his knee…but there’s no excuse for only scoring 4 so far. Yikes
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Also, Cal’s clear dream scenario would be to get a 6 or 7 seed with a 2 or 3 seed Purdue matched up across from us in the bracket.
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I would like to avoid them. They have size.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2010 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
what 2/3 seed could you prefer Cal to face? Don’t they all have size?
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New Mexico was on the cusp of a 2/3 seed. I’d like them.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2010 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
Even Ohio State. No size inside.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2010 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
I would much rather face Purdue over OSU. But I’d take New Mexico again.
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Ohio State matches well with us. If we had Theo we had a 50-50 shot of winning the whole deal.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2010 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
….uhh, i mean beating the buckeyes in ny. 50-50’s pretty good against a 2 seed.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2010 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
Well, unless Theo better be able to guard Turner, because nobody on Cal could do it last time.
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Turner’s unstoppable. But the rest of the team is matchable.
I mean Michigan nearly beat these guys. They are mortal.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2010 2:30 PM PST up reply actions
26-4, 4 minutes to go.
At this rate they’ll have, er, 10 by the end of the game? It’s just astonishing to watch. They’ve gone 15 possessions without a point.
Purdue
They’re playing like crap, yeah, but it’s just one game.
The Pac-10 features consistently bad basketball as opposed to the Big Ten.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
Looks like they've moved tipoff to 6:15
Because of the double OT Ohio State-Illinois game running over.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2010 2:06 PM PST reply actions
Start Times
The Illinois-Ohio State game pushed the start time of the Minnesota-Purdue game back 50 minutes. Even if the Washington-California game starts at that time, we’ll miss at least 20 minutes of the game unless CBS has that regional broadcast thing going on.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
If the score stays this way
They might switch over.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2010 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
Great. I have to leave at 5:00, so now I’ll definitely miss the end of the game. Damn it.
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Minnesota
They’re making a great case for a last-second at-large bid. Since they beat Michigan State last night and they’re owning Purdue, they could get a spot. If Washington loses, they could take that spot. Rhode Island is probably out now since UTEP is getting an at-large bid with Houston winning the conference tournament.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
Minnesota
They’re 20-12 and 9-9 in Big Ten play, but they’re the last team out according to Joe Lunardi.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
Comparison
They both have four losses to teams ranked 110th or worse. Minnesota has a 68 RPI and 54 SOS while Washington has a 46 RPI and 69 SOS.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
Rank
They both have four losses to teams ranked 110th or worse.
That’s the RPI rank, by the way.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
ABC
In the SEC semifinals, Mississippi State leads Vanderbilt by four points with just over four minutes to play.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 2:26 PM PST reply actions
ESPN
With less than seven minutes to go, North Carolina State has a 42-40 lead over Georgia Tech.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 2:47 PM PST reply actions
Appel
I think she’s coming in after the commercial break.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 2:50 PM PST up reply actions
So the pac-10 site is not streaming this one huh?
Silly…
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11-6 'furd
Cal is rebounding very well and playing reasonable defense…but we can’t buy a made basket. Just not enough shooters.
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18-11 Stanford with 8:45 to go
Give me some offense, Bears!
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Since this game is running long, where to see the game?
by BlackandOldGold on Mar 13, 2010 3:05 PM PST reply actions
Apparently they pushed back tip time to 3:15…cause we all care about Purdue’s inability to score points so damn much
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Maybe
It depends if they won’t let our game start until this one finishes.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 3:08 PM PST up reply actions
Apparently the person Jayne Appel just landed on was Craig the Swish Appeal photographer
Let’s hope his bones are in tact…
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20-13 furd
Cal just had their best half court possession of the game
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Lovely
I have to be somewhere at 445. Looks like I’m not going to be able to see the game, at this rate.
I've been Honked...
25-13 Stanford
…Can the men’s game start, like, now? I can’t stand watching another Cardinal blowout…
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Scoreboard
According to ESPN, Amoke’s dunk counted.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 3:21 PM PST reply actions
Boykin shows me something new every game
by BlackandOldGold on Mar 13, 2010 3:21 PM PST reply actions
Yeah, I saw that too. What happened?!
Cooler than a Polar Bear's toenails.
by Thoroughbred on Mar 13, 2010 3:26 PM PST up reply actions
Huh? I could’ve sworn it went all the way through, bounced on the ground, and the Huskie player just ran with it
Cooler than a Polar Bear's toenails.
by Thoroughbred on Mar 13, 2010 3:28 PM PST up reply actions
Women's update
35-19 Stanford at the half. Stanford shooting 51%, Cal shooting 25%. That’s pretty much the story.
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Is the score right?
I think they were scoring the points to the other team for a while. ESPN’s game cast says Robertson has 2 3PTs. That’s not right, right?
Holy smokes
There are people in the seats for this one
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Maybe some of those ucla students decided to take advantage of those $10 tickets to see some real basketball.
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Definately a real possibility
They’ve been starved from real hoops for over 4 months!
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by Joey Kaufman on Mar 13, 2010 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
You know what I miss on the CBS broadcast?
The song Unbreakable. Seriously. It was in my head for three straight days.
by BlackandOldGold on Mar 13, 2010 3:31 PM PST reply actions
Am I the only one
who thinks the production on this game is terrible? They seemed (at least for a while) to really zoom in on whoever was bringing the ball up the floor, so you couldn’t see the rest of the offense. And the angle they used on the alley-oop to PC was terrible too. Right under the basket so you couldn’t really see it in its full glory.
I've been Honked...
Yeah, I wonder
why they aren’t using the ones they usually use for Laker’s/Clipper’s games.
Wow, what a great putback by Theo
If only I could have seen it, CBS
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I didn't know this...
Cal loses 4 starters from this year. CBS showed a graph and it showed 4 seniors out of 5. What are the expectations for next year? (Sorry for jumping ahead if this bothers year. Our season is over).
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Yeah, Monty’s doing this with Braun’s kids. And while we love them, his program will REALLY take off when he has his own recruits. And almost all of the guys coming in next year are REALLY good.
by BlackandOldGold on Mar 13, 2010 3:45 PM PST reply actions
Go Bears!
Just got in and see that Cal is keeping the game close.
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Washington is playing really well on offense – great interior passing. Cal’s defense hasn’t been good enough, either, but I’m pretty impressed with UW so far. I hope they stop soon.
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Washington
They are playing for their tournament lives.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 3:49 PM PST up reply actions
It’s a small thing, but I’m really impressed with how fast Max is. His footwork is not plodding at all.
by BlackandOldGold on Mar 13, 2010 3:51 PM PST reply actions
Every possession, my heart rises...
only to fall back down when Thomas doesn’t get taken out by another screen.
Landry Fields is better than Pondexter
So how did he come in second? Pondexter isn’t even the best player on the Huskies!
Pondexter
I think it’s pretty clear that he’s the best player on his team.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 3:55 PM PST up reply actions
Pondexter shoots 54% from the field. Thomas shoots 41% from the field. You’re completely insane.
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What does field goal percentage have to do with anything?
Thomas causes matchup problems for any team.
MISSING SHOTS IS BAD! IT CAUSES TEAMS TO LOSE? DO YOU WATCH BASKETBALL?!?!?
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What?
Bryant shoots it a lot better than Thomas, dude.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 4:01 PM PST up reply actions
No
That’s just field goal percentage. That’s not looking at his true shooting percentage, something that factors in three-point shooting and free throw shooting.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 4:05 PM PST up reply actions
Cool
I said Bryant shoots it better than Thomas and you said he’s only four percentage points better when it’s definitely a lot better than that when you factor in three-point percentage and free throw percentage.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 4:09 PM PST up reply actions
The point is the field goal percentage is not the most key statistic indicating all you need to know about a player. I was agreeing with Rocky.
And I need some clarification here. Are you saying you think field goal percentage doesn’t factor in 3 pt shooting? And can you point me in the direction of this “true shooting %” you speak of?
I actually agree with you regarding FG%. But in this case the FG% difference between Pondexter and Thomas is so large I though it was meaningful.
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True Shooting Percentage
It’s a statistic that factors in three-point shooting percentage as well as free throw percentage. Field goal percentage factors in three-point shooting percentage, but it doesn’t take into account free throw percentage. Efficiency is also taken into account.
True Shooting Percentage; the formula is PTS / (2 * (FGA + 0.44 * FTA)). True shooting percentage is a measure of shooting efficiency that takes into account field goals, 3-point field goals, and free throws.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 4:17 PM PST up reply actions
It’s interesting. Kobe being a relatively poor 3pt shooter (31%) but FT are good. Without doing the math, it looks like Kobe would still not be a great “true shooter”. But I still think he’s a great player.
Does anyone have a link to a list of true shooting % ranks for the NBA or NCAA
NCAA True Shooting Percentage Leaders
View it here.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
I’m not saying Thomas is bad. But the idea that a player who scores more points per game and shoots 13% better from the field is inferior is 100% insane.
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Thomas creates for Washinton's offense
to get Pondexter his shots. Pondexter can’t create his own shot consistently.
Look. Here are the facts. The only statistic that Thomas has over Pondexter is assists. 90 to 58. That is a pretty small avantage, considering that Thomas is the friggin point guard and is supposed to get assists.
Meanwhile, Pondexter has more:
blocks
steals
rebounds (twice as many)
points
points per shot
free throws attempted
And if you don’t believe me, go over to UWDawgpound and ask them who’s better. They know, they watch every UW game.
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I actually think he could go anywhere in Seattle and ask the question… :)
The position is unsustainable if you’ve watched more than 2 games.
I think people — perhaps including Romar — underestimate what QPon can do posting up smaller players. He’s strong with the ball on the block…
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How much have you watched UW this season?
When Thomas is not hitting his shot, he is entirely ineffective…
When QPon is off, he can still help in other ways…
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Good point... :)
I did resist the caps that norcalnick is using though ;)
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That's simply not the case for the majority of this season...
Pondexter is far more efficient and actually has defensive and rebounding impact…
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Fields
He has a better rebounding and defensive impact than Pondexter. I think he’s better; however, I do think Pondexter is the best player on his team.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 3:59 PM PST up reply actions
Sorry...
I was responding to the Thomas part… I agree Fields is better…
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Sorry
That’s my bad.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 4:01 PM PST up reply actions
Who would you suggest is the best?
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Fields team wasn’t as good as Pondexter’s team this year. Is that why?
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Look who Fields has around him...
QPon had two all-defensive players and IT…
Stanford…?
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Stanford
Without Fields, they’re one of the worst teams in the eight major conferences.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 4:00 PM PST up reply actions
But whatever success they do have is due to Fields…
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No
They’re only one of the worst in the conference with him. They’re not as bad as the bottom teams in the Mountain West or Atlantic 10.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 4:02 PM PST up reply actions
Didn't Stanford
Take Kentucky into overtime? The reason for the loss to Kentucky is because Stanford could not hit a free throw down the stretch in regulation.
Yes
They did take Kentucky into overtime and I thought it could have been an upset for the ages. Miami (OH) also almost beat Kentucky.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 4:12 PM PST up reply actions
WTF was that?
Boykin’s just standing there, the UW guy flails his arms, refs call a foul
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Randle needs to wakeup
He’s playing very half assed right now. Don’t know if he’s tired, but it doesn’t look like his head is in the game.
I thought he must be tired on that last chance for an offensive rebound. He didn’t seem like he had the energy to even try to go after the ball.
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He didn't make any effort for the ball
Although, can’t say that you can blame him for not wanting to pick up a third foul especially after MSF made that terrific play defensively only to be called for a foul.
It’s just not this play I’m talking about. He’s been playing lackidaisical the whole half . Sometimes he makes a good play but there’s a lot of plays where he looks like he’s not even trying.
I don't think that
Randle is playing lackadaiscal, Washington is playing h8im well defensively and he’s made some nice plays. He’s just not taking very many shots and he did sit out a while after picking up the second foul as well.
For the Bears if they are to win the game its a matter of Randle taking over the game. But, let’s face it Randle is also going up against another player at his quickness level and he’s also having to defend a taller stronger player as well on the defensive end.
Anyone
Have a link to watch this on the web? I’m in the law library writing a brief, and nowhere near finished.
The The is above making sense.
Didn’t the anouncers for he actual game claim both of these teams are in regardless?? Ah well, at least its not the BCS
Washington
They’re not in for sure with Houston stealing a bid and Minnesota beating Michigan State and Purdue. They could be the first team out.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 4:10 PM PST up reply actions
Washington needs the game just to make themselves a lock..
But they could make a good case either way…
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Right
Their case takes a hit, though, with Minnesota’s late run and UTEP’s fail.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 4:12 PM PST up reply actions
Cal has to be in regardless. I don’t believe they’ll be a bubble team even if they lose this game.
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Agreed
We can’t go from a seventh or eighth seed all the way to being out. At worst, I think we fall to a tenth seed.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 4:18 PM PST up reply actions
So UW:
-Is shooting an eFG% of 60%
-Has outrebounded Cal by 6
-has made 11-11 FTs
And Cal is only down 4
This feels alot like halftime at the UCLA game. Hopefully it ends the same way.
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not to mention
cal didn’t have a FG the last 6 mins of the half as the announcers have said.
Bad Call
Are they just looking for an excuse to the blow the whistle on a field goal attempt?
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 4:20 PM PST reply actions
thats just a play
That Robertson should have let the offensive player go becuase more than likely or not there’s going to be a whistle even if there’s no contact.
MBA!
Man when he wants to play, he’s outstanding…
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Then he makes dumb fouls…
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And he’s not good at point blank shots…
Good lord…
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I feel good about this game. We haven’t even had our stretch where we start bombing from three.
by BlackandOldGold on Mar 13, 2010 4:23 PM PST reply actions
Wow...with the opportunity to tie or take a lead..
You launch an early three…
OK…
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And they’ve decided to play matador D on the perim and hack a Bear D inside…
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We still need PC or Jerome to wake up
then we’re in great shape
Watch for PC to get some. That will start to break their back.
by BlackandOldGold on Mar 13, 2010 4:26 PM PST up reply actions
Thank goodness for Theo and Jamal
a combined 12-19 and 5-6 from the line.
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Awesome. Now we’ve talked about PC’s shoes and Boykin’s art. Any guesses what’s next? Jerome’s brother?
Overton being aggressive can be a very bad thing for UW...
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They can
But its hard too miss when the defense doesn’t move their feet. That shot was way too easy.
Yet you're only down 3
You’re doing fine, just fine.
Thomas will sooner or later start doing stupid stuff.
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GO BEARS!
From a Ducks fan who got banned from the UW blog because they are super lame.
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I got banned for doing a very low level mock of a FB recruit
Wusses.
Missing bowl games every year will do that.
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Update on women's norcalnick?
You still watching that too?
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Pac-10 Women's Semifinal Update
Stanford has a 61-38 lead with just over two minutes to play.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 4:34 PM PST up reply actions
Good lord...
Well, maybe UCLA can take down Stanford the third time around…
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OT, but you sir are a prognosticator extroardinaire
Correctly predicting the Blazers-Warriors score Thursday night.
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Thanks
I was shocked, actually.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 4:36 PM PST up reply actions
Seeing on Twitter that Gray-Lawson was taken off on a stretcher... :(
Neck injury?!?!?
Hope she’s ok..
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Seeing on Twitter that Gray-Lawson was taken off on a stretcher... :(
Neck injury?!?!?
Hope she’s ok..
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http://twitter.com/leftcoasthoops/status/10445570917
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CBS fail
showed Cal’s all time leading scorers and left Christopher off the list.
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So that's a foul but the one at the other end is not?
COME ON REFS!
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I think what would drive me crazy
is Gutierrez’s forced attempt that led to that fast break opportunity.
There was more too it but it didn't want to post it
A terrible terrible shot by Gutierrez take him out and Put Nicolai in. Because of that awful shot it led to the three point play for Thomas.
Rocky, seriously. The endless bitching would be a lot easier to take if you ever made a positive comment when things are going well. Chill. Out.
He’s much worse during football.
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Have to finish that
What a block though.
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Jorge drives, creates contact. No foul
Pondexter drives, creates contact. Foul
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Defense
Come on, you have to tighten up.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 4:44 PM PST reply actions
I love Jorge ...
… but I am starting to cringe a little bit each time he has the ball on offense.
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Update on Gray-Lawson
http://twitter.com/leftcoasthoops/status/10446119032
“Fox Sports Net reporting that Gray-Lawson was conscious and moving, but experiencing pain in neck area and taken to hospital as precaution.”
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Thank you so much Q. Sounds like good news, considering the circumstances…
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Yeah… trying to figure out what happened on the play she got injured though…
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I repeat...
Overton being aggressive can really tank UW…
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Offense...
He has now taken two wild layups as the pg without making one pass in the offense… he just becomes a ball stopper
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I turned the channel when we were down by 7
I turned it back to the Cal game and we are up by 2. I’m not watching the rest of this game.
Randle with the heat check
Not that hot.
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Refs not calling the fouls they were earlier in the game, and Cal’s getting every defensive rebound
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and thank god for that
last thing anyone wants is for refs to decide the game with nitpicky calls down the stretch.
As they did in the Illinois-Ohio State game
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Bit more on Gray-Lawson from Craig the Swish Appeal photog...
- Went up in a crowd of 2-3 Stanford trees….
- got blocked
- Came flat down on back
- Head banged off floor
-Place went silent, Everyone knew it was bad
- Down for like 15-20 mins
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getting sloppy
with the ball (not with liquids) and outside shots not falling. Cal’s short bench, tired legs after three games in three days, could lead to problems if the team can’t make some big outside shots in last two minutes.
jh
I’m waiting on more info… but will probably have to wait for Cal’s people to release something at this point…
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PENDERGAAAAAAAAAST~!
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Finally Jerome gets 1!
(that was a great shot from Pondexter before it though. He’s strong)
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Wow Randle is good...
I know you all know that..
But he’s good :)
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Its not over til Jerome Randle says it is
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Randle!
Time to get threes warmed up.
As a side note, this has been a great game. It’s sad that the entire nation has been brainwashed to think that basketball in the Pac-10 has entirely dropped of the map.
by Lincecum Cain Then Pray For Rain on Mar 13, 2010 5:09 PM PST reply actions
Well of course!
Who takes the three? I say theo
by BlackandOldGold on Mar 13, 2010 5:10 PM PST reply actions
Wow...
My friend joked last night (after beer #3?) That it would be fun if the Pac-10 got so bad that these auto bids meant something… like a mid major..
At least he’s getting a good game that comes down to the wire like a mid-major… ;)
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Helluva game
It would be horrific if one of these two teams were left out of the tournament.
by Lincecum Cain Then Pray For Rain on Mar 13, 2010 5:11 PM PST reply actions
If UW wins, that will not be the case
I still think UW is safe even if CAl wins.
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Romar does not normally foul here...
And he doesn’t change much…
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Didn't look like that was by design though...
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No it was instinct
To go after the ball.
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right… but worked out well…
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That wasn’t a good foul, refs. If he didn’t foul, the ball would be sitting at half court while the clock runs down.
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Zhang threw up in his mouth when he saw the WON TON TACOs
by BlackandOldGold on Mar 13, 2010 5:14 PM PST reply actions
So should Cal make one and intentionally miss the second?
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Good call
It was a violation on Randle.
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I know it's not fun for Cal fans...
But this might be best for the conf’s rep…
Cal will get in based on their resume… and now UW gets a chance as well…
Big win for Pac-10…
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Crap
Well, a well deserved win for UW. They played a great game.
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Washington wanted it more
That’s the true scope of the game tonight. Anytime Cal got any sort of momentum the Bears gave it to them right back.
sigh
Or they played better. Unless you can somehow measure the degree UW ‘wanted’ it.
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Cal couldn't shoot
When Cal doesn’t make 3s, we don’t do well.
That’s the “scope” of the game.
Washington needed the game more, and played better, but it’s hard to say that our guys didn’t try.
Cal couldn't shoot because
No one was going to the basket in the first half and what got Cal going early in the game was Boykin in the paint. The Bears went away from that. In the second half Cal went to Boykin and the Bears got on a role why beause he was scoring in a variety of ways demanding attention.
Boykin also got in done rebounding the basketball in the second half as well. Washinton was getting any second chance opportunities like in the first half.
I’m not saying that the Bears didn’t try, but you can say that maybe fatigue played a factor for the Bears considering that the bench was hardly used.
Bad outcome for us
The best that can be said is that it was fun, competitive game.
But we got stuck playing three games in three days for nothing.
Now we have to pray for a #7 seed or we’re screwed.
And unfortunately, Cal will face teams more like Washington in the tournament – athletic teams that can shut down Randle.
I hate the conference tournament. I hated it before. I hate it now.
It will never be known for sure, but I think the conference tournament helped our seeding this year. We’ll see.
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I doubt it
I don’t think the committee will be all that impresed that Cal beat Oregon and UCLA, or that we played a competitve game against Washington.
We’ll just have to go out and shock the world.
by LeonPowe on Mar 13, 2010 5:25 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I have no proof of this,
but I’m fairly convinced that the average 10 seed is actually better than the average 8 seed. I think the committee is fully aware of how much of a death sentence it is to stick a team into a 1-seed’s pod, and seeds the teams accordingly. Many, many times, I’ve seen a team seeded 10th while a clearly worse team was seeded 9th.
I think Cal is still easily on the 6-7 line, myself. I could be wrong, but the committee is a. not filled with people who only watch ESPN, b. a body with a pretty strong recent track record of giving the Pac-10 the benefit of the doubt, and c. chaired by a Pac-10 athletic director.
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A bad outcome for the Bears would have been
If there was a serious injury to either Robertson, Boykin, Randle, Christopher, or Gutierrez.
Too many Christopher threes, too many Randle fouls, and in my opinion not enough Zhang
but it was really good game overall. Back and forth and something like 20 or more lead changes. That’s ridiculous. I don’t wanna blame this on anybody. The huskies were just a little bit better but I think we’re the better team if we’re well rested. I also think that the Huskies had a lot more to play for. That being said, we gave a great effort and hopefully this isn’t our second last game of the season or god forbid our LAST game of the season. GO BEARS!!!
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I would say that...
Christopher had forced some tough shots up today. I wouldn’t say he shot too many threes it was just not enough Christopher attacking the basket. He did hit a big three late in the second half. Randle did make two silly fouls in the game which put him on the bench, but he seemed tired tonight.
The best thing for the Bears now is too rest up for the NCAA tournament.
yeah, when Randle and Christopher go a combined 2-11 from three Cal will struggle to beat a good team. Hopefully they bring their best shooting to the NCAAs.
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I would say that
Randle’s threes were a concern but he did hit the one to bring the Bears back to three. There was one in transition that he shot way too soon, but at least Robertson was able to get the putback.
If Randle had taken another step closer I think he would have made a couple more threes tonight. Christopher on the other hand made a big one late and had another one that went around the rim that looked like it was in.
I don’t have a big issue that they took the 3’s. That’s who Cal is, and those are the type of shots they take, and it isn’t changing. Typically, they make more of them. They didn’t today. The law of averages wasn’t on our side today. Move on, and hope they do better next time.
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I mean, Washington won the game by being utterly lights-out at the free throw line
They made like 19 of 20 or something. As the cliche goes, sometimes you just have to tip your cap and say they played a good game.
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MBA has really come on lately and that's been huge for UW
But Monty could have also reigned in the threes…
This I suppose is where the cliche “Live by the three…” comes from…
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MSF should have gotten some more minutes in the second half
When he did come into the game in the first half he could go anywhere close to the rim. He did blow one layup, but he did make another nice move as well.
Whoa - Alexis Gray-Lawson is the #1 trending topic on Twitter...
http://twitter.com/#search?q=Alexis%20Gray-Lawson
Crazy…
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What happened to her? I can’t imagine it’s good if she’s #1.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2010 5:44 PM PST up reply actions
Fell flat on her back and hit her head on the court.
From the sounds of it she’s OK, but they’re taking her to the hospital to check her neck off
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She fell on her head after getting blocked, was lying on the court motionless for 15 minutes, and was taken away on a stretcher :(
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by atomsareenough on Mar 13, 2010 5:46 PM PST up reply actions
Bracketology
According to Joe Lunardi’s latest bracket, we’re still a seven seed.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 5:45 PM PST reply actions
I don't know
the only quibble I have with Monty is the lack of pt for Max. Granted, I don’t know Max’s conditioning level nor what he looks like in practice, but virtually every time Max came into a game this season he made an immediate impact, mostly just becasue of his size. Just some more time for Max is what I would’ve requested for this season but I guess we’ll see what he can do next season when he’ll be more needed.
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i don’t agree with all the max love, the guy cant get a rebound or even get close to the basket. he was visibly closing his eyes and flailing his arms around while udub basically rodney kinged him going for a board. the guy needs muscle and he needs guts. till then he’s a sometime-blocker.
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
Do keep in mind he's still
getting over a collapsed lung, which I hear can be pretty serious, especially with Reeves Nelson yesterday and Bryan-Amaning/(B?)rasheers driving their bodies into him.
Max is one of those guys you know if he’s making an impact in the first few minutes. I don’t have an issue with playing him for a short spurt of 3 minutes – if he’s changing shots, grabbing offensive rebounds (something he’s remarkably better at than defensive rebounds) and looking confident and having an impact – then leave him in (see Oregon, Stanfurd at home and a couple of other games).
If he looks slow or off, then sit him quickly. Well – its a moot point – he will have all summer to improve.
what about NCAAs? I know this is juju-tempting but I have to believe that the season isn’t over
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
Well, that’s a match-up thing. If I’m Monty, I tighten up the rotation a little bit. I think Max is not someone who Monty should play – however, if we need some sort of change (i.e. our opponent is getting to the rim merciliessly or some big man is killing MSF/Boykin) then yes try Max out. But I don’t think he’s an automatic rotation guy.
Yes, he looked no bueno on that play
but in general I am positively impressed by him.
1. Good hands, good feet, covers the court pretty well, and even getting the pick and roll down (nobody passed it to him today, not surprising as it was a championship game, but Gutierrez has been effective with him in other games). And very few silly turn-overs or fouls.
2. It may be that he was effective this year because of match-ups, or change of pace when other teams have not prepared for him. Conditioning is inadequate though, but he looked not too bad today.
3. I think if Cal is going to have any chance at all next year he will have to play a big role.
jh
and he keeps the ball high!
It’s the most difficult thing to teach big men – but Max keeps the ball at shoulder height on post moves and offensive putbacks
haha
when max keeps the ball high, its tough for anyone to get it
From Faraudo
A STATISTICAL ODDITY: Because Randle was called for a lane violation before his free throw actually missed, he is not charged with a miss. As a result, he was 5-for-5 from the FT line and still hasn’t missed in 34 consecutive attempts.
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Interesting Thought
Amoke’s dunk to start the game didn’t count and Randle would have made that last free throw if he had tried. That’s the three points we needed for a tie.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 6:18 PM PST reply actions
Well, I mean, Christopher had one that was 3/4 of the way down spin out
and then Overton, of all people, came down and made a rainbow three.
In any close game, you can pick out a zillion plays that would have swung the game one way or the other.
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