Academic All-America Classic Open Thread
by Avinash Kunnath on May 1, 2010 6:15 PM PDT
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Time: 7:30 PM PDT
Stream at FoxSports.com (will post the exact link once I find it).
Website: HSAAA Classic
Remember that top 25 Cal basketball recruiting class I told you about six or so months ago? Well, here's your best chance to see them performing all in one place. These Bears show off their skills not only on the court, but off it as well.
Four members of Cal's incoming class of men's basketball recruits - Gary Franklin, Richard Solomon, Allen Crabbe and Alex Rossi - have been invited to play in the second annual High School Academic All-America Classic on Saturday at the Felix Events Center on the campus of Azusa Pacific University.
Gary Franklin, Richard Solomon and Allen Crabbe will be members of the American All-Stars coached by Michael Lynch of Price High School, while Alex Rossi will be on the National All-Stars coached by De La Salle's Frank Alloco.
With the four players, Cal has more recruits in the game than any other university in the country.
Crabbe (#23), Solomon (#13) and Franklin (#4) will all play for the American All-Stars (coached by Crabbe and Solomon's coach from Price, Michael Lynch) & Rossi (#15) for the Nationals.
Omondi Amoke's dismissal from the team means these guys aren't just the future of Cal basketball; they could all feature heavily on this Bears team right now. Here's our best chance to see what they can do before they hit the Berkeley campus up. Enjoy the game!
(To discuss the Cal rugby national championship, scroll up)
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Starting lineups introduced
Stream link: http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/HSAAC
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Crabbe with a spin dribble
Came up short on the first shot but got a putback after staying with the shot.
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Hector Harold blows by Crabbe
Would like to see more defensive effort, but whatevs. Probably should focus on the offense in this one since no one plays D in an all-star game.
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Franklin also got wedged in a double team and forced into a jump ball
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Keala King putting some Showtime moves on there
King’s headed to ASU, so we’ll see him soon enough.
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Damn, King's been doing a lot
blocking, scoring, shooting…pretty impressed. Sendek might have another James Harden.
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by Avinash Kunnath on May 1, 2010 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions
rebounding and passing too…
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by Avinash Kunnath on May 1, 2010 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Man, Solomon looks so long
But so skinny. Needs a lot of bulk on him if we want him to bang in the post.
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Rossi misses a 3
Powell looks legit. Zhang and MSF are going to have their hands full next year.
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Damn, the MIT kid scored 20
Going to be tough.
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by Avinash Kunnath on May 1, 2010 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Crabbe got 20! Shootout!
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by Avinash Kunnath on May 1, 2010 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
*final shot at the buzzer.
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by Avinash Kunnath on May 1, 2010 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Crabbe wins in the shootout. 3 point shooting champion! Weird contest.
He has a very interesting release. Kinda slow, but a nice windup with good rotation. Really commits to the shots. Like that.
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by Avinash Kunnath on May 1, 2010 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Oyedeji has some hops for a big man
Too bad he’s off to A&M.
Ben Brust has 7 points…Cal was apparently looking at him but I haven’t heard much outside of speculation. Currently committed to Iowa.
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Thanks for all the updates, Avi.
Just finished giving the girls their bath and found the link in time to see Crabbe win the 3 pt contest. I’m trying to figure out who his release reminds me of…Very deliberate with good rotation.
I agree that Solomon is going to need some time in the weight room. I’d be happier seeing some more activity from him on the glass…but it’s pretty tough for big guys to stand out in a guard-oriented (ie ball hog, gunner-fest) all-star game.
Sacreligious, but it’s like MJ in his college days. Very set release, arms extended to the highest point, hand way out.
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by Avinash Kunnath on May 1, 2010 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Crabbe with his own response.
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by Avinash Kunnath on May 1, 2010 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Also got a putback after a Rossi missed jumper. Furd definitely won the size battle in the recruiting game.
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by Avinash Kunnath on May 1, 2010 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Max is eating fine. He’ll be good.
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by Avinash Kunnath on May 1, 2010 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m actually optimistic that a rotation of Kamp, MSF, and Zhang will be reasonable enough not be a significant weakness. I’m not feverish, am I?
We’ll get real size eventually. Just takes time.
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by Avinash Kunnath on May 1, 2010 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I was surprised that given Monty’s past rep of developing big guys for the league that we ended up with two combo guards, two wings + a skinny forward/center. Pretty clear where next year’s recruiting emphasis will be.
Well, the big issue this year was replacing scoring. I’d rather have good guards than talented but underdeveloped bigs. Next year we should have better luck on that front.
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by Avinash Kunnath on May 1, 2010 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions
True. Kamp is a jr, Zhang a jr, and MSF a sr this year, right? That buys us some time to develop Solomon and recruit some bigs.
Exactly. MSF and Zhang can only get better, while Kamp is already pretty good. Time builds big men.
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by Avinash Kunnath on May 1, 2010 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
We’re lucky that there aren’t too many dominant bigs in the Pac-10. Boateng graduated(?), most of UCLA’s guys transferred…Williams for Az will be tough, UW has a guy (can’t remember the name) who is solid, and Oregon’s Dunnigan has under-achieved to date, but has potential. If MSF makes the typical jump for a 2nd year JC guy, he could make some noise. Zhang contributed more this year than I expected. And Harper is exactly Monty’s type of big guy if the knee holds up.
How do you know about Mr. Zhang’s eating habits?
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by atomsareenough on May 1, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Anthony Brown with a long three and a gun. Damn, even Furd’s outside recruit is long.
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*dunk, not gun
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by Avinash Kunnath on May 1, 2010 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Powell with two dunks. Should be an intriguing matchup seeing how the Furd’s size translates to next season.
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Franklin with a steal after Brown literally runs into him.
Then Powell with another alley-oop. Dude looks fierce, although I still question his low-post moves.
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Is the actual game at halftime right now Avi? I just got in after rugby
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Yeah. Dunk contest time.
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by Avinash Kunnath on May 1, 2010 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn, Huestis’s was good though. Through the legs.
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by Avinash Kunnath on May 1, 2010 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Man, I’m having serious trouble with this stream – I guess my computer isn’t up to snuff
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A Furd won the dunk contest? Yikes. Let’s hope he doesn’t make a habit of this.
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Franklin misses the 3, Crabbe with his second putback of the half!
Solomon scores on a breakaway!
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Franklin runs the fastbreak well…finds King this time for more free throws.
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For the last few minutes, Franklin’s been the best player on the floor. Boards, assists on almost every made basket. And scored one himself when the D wasn’t paying attention.
Really nice to see how confident he is on the break.
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by Avinash Kunnath on May 1, 2010 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m probably going to head out for tonight. Are you watching the rest Kodiak? We can work together on a brief reap of the event.
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*recap
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by Avinash Kunnath on May 1, 2010 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it’s just one more quarter. So, I’ll stay up while I wait for the cold medicine to kick in. You want me to email you with whatever I’ve got?
Yeah definitely. Thanks a bunch man.
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by Avinash Kunnath on May 1, 2010 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
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