Cal Women's Basketball vs. Washington St. Gamethread
by norcalnick on Feb 12, 2011 6:30 PM PST
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For reasons I cannot possibly fathom this is the one Cal women's game not against Stanford that will be televised in the entire conference schedule. So we'll all get a good look at how Cal responds to their 3rd straight shocking loss to a school from the state of Washington.
That Cal has lost games to Washington and Washington St. isn't in and of itself shocking - it's how they've lost them. All three have come by 9 points or more and in each game Cal's opponents have jumped to large, quick leads that the Bears never recover from.
So, can the Bears turn things around, or will they complete what would be a completely unfathomable 0-4 run against what's quickly becoming my least favorite state? Hit the jump for some quick keys to the game.
1. Defending three pointers: Cal has been victimized from deep in their losses, and never more so than when Washington St. hit 12 of 28 (43%) in Pullman. Cal has to do a better job against the deep threat of Sage Romberg, Jazmine Perkins and Ireti Amojo.
2. Get a good performance from Layshia Clarendon: As a general rule, as Layshia goes so go the Bears. She has the ball in her hand so much, and she's Cal's most reliable scorer from the guard position that it's hard to win games when she's turning the ball over and not scoring efficiently. Cal doesn't need a 20+ point explosion, but they do need her to limit turnovers and take good shots.
3. Rebound the ball without mercy: Sure, even in defeat the Bears usually win the rebounding battle. But unlike many teams, Cal needs a bigger advantage than plus 3 or 4 on the glass. They need to absolutely dominate on both ends and finish with 66% or better of the available rebounds.
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Come on, Stanford men. Hurry up and finish losing this game so we can see Cal!
How ya gonna keep 'em down on the Farm, after they've seen Berkeley?
I wonder if they delayed the start of the game – we didn’t actually miss any action!
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I’d love to talk to Pac-10 refs and ask them why men’s and women’s games are called so differently.
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Any streams?
Probably not going to convince my friends to watch women’s basketball.
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CAL 34 - STAN 28
I have decided that I don’t like Adzasu, even if her hair is awesome.
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As a general rule, as Layshia goes so go the Bears.
The color lady reads CGB!
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Interesting that Cal has no personal fouls almost halfway through the first half. WSU has 4.
How ya gonna keep 'em down on the Farm, after they've seen Berkeley?
It's always tough comparing this to something you never saw, but
I’ve seen decent offensive execution, and few open looks for WSU out of the half court set.
I wish we could get it inside to DeNesha and Talia more often.
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Why has Mooch turned into such a liability. I never like it when she is in.
by paleodan on Feb 12, 2011 8:09 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Haters gonna hate!
She’s got 4 points already. I’ll try to watch her on defense to see how that looks.
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How did Stallworth get that wide open under the basket? It seems like that should never happen. (Not that I’m complaining.)
How ya gonna keep 'em down on the Farm, after they've seen Berkeley?
You mean we have to hear all this John Wooden stuff even during the women’s games? Crap.
How ya gonna keep 'em down on the Farm, after they've seen Berkeley?
Now that was a really nice possession for the Bears.
How ya gonna keep 'em down on the Farm, after they've seen Berkeley?
I don’t recall ever seeing a play quite like that from the Cal women before.
How ya gonna keep 'em down on the Farm, after they've seen Berkeley?
Me, neither. And
I don’t necessarily approve of circus shots, especially from freshpeople. (Smacks of wowing the folks back in the high school gym with one’s cheap tricks.) On the other hand, I was screaming and ululating and thinking, “Dunk? Hah! Women don’t NEED to dunk!”
What?!?
That’s one of the worst offensive calls I’ve ever seen! Talia got hosed!
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That call was such bullshit, but you couldn’t see two of the WSU jawing the refs about calling offensive fouls. Working the refs pisses me off.
by paleodan on Feb 12, 2011 9:04 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
WSU #3 Madson is really tired looking, stumbling around. (She’s the one that had the injury stoppage.)
by paleodan on Feb 12, 2011 9:08 PM PST via mobile reply actions
"If you need some glue, give Federico a call"
That’s not as weird as some of the stuff we got from the WSU men’s announcers, but that’s still pretty out there.
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I’m not a hater, but she scares me. She just has too mental errors, like traveling.
by paleodan on Feb 12, 2011 9:18 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
And suddenly, no one can score.
How ya gonna keep 'em down on the Farm, after they've seen Berkeley?
Aaahh is right. We need those points.
by paleodan on Feb 12, 2011 9:27 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Have we not been tortured enough by both our basketball teams?!?!?
How ya gonna keep 'em down on the Farm, after they've seen Berkeley?
Obviously not. It would be nice if one of these went our way.
by paleodan on Feb 12, 2011 9:36 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
We’re going to lose this game because we can’t rebound on missed free throws. My world has been turned upside down.
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Wow, WSU just bailed us out
You just can’t take that shot unless you’re 100% sure you’ll make it.
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I can’t believe we got swept by the fucking Washington schools.
by paleodan on Feb 12, 2011 9:46 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Please don't hate me - I live in Washington but am a Berkeley native...
…but I have absolutely no clue how Cal got swept by either Washington school, much less both…
I had high hopes for the Golden Bears this year and I thought it would be a real test of Boyle’s ability to develop talent and pull the team together after losing a star… I don’t think we can put this all on her (this collection of players clearly has some major flaws) but it’s disappointing all around nonetheless…
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Don't worry Q, you're always welcome round here!
I still support Coach Boyle, but Cal’s success in transition vs. their inability to score consistently from the half court set is distressing to me. It’s particularly rough at the end of games. We really miss AGL and her ability to create (and hit) a shot for herself in the final minutes of games.
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Bugger, bugger, bugger.
A young team, a short bench, tired legs at the end of the season, and what do you get? Swept by goddamned Puppies and Cougs. (Sorry, Q. I’m actually kind of fond of those two teams, and I greatly respect June D.)
HOWEVER. At least this was a real game. It had silly moment, but the girls were playing more or less like a team, instead of a lackadaisical bunch of tweeners. I didn’t feel ashamed for Cal at the end, the way I did Thursday night.
Speaking of AGL, she and Devanei were both sitting courtside. I’ve heard rumors that Lexi was injured, but she was moving all right, and looked rather cute, all in black. Dev sported one of her more interesting hair-dos and a little sister on her lap. I miss them. Long sigh.
No need to be sorry...
The facts/history are indisputable: the Washington schools have not been good…and getting swept by both is kind of embarrassing…
This probably goes without saying, but a tournament bid is out barring a miracle run to win the Pac-10 tournament…and that’s really disappointing…
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Sorry, but getting swept by Wazzu is horrid.
If I were a hardcore women’s hoops fan, I’d be angry at Boyle. Not boxing out and grabbing offensive rebounds on free throws? Inability to handle screens on both sides? Pierre inbounding when she clearly makes poor decisions with the ball? Those are basketball fundamentals she should be drilling into her kids.
I can understand losing a bit this season, but not to the doormat.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 13, 2011 12:15 AM PST reply actions
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