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These kids want bells and whistles.

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May 11, 2023·edited May 11, 2023

Probably best to keep it on the DL just in case the local cuckoo birds decide that the location has some sort of cultural significance, such as being near the Hateman's favorite shit bucket spot or something.

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Curious where they would build it. I seemed to recall some speculation they might use the Dwinelle parking lot, but maybe just my imagination or poor recall.

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Based on the link pasted below by RollOnYouChairs, it looks like it will be a renovation of the bit that sticks out of the north wall of Haas, adjacent to Evans Dimond.

https://www.google.com/maps/@37.8701275,-122.262487,3a,75y,192.33h,92.97t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sjxzMIM1wiSvpGT_VJxX6-g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

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This is jutting out on the north side, where the students enter (or used to enter)?

Being in the building design industry, I don't know how a project like this can be "close to breaking ground" without people knowing. Cal technically isn't subject to city and state regulations, so shouldn't have to go thru as much public debate, but I'm surprised that there was no word of any hearings, etc. Like a meeting where professors or students raise concepts about cost or land-use or...

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May 9, 2023·edited May 9, 2023

I was involved in one high-profile capital project on campus. We did have one sort of meeting for the public with the architects to show the design schematics and get comments, but that was for building that is used by the public. We were also still fundraising for the project, so we needed to get folks excited. This would not be a public use facility and it sounds like it's already paid for, so I wonder if they would skip the dog and pony show. In any case, my guess is that when he says "breaking ground" he probably really means getting the ball rolling on design, etc. rather than shovels in the ground.

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Time to bring the golden bears basketball program to the next level!

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... a level-up is ground-level.

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That’s alotta checkpoints

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Have you met Cal?

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Mark probably didn't know he had to flip the page for the other 30 checkpoints.

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I switched from L&S to CNR to avoid a lot of them

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With checkpoints as far as the eye can see, they wisely located L&S in a building with a telescope.

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Do we know if this is going to be the final design for the practice facility? I saw it pop up on twitter https://archinect.com/lukeivers/project/u-c-berkeley-haas-pavilion-practice-facility

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As cool as that design is, it looks like nothing more than an over-the-top concept. No one (during daytime anyway) would want to be shooting towards a giant window backlighting the hoop. It’d be like putting spotlights in the outfield pointing towards home plate in baseball. Plus, if you rotate the bldg 90°, you can fit 2 courts in there vs only one which would be inadequate. Some architecture firm might have proposed that back in the day, but I highly doubt the final design will look anything like this. Although I do like the concept of it being raised up one story so that there is open space underneath for parking or other access. It makes the most sense to put it attached to the north end of Haas. Anywhere else on campus reduces its utility by half.

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Perhaps it has giant shades that come down when light would be an issue?

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I see Cuonzo over on the left....newest Asst. Coach???? : )

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Nike may want that Under Armour logo changed.

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Ivan Rabb is coming back as a grad transfer

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I've told this story before but I had drinks with Travis DeCuire in August 2013 in Shanghai (he was here there for this: https://calbears.com/sports/2013/7/31/208876960) and he said that the facility was ready to go - just needed a sign-off. Not sure what happened to the money THAT time but hopefully this time it won't be a decade long stall

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Let’s gooooooooooo!

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It sounds like it's been "ready to go" since before his arrival. Of course, if he gets it built, he gets the credit because Cal's bureaucracy lets a lot of dreams die.

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