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Since I don't want to mention that awful game, I thought this would be a good time to ask, because of the portal, are we are going have a new team every year?

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Although eligibility math is not an exact science, the men's basketball team only has four players on our roster noted as a "Sr." or "Gr.": https://calbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster

While Year 1 recruitment was "get guys who can play this year, period," my take is that Madsen & co. went for players with more eligibility before Year 2 in hopes of balancing the roster going forward.

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Do you see anyone from last year's team playing even semi-regularly on this team? After last season, 4 guys left due to eligibility and the NBA, and 6 transfered out. It looks like we might be headed for a repeat with this team.

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IMO... a big upgrade for Cal 's performance this game vs the awful SDState game.

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Except that Pitt was sans its leading scorer.

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Thanks Nick!

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Thank you Nick! Is it more common than I think for teams to lose by double digits after having double digit leads in multiple games?

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Maybe the team is what it is talent-wise, but it doesn't feel like we're getting cooked by NBA talent (which would be an largely unsolvable issue). It feels like there's something we could be doing, but aren't. I just don't know enough about basketball to recognize that stuff.

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It would be a long list but one step in the right direction would be taken if they avoided letting their opponents get 6 point possessions. Hopefully, coach will work on that in practice or have a team meeting on the subject.

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