This is what happens when you never bring former players back into the fold. Help recruit players, show some type of tradition. I have nothing but time on my hand and a PHD in basketball. 12 years NBA, 3 years international. Never get a call to come watch a practice or help with player development. Oh yeah, ended my career at Cal, all time leading scorer. Top Ten pick in 94’ draft. Still have not gotten my jersey retired.
Knowlton, as an AD, is a clown who is in over his head. If Cal's aim was to have a winning, exciting, revenue-generating program, Fox never should have been hired. And if this wasn't the aim, then we should've just scrapped basketball altogether. On our current course, we're risking literal generations of revenue as we alienate the current and future donor base.
I honestly think Cal has a legitimate chance of losing all their games this year. Feel truly bad for all the players for having to experience this, hopefully they all end up with Cal degrees because none of them will be making much money from basketball. I genuinely hope Mark Fox and the rest of his staff never have another job coaching basketball at any level after this year. They clearly don't know what they are doing and would only ruin a wonderful sport for even more people.
ooops, my bad, I forgot about Montgomery : I agree, he was a fine coach --- let me rephrase / correct my statement, "Cal basketball has been a disgrace and an embarrassment since Mike Montgomery"
I'm literally just watching Write for California email headlines to say something interesting like Knowlton or Fox is fired. New OC hiring for football and Basketball changes is all I'm looking for.
On the one hand, i'm not sure that a new coach right now could change much in terms of winning games this year. So may as well not pay for Fox plus the new coach. On the other hand, is there someone who could be brought in now that could land meaningful recruits? Or semi-meaningful? Because who would commit to Fox at this point? And, just as symbol of hope to the players and fans, sooner rather than later makes sense.
So what do you think it takes to get Fox fired? A winless season? Has that ever happened in college basketball? Normally a P6 team takes down the free wins to start the season, but we lost all ours.
Yup, he never was a committed Golden Bear, nor was he a top-elite coach. Winning record yes, but didn't win a lot of meaningful games, bailed when the walls started to close in, didn't recruit well, and begat Wyking Jones
Thanks Avi. Very well said, as always. There’s really no need to repeat what we’ve all been writing following games for a whole year…the whole college basketball world knows the dude’s gotta go. Until that actually happens though, we’re in a holding pattern.
This is what happens when you never bring former players back into the fold. Help recruit players, show some type of tradition. I have nothing but time on my hand and a PHD in basketball. 12 years NBA, 3 years international. Never get a call to come watch a practice or help with player development. Oh yeah, ended my career at Cal, all time leading scorer. Top Ten pick in 94’ draft. Still have not gotten my jersey retired.
Lamond Murray!
I can only repeat this so many times: Fox is a symptom, Knowlton is the root of the problem. As long as Knowlton is at the helm we’re doomed.
It's like we gave ourselves the death penalty. What a disgrace and embarrassment. So callous and unnecessary. When oh when will the adults show up?
Rephrasing Knowlton's Notes -- Cal basketball has lived down to expectorations.
Knowlton is an Empty Suit - Fox should be fired yesterday - Cal basketball has been a disgrace since Ben
Knowlton, as an AD, is a clown who is in over his head. If Cal's aim was to have a winning, exciting, revenue-generating program, Fox never should have been hired. And if this wasn't the aim, then we should've just scrapped basketball altogether. On our current course, we're risking literal generations of revenue as we alienate the current and future donor base.
I honestly think Cal has a legitimate chance of losing all their games this year. Feel truly bad for all the players for having to experience this, hopefully they all end up with Cal degrees because none of them will be making much money from basketball. I genuinely hope Mark Fox and the rest of his staff never have another job coaching basketball at any level after this year. They clearly don't know what they are doing and would only ruin a wonderful sport for even more people.
Chris Mack is the hero we need
ooops, my bad, I forgot about Montgomery : I agree, he was a fine coach --- let me rephrase / correct my statement, "Cal basketball has been a disgrace and an embarrassment since Mike Montgomery"
We may get company. Louisville is 0-6 and also has a loss to Lenoir-Rhyne in an exhibition. They did win another exhibition though.
I'm literally just watching Write for California email headlines to say something interesting like Knowlton or Fox is fired. New OC hiring for football and Basketball changes is all I'm looking for.
On the one hand, i'm not sure that a new coach right now could change much in terms of winning games this year. So may as well not pay for Fox plus the new coach. On the other hand, is there someone who could be brought in now that could land meaningful recruits? Or semi-meaningful? Because who would commit to Fox at this point? And, just as symbol of hope to the players and fans, sooner rather than later makes sense.
See my earlier correction - I forgot Monty - he was a damn good coach and a good fit at Cal (and a great wit)- wish he was still the Cal coach
So what do you think it takes to get Fox fired? A winless season? Has that ever happened in college basketball? Normally a P6 team takes down the free wins to start the season, but we lost all ours.
Yup, he never was a committed Golden Bear, nor was he a top-elite coach. Winning record yes, but didn't win a lot of meaningful games, bailed when the walls started to close in, didn't recruit well, and begat Wyking Jones
Thanks Avi. Very well said, as always. There’s really no need to repeat what we’ve all been writing following games for a whole year…the whole college basketball world knows the dude’s gotta go. Until that actually happens though, we’re in a holding pattern.