Definitely needs to go! Was at the game. Besides the epic (almost total) collapse ā up 21 with 6+ minutes to go ā foxās body language (and verbal language) are horrible.
Team is up big and heās stomping his feet, yelling at the playersā¦ while theyāre running his non-existent offense.
Not a number exclusively. But also the āhowā. As someone noted, we had crazy shooting percentages today. 60 overall, 50 from 3?. And a lot of the 3s were desperation ones late in the (always) shot clock that amazingly went in. Today was an outlier.
Teamās O is guys standing around. No movement. No picks. Worse than late-Braun-era offense.
Canāt he watch film of the team across the bay and steal some of the movement? Dubs are playing rooks and 2-ways now, but still playing with good motion (mostly).
Canāt have todayās stats following those from UT game. Today was luck, not the system.
Also, during starting lineup intros, the nearest recruit was Chicago. Really canāt get anyone local (or even CA)?
Iām on my phone, so limited typing dexterity. But two more thoughts:
1. Fox just seems like a dick. Iād hate to play for him. I didnāt see anything supportive from him to the players. During several TO, he wasnāt even in the circle.
Your 1-win team is up big. Enjoy yourself! Be happy with your players. (Again, learn something from the team across the bay.)
2. Iām interested in the alternative timeline where we blow the full 21-pt lead. Does Fox put the lack of press-breaking on himself? Or throw the kids under the bus? My friend and I agreed that itād likely be the latter. (But glad in our timeline the Bears won!)
Hey, I love a teamās chances to win basketball games when they shoot nearly 60% from the field, 54% from 3ā¦then again, despite all that, they still almost coughed it up.
Glad the kids got a win, but the manner in which they got it is not sustainable.
Oh that ending was uuuuuuugly. But like I said before, we need an extremely atypical shooting day in the positive direction and our opponent needs an off day. Glad everything aligned and we stole one but this maybe changes our ceiling from 1 win to 4.
We won?!?!?! Holy Cow!!!! Sign Fox to an extension NOW before somebody grabs him!
Knowlton readying the extension.
I this where I post: Palms of Victory!
wish we had dykes for HC and wilcox for DC
Is Sonny the whole package, now?
I mean where was this kind of defense when he was with us? Jeez! Manhandling Michigan's line?
Granted, of course, TCU is only guaranteed a finish as number 2...
And, of course, that means it's not a reputable academic institution, right, Christ? Academia wannabes?
All that being said, TCU D, like with us, gave up an uncomfortable amount of points all year.
This game followed the same pattern of bend and nearly break.
Keep in mind, only a fraction of the players in the portal are going to want to come to Cal.
Win. Way to hang in there Bears
A conference win! Against a decent team to boot.
This was one that was a possibility. Buffs are mediocre away from Boulderā¦.hot shooting & Joel Brownās best day got it done!!!
Definitely needs to go! Was at the game. Besides the epic (almost total) collapse ā up 21 with 6+ minutes to go ā foxās body language (and verbal language) are horrible.
Team is up big and heās stomping his feet, yelling at the playersā¦ while theyāre running his non-existent offense.
Bob, tonightās game is what they call an outlier.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlier
Drawing conclusions on the basis of this one performance is foolish. You should know better.
Not a number exclusively. But also the āhowā. As someone noted, we had crazy shooting percentages today. 60 overall, 50 from 3?. And a lot of the 3s were desperation ones late in the (always) shot clock that amazingly went in. Today was an outlier.
Teamās O is guys standing around. No movement. No picks. Worse than late-Braun-era offense.
Canāt he watch film of the team across the bay and steal some of the movement? Dubs are playing rooks and 2-ways now, but still playing with good motion (mostly).
Canāt have todayās stats following those from UT game. Today was luck, not the system.
Also, during starting lineup intros, the nearest recruit was Chicago. Really canāt get anyone local (or even CA)?
Btw, super impressed with Grant Newell. Double-double for a freshman. How long til he hits the portal?
Even his own coach at the IMG Academy in FL pegged him as a project. Heās better than that. Heāll be in the portal when Fox gets fired in March.
Iām on my phone, so limited typing dexterity. But two more thoughts:
1. Fox just seems like a dick. Iād hate to play for him. I didnāt see anything supportive from him to the players. During several TO, he wasnāt even in the circle.
Your 1-win team is up big. Enjoy yourself! Be happy with your players. (Again, learn something from the team across the bay.)
2. Iām interested in the alternative timeline where we blow the full 21-pt lead. Does Fox put the lack of press-breaking on himself? Or throw the kids under the bus? My friend and I agreed that itād likely be the latter. (But glad in our timeline the Bears won!)
Yes, he should absolutely be fired, Bob.
Fox may have earned the right to not be fired before the next game but that's it.
Hey, I love a teamās chances to win basketball games when they shoot nearly 60% from the field, 54% from 3ā¦then again, despite all that, they still almost coughed it up.
Glad the kids got a win, but the manner in which they got it is not sustainable.
Oh that ending was uuuuuuugly. But like I said before, we need an extremely atypical shooting day in the positive direction and our opponent needs an off day. Glad everything aligned and we stole one but this maybe changes our ceiling from 1 win to 4.
Exactly. That awful Clayton pass could have been devastating but the CO kid threw up a duck on a wide open 3ā¦
If this Cal team can suddenly morph into a squad that consistently shoots >50% from both the field and 3, anything can happen.
Watching this game and TCU end almost simultaneously was wild.
But fantastic upset for our Bears! Congratulations!
Really glad they got Dejuan Clayton backā¦heās a real game changerā¦yikes.
But good win. Wins tend to happen when you shoot 60% from the field, 50% from 3!
I spoke too soon. 78-70 with 23 seconds
The end of this game is just shit. Really annoying.
It has been a tire fire of a basketball season. We need lots of changes. But ending 2022 with an emphatic win makes me feel good.
Newell has a double double.
That's an In-N-Out number 1.
Don't ask me how I know that or the Berkeley Vegan Police will be on me.
Looking good
63-42 with six minutes left. A big W gor our Bears. The guys needed a good New Years Eve.
joel brown is going crazy
49-33 with 1420 to go. Cal is winning.
Go Bears!!
Cal could win this game.
Could is exactly right. This ending is completely ridiculous. No basketball IQ whatsoever in this position.
Clayton with a horrible turnover lateā¦dudeās 30 years old, he should know better.
keep it rolling Bears
maybe our length is making it tough for shooters
colorado also having a bad long range shooting game
Sonny Dykes and TCU up 41-22 at end of 3Q
An extremely Sonny Dykes game.
39-27 halftime
Bears playing well in the first half. Up 31-21 niw
Still ahead...
Go Fightinā Dykeses!
(sorry, just had to post that somewhere)
Women's team plays tonight at Haas, 7:00.
Surprised weāre 10 point underdogs, what with DeJuan Clayton back and allā¦.
;-)