So I couldn’t stay away though I was only able to catch the first half. Some observations: it was great having a live band in action. With classes done and students on winter break it was a expectedly thin crowd. (For Oregon State there was a decent student turnout). There was a Mike man that gave it a go. He did not have a very responsive crowd in the early going but I bet when the team started rolling in the 2nd half the noise level rose a bit.
You can see coach is trying to balance developing the next generation with not letting games slip away. UoP played some nice D in the first half. A sign of good coaching is when adjustments made at halftime have desired results.
We have a real shot at finishing middle of the pack if the impact from injuries/Covid are minimal.
This team is plucky -- we might not have any major superstars, but we go 10-deep and any one of them are capable of going off. It was Shepherd against Or. State and Dartmouth; AK against Santa Clara; and last night it was Grant with Celestine having a breakout game. Meanwhile, guys like Makale, Alijiki and Obinna are instant energy and can spark them at any time. We might not win the conference, but this team is going to surprise some people.
Cal's women's team was in action earlier this week ending their non conference schedule with a 73-55 win over St. Mary's Tuesday at Haas. The Bears will enter Pac 12 play (Dec, 31 at WSU) with a record of 9-2. Also this week guard Jayda Curry was named Pac 12 freshmen of the week for the fourth time in six weeks. Curry is the Bears leading scorer averaging 20.1 points a game. The Bears next home game is Friday January 7, vs. Oregon State.
Glad to see such positive momentum for Cal BB. The WBB team looks SUPER exciting with a FOY candidate in Jayda Curry. Pac12 play for both teams will be where the rubber meets the road; let's step on the gas!
So I couldn’t stay away though I was only able to catch the first half. Some observations: it was great having a live band in action. With classes done and students on winter break it was a expectedly thin crowd. (For Oregon State there was a decent student turnout). There was a Mike man that gave it a go. He did not have a very responsive crowd in the early going but I bet when the team started rolling in the 2nd half the noise level rose a bit.
You can see coach is trying to balance developing the next generation with not letting games slip away. UoP played some nice D in the first half. A sign of good coaching is when adjustments made at halftime have desired results.
We have a real shot at finishing middle of the pack if the impact from injuries/Covid are minimal.
This team is plucky -- we might not have any major superstars, but we go 10-deep and any one of them are capable of going off. It was Shepherd against Or. State and Dartmouth; AK against Santa Clara; and last night it was Grant with Celestine having a breakout game. Meanwhile, guys like Makale, Alijiki and Obinna are instant energy and can spark them at any time. We might not win the conference, but this team is going to surprise some people.
Cal's women's team was in action earlier this week ending their non conference schedule with a 73-55 win over St. Mary's Tuesday at Haas. The Bears will enter Pac 12 play (Dec, 31 at WSU) with a record of 9-2. Also this week guard Jayda Curry was named Pac 12 freshmen of the week for the fourth time in six weeks. Curry is the Bears leading scorer averaging 20.1 points a game. The Bears next home game is Friday January 7, vs. Oregon State.
Glad to see such positive momentum for Cal BB. The WBB team looks SUPER exciting with a FOY candidate in Jayda Curry. Pac12 play for both teams will be where the rubber meets the road; let's step on the gas!
Go Bears get to 11-5 after that Haas sweep of the LA schools...kenpom has us at #108 after yesterday's game.