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BerkeleyBear's avatar

Feel bad for Madsen and the team tonight. They got thoroughly beat at home by a team without their lottery pick PG even playing. Good news is it came early so it can serve as a wake up call ahead of the rest of the ACC schedule.

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KetamineCal's avatar

Thought we were gonna make things interesting down the stretch.

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

We can squash the NCAA Tournament talk.

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BerkeleyBear's avatar

Too early. Let's see how they respond to this. They got exposed but it could help light a fire. I don't see them completely falling apart on Madsen's watch.

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KJ1980's avatar

Not a competitive night. Good experience for the players.

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Bear26alum's avatar

I’m no expert, but if u don’t make shots u don’t win.

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

It’s just one game, and the loss to a top-20 team is not what is so hard to stomach.

But despite Louisville missing their best player, Cal does not belong on the same court….in the biggest game at Haas in a decade. Overmatched.

12-1 v the softest schedule you will ever see doesn’t mean a whole lot right now. Completely exposed.

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

Seen enough.

Cal’s simply not competitive with this level of team.

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Finn's avatar

And Louisville is missing one of their best players man!

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

Potential lottery pick. Toyed with this Cal team.

Knowlton, Fox, Mike Williams, Wyking…all should be incarcerated. ;-)

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

Milos Ilic. Yuck.

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BerkeleyBear's avatar

Where is John camden? 0 points?

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

He lacks the athleticism to hang with these kinds of athletes.

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

Wow, fitting a team that gave up double-digit offensive rebounds to a small DII school in Marin would struggle with rebounding against a top-20 team. Shocker.

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BerkeleyBear's avatar

Correct. Rebounding is a definite weakness for this team. Looking down the bench, any solutions? Yeaney, Rytis, Dut?

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dcblue's avatar

I forgot about the game. Checking scores and I see we’re down at half. Reading the comments doesn’t make it seem like it’s worth staying up for.

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KetamineCal's avatar

Started down 10-0. We are not on Louisville's level.

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

We’re not even close unfortunately.

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ShanghaiDave93's avatar

I do like a good reality check for this team, especially early in the season when we have time to regroup and respond. We lose below 15 it’s a good learning experience we can then build on

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

The reality check is one thing.

The fact that we are not even close to this level is of larger concern.

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Finn's avatar

Like Bell’s shooting but his defense is suspect

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

It’s basically nonexistent.

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mrjpark's avatar

Basketball version of Masses, haha. Got his block for the stats, but has been avoiding all the hard work in between.

I feel like he's essentially a streaky shooter that we can't even hope to know what to expect.

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

I like Bell as a catch and shoot guy off the bench. That’s it. Any other role is beyond him. He doesn’t defend, he doesn’t board…occasionally gets a block as a help defender.

Camden lacks the athleticism to play v these types of guys. Dort can’t hang with these bigs.

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mrjpark's avatar

Just got caught up to the game. What happened to our ball rotation on offense?

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

Started playing hero ball - went 3 straight possessions without even getting a shot off.

It’s just awful.

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

This is the Cal D we have seen v. P4 teams the previous 2 seasons.

Complete breakdowns, no toughness, no fundamentals, no rebounding, no chance.

Ugh.

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

Cal’s just not at this level.

Gonna have to beat the ND’s, the SMU’s, the Clemson’s, the GA Tech’s, etc.

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ShanghaiDave93's avatar

And maybe North Carolina if they have an off night

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

You can still dance with L’s to Louisville, UNC, and Duke. That’s not the issue.

Being completely non-competitive in the 1H before a great crowd like this is the problem - tough to see you beating.

These buckets are too easy for Louisville. Overmatched.

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