On one hand, an early season ugly loss isn't surprising - we saw similar games last year and feared that there would be bumps early after another roster overhaul.
On the other hand, Vanderbilt had a similarly massive roster overhaul, so them being the team to deliver this kind of defeat is discouraging.
I thought the low number of assists in the last stat line might be alarming, but it definitely looks like we don't move the ball very well. Given, the Vanderbilt pressure was fierce....
Anyone basing rosey projections of any kind on Cal's beating Bakersfield and Cal Poly ...not a good idea ...just look at Cal's ACC schedule... nightmare season coming.
Yes it’s early…but, while it’s a deeper roster than last year, we have the entirely same result. Arguably, worse, considering there is no NBA player on this Cal team.
Troubling to see a middling Power school so easily stymie the Cal offense simply by pressuring the ball. Blacksher’s got 100 career starts under his belt and looked overmatched against a lower tier P5 team.
What do they need to do to get things turned around at USC?
Yes, especially after tonight’s effort v a team that aggressively extended the D. Where were the back cuts? Reminded me of the play-in game v South Florida in ‘12 when Cal simply could not run their offense. But that was against an elite D & NCAA Tournament squad, not a team picked to finish last in the SEC like Vandy.
If Vandy hits their 3’s, a majority of which were WAO, Cal loses this game by 30.
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On one hand, an early season ugly loss isn't surprising - we saw similar games last year and feared that there would be bumps early after another roster overhaul.
On the other hand, Vanderbilt had a similarly massive roster overhaul, so them being the team to deliver this kind of defeat is discouraging.
Thank you for the rehash!
I thought the low number of assists in the last stat line might be alarming, but it definitely looks like we don't move the ball very well. Given, the Vanderbilt pressure was fierce....
Assists: Cal 6, Vanderbilt 19
Better get used to it.
Anyone basing rosey projections of any kind on Cal's beating Bakersfield and Cal Poly ...not a good idea ...just look at Cal's ACC schedule... nightmare season coming.
Yes it’s early…but, while it’s a deeper roster than last year, we have the entirely same result. Arguably, worse, considering there is no NBA player on this Cal team.
Troubling to see a middling Power school so easily stymie the Cal offense simply by pressuring the ball. Blacksher’s got 100 career starts under his belt and looked overmatched against a lower tier P5 team.
What do they need to do to get things turned around at USC?
Musselman terrifies me.
Yes, especially after tonight’s effort v a team that aggressively extended the D. Where were the back cuts? Reminded me of the play-in game v South Florida in ‘12 when Cal simply could not run their offense. But that was against an elite D & NCAA Tournament squad, not a team picked to finish last in the SEC like Vandy.
If Vandy hits their 3’s, a majority of which were WAO, Cal loses this game by 30.
All in all, a big FUCLA
Nice work, TD. Thanks, dude.