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I love your summary.

And big names are still scheduled to visit.

So as you say….

We can all have lots of hope for a great team and lots of truly happy and fun times to come.

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Nice work! Thanks Nick!

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Apr 23·edited Apr 23

It's hard for me to believe that Coach Madsen would recruit Lee Dort without thoroughly vetting him and becoming satisfied that the legal issues are resolved or that Dort is innocent and deserves a chance at Cal.

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Larson enters the Portal...

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A very good summary with the promise and the concerns

Some high upside players, all seemly solid players, but all with some risks also

We need at least one big recruit who is an alpha and can take that shot at the end of the shot clock and in tight games

Also absolutely need another big, otherwise we will have the same depth and quality problem as last year without the rock at center we had with Daws

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Four schollies still left. Wow. Are Askew and Celestine still remaining in the portal? Because right now they’d be better pick-ups (in the two areas of scorer/PG and 3-pt shooter/defensive lockdown guy), in my opinion, than any of the transfers we’ve signed. I hope the new additions prove me wrong, but at this point I am having a hard time believing Cal will improve or even keep pace with last year’s results, particularly in conference play.

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Great summary on where we are in Mad Dog Year One, ver. 2.0. I think we may be more balanced this year.

There was always the rumor that some of last year's players may back out of the portal once they redid their NIL but I'll believe it when I see it. And none of them are Jaylon Tyson.

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