Center Court: Ben Ball (California) Open Thread
by Nestor on Jan 6, 2010 7:00 PM PST
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PrintUCLA Bruins at California Golden Bears, Jan 6, 2010 7:30 PM PST
Well I certainly appreciated some of your earnest efforts to strike hopeful tone going into tonight's game. lol However, I am never going to be able to muster up fake enthusiasm. :-) I am still dreading what is about to unfold at Haas Pavillion tonight. As I wrote last night in terms of outcome, I don't think we have any good realistic options for tonight. Guess the start of Tyler Honeycutt (and some of drama around it) will make parts of this game interesting. Not sure if that is going to make any difference against a talented and very well coached core of Cal Bears basketball team. They along with their fans will be extremely hungry for some payback for their recent heartbreaks courtesy of our Bruins.
The tipoff is schedule for 7:36 pm PST. We have had some great back and worth the CGB folks leading up to this game. You can catch up on all the notes over here. As for TV broadcast, once again we have some good news/bad news re. TV broadcast. The good news is that we will get to see the game on TV via FSN/FSW (and it's even better than it's not going to be on WWL so the (expected) potential debacle is not going to take place in front of a large national audience). The bad news is that we will have to suffer through the typical worthless color commentary of (insufferable Bay Area homer) Barry Tompkins and Marques Johnson.
Anyway, if you want to follow the game online you can do so via our official site. As always, we will be here in the game threads with our rapid fire takes and commentary. So let's get this party started. Fire away.
GO BRUINS.
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Greetings all, from the frozen south.
To all you yankee bruins, shut the freezer door! You’re letting the cold down here!
BTW, the GMAC bowl is looking good on WWL. Troy University is the only Trojans I like.
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
But I refuse to shout..Go Trojans..at the TV.
I’ll stick with Go Troy
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
I'm watching Seattle/Ore State on FSN
Cameron Dollar’s team definitely showing the influences of Harrick and Romar. Seattle U. has been pushing the ball upcourt on virtually every possession.
by insomniacslounge on Jan 6, 2010 7:08 PM PST up reply actions
Sorry, Bama
I can’t root for any trojan, even without OJ.
They're showing it on ESPN2 for anyone who wants to watch
Formerly ryebreadraz
by Ryan Rosenblatt on Jan 6, 2010 7:08 PM PST up reply actions
is that on tv anywhere?
i couldn’t find it
by insomniacslounge on Jan 6, 2010 7:09 PM PST up reply actions
ESPN2
They’re showing the last minute or so of it there.
Formerly ryebreadraz
by Ryan Rosenblatt on Jan 6, 2010 7:09 PM PST up reply actions
It's on the same station as the GMAC bowl here in Tampa
They cut away from time to time.
I like seeing the Cornell guy
looking cool as can be while he knocks down a pair of free throws like it’s nothing.
Formerly ryebreadraz
by Ryan Rosenblatt on Jan 6, 2010 7:11 PM PST up reply actions
Game Effort by the Big Red
But it looks like they’re coming up short … down 3, 6 seconds, Jayhawks at the foul line.
GMAC Bowl
Troy 31, Cent Mich 26 with 7 min to go.
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
Listening to ESPN...my hatred for Steve Lavin has not waned
I do not think this is healthy.
by insomniacslounge on Jan 6, 2010 7:14 PM PST reply actions
Having Faith for tonight
Our team plays their most inspired ball when they know they are big underdogs. They have to know that Cal is heavily favored. That is to our advantage. I am thinking we will pop them tonight. The only question is whether it is a true upset.
4:30 left, and Cent Mich has it on their own 15
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
How long before some idiot somewhere
starts clamoring for CBH to be fired immediately and Dollar to be hired?
Formerly ryebreadraz
by Ryan Rosenblatt on Jan 6, 2010 7:28 PM PST up reply actions
Postgame quote from Cameron Dollar
“It’s amazing how basketball rewards you for playing the right way- playing together, having great enthusiasm…”
by insomniacslounge on Jan 6, 2010 7:27 PM PST reply actions
our guys could take that heed of that message.
by insomniacslounge on Jan 6, 2010 7:27 PM PST up reply actions
He's getting a little stronger each day
Still a ways to go, but definitely going in the right direction.
Actually, I should probably put this in a separate fanpost, but he had a cool experience a couple of weeks ago. He was a special guest of the team after the Delaware St. game and got to go into the locker room to meet the players afterwards. I think he was a lil’ intimidated by having all of the guys around him, but they were all great to him.
by insomniacslounge on Jan 6, 2010 7:34 PM PST up reply actions
2 min to go
Cent Mich on the Troy 40, first down
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
TD Central Mich
34 – 31 1:17 left. Troy has no time outs left.
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
A new record N
I don’t think we’ve ever heard that one before a game. Maybe it gives us extra long lasting reverse jinx status?
Formerly ryebreadraz
by Ryan Rosenblatt on Jan 6, 2010 7:33 PM PST up reply actions
Game at Haas makes me think of the 7 point play last year.
Here’s hoping for one or two of those tonight.
Pretty start to the game
Now go 4 corners!
:P
by insomniacslounge on Jan 6, 2010 7:38 PM PST reply actions
yeah
at least they missed the call on keefe to balance it out..
Go Bruins!
Yep and when he screwed up and fumbled the ball
he dived for the ball and saved a TO
So Far Not Bad
If we could just make Drago disappear we might have a game
Check out my article about the Dodger Dugout Club.
Sanders_Frisen
Finally got a foul call but he had to mug TH. (HIs first three tries failed.) Kudos to TH for keeping fighting for the boards.
The feed from Cal Sports is excellent
http://www.justin.tv/prd74_2#r=bQ6AMOw
Check out my article about the Dodger Dugout Club.
Repost
Check out my article about the Dodger Dugout Club.
Thanks. Much better color on this feed. Blues are the right color.
Quit making the theiving Wall Street Fat-Cat Bankers even richer.
moveyourmoney.info
by cybermaldonado on Jan 6, 2010 7:49 PM PST up reply actions
Lineup looking better tonight despite ND
Go Bruins!
Not 'that' many, but we didn't need that much from him on that team
I want to say 17
formerly bruinhoo
He had a big half versus Washington in his freshman or sophomore year
14 or 15 points in the first half. That’s about it.
Formerly ryebreadraz
by Ryan Rosenblatt on Jan 6, 2010 7:52 PM PST up reply actions
lost our way a bit offensively
started with crisp passing, have degenerated a bit
have they specifically been practicing
diving on the floor and passing it off the ground??
At least diving after the ball is a step up.
Now hold onto it!
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
JA picked up his dribble twice in two possessions
close to half court. Can’t do that. Point guard should not pick up his dribble in those spots. Need TH back.
Tonight's Academic Superstars:
MAH: 3.8 GPA in Global Studies, 8-times on the honor roll
Cal’s scrub: 3.0 GPA in interdisciplinary studies.
formerly bruinhoo
RN used to shoot FTs better
with a black eye
The eye still looks pretty bad
Maybe he should practice on a kiddy hoop.
Check out my article about the Dodger Dugout Club.
Hack-a-Reeves
Check out my article about the Dodger Dugout Club.
I mentioned it in the podcast
This is a match up of the conference’s best free throw shooting team and the conference’s worst. I’ll let you guess which team is which.
Formerly ryebreadraz
Seeing different commercials up here i'm guessing
but the new UCLA commercial is interesting. a little unorthodox joint venture with Jack in the Box, but i like it.
Go Bruins!
Love RN's effort
but he has to work on his FT’s
Go Bruins!
You play zone
it’s tougher to get boards. Whether or not that is enough justification to not play it versus Arizona is up for debate, but we’re seeing that the premise is certainly true.
Formerly ryebreadraz
Barry Tompkins points out Anderson's 3 was wide open
Has that stopped anyone on our team from missing them before?
Formerly ryebreadraz
Very, very raw
Is starting to contribute, and had a really good game vs. Stanford. And he is 7’3
formerly bruinhoo
Nice finish by Roll
I wasn’t sure it went in at first. The camera angle at Haas is a bit strange.
Formerly ryebreadraz
21-15 cal
for anyone just looking for score updates
Go Bruins!
Haha
RN gets knocked down and a teammate comes to help him up, but he ignores it and gets up by himself. He doesn’t need anyone’s help.
Formerly ryebreadraz
Not sure Lane should
play when it counts but RN is not making it through this game playing too many minutes without fouling out.
Cal's D Spurring lots of fast break points
Reminds me of some teams I used to watch.
by gradstudentbruin on Jan 6, 2010 8:03 PM PST reply actions
I used to hear this all the time back in '98
There’s no D in University of California, Los Angeles. (sad football joke)
Go Bruins!
Lucky them
We’re not very good
Formerly ryebreadraz
by Ryan Rosenblatt on Jan 6, 2010 8:04 PM PST up reply actions
BL
Looks like he understands the offense a bit – set a nice screen for ML – but isn’t up to game pace/alertness and is just running around after the ball on D
Well he looks timid and unsure
Because he knows he is going to be off the floor after his first mistake. His head coach also did a brilliant job of getting him seasoned and ready by giving him a lot of mins early in the pre-season.
One Bruin is playing well
Baron Davis has 4 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists in the first quarter against the Lakers.
Formerly ryebreadraz
Why would they be making fun of you
we’re a football school.
Formerly ryebreadraz
by Ryan Rosenblatt on Jan 6, 2010 8:09 PM PST up reply actions
Nonono
It’s just because these players are high school level. Not because we have a terrible coach
Formerly ucla13_usc9
We have a good head coach
But the way we are playing and the feeling of hopelessness watching this pathetic game is “Dorrellian”
ugh.
missed FTs. lots of them.
dribbling off foot. i got pulled from B level IM games for doing that.
Go Bruins!
What's worse
That ND will keep throwing up 3’s or that his 1-3 is a percentage everyone else on the team wishes they had?
Formerly ryebreadraz
Maybe it's just me
but I don’t see any intensity out there. And what little I do see is all by the Cal team.
Let’s wake up!
I would rather see him get 9th Man Minutes over lane
Bobo is soft but has an upside in that he is our only true shot blocker
Not just infamous for his bricks
Go Bruins!
drago
has got to be the worst defender in college ball
Go Bruins!
Nooooo
A wooden plank gets beat back door once or twice more than him.
Formerly ryebreadraz
by Ryan Rosenblatt on Jan 6, 2010 8:13 PM PST up reply actions
ND is more of a hardnosed man-to-man guy, N
just confused by zone…
Amazing stats
we are close to them in shooting % and outrebounding them
Poor FT’s and turnovers are the difference
sjh
CNN should save ND only for blue moons
Go Bruins!
yup
theres just too many problems with this team right now
Go Bruins!
Why didn't USC
Ask us to disban our program to take a bullet for their football program? I would have agreed
Formerly ucla13_usc9
Remember that
classic quote by John McKay when he coached the Buccaneers?
When asked after another loss what he thought of his team’s execution, he replied, “I’m in favor of it”.
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
Looking at this team
I don’t really find these guys very likeable. There is a sense of entitlement around these guys that I never saw in previous Howland teams or in our current football team. These guys thought they just show up in Westwood and put the UCLA jersey on and walk around as “Ladies Man” and everything would be ok.
Just disgraceful.
Brendan Lane with a block(!)
and maybe another?
We are going to need reporters in the locker room
To relay Howland’s second half adjustments to the team.
Watching Kevin Love spoiled the hell out of me.
The guy had an instinct for going after rebounds.
Go Bruins!
sadly bobo and ja have looked the best on our team this half
that’s not to say they are playing good basketball just everyone else has been so bad
If Howland wasn't stubborn
He would start Lane over Dragovic in the second half but to loyal to his Belgrade Bricklayer.
No
Stanford beat us at Maples, they were down by double digits and then they hit that last second shot at the half and ended up beating us
Formerly ucla13_usc9
We are within 6 points
Not going to matter much because Howland is going to start Dragovic and he is going to shoot us out of the game in second half.
Got it backwards
His defense is going to take us out of the game. You know it is bad when you can’t even play zone.
Did you notice that at the end it was 2 freshman and 3 sophomores in there?
No Seniors equaled nice 7-0 run to finish half
by 84 on Jan 6, 2010 8:22 PM PST up reply actions
I think we need to start all our underclassmen
“Start” these seniors on “senior” day for 5 mins on Senior Day but Derrick Martinize them for rest of the season.
I mentioned this in the Q&A I did with CGB
my biggest concern with TH starting for ML is that ML will be too much of a point guard and we lose our best true scorer. That’s exactly what has played out.
Formerly ryebreadraz
Yep
I like the ML at the end of the half. We need him to think shoot more.
Depends on what you mean
Should he be jacking up threes? No. Is he Tracy Murray or Jason Kapono from the outside? No. But can he drive to the basket well? yes. Has he had decent hot streaks outside? Yes. (Don’t forget he got 29 this year.)
And most importantly, what is the alternative?
likewise
just don’t think he should call his own number from outside, and that his mid-range game isn’t best used by trying to dribble his way past 2 defenders and hit a tough fadeaway
Grades at half time
RN: D
TH: C-
JK: B
ML: C-
MR: B
JA: B+
BL: B
Drago: D-
Bobo: B
Louisville, KY for UCLA class of '87
TH a C-? Little harsh consider all the rebounds and muggings he got.
by 84 on Jan 6, 2010 8:28 PM PST up reply actions
Drago was getting lit up
He thought his pathetic defense was going to get covered up by zone, he got exposed more.
This guy is worse than Brandon Lloyd.
yup, looked particularly poor
Cal’s zone offense consisted of moving the ball around in ND’s general area, wait for him to end up wrong side and then give his man the ball
I have always thought you have been unfair to ND
You criticize his offense when he has had A good game this year, while he has never had a good game on defense. You need to even out your critical posts.
ND has been exposed more on D than normal tonight
his defense has been cal’s focus – rather than his usual incidentally bad defense…
As slow as Lane appears he is blazing fast and fundamentally more prepared than ND
by 84 on Jan 6, 2010 8:29 PM PST up reply actions
Damn. You typed that while I was thinking of it. Now I better hurry for the next throwback.
Uhhh…..Trevor Wilson
by 84 on Jan 6, 2010 8:33 PM PST up reply actions
Trevor was pretty good
and even he would laugh at our FT shooting tonight.
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
ML 1/6 MR 3/9
where will our points come from? Story of the season.
Too many turnovers.
Strong on the boards
Suck at the FT line
sjh
Malcom Forgot How To Shoot
All the ball handling must be distracting him
Leaves a lump in your throat
Thought we had control
I was behind on TIVO until now
so here is my 2 cents:
1. Barry Thompkins is a dope. Did anyone hear him say early in the game “LOOONG three by Dragovich” when MAYBE the heel of his shoe was on the women’s 3-point line?
2. Honeycutt is a great rebounder and is very active.
3. I know we are not good at free throws in general but REALLY? Absolutely horrendous. Extremely frustrating. Since I can’t give a lower grade, F!
4. On the bright side, somehow we are only down 6. I’ll take it.
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
Down by 8...
Sorry to burst your bubble
Go Bruins!
25% at the FT line
sorry, but that is pathetic, just pathetic.
RN 0-4.
I know he is golden boy but that should keep him on the bench
sjh
if everyone who should be benched, is benched
we wouldnt have a full team on the court
Go Bruins!
Bobo needs to be in when they play their giant
otherwise no.
i think they said he was around 55%
after tonight, its probably at around 50%
Go Bruins!
yeah, i agree
since tough D leading to transition points is (supposed to be) our strength.
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
frontline
am I the only one that wants to see RN, TH and Bobo frontline for at least 1 minute in a game this season?
Good Job Bobo....Get off the court
Howland quote with 3 minutes left
ML did a good job on Glasser and Wise last weekend
and he’s doing a good job on Randle now. I understand that we’ve played some zone so it’s not all on him, but Randle is 2-7 from the field for four points and only one assist. ML’s defense is easily the highlight of the team right now, not that that says much.
Formerly ryebreadraz
Dear Lord
Why did Howland start Drago in the second? Ridiculous. No sense of accountability. Pathetic.
Was that a shot or pass by Cal?
I’ve been watching us shoot so much that I can no longer differentiate.
Formerly ryebreadraz
I like our first year guys
but they are first year guys
They are outplaying all others, with exception of ML on D
Nothing from Seniors and we have no juniors
I’d play Hamid more. Really. I mean it.
sjh
DAMN IT NIKOLA!!!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
WHAT?
SPTR
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
Drago
Should have been benched to start the first half. But Howland didn’t find reporters to convey the message.
Statistics say
That 90 percent of 2 on 1 fast breaks will have a pass… just playing the odds
Formerly ucla13_usc9
I just wish we could end this season and TIVO through this garbage
get through the “senior” day and find out whether Howland will shake up his staff and finish up this recruiting class.
Because this UCLA team is not worthy of our attention if Howland continues to make a mockery out of our program by giving a blank check to Dragovic. Howland will be on the “hot seat” if he keeps up this nonsense.
Nice shot Roll!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
BL should be in for RN and JK
Not ND. JK and RN have done nothing tonight. ND has done a good job at least offensivly.
Ok thank you Nikola
I’ll take that!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
And there he is again!
When Nikola is on, we can use him.
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
this is already a moral loss
even if we win, how can you take this team seriously.. especially with the poor overall conference play this year
Go Bruins!
yeah it would be nice
but its just so inconsistent and sloppy for the most part this season. its really just turning into dorrell football seasons. you win a game you shouldnt and lose a game you shouldnt. it has no meaning towards the growth of the team for the season
Go Bruins!
Who would you put in instead who will score?
We are fucked because we don’t have scorers.
Also, RN isn’t playing great D. Or TH for that matter.
sjh
No
Because he is one of the few (MR and ML) players on this team that are capable of scorign more than 5 points a game. Even though he screws up sometimes, you have to have him around just for the possiblity that he gets hot. If he gets hot, we have a chance. If he doesn’t we get the same output as the rest of the team and lose.
ND is officially shooting good
Bears are attacking in his zone, though.
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
If ND keeps this up and we win
I’ll eat my words….
Go Bruins!
Of course I reserve the right
To talk trash about him next game if he returns to his old ways
Go Bruins!
ND is getting left with 2 men a lot on the backside
genuine question – is he supposed to come across the zone with his man, or leave him for the interior guy?
Drago strategy
give up the easy deuce on the weak side of the zone playing D, then bury the three on O.
Not sure his shot will last but his shitty D will!
Come on Nikola!
You’re getting into a little bit of a rhythm and you allow them to go to commercial?!?
Formerly ryebreadraz
ND?
Exciting!!
Oh, WTF?!?! We’re actually close! Let’s just win this thing!
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
Nestor I told you so.....!
Keep the faith brotha
Life is what happens when you're busy making plans.
New defense...
Force us to go to the line.
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
don't much like RN trying to drive like that into a crowd
when they can foul with impunity
This is 2009-2010 UCLA
Hack A Anyone
Formerly ryebreadraz
by Ryan Rosenblatt on Jan 6, 2010 8:58 PM PST up reply actions
getting to rehab early
learnt his lesson
Reeves Nelson
Never met a shot he didn’t like in the post. He is a black hole. NOw make some FTs Gd IT!
REEEEEEVES!
Thank you finally!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
WHOO HOOOOOOO!
LET’S GO!!!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
Marques asking the same question as me
about ND/RN responsibilities
i miss being nervous too
only to be calmed down when some idiot fouled DC
by millikinbruin on Jan 6, 2010 9:01 PM PST up reply actions
Wow
come on guys! Please finish this with a W! Nestor’s strategy could work!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
Keep it up, N
it’s working!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
I don't care what his "identity" is
i just care about winning games.
MR and ND are the only reason this game is not a 20 point blowout.
ML will try
I’m not sure if he’ll succeed, but he’ll try.
Formerly ryebreadraz
by Ryan Rosenblatt on Jan 6, 2010 9:02 PM PST up reply actions
Damn it groin boy!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
It was ugly and not very smart
but when you play hard, good things happen.
Formerly ryebreadraz
by Ryan Rosenblatt on Jan 6, 2010 9:03 PM PST up reply actions
is there a reason for putting in JA?
he hasnt done anything except turn the ball over and we were on a run
Go Bruins!
We are not going to win here
Because we can’t play defense. All these scoring means jack when we can’t defend.
Michael ROLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
JA can try to take it but lose it
Go Bruins!
No matter what happens
I like the fight in these guys. They don’t give up. GO BRUINS!!!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
this perimeter shooting can't last
we NEED to get some easy shots (not free throws, easier than that…)
TH is definately the spark under the boards
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
Best rebounding game by a Bruin this year
13 rebounds already tonight, 4 on the offensive end.
formerly bruinhoo
Keep it up!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
Ben said
if we had any chance to win it would be in the 60s…
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
Seriously
Does anyone really believe we are going to win this?
It is going to be another close loss and we are going to wax poetic about moral victories?
Nestor....
I told you Bruins win at the buzzer…Lee with the runner
Life is what happens when you're busy making plans.
8-16 from the line
Nelson is actually shooting better than the team average tonight
formerly bruinhoo
I will take a W any way we can get it
Go Bruins!
i refuse
i called this a moral loss even if we win.
Go Bruins!
Boy
do I hope you eat your words! hehee!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
I love it!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
The funny thing
is that I don’t think anybody wants N to eat his words more than N.
Formerly ryebreadraz
by Ryan Rosenblatt on Jan 6, 2010 9:14 PM PST up reply actions
They're playing like they think they can win.
Much better than v. Az
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
OK Drago!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
I'll start being happy if we can play like this for 40 min.
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
There's a line we haven't heard yet this season
Formerly ryebreadraz
by Ryan Rosenblatt on Jan 6, 2010 9:14 PM PST up reply actions
NO
We need to play some D. We won’t shoot this well in all the games. Even 1/2 the games. Defensive effort needs to improve.
He missed the last one and one
I am a fan of his but he needs to make these
Your sounding like Cincy
All those years ago
I'm telling you
Cal defends them really well.
Formerly ryebreadraz
by Ryan Rosenblatt on Jan 6, 2010 9:17 PM PST up reply actions
WTF LEE!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
how can you say that!!
he has done one good thing in 40 mins!
Go Bruins!
I am getting sick of CBH teams missing FTs.
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
Another Question for the stat rats
how many fouls have we committed on jumpshooters? its ridiculous this year
Formerly ucla13_usc9
LET'S GO!!!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
Cal with a 3, tied at 63, 1:03 left
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
It's going to be another close loss
and won’t mean much when we have a deflating loss against Stanford on Sat.
Let's see
We don’t have clutch shooters or smart players or can’t make our FTs. We can’t play D either. I feel really good here.
48.6 left, ND makes... 2 -- 65-63!!!!!!!!
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
Wow, absolutely no D there.
Quit making the theiving Wall Street Fat-Cat Bankers even richer.
moveyourmoney.info
Robinson banks in a close one, tied at 65, 38.9 left.
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
LET ME REPEAT
We don’t have clutch shooters or smart players or can’t make our FTs. We can’t play D either. I feel really good here.
Sometimes better to be lucky than good
Go Bruins!
And who lost him? THREE freaking guesses...
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
Because you want as much pressure as possible in the closing seconds
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
Why did Lee not have the ball there CBH?
Quit making the theiving Wall Street Fat-Cat Bankers even richer.
moveyourmoney.info
yes, he is injured to some degree
Go Bruins!
He made a great drive to end the first half. I think it’s sad that some people choose to attack others to compensate for their own lack of IQ.
Quit making the theiving Wall Street Fat-Cat Bankers even richer.
moveyourmoney.info
by cybermaldonado on Jan 6, 2010 9:29 PM PST up reply actions
Did the play get reversed? My feed is awful and I’m having a hard time taking everything in. That’s why I ask questions.
Quit making the theiving Wall Street Fat-Cat Bankers even richer.
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by cybermaldonado on Jan 6, 2010 9:34 PM PST up reply actions
yup
it got called back after the half ended. took slightly too many moments to let the defender fly by.
Excuse my language but
FUCK!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
I realize he is on the bench. Don’t speak to me like that you little punk.
Quit making the theiving Wall Street Fat-Cat Bankers even richer.
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by cybermaldonado on Jan 6, 2010 9:26 PM PST up reply actions
ML injured earlier
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
Or 2 extra fingers each hand, either one.
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
LOL
i like how JA falls on his ass
Go Bruins!
OVERTIME after JA turnover and a barelythisclose miss on a Cal tip-in
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
True enough. RN lost grip on the pass. My bad.
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
RN was open
but JA put the pass behind him and allowed for the strip. Put the ball in front and it’s a layup.
Formerly ryebreadraz
RN taking the shot isn't bad...
he’s been drawing fouls all night, and he’s above 50% FT. Got caught v. a good D move.
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
I'm cancelling classes.
Besides, half the state is shut down for the game tomorrow anyhow.
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
JA on figner roll to start OT< 67-65
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
Cal turnover, UCLA ball
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
ND misses runner, ML fouled on putback attempt.
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
Okay now
once again. With feeling.
MAKE
THE
FREE THROOOOOOOOW!!!
Oh UCLA you sweet bitch, you've BRUINed me for anything else.
ML's peeps telling him to go pro?
Do they even see how much he cramps up every season? This is the third time this year.
game suddenly being called very loose
lot of contact before ML even got the ball
ML makes 1st, and...2nd 69-=65, 4:11 left!
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
GUYS STOP GETTING YOUR HOPES UP
We are not going to win.
by Nestor on Jan 6, 2010 9:29 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
UCLA back in 2-3 zone
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
Cal fouled on drive, going to line.
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
3:48 left, Cal makes both, 69-67
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
RN misses awkward up and udner move, ML gets fouled on rebound!
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
Lee fouled again
RN misses a shot, ML rebounds
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
ML clearly getting leg cramps.
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
Have faith, my friend.
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
ML makes BOTH, 3:32 left, 71-67
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
Thank you Lee!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
ND gets baord, UCLA ball.
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
I can't believe just how much these guys are toying with us
by Nestor on Jan 6, 2010 9:31 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Please score here guys
PLEASE!!!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
i felt like he had 10 fouls this game
Go Bruins!
RN bricklays 1st FT, and 2nd. UGH.
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
Cal lays it in, 71-69, 2:35 left
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
Foul DAMN IT!!!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
RN does bonehead post move, foul on ND???
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
The feel moral victory
is going to feel really good. Right?
by Nestor on Jan 6, 2010 9:34 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
LOL
We keep going to Nelson down in the paint. WHY? So that we can brick FTs. Like I said … this is ridiculous.
whars with reeves
"I can't believe I ate the whole thing" Homer Simpson
by AMM19 on Jan 6, 2010 9:34 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Cal makes both FTs, tied at 71, 2:20 left.
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
RN on feed inside, PLUS foul!!! 73-71
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
Here comes choke on the FT line
Again … I can’t believe everyone is getting so excited here about a loss.
You run the ultra optimistic web site
C’mon! Root for the Bruins! We need you too!
AND ONE BABY!!!
Now MAKE IT!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
He is showing + and -s
He is slow
Has marginal hands
But can pass and shoot with those caveats
RN makes it?!? 74-71!!! 1:52 left
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
No worries
We won titles in the 70’s, too.
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
Okay, guys
We are going to need ALL FOUR defenders out there on this next Cal possession.
Formerly UCLA Class of 86
if that freakin Randle hits one of them long threes, i'll be pissed
Louisville, KY for UCLA class of '87
2 stops and we win, folks.
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
So guys?
What should be the title of our post game post?
Just Another Meaningless Moral Victory For Howland’s Bruins
Cal Screws Around For While But Pulls Of The Expected Win
Suggestions?
by Nestor on Jan 6, 2010 9:37 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I suggest
UCLA ties Cal in regulation!
Go Bruins!
Make that 4 stops.
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
RN blocks Cal shot into the 2nd row!
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
Cal hits floater, 74-73
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
REEEEVES!!!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
74-73, 1:05 left, timeout CBH
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
Lee cramping now in hamstring area. TH may be coming in.
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
TH is good under the boards...
the spark is alive.
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
Scared of giving up the 3
Formerly ryebreadraz
by Ryan Rosenblatt on Jan 6, 2010 9:39 PM PST up reply actions
UCLA turnover, 44 left.
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
Cal hits banker, 75-74 Cal, 21.0 left
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
Last shot for us...
YOOOOUU CAN DOOOOO EEEET
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
CBH proving to be a terrible in game coach again
Bad play at the end of the game. Team didn’t even know the shot clock out of the timeout there.
ND should NOT have passed -- the shot clock was going down...
… and ND does NOT try a shot? The Westwood version of Sasha Vujacic PASSES???
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
HAVE. FAITH.
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
Roll hits on a broken play with 1.8 elft wer'e up by !!!!!!!!!!!
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
We're up by ONE!!!!!!
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
What a pass by Jerime!!!!
He has mastered the bank pass. Coach would be proud of the bank.
Formerly ryebreadraz
JA shoudl NOT ahve passed -- open lane, take the fucking shot!!!!
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
Terrible freaking pass
Mike should put the bounce off the defender play in his playbook when he becomes a coach
Thank God for MR.
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
HOLY SHIT!
MICHAEL ROLL IN THE HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
76-75, 1.8 left, here we go.
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
Pass to Boykin at half court
He turns, shoots and doesn’t come close. WE WINNNNNNNNNNN!
Formerly ryebreadraz
by Ryan Rosenblatt on Jan 6, 2010 9:46 PM PST up reply actions
Cal taking it out full court, 1.9 left
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
Cal misses three, UCLA WINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
FAITH HURTS, but faith is a CHOICE.
HAVE.
FAITH.
M
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
WHOOO HOOO HOO HOO!!!
WINNER WINNER BABY!!!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
Crow Crow Crow Crow Crow Crow Crow Crow
No moral victory tonight, Bruins.
But I’m with Nester.
We lay a turd on Saturday!!
Drago is making sure
we get swept rest of our road trips. It’s just a matter of time dude. Accept it. It will make dealing with this long season much easier.
this team's fate is directly related to ND
I know that is a scary and horrible thought for many, especially you, but the sad fact is that if ND is hot, we have a chance to beat anyone. If he is cold, we are probably going to lose to anyone. Hopefully Pac 10 ND sticks around all season. Not holding my breath, but I got hope.
T - I think you or Rye or M should do post game thread tonight
Because I will be writing about moral victory v. Stanford.
Talk to me tomorrow about the trees
Tonight we looked like a team again.
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
I was hungry
but I just ate all of Nestors words. Thanks for a GREAT dinner, Nestor!
GO BRUINS!!!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
Howland says
‘F’ that negative press about starting Lee at PG.
HUGE
Not a moral victory, a tough OT victory in Cal’s yard. Good shooting % really helps (duh). Thank you Roll. If Reeves can learn to make FTs, he will be something.
Exciting enough, everyone??
I’ll stick with CBH, thank you very much.
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
What a night...
I’m glad I found BN. I haven’t been able to enjoy Bruin sports since I graduated around others. Thanks for bringing the spirit of Pauley and the Rose Bowl back into my living room.
Night all.
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
Reading the thread comments makes me more stressed out.
I try to avoid them but I find myself lurking here throughout most of the games.
MR leads
He made the big shots and some nice passes.
He needs to figure out to stop those cramps
by Gen2Bruin1987 on Jan 6, 2010 9:53 PM PST up reply actions
A certain number of games each year will be
determined by lucky bounces.
We’ve really not gotten them until tonight.
The bounce pass to roll off a Cal player, and his very mature and certain shot
We deserve to win a game or two this way.
We would have cruised if we made FT’s.
Someone has to either work with RN or pull him when things get tight.
sjh
Time to bring in Rick Barry
and underhand those bad boys at the FT line.
He's not retired...THANK YOU!
Too early
for Dance talk. baby steps people. Enjoy one win at a time.
That was SO exciting!
I think I will watch that again! Great job hanging in there on the road and fighting! Good experience for the freshmen.
GO BRUINS!!!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
Nestor is the player of the game
the reverse mojo worked perfectly. Give the man credit.
He was willing to take abuse to keep the mojo going.
Even stayed up way too late to do it.
If he didn’t care, he would have gone to bed.
And, who would have stoked the fires?
Nestor gets the game ball.
sjh
by Class of 66 on Jan 6, 2010 9:56 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I am waiting to see
What Ryan writes about me, I mean him. Ryan and I are the same person.
It’s going to be tough to go to sleep right away. Little amped from this meaningless win.
well we are the same person
So we just have two browsers open! Voila! Wait three when I am in the AD’s office.
He doesn't!!!
He just had to keep up the negative mojo. It worked!!!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
Still concerned
about Drago’s defense (or lack of). No question his 2nd half shooting was a key, along with MR. If we could just play 40 minutes of tough D…
I'm going to look past the myriad of things the Bruins could have done better
and just enjoy this win.
Drago's D was being torched by the commentators
sometimes his fault, sometimes just a team failure to deal with stuff on the backside of the zone
Drago is Old School
As in ABA. You score 2 and I’ll score 3. I have rarely seen a guy look worse on D in a zone than he did tonight. I think the CAL player got tired because he was not use to scoring that much.
when you play hard, you can get lucky
and the team by and large played hard tonight. I was also happy to see more zone than we saw against UA.
Lots of mistakes still, some excusable by the young guys, others not so excusable, but a good effort that the guys should be proud of.
"when you've seen how big the world is, how can you make due with this?"
BN
or I would have been watching alone tonight! Thanks for the company!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
LOL!
Just do the opposite!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
Nestor
should drape himself in velvet…if it were socially acceptable.
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
Threes
Do we have to shoot a ridiculous % from 3 pt range to win games? Seems like our only option until Reeves and Co. either make those short dinks or make their FTs. I agree the aggressive play was there, even in the first half when we couldn’t close the gap.
Man
my parents are still watching CMU/Troy on TIVO. They haven’t even started the UCLA game yet. They are gonna go crazy!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
BTW
Shannon Brown just fouled Baron Davis while down 10 with 36 seconds left. This is a clear case of Brown disrespecting the Clippers.
How Disrespectful!!
Baron needs to back up form the FT line and can a 3. Compete On!
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
Didn't CBH continually pull LMR at points in games when FT's mattered?
we may have to do the same with RN.
He’s an incredible liability at the line.
sjh
I was very quiet - that was my contribution to mojo
Is my machine being slow, or does the fact there are are 1200 comments having some effect?
Mine is REALLY slow
it keeps freezing and actually crashed a few times!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
Absolutely agree
Just think if they get that figured out, then tonight isn’t even close. Maybe there’s a chance.
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
Postgame thread
is up right here.
Formerly ryebreadraz
by Ryan Rosenblatt on Jan 6, 2010 10:08 PM PST reply actions
Wow. It's sinking in. A road win against one of the better Pac 10 Teams
Cal was a 16 pt favorite in my paper this morning.
And, a come back win.
We may not be skilled, but we battled. Our second half was actually ok. We cut our turnovers a lot. But, still missed FT’s.
The story of the first half was missed FT’s and TO’s.
We actually outrebounded cal in both halfs and out shot them except from the line.
sjh
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