He needs to go somewhere like Seton Hall, still a high-level conference. Bad team, good coach. Play 30 minutes a game against good comp, log 3.5-4 blocks per game.
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I am pulling for him to sign with Villanova. He needs to keep the same mascot throughout his college years.
That team is the mirror image of this year's UNC team. 3 high quality guards and very below average big men.
Some of this has to just fall on these guys just not being good as advertised. Cal was able to work with Nick Richards and turn him into a fantastic 3rd year player. Like someone said, Cal just happened to be 0 for 3 on bigs that year, and their injuries sure didn't help. Yes, Cal had other screwups during this time, but if you get rid of all 3 of them for one of Oscar or Nick Richards, we're probably looking a whole lot better.
That entire roster wasn't as good as people thought it was. Sheppard, Dillingham, and Reeves were fun on offense, but Reeves was absolutely horrendous on defense. Sheppard and Dillingham were the only two guys on the team in the top 100 for player efficiency ratings. Almost every other top 4 seed in the tournament last year had four or more.
That's not to say they should have lost to Oakland. But a lot of that team's flaws and issues were just covered up by the "fun" offense.
I definitely think there's been some revisionist history about Cal's ability to develop players. No coach bats 1.000, but there have been tons of guys develop into great players under Cal. Hell, Josh Harrelson got drafted for god's sake.
He was terrible then , he’s probably terrible now … and people were enamored with him . He was AWFUL
Shagari had a game where he destroyed IU. I get why people that rag on him, but he’s at least in the category of player that had a memorable performance against a rival.
As always, the truth is somewhere in the middle. Many on this board really don't have a good understanding of the game, to be honest. I recall how many posters bashed Cal relentlessly over not playing Allen more. When he transferred, they said he would shine but he never really did.
Right. If he doesn’t block the shot the man scores. So he plays 30 minutes and blocks 3 shots, they score the other 15-20 times they go at him.
He did have a decent knack for rebounding.
Three teams is just the new normal in today’s portal era. That’s quite a reach to try to blame that on Cal.
Then transfer to Northwestern or Arizona?
Its always kind of wild to see just what sort of things posters will try and blame Cal on lol.
No one on this board will EVER admit to when Cal surprised in a good way but:
It’s pretty remarkable we were a 3 seed with that bad front court and ZERO guards that will become meaningful nba players.
Remember when so many were lamenting he was driving a Ferrari like a pinto 😂 such stupid takes.. even at the time if anyone had a lick of basketball sense.
Luckily, we don’t need freshman bigs with our new style of recruiting and team building. The one and done freshman reliance had definitely ran its course and it was time for a change for both parties.
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It’s hilarious
And shows that just because a fan of the greatest college basketball program DOES NOT mean you have any basketball knowledge or sense.
It took me awhile to remember him and then I still don't remember much
Yeah I was never expecting to get bounced by Oakland but I was fully expecting us to lose in the second round. Too young, bigs that were soft as tissue paper, and Cal coaching. Writing was on the wall.
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