Comments on: Basketball: San Jose St. scouting report

By: milo

milo — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:08:45 +0000

My guess on Solomon is Monty sits him through finals and he comes back for UCSB and UNLV, rolling into conference play.

By: GoldenTrailsDave

GoldenTrailsDave — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:29:35 +0000

@BlakeStreetBear.

I agree. A lot rides on UNLV. I’m sure Solomon will be back by then.

By: BlakeStreetBear

BlakeStreetBear — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:14:59 +0000

Cal SHOULD win its next 7 games. IF that happens we will be 13-2 and ranked again. Missouri will be a top ten team all season long, so no shame in losing to them in KC. And, obviously, we were a rebound or free-throw short of beating sdsu on the road, a quality team. Beating unlv is essential, we need to have at least ONE QUALITY ROAD WIN. But other than that, there is not a difficult game left on the schedule except @uw and @furd. I expect this team to approach 25-28 wins, and that is not a reflection on how GOOD the Bears are, more a reflection on how BAD the competition is. I mean really, how bad are utah, asu, usc, ucla, wsu, colo, etc… The Bears SHOULD win the conference and SHOULD get a decent (4-6) seed, if they can get to something like 27 wins, which doesn’t look TOO difficult. Go Bears!

By: GoldenTrailsDave

GoldenTrailsDave — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:48:16 +0000

I don’t see how we would end up a 5 or 6 seed.

Two years ago, Cal finished first in the Pac 10 and got an 8 seed (facing No.1 Duke, the eventual champion, in the second round).

Last year, Pac10 champ Arizona got a 5 seed.

The Pac12 has *at most* as much respect as the Pac10 from two years ago. No way, we will end up with a 5 or 6 unless we run the table from here or lose maybe one more game (UNLV would be a must win, and Cal could afford maybe one loss in league play).

The Mizzou and SDSU losses were supremely devastating. Scheduling good teams on the road but not at home could turn out to be a disaster.

Also, falling out of the top 25 and national conversation means that Haas will continue to be empty, which is frustrating because the team does play very hard. They deserve better but Cal fans are lazy. (Don’t yell at me: I’ve been at every home game except Denver and will be there again tonight).

By: eric

eric — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:28:14 +0000

If we win the Pac-12, we’ll be at least a 7 seed. I’d rater be a 10 seed than an 8 or 9.

By: Rollonubears

Rollonubears — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:07:34 +0000

I think we’ll end up being a 5 or 6 seed. Barring injuries and further suspensions.

By: SteveNTEXAS

SteveNTEXAS — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:56:25 +0000

We are out of the rankings now and off the radar. The Pac 12 was ranked #8 among conferences but still may get a few bids. We have as good a chance as any and in some projections at least before the SDSU game we were an 8th seed.

By: GoldenBV

GoldenBV — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:03:32 +0000

“It will be interesting to see if Cal coach Mike Montgomery again uses a four-guard lineup, as he did at San Diego State, or gives freshman forward David Kravish his first start. I’m betting on the former because he may not be ready to remove returning starting PG Brandon Smith from the first unit.”

Interesting that you think the choice is between Kravish and Smith. Reading between the lines means that Cobbs has now earned the right to start.