Comments on: Basketball: Cal-Oregon thread

By: michaelchangfan

michaelchangfan — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 05:50:23 +0000

Cobbs is one of those rare finds whose game may translate better in the pros. Exceptional athlete (remember the blocked shot when he chased another player down on a breakaway earlier in the season), decent shooter, has a little Tim Hardaway in him, but needs better court vision and an ability to get into the teeth of the defense before dishing or finishing at the rim.

By: Gobears49

Gobears49 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:01:27 +0000

Esquire Joe,

I haven’t checked the game by game stats, but I think Cobbs shooting percentage has gone up significantly the last six or so games, probably due to my good coaching through the TV set or, more importantly, my drumbeat of comments on his often taking very difficult shots while being closely guarded (while I don’t really claim credit for Cobbs improvement in shooting, I did notice that Monty made a public comment, shortly after I started my criticism on this point, regarding Cal’s poor shot selection).

I think I checked about eight games ago and Cobbs 3-point shooting percentage then was about 28%, about 5 percentage points below where it is now. I also think he’s shooting more layups than he used to, which should normally raise your overall shooting percentage (a corollary rule is that front court players most often have a higher shooting percentage than guards, most likely because they shoot closer to the basket and perhaps get more lay ins).

Cobbs has been playing much more disciplined ball the last few games. He likes to shoot, is pretty good at it, and if he shows discipline in his shot selection, plays good defense, and doesn’t turn the ball over so many times, like he did last night, I think he has an outside shot to make an NBA squad as a shooting guard. He should make first, but likely, second team all Pac-12 this year and could make the first team next year.

By: Esquire Joe

Esquire Joe — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:38:38 +0000

Why do people think that J. Cobbs doesn’t shoot well, or has poor shot selection? I’d say that his numbers tell quite a different story. He scores 14.7 points a game on 46.1% shooting, with a 32.7% avg from 3 point range. Compare that to:

Lyons from AZ (15.3 pts on 43.7% shooting; 34.5% on 3s)
Carson from ASU (17.8 pts on 46.7% shooting; 31% on 3s)
Dinwiddie from CU (15.3 pts on 46.3% shooting; 37% on 3s)
Artis (when he was healthy) from UO (10.2 pts on 38.9% shooting; 35.1% on 3s)
Drew from UCLA (7pts on 43.8% shooting; 39.5% on 3s)

I’d say that Cobbs stacks up pretty well against other point guards in the Pac 12.

What ticks me off is when a 35% shooter who only hits 22.7% of his threes (Mr. Smith) jacks up shots with 30+ seconds left on the shot clock. Talking about wanting to “coach” him through my TV set…

By: Concordbear

Concordbear — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:18:03 +0000

Meant
If he’s not healthy no way do we play him in the tournaments.
That would hurt the team and him.
With or without him the way the team is playing is really exciting and they are in position to make a lot of noise!

By: Concordbear

Concordbear — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:18:15 +0000

Getting a healthy RK back would be huge.
That would give us a great shot to make a deep PAC and NCAA tourney run.
If he’s not healthy no way.
Simple situation.

By: rollonubears

rollonubears — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:48:46 +0000

That’s a lot of IFs for Kreklow. The guy reinjured himself shooting layups before a game. I think he’s done for the season, and needs the time to heal. Plus, the chemistry of these team has shifted dramatically since he last played. You can’t just plop a new body in there. I kind of like what we have right now, even though the fouls will kill us, as they always do, come tourney time.

By: Gobears49

Gobears49 — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:41:37 +0000

BTW, I keep hoping that Monty will give us a surprise and start playing Kreklow. If this year is burned in terms of it being a redshirt year (or a redshire year is not allowed for transfers), AND if he plays any physical problem he may re-injure will heal just the same if he did not play the rest of the year and in plenty of time for next season, AND he can pay effectively, I’d say Monty should strongly consider giving him a shot. I think Powers is good but not is good as Kreklow when he can play effectively.

Just a thought.

By: Gobears49

Gobears49 — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:35:46 +0000

CalBearister,

Glad someone agrees with me about Cobbs taking crazy shots. My guess is that he only makes about 5% of them when guarded. But he’s getting better about that, due to my expert “coaching” through this blog (just kidding!). However, I don’t think the shot he made at the end was crazy — it was necessary and he wasn’t even closely guarded.

I thought we were going to lose this game because it looked like Oregon wanted it more. They seemed to get most of the loose balls and second chances everywhere on the court. and we kept fumbling the ball away But they got cold and we somehow survived. Now on to continue our comeback at Oregon State.

BTW, those people with season tickets and others that will attend this Thursday night’s game — try to come a little earlier than you did for the UCLA game. Haas was only one-third full at the start of that game. We need you yelling for the Bears when the game starts! I will be there and I don’t normally go to the game — but I have been to the last two home games.

By: effStanfurd

effStanfurd — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:21:12 +0000

^ Hammer the beavs. LOL.

anyways I was having a horrible, horrible day. And then I came home for the last two minutes of the game, and my day was suddenly awesome. Go bears!

By: BlakeStreetBear

BlakeStreetBear — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:12:46 +0000

The “problem” with the pac12 is that traditional power ucla is a frickin headcase, az hasn’t fully recovered since the Lute era, furd has sucked since Johnson left, and with the rise of Gonzaga, St Mary’s, SDSU, etc, there are just plain more good programs in the West now – diluting the pac12 teams. I think that actually, the Bears have the most talent, 1-7, and that would be a definite 1-8 if Kreklow was playing. God this team would be amazing if it had RK filling it up as well: dude can pass, defend and shoot if needbe.

Great win last night, now let’s go hammer the beavs!