(04-29-2021 10:57 AM)true_blue_thru_and_thru Wrote:  

(04-28-2021 02:20 PM)Unionman76 Wrote:  

(04-28-2021 01:46 PM)tigertaylor Wrote:  wife and i were at that game. i just remember the collective gasp the mainly texas crowd had at halftime. it was like whoa, what did we just witness. Then of course Neitzel leaving the court crying. sat down by the court after the 1st media timeout. cool experience

my wife and i were in the rafters for the first game

and then a texas fan come up stairs and found us and gave
us their tickets for the memphis game

we were 5 rows behind the tiger bench
sat next to coach Tarkanian

unbelievable game and my wife and i will never forget

on worry was rose not wanting to get stitches
made cal say a few bad words

My college roommate and I watched this game at the old BWW at Poplar Plaza and decided at halftime no way are we not roadtripping to Houston to see us play Texas. We ended up meeting some shady dude outside Reliant and bought tix that we were like 50/50 were actually legit. Ended up sitting in the club level which felt like a mile from the court. Sweetest feeling was running down to lower level to watch us get the regional trophy and passing all those butthurt Texas fans leaving.

(04-28-2021 08:22 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  That was a special TEAM... a core nucleus of talented guys who put the team goals above individual goals. Cal used to be able to get guys to focus on team, but now I wonder if any coach can get that kind of buy in. Scott Drew certainly did this year and Mark Few does in most years; but there’s a reason Roy Williams retired early.

I’d like to see basketball adopt the same early entry rules as baseball; and really clamp down on transfers. Kids need time to develop and allowing kids to bail so easily on teaches them to give up and leave instead of staying put and fighting for a spot.

(04-30-2021 07:29 AM)DENO TIGER Wrote:  

(04-28-2021 08:22 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  That was a special TEAM... a core nucleus of talented guys who put the team goals above individual goals. Cal used to be able to get guys to focus on team, but now I wonder if any coach can get that kind of buy in. Scott Drew certainly did this year and Mark Few does in most years; but there’s a reason Roy Williams retired early.

I’d like to see basketball adopt the same early entry rules as baseball; and really clamp down on transfers. Kids need time to develop and allowing kids to bail so easily on teaches them to give up and leave instead of staying put and fighting for a spot.

Also some of them played together in high school or a private school , so they played together for a pretty long time .

(04-30-2021 10:11 AM)thagr82008 Wrote:  

(04-30-2021 07:29 AM)DENO TIGER Wrote:  

(04-28-2021 08:22 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  That was a special TEAM... a core nucleus of talented guys who put the team goals above individual goals. Cal used to be able to get guys to focus on team, but now I wonder if any coach can get that kind of buy in. Scott Drew certainly did this year and Mark Few does in most years; but there’s a reason Roy Williams retired early.

I’d like to see basketball adopt the same early entry rules as baseball; and really clamp down on transfers. Kids need time to develop and allowing kids to bail so easily on teaches them to give up and leave instead of staying put and fighting for a spot.

Also some of them played together in high school or a private school , so they played together for a pretty long time .

take a look at this.....Maybe gives us a look into the inner workings (core foundation) of a Championship program