As Devon goes, so go the Bears.
In Cal's two loses this year, Devon is the one element that has not played up to potential, and has cost Cal the game. We need for him, a senior, to be the leader on the team. More importantly, we need him to be consistent.
Last night, he was double teamed and failed to have a big impact. When Leon Powe was in the same situation, he more often than not was the dominant player on the floor. If Devon wants to make it to the next level, he needs to step up a bit, from a consistency standpoint. He is going to be doubled up all year long. Against Kansas State, he took himself out of the game and gave them the lead.
The good news in both of these loses is that the Bears battled back. They certainly have the talent. They just need to be more consistent.
As far as it goes, the calculations remain the same. Cal needs to win 18 games to get into the tournament. That means that we need to now win at least half of our Pac 10 games. That could be a tall order this year, for any Pac 10 team. It certainly will be tough for Cal. Not that I do not expect us to be a tournament team. But it is not going to be easy, even with the quality team that we have this year.
Happy Holidays. More next week before the Bowl Game, and the opening of the Pac 10 for the hoops team.
GO BEARS!!
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When Hardin gets double teamed, we should still be able to win...Assuming we can hit the open outside shot. Against Utah we shot horribly in the first half with some wide open shots. If we make a few of those, we win the game.
There are going to be nights when we are cold.
This team definitely has a chance to make the dance.
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