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Macor / The Chronicle Mike Montgomery calls Jorge Gutierrez a mix of the perfect kid and a Tasmanian devil. This week's edited KNBR conversation between Cal men's basketball coach Mike Montgomery and Ralph Barbieri and Tom Tolbert: Ralph: So you think...
Mike Montgomery has become such a familiar part of the Bay Area sports wallpaper, we take him for granted. That's a shame. Montgomery is reaching several coaching milestones this season, and hardly anyone has taken notice. So let's do that. Montgomery...
California's Jorge Gutierrez (2) is congratulated by coach Mike Montgomery as he leaves the NCAA college basketball game against Oregon State Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, in Berkeley, Calif. View Photo »
Mentally, I just didn’t think we were prepared to compete, and it showed ... We talked about respecting your opponent, respecting the game. I don’t think they felt very good about it.
Gutierrez's drive through the lane capped the surge with 9:30 left. The Bears changed things up on defense, switching to a When Kravish scored on a put back with 8:02 left, Cal led 61-49. Kamp left the game with his fourth foul just 30 seconds later,...
There are at least five candidates and perhaps 10 or more for those two available slots.Felipe Paulino and Danny Duffy are the incumbents, but the Royals are committed to taking a long look at Aaron Crow and Mike Montgomery. The same goes for Luis...
“We actually shot the ball pretty well against them,” coach Mike Montgomery said. “We just couldn’t get them stopped.” (Ahmad) Starks hit some tough shots. They just shot lights-out against us,” Montgomery said. “Obviously, we need to do a better job...
California guard Jorge Gutierrez (2) is held back by forward Harper Kamp (22) and head coach Mike Montgomery, right, while confronting Arizona head coach Sean Miller during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Berkeley, Calif. ,... View Photo »
I felt bad a little bit in that the final score looked so horrible
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Joseph's 3-point shot sliced Cal's lead to 83-80 with 26 seconds to play. Kamp made two more free throws, but Joseph made another 3, cutting the lead to 85-83 with 19 seconds left. Kravish made just 1 of 2 from the line, Joseph had one more chance. ...
Mike Montgomery (born February 27, 1947) is the current head basketball coach at the University of California, Berkeley. He was also the men's basketball coach of the Stanford Cardinal from 1986 to 2004 and at the University of Montana for eight seasons prior to coaching at Stanford. He also coached the Golden State Warriors in the NBA from 2004... Full Article
California guard Jorge Gutierrez (2) is held back by forward Harper Kamp (22) and head coach Mike Montgomery, right, while confronting Arizona head coach Sean Miller during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Berkeley, Calif. , Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Arizona won 78-74.
View Photo »California coach Mike Montgomery, right, listens to official Gregory Nixon during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Arizona in Berkeley, Calif. , Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
View Photo »California head coach Mike Montgomery, right, and Stanford head coach Johnny Dawkins, left, smiles before an NCAA college basketball game in Berkeley, Calif. , Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012.
View Photo »California head coach Mike Montgomery reacts during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Colorado, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 in Berkeley, Calif. California beat Colorado 57-50.
View Photo »California coach Mike Montgomery applauds during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Oregon in Eugene, Ore. , Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. California beat Oregon 77-60.
View Photo »California coach Mike Montgomery gestures from the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Southern California, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, in Berkeley, Calif.
View Photo »LAS VEGAS, NV - DECEMBER 23: Head coach Mike Montgomery of the California Golden Bears watches his players take on the UNLV Rebels at the Thomas & Mack Center December 23, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. UNLV won 85-68.
View Photo »California head coach Mike Montgomery instructs his team against Weber State during the second half of an NCAA College basketball game in Berkeley, Calif. , Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. California won 77-57.
View Photo »California head coach Mike Montgomery instructs his team against San Jose State during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Berkeley, Calif. , Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011.
View Photo »California coach Mike Montgomery instructs his payers during a time-out in their 64-63 loss to San Diego State in an NCAA college basketball game on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011, in San Diego.
View Photo »California head coach Mike Montgomery, right, argues a call with a referee during the second half against Denver in an NCAA college basketball game in Berkeley, Calif. , Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011. California won 80-59.
View Photo »KANSAS CITY, MO - NOVEMBER 22: Head coach Mike Montgomery of the Cal Golden Bears watches from the bench during the Progressive CBE Classic finals against the Missouri Tigers on November 22, 2011 at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
View Photo »California coach Mike Montgomery talks to guard Jorge Gutierrez (2) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Missouri on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011, in Kansas City, Mo.
View Photo »California coach Mike Montgomery encourages his team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Georgia Monday, Nov. 21, 2011, in Kansas City, Mo. California won the game 70-46.
View Photo »California's head coach Mike Montgomery gestures during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Austin Peay in the CBE Classic, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, in Berkeley, Calif. California won 72-55.
View Photo »California head coach Mike Montgomery applauds as his team jumps ahead of UC Irvine during the first half of an NCAA basketball game in Berkeley, Calif. , Friday, Nov. 11, 2011.
View Photo »California head coach Mike Montgomery responds to a question during the PAC-12 Conference NCAA college basketball media day, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.
View Photo »California head coach Mike Montgomery responds to a question during the PAC-12 Conference NCAA college basketball media day, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles. Montgomery announced that he was diagnosed with bladder cancer and had surgery last week that has left him cancer-free.
View Photo »FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, file photo, California men's basketball coach Mike Montgomery gestures to players during NCAA college basketball practice in Berkeley, Calif. After decades of demanding high effort and preaching fundamentals every fall, coach Montgomery still gets...
View Photo »EDEN PRAIRIE, MN - CIRCA 2010: In this handout image provided by the NFL, Mike Montgomery poses for his 2010 NFL headshot circa 2010 in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
View Photo »ST. PAUL, MN - APRIL 09: Louie Caporusso #29 of the Michigan Wolverines tries to keep the puck from Mike Montgomery #24 of the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs during the championship game of the 2011 NCAA Men's Frozen Four on April 9, 2011 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.
View Photo »Minnesota Duluth defenseman Mike Montgomery (L) checks Notre Dame Anders Lee (9) during the second period of their NCAA Frozen Four semi-final hockey game in St. Paul, Minnesota April 7, 2011.
View Photo »California head coach Mike Montgomery gestures as his team plays Mississippi during the first half of a first-round NIT college basketball tournament game in Berkeley, Calif. , Wednesday, March 16, 2011.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 10: Head coach Mike Montgomery of the California Golden Bears reacts in the second half while taking on the USC Trojans in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Pacific Life Pac-10 Men's Basketball Tournament at Staples Center on March 10, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
View Photo »SURPRISE, AZ - FEBRUARY 23: Mike Montgomery #65 of the Kansas City Royals poses for a portrait during Spring Training Media Day on February 23, 2011 at Surprise Stadium in Surprise, Arizona.
View Photo »California guard Jorge Gutierrez (2) is held back by forward Harper Kamp (22) and head coach Mike Montgomery, right, while confronting Arizona head coach Sean Miller during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Berkeley, Calif. , Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Arizona won 78-74.
View Photo »Mentally, I just didn’t think we were prepared to compete, and it showed ... We talked about respecting your opponent, respecting the game. I don’t think they felt very good about it.
I felt bad a little bit in that the final score looked so horrible
I just didn't think we were prepared for the game, mentally ... We didn't do much, yesterday. We had played four games in eight nights. We felt like what we needed was just to get up and down, break a sweat, and get away. We just weren't prepared to compete, and it showed.
Jorge did a really good job ... He very subtly took over the game. He does what Jorge does. He was very quietly efficient and did his job.
Mentally, I don't think we were prepared to compete and it showed
We can't fall into that trap that says, 'We're supposed to beat them,' ... There are a lot of teams around the country that can play basketball. You make the assumption that because it's McNeese State they can't play. And it's not true.
I just didn't think we were prepared ... and it showed
It could have hurt our confidence. This was very necessary for us at this point
I watched those guys beat Saint Mary's and that scared me
I think we kind of gave in. I think, truthfully, Missouri's better than we are
We really didn't have very much going
We also have a very complex situation in that we've got a wide variation in the drought index from the north part of the county, where it's relatively low because of the rainfall we've had, but in the south part of the county, specifically the southwest, we're still seeing drought indexes that are above...
They were stuck on 29 points for a long time
It's a huge challenge ... There might be some people that play small (in the Pac-12), but they won't have the talent of these guys.
In all fairness to them ... we knew exactly what they were going to do, because that's the same thing as my stuff.
we knew exactly what they were going to do, because that’s the same thing as my stuff.
It’s a hard guard, because they’re very unconventional
We've seen a decrease in the number and severity of outdoor fires. In the last five or six weeks rainfall patterns have changed ... The amount of moisture that's in the air has increased, and that's the real key. We still have a lot of dead vegetation from the continuing drought, but any outdoor fires t...
It'll be a bigger challenge for us, no question, and you've got two games in two nights. We know what we're up against.
