It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
Cal flew out to the Maui Invitational and faced its first strong opponent of the year on Monday. And what an opponent it was: #6 ranked legit Final Four contender Wichita State, a team that returned all its major contributors from a 31-5 squad.
For the first 34 minutes of that game, our baby California Golden Bears, the team that returned 1 of its top 9 contributors from a 21-13 NIT season, thoroughly dominated the action.
Coach Wyking Jones wants to play an aggressive, pressing, trapping style in order to get things sped up.