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Its been round 11,come and gone and at this point halfway through the season I want to applaud JackToft for the multiple fruitful Posts.The generated debate,insightful inputs and alarmingly spiteful attacks provide all of us a place to come exclusively to voice some comment ,good or bad on the senior competition.A forum site not available through the Daily Paper or Sports Radio Stations.I appreciate that.
I am not related to him,receiving gratuities or even having sex!!I dont know him and he could be Batman for all I know.

Why is it a debacle for Woodville to beat South? They are both on 4 wins and the first round was a close win to South when they still had their import.

Oh, you betcha!

Time to lock this one Isaac.

Tom, keep playing well, no need to respond to anon criticism.
Tom's mates, don't wind him up, better left unsaid.
Everyone else, don't get sucked in by a nasty comment, ignore it and it will go away, comment and they have suceeded.

I am sure Jack Toft is shaking his head at another hijack.

Pretty sure BSA will be handling the outcome of the game as well, reviewing tapes as we speak.

Crikey! These weekly threads deteriorate pretty quickly

"Shooting - the most important skill in Basketball and still the skill that coaches spend the least time teaching correctly" - My memory of a Quote from the maker of the "Swish" shooting videos.

Interesting to see what effect defensive pressure (if any) has on shooting percentage. Lady Mavs took 24 more shots than Tigers and still lost by 27 points.

And how valuable is a good point guard who can shoot the ball, Brad Davidson's 42 points came at an amazingly high %.

Woodville women beat south by 9 after being down by 14 at one stage.

At Port Misery, yes ,the audience saw a mighty performance.The Hoop ring was HUGE.Glad I was there moment.It could force all bets off for the Woolacott.But credit due Lions Men pushed and were credible.Just it was 5 vs 1?
The Bearcats Women had the bench 5 starting.A Hospital waiting list.There's no one left.They had to put a costume on the canteen lady,LOL.But Irene top scored with 28,Sam Woosy and Lisa got under there fingernails.Smallest team in height you will ever see win.The Lions were favourites at the start,it was that ridiculous.
Nice cosy floor rug in the Bar Upstairs now.Just needs a fireplace to complement.......

Thanks Oberon, that was my understanding too

Good intel on Molly if true, but Westies don't list him on their teamlists so might have to check it's not another team. The footy thing didn't work out for JD, but could for Molly.

I see #49 for Eagles is a strapping young lad who is not unfamiliar to many basketball fans

Hello everyone. My name is Paul Kennedy. I am a correspondent for FIBA. The reason I post on the forum is to update you on negotiations concerned with the broadcast of the 2006 World Championships. FIBA continue to negotiate with pay-television providers, and while progress is pleasing, it is far from certain that the tournament will be shown. No free-to-air television stations are still in talks with FIBA. SBS, the most likely broadcaster, have decided not to screen the world championships. It is time for the basketball fans to act, or will may not be able to see the pinnacle of our sport on television in Australia. The first, and most obvious steps are to contact SBS, this can be done by mail, email or phone at the following; email: comments@sbs.com.au phone:(free)1800 500 727 mail: Director of Television Special Broadcasting Service Locked Bag 028 Crows Nest NSW 2065 I strongly suggest, at the very least, that you phone and email. " Ask why they are not screening the championships. " Point out that there are over 3.3 million Australians with ancestry from the 20 of the 23 countries (excluding Australia) competing in Japan, and these are the people the publicly funded broadcaster is designed to service. " This includes over 800,000 with Italian ancestry; over 750,000 with German; 600,000 Chinese; 450,000 Greek; 150,000 Lebanese and 100,000 Serbians. " Ask that your displeasure with their decision be passed on to the relevant person, Matt Campbell (not the Hawk), Director of Television and Online Content. The next step is equally important. Email the Minister for Communications, Helen Coonan, asking her to examine why SBS is not screening the Championships. The SBS Charter states that; 'The principal function of SBS is to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect Australia's multicultural society.' adding that it should 'contribute to the overall diversity of Australian television and radio services.' In ignoring the World Championship of a sport played in 214 countries, that potentially interests over 3.3 million Australians of multicultural ancestry, SBS is breaching its' own charter, in spirit at the very least. Point out the same facts as per the email/phone call to SBS, and mention the number of people you know who would be interested in watching this world event. Helen Coonans' contact details are; email: minister@dcita.gov.au phone: (02) 6277 7480 mail: Office of the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600 It is vital that every basketball fan takes the time to contact the Minister and SBS. Even just an email to each will make a difference. Just as important, is to get the people close to you to do the same. Family, friends, basketball teammates. If we make the effort and succeed, it means we and the rest of Australia gets the opportunity to watch great basketball in an extremely friendly timeslot. Aim to get 3 other people to contact the Minister and SBS. Time for basketball fans to make their voice heard - GOOD LUCK!