Hoops

Pasadena results

Thanks J bags, when I need it, you'll be the first to know. Charmaine, just wondered what you meant by your "one eyed Mavs supporters" comments. I didn't show any bias towards Joel just because he plays for the Mavericks, I've always thought he does a good job, particularly because his height gives him no advantage.

Legally, anyway ;)

Charmaine, "one eyed Mavs supporters", is that a bit of bitterness I sense there because of the previous week's game between Mavericks and Tigers? Joel has played consistently well all season. The only thing he is lacking for the NBL is height. There is not much you can do to improve on that.

Control of the ball is the basis for most stats calls. For instance Clarke of Southern Tigers gets his fair share of defensive balls by (to use a football lingo) reading the ball "off hands" and is credited with the rebound as a result. The stats bench for the mens game on Saturday comprised two from Forestville, one from South and I recognised that one was from Southern Tigers. Stats work is difficult when a player like Easterns No. 12 dominate a game, you have to be aware that there are other players on the court. The caller for the game was a young lad. I made some enquiries after the game and was told that he did an excellent job. He plays Under 20 for Forestville and sees the game from that perspective which could be different from a caller who played his last game many eons ago. Congratulations to Sturt for the way they handled the arrangements for the games (including the last shot in the girls game). Incidentally I like their new canteen. What is the story behind that? Why was the old one closed down? Over to you!

Would he considered in a development squad?

Ok...as as stats caller, I will credit someone with a rebound if they control the posession of the ball.

Normally, that is the person who gets the clean "take away" (to use a new footy term), but sometimes someone will deflect the ball enough that I warrant they actually controlled the posession.

Also, in contested rebounds, which result in jump balls, whoever gets the ball from the posession arrow gets the rebound.

Isaac basically has the right idea...if say for example Oscar got on the glass, but only tipped the ball to say, for example, Gower, Gower would get the board as he gained effective control of the ball. The complete stats panel for ABL is hopefully getting some more formalised, centralised training during the off season, which will reduce stadium to stadium discrepancies.

The rebound has to go to whoever takes possession of the ball. Surely its not enough to just touch it, anyone can do that without even being in a position to control it.