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Anonymous

Years ago

WNBL Prelim Final: Fire @ Rangers

@DD yeah well Dandy looked to play better when Clydesdale was on because McLeod was very restricted in her movement.

No I have not studied the stats closely, Clydesdale bought some energy but the whole team are used to having McLeod at point for a large chunk of the game.

Was just observing that Dandy looked out of balance without McLeod firing.

Don't watch Dandy a lot, but O'Hea was thrown in as backup at Bulleen, but she was in foul trouble ... so pretty much it all went pear shaped for the Rangers.

Just one of those games and right at the wrong time ... lots of comment in this thread about the coach, will be interesting to see what eventuates for next season.

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Luuuc

Years ago

Oh, too more things.

1. Ugly basketball? I disagree. I think to most true basketballs fan watching the way the Fire went about overcoming their deeper & more talented opponents that would have been quite pretty.

2. To those people who keep bringing up Mark Wright's name in the context of Opals head coach - these last couple of weeks demonstrate why I disagree. Telling players to "just get it done" is incredibly unhelpful. A timeout in a preliminary final is not the time to effectively tell your team that you have nothing constructive to tell them.

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Luuuc

Years ago

Loved it!
Huge congrats to the Fire. Once again Chris Lucas coaches the hell out of his opponent.

CR: "Dandy struggle big time with McLeod not at 100% ... no other real option to control the point." I disagree. The Rangers looked just fine while Clydesdale was running things. In fact I'd be curious to see the +/- on it because I thought they played better with her than MacLeod at the point.

Excellent contributions across the board for the Fire. Could say good things about every one of them (even Adair, who I really wanted to reach through the TV and throttle every time she committed a stupid foul, but who also redeemed herself in the 4th with some huge plays), but how big were Micaela Cocks' threes down the stretch. It's all very well to burn clock but if you don't score at the end of it an opponent can get on a roll quickly. Couple of prime time daggers she threw at Dandenong down the stretch.

Only thing that puzzled me ever so slightly was why Olivia Thompson didn't get a little more burn - especially when Adair was in foul trouble. I rate Livvy and she played an important role in the win over the Lightning. But it's hard to argue with the players they went with. Job got done.

Bring on the GF. I really did not expect this matchup and at this point I have no idea who to cheer for. Loving both of these teams right now.

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Anonymous

Years ago

Well, Wright can't coach, and the team have a few prima donnas.

Many people I know were disappointed when they won it last year, as it meant Wright would be reappointed!

They missed the 'salt of the earth' team and role players from last year - they lacked maturity, wisdom and focus.

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glenna

Years ago

well done Chris and the Townsville girls. Good Luck against Bendigo.

hope there are a lot of red faces in Adelaide.

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PlaymakerMo

Years ago

I'm not sure what business the Rangers would have in Townsville... definitely getting ahead of yourself, Dunkin' Dan!

Awesome game by Townsville, not so much by Dandenong.

Not a huge fan of Mark Wright after watching Dandenong the past two weeks: he sticks to that 2-3 zone like glue (even if it isn't working).

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Anonymous

Years ago

Best team on the day won ...

Dandy struggle big time with McLeod not at 100% ... no other real option to control the point.

Rangers looked like they just expected to play and win ... not good enough in finals.

Great job by the Fire and great to see two teams in their first ever Grand Final.

Both Adelaide and Dandy in theory had more talent, but talent alone does not win finals games against more composed and gritty opposition.

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SMA

Years ago

Townsville really played some great ball. Challenged several times but struck back with some big time baskets.

Dandy's team mentality from last season cracked big time today.

Lots of bitching at refs. Phillips lucky not to be T'd up.

Think Weight even raised his voice during time out a couple of times.

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Luuuc

Years ago

Stay away from this Player,he is very Bad news!!!

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