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WNBL Round 14

She would be a great fit.

Last season if I recall correctly Roberts injured her hand/wrist, I can't remember when/how long it was for, but I remember seeing her at the end of the bench in the club polo for a while with it in a brace which wouldn't have helped her quest for minutes - as well as being stuck being Penaluna when fit and Oliver in the rotations.

I think Adelaide is a great fit for her, I hope she can continue improving to reach her potential but gee her strong body would be useful for the Boomers right now!

It also doesn't hurt that physically Roberts looks in the best shape she's been for many years

^ only need to look at the coaching to see why their is a difference in Roberts play
Roberts for boomers last year was hardly used, it's like Toddhunter who's with rangers, when she was with Boomers she hardly hit the court, she was tremendous against them on the weekend.

^ only need to look at the coaching to see why their is a difference in Roberts play
Roberts for boomers last year was hardly used, it's like Toddhunter who's with rangers, when she was with Boomers she hardly hit the court, she was tremendous against them on the weekend.

Went to the Rangers/Boomers game. So disappointed for the Boomers, as they did everything bar win. Only the Boomers could lose from 5 up with a minute to go.

Agree with Melb fan - with a genuine Centre (which the Boomers don't have) both Keane and/or Black would be handy imports. Keane is having to play a role that she isn't ideally suited to at the moment. Don't disagree with the decision to cut Black, despite her height being handy right now. For a veteran import, her lack of intensity/defence was a concern.

The Boomers are going (reasonably) well, given their squad doesn't have a Centre, and Keane is the only genuine PF, although you could argue Thompson plays like a PF. They often have Smart, Cole, Garrick, Cunningham, Kunek on the floor together, so they're playing with a PG, a SG and 3 SF's.

Went to the Boomers/Lightning game the week before. Expected the Boomers to have an easy victory, but the Lightning were fantastic. Very impressed with their point guard Logic, who controlled their offence perfectly. The Boomers would be filthy on Roberts, who was ordinary for them last season, but played out of her skin for Adelaide.

I don't know how reliable the AustraliaBasket website is, but they're claiming Black signed with a team in Israel. http://www.australiabasket.com/Australia/news/475932/Black-is-back-at-Ramat-Hasharon,-ex-Melbourne?Women=1

I think both Black and Keane would be solid players in the league if they were playing alongside an actual center i.e. Penaluna. Both of them, plus the other 'bigger' girls Melbourne have are imo being played in roles they're not used to in order to fill the void.

Makes you think perhaps it was Black who cut her ties seeing the writing on the wall.

I am still wondering about the logic behind black being cut for new import. Surely this was a huge mistake for the Boomers

Rangers had a shocker again, but showed how tough they are to come back in overtime for a 12 point win.
Again though Anderson hardly used her bench, they can't keep this up without it being detrimental eventually. Why have such a strong bench and yet sit them out. Is Sherf injured she only plaged 9 mins ?

Boomers go down fighting. Scored just 5points in
Overtime.

"Rangers to crush 'em."

^ shows what I know ... this one is now in OT

Tolo's husband thinks Tolo should be fouled out by now

There are no main matchups. Rangers to crush 'em.
It's the club's big 25th anniversary day, they'll have nearly every past player in history at the game, they've flown Penny Taylor in ... there's no way they lose this one. Too much talent, and today they'll be switched on as well.

Boomers play rangers. Who are the main match ups and who
Will win.

Melbourne Tigers’ player Corey Williams has been cautioned by the National Basketball League over a series of postings on his Twitter account following his team’s 93-86 win over the Perth Wildcats on Friday night.
After reviewing Williams’ tweets, the NBL issued a formal caution to the player regarding some of the language used.

“Whilst the league office has no issue with the general content of Corey’s tweets, some of the language used could be considered offensive and a potential breach of our Code of Conduct,” said Basketball Australia Chief Executive Officer Larry Sengstock. “The NBL has therefore warned Corey to be more cautious in future or face further sanctions.”

Sengstock said the advent of new on-line social media forms such as Twitter and Facebook were exciting innovations but needed to be used respectfully and carefully.

“We see the proliferation of social media usage amongst our clubs, players and coaches as a valuable way to engage directly and immediately with our fans and we encourage its usage, “said Sengstock. “We certainly don’t want to stifle or muzzle it, but it is important that we ensure it doesn’t become a haven for allowing behaviours or comments that are deemed unacceptable under our rules.

“We have therefore advised all clubs that the League office will consider any comments made through social networking sites as being in the public domain, and therefore they must conform to our overall Rules and Regulations.”