Hoops

No More Head-to-Head

I like the fact that if two teams are equal the one that got the better of the other went through. Can understand some thinking it complex when it comes to three-way ties etc though.

:)

*joke.

Ha ha ha!
"Luxury tax rule", that koke never gets old!

They like to hide things from us like the luxury tax rule.

It was confusing but it was also extremely exciting in the final two weeks of last season.

I understood it but it was stupid. Also rearranging the ladder for H2H overall didn't make sense. Playoff seeds are different to overall (against every team based on FG%) ladder finish but that just confused everyone. Good riddance.

I think overall percentage is much simpler.

I must admit I could never understand fully the head to head and mini tables of last season.

Great change. H2H was stupid. Brilliant move. Now to fix the lame uniforms, LK.

So why is the ladder sorted by games played then??

I think I like it as well.

Good move. Much easier to follow. Wins, percentage and then perhaps head to head record.

Good move, takes into account your season performance by using pt% which is what the ladder should be not h2h against one other side.

Good change.

I liked the H2H match ups and it made season series more interesting, but I think it makes it a lot easier for casual and new fans to follow and understand which is a good thing. I had a lot of people asking me last year wtf was going on with the ladder and all the combos and mini tables and not knowing what to follow. Sticking with a more simple format will appeal to others and easier for them to pick up and gain interest.

I didn't like the sound of that either.

Sounds like a stupid idea. Let's hope Casey is wrong.

NZBB has released the team for the Olympic Qualifying Series against Australia.

Tall Blacks: Tom Abercrombie (Waikato), Benny Anthony (Waikato), Mark Dickel (Southland), Michael Fitchett (Nelson), Isaac Fotu (Breakers), Casey Frank (Wellington), Leon Henry (Wellington), Kirk Penney (Breakers), Alex Pledger (Waikato), Lindsay Tait (Wellington), Mika Vukona (Nelson), Corey Webster (Wellington),

Isaac Fotu (Breakers Development Player) has been selected despite the fact he will not be eligible to play as he is classed as a naturalized player despite spending most of his life in NZ (if he held an NZ passport by age 16 he would have been sweet). Casey Frank fills the 1 naturalized player spot for the NZ Vs Aus series.

Great to see the addition of Michael Fitchett on the team.