
Premier League Power Rankings & POTW Round 5
Martin from centrals out for at least another 2 weeks, gonna be tough for them coming up against the top teams. But did a pretty good job against Southern without him. Jimma Dau with 25 rebounds against a huge Southern frontline is incredible given he's 18 or 19 and a rookie.
And can Rios produce 45 every week on efficient shooting to even keep them in touch with other teams, another great individual performance but leak like a sieve inside, Wise rebounds like Lopez from Lakers.
And how long before DJ heads off, must be soon if he's trying to get in game shape and get as many qualifying games as possible.

Coaching is the key to North's stingy defense, Hawkes not afraid to apply some pressure himself in the halfcourt!

North defence = communication and trust in that communication



Tigers have been lucky:
Round 1 - facing Sturt without their import. We know now he sucks but at the time it was reasonable to consider that lucky.
Round 2 - played North still missing players & Reed not yet in shape.
Round 3 - played Eastern in Rios’ first game.
Round 5 - played Centrals without their best guy.



From an outsider's perspective it's kind of hard to follow WTF is going on when every team seems to be called North, South, East and West.

Take out the Southern game and North have been very stingy. Southern won the battle of O vs D that game.


Why is North's defence so good? Is it just Starling on defence or do others step up?

North held Sturt to less than Southern did. Maybe Southrrn have just played easier teams. I don’t think anyone would argue North have the best defence in the league.

From One HD forums at Media Spy
On another topic altogether, the rumor is circulating that the NBL is going to be next to be axed, as of today (Wednesday).Anyone heard anything more specific?
Keep in mind at this stage that this is just a rumour.
