Hoops

Premier League Round 9

Enough is enough nuff nuff. Not all literacy genius.

Oops. My point precisely. I too am a nuff nuff.

As a an

"Mavs folks have gone quite............what?'
Quite crazy?
Introspective?
Thoughtful?
Serious?
Bananas?
Attempts at bagging are often better when one has a grasp of the English language, otherwise you come across as a an uneducated nuff nuff.

Mavs have won all their games for this season. Coach sitting on 6 wins in four seasons.

Mavs folks have gone quite
Eating some pie?
What a pickle

Resorted to mama jokes. Cut it out children.

Sorry, couldn't help it with poor Hugh.

This is sadder than Sturts season fellas

Well, she's so ugly she has to wear more makeup than me and according to you I'm the clown. Better tell your dad to go to doctors, not saying she's nasty or anything but after we had phone sex the other night I got an ear infection.
But seriously Hugh, let's get of mum's. I just got off yours!

Yeah mate not there should I ask my dad? Fkn clown

Classic wit Hugh, love the dad jokes especially the pseudonym. BTW, can you ask your mum to check her bedside table, think I left my watch there again last night.

Zones may be seen as an acceptable tactic against poor shooting teams but they are bad for spectators and take away some great matchups that people pay to see.
Used tactically during games no problem. To sit in one for 40 minutes is soft and from a spectators point of view makes for very boring basketball.

Why’d Drmic leave early hasn’t anyone told him the expressway goes both ways now?

Little Jordy offered more Saturday night than you ever will. Say hi to your mum for me when you leave the basement again xx

So 4 teams played a zone for most if not all of their games. Did they win??

Since someone wants to mention jordy “towel wave” Wilson’s enthusiasm is it a good time to mention his block or are you still sooky that you lost? Weird norwoods depth gets brought up but all these teams with huge “depth” suck ass

"Run zones sometimes being the key there.
I think any coach that decided to only play a 2/3 zone for 40 minutes at State, PL or NBL should be questioned."

No the difference is in those leagues they have players that can actually shoot and/or beat it with passes so they can't do it for 40 minutes. If the offense can't do those things like North then they should stay in a zone.

Syracuse will regularly stay in a zone for the entire game.

It is just another defensive strategy that can be more effective than M2M against certain opponents. Anon trying to say it is just a social ball tactic and the coach is wrong for doing it, is just stupidity.

Never said it was the reason West lost. Just said it is lame to sit in a 2/3 zone for 40 minutes at any high level of basketball.
I have more than enough experience to shut that garden chair down, in man!

North scored 81 points, shot <25% from three and you think running zone was the reason West lost?

And you have how much experience. Bet you couldn't guard a garden chair stuck in mud.

Run zones sometimes being the key there.
I think any coach that decided to only play a 2/3 zone for 40 minutes at State, PL or NBL should be questioned.

"I see Corey took a page from the Whitmore book of coaching. Started and stayed in a 2/3 zone all game against North. Hoping the other team misses and has no faith in his team to guard anyone. Is this social ball?"

North are a bad 3 point shooting team
North struggle against zone

So why should they play man to man? You want the West coach to play a defense that suits North? That sounds pretty smart.

North ended up shooting an extra 10 3's than they normally do and hit 23%. A smart strategy by the coach.

The state 18's coach also runs a zone sometimes.
Vic Metro's winning 18 state team ran zones sometimes.
NBL Teams run zones sometimes.
College teams run zones.

"North have always been missing a pure shooter or two"

So you even admit it is a better strategy yet want to attack a coach for doing it. That makes a lot of sense.

North have always been missing a pure shooter or two but considering the amount of zones they face due to this "tactic" and their win / loss column the past few years being pretty healthy, I wouldn't think they are that crappy.
Still reeks of social ball. At least trap back into it or something.

I see Corey took a page from the Whitmore book of coaching. Started and stayed in a 2/3 zone all game against North. Hoping the other team misses and has no faith in his team to guard anyone. Is this social ball?

How will Norwood coach and president in waiting tell his brother he needs to practice his towel waving when Lycett returns?

Panther bogan* corner

Norwood always been towers. But result is them against the rest which what they want. Embrace and enjoy. Adds bit of character and banter. Much like the panther bar corner. Heaps of fun.

Surely Jordy "Towel Waver" Wilson should get extra points for enthusiasm!
Norwood whole bench is embarrassing with their carry ons.

Interesting. Is this also in correlation to the biggest spenders and poorest at player development?

Wait Forestville have a bench?

Fewest bench points (as a % of total points):

Southern 12.6%
Norwood 14.8%
Forestville 15.7%
North 16.8%
Mt Gambier 20.5%
Mavs 21.6%

498, you might want to go and check the box scores so far. Norwood rely on their starters way more than any other team in terms of both minutes played and scoring output. Literally every other team is deeper than Norwood. Norwood are just better at the top end.

If they stay healthy they win it. If not they are in trouble.

Haha any team that receives 2 injuries to their starters is in serious strife. Except Sturt because they are winless.. Don’t make it sound like such an anomaly for Norwood, North etc.

Norwood have no depth at all. They go maybe 7 deep and then have a long bench of players who are not up to it and never play anyway.

As the above poster said, an injury or two and they are in trouble.

Plenty of issues at Norwood when an injury or two hit with their aging line up!

Norwood just added an import and have only lost 1 game. No issue with their depth.

I think North’s depth with college kids returning and injury return is not an issue. I would worry about Norwoods and West’s depth more

Where have west gone wrong. Seems wheels have fallen off.

Eagles Pioneers game was indeed very good watching.

Eagles Pioneers game was indeed very good watching.

Oh dear Mavs

Someone keep me updated on the flames v southern game in the changerooms cheers

Nothing to do with either club. Fully agree.

Corey and Hawkes are clearly two of the better coaches with good programs and culture.
To suggest otherwise shows a lack of objectivity and awareness.

^^English please

Son of coach got a gig in the hills on the weekend
Less time for those that don’t get a lot now.
I guess he maybe be better and done the hard yards!!!

Heard Norwood made a big play for Deng, admittedly loyalty played a factor in returning to eagles. Teys wanted to play with his sixer boys last year, looks like he enjoyed it and stayed or was told of what was coming in. Mays took a discount after North quickly ripped up contract, shopped him around to numerous clubs but they were scared off. Dropped his price significantly because he wanted to stay with his local girl, heard father in law was offering to off set some costs. Don't know how he is behaving at Wayville, perfect fit for them though. Rios goes from being a top scorer, admittedly at Eastern where even Vozzo gets a game, to coming off the bench. Can't be too cheap as a proven returning player. A few other clubs could have used his services, maybe scared off from his mad bombing away from last year.
Norwood probably have had the best recruits with forestville. Not sure how Legan and Brine would fit in with an already dominant perimeter team but has proven great fits and Moultrie could be final piece. If those shots begin to dry up they need a steady inside game. Still wonder who will go to bench if they start Moultrie, coach Webber might be having a few sleepless nights.
North have that inside game to go along with McVeigh, BJ just has to play point guard and not try to be scorer, easy to get inside his head, hopefully with experience he'll work it out. That or Starling having some words in the change rooms if he goes rogue on occasion.
Johns would have to be happy with how career has turned out, not up to nbl but scored a house out of playing at home. Southern have shown weaknesses this year, Max might get a couple of dollars but all the money's tied up with Johns, CJ and Drmic who was on 30k last time he suited up. Losing Brine and Mays have hurt them depth wise and if Drmic or Cj have an off night then they don't have any consistent scorers for them. Don't know how Spurritt gets a mention as a recruit, averaged 2ppg for Norwoods reserves last year.
West are just a mess, thought their locals would carry them but definitely something wrong there. Body language is terrible, arguing with each other on court. McLean is a great coach but very passionate, can they have started to tune him out. When Spud and Truslove are playing big backup minutes then there's clearly no depth there.
Mt Gambier have started to gain momentum, think it will be them and forestville in final.

Forestville don't spend anywhere near as much as North or Southern. Deng, Harris, De Wit all club juniors from a young age and have been coached by Andy since they were u18's. Teys and Rios also have loyalty and have returned after being out on the market. Not sure how much Mays was asking for, but if he these so called 'issues' then it probably lowered his value.

Drmic was in Dandenong earning a HUGE pay packet last winter, he alluded to it on many occasions. Why do you think he returned to play under Dean this year? Do you reckon he enjoys driving 45 mins on his moped down south 3 nights a week to improve his game?? No, he needs $$$$, he has a young family coming.
Likewise for Turnage. Very very good player. Would not have been cheap. And there's the hackham mansion hero Johnsy, have you seen the size of that house !!!
Not to mention recruiting Burns, Omamagho, Calligeros, Spurritt from Norwood/Sturt/South. Yeah they also enjoy a few trips down the freeway each week.


Either way we have a crackking bunch of teams and will be a great playoffs. Gambier, Southern, Norwood and Forestville are all legit. North have the tools but need a better coach, not a fist fighting flog. West looked good for a weeks but have fallen, and those losses could be very crucial and pip them out of the playoffs. Haven't seen much centrals but do they have the experience and veterans to bring them home? Eastern are a feel good story but can't compete with the big dogs consistently. Woodville meh, South are trash, Sturt are trash (but have love, support, and facebook shares)

Game of the round, ARC or wayville???

Forestville - de Wit came relatively cheap given he's a club junior and the Pioneer's situation pre-season. Harris, Rios and Mays on sweet f all. Teys and Majok obviously paid well.

Mount Gambier - Dickson wasn't cheap: Mt Gambier outbid other PL clubs. Same goes for Burdon.

Norwood - spot on.

North - Starling (the most of any import) then daylight. North outbid others for McVeigh.

Southern - Drmic and Johns could be on less since questions have been asked of the club's financial situation (I don't know). Drmic wasn't cheap to acquire originally though.

West - not sure that Kubank is being paid. It's a pretty modest budget either way. Which import was shopping themselves around?

Woodville, Centrals, Mavs also modest budgets. Sturt basically don't spend on PL. South might have spent more if anyone wanted to play for them other than Jonnek.