Hoops

Aussie behaviour in the NBA

I have never owned a Toyota

Slow thread day

I actually thought the play by Lowry which lead to the Simmons retaliation was quite dirty and can see why Simmons popped him. Lowry undercut him and took out his legs on the rebound and could have caused Simmons serious injury.

Lowry also hip checked Ennis later in the game for no real reason. Lowry has to be one of the most overrated players in the league and always fails miserably come playoff time. Seems like he is releasing the frustration of not being able to match it with the leagues best with his dirtiness.

Loved my red Toyota ... at the time it was great! And felt that camaraderie too with the other red Toyota owners.

I notice when Aussies do the good and the bad, go out of my way to watch their games, and support them to the max.

BUT that doesn’t mean that I go along with all of their performance on the court. James Harden is a prime example - worth admiring as a scoring machine but irritating as hell to watch because of the way he manipulates the refs and the rules.

When I discovered that other people also had red Toyotas I immediately felt a sense of camaraderie with them. When I pass one on the road I give the driver a knowing wink. Oh what a feeling. N.B. I will repeat this post later on for no apparent reason.

"Nba coaches behave a lot better than nbl coaches."

NBA coaches often argue with officials and call them out via the media. I imagine Wright and Gleeson skew your view on this subject, as the other 6 NBL coaches are rarely over-the-top with their behaviour.

... and your idea on leadership needs updating. Leaders lead, right from the start. A leader does not wait for permission to lead. He/she leads by leading.

The examples you quoted are good for both cases. Yes they complain lots. But, in the cases of Simmons and Bogut, they have always been leaders. Ingles became a leader when he allowed himself to take that step (IMHO). I also think that the positions they play are all play-making positions, even/especially Bogut who runs things in and around the paint

To think that we are worse than the norm you may be suffering from having bought a red Toyota and suddenly finding that so did everyone else. I also notice when "our" boys do anything, good or bad. But leaders, well they're just leaders.

Nba coaches behave a lot better than nbl coaches. I’d like to see the nbl cracking done on the coaches from the start preseason.
Players should be allowed to ask questions politely but on a whole shut up.

... and your idea on leadership needs updating. Leaders lead, right from the start. A leader does not wait for permission to lead. He leads by leading.

Think you may be suffering from having bought a red Toyota and suddenly finding that so did everyone else. I also notice when "our" boys do anything, good or bad. But leaders, well they're just leaders.

Breakers go up by 5. But the real story for me here is Ben Allen's continuation of his fantastic pre-season form. 14 points and 13 rebounds anyone?

What are the chances that he keeps playing this well once the real games start?

The Crocs two imports continue to underwhelm, also. But I'll let that slide while its still pre-season...