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Jack Toft

Years ago

Bogut to make retirement call next month

He could slip straight into an Assistant role.

.....in Adelaide?

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Anonymous

Years ago

Big dog will be back

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TheREALGWB

Years ago

Bogut had a rough season last year. But I think when you see it in perspective, he came off of a full NBL season,NBA PLayoffs, and then the World Cup, then was launched into another season with little rest. He did dominate Plumlee in the Finals series. I think he still has something to offer the game.

As for the Boomers, I can't think of any better options we have a back up Centre than Bogut, provided he's healthy. He may need to be nursed through til the end but I think he deserves one last shot at a medal.

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LoveBroker

Years ago

Please Sydney over pay for Bogut again.

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Bored

Years ago

Everything he has said makes it seem like 90% certain he will go around again.
If the Olympics was this off season no doubt he would have retired.

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Anonymous

Years ago

The on-going struggle of the NBL with its TV partner has had me thinking about how well basketball is or isn't matched to modern sports broadcasting. This was particularly the case when watching AFL over the weekend.

They're lucky bastards, the AFL.

The action flows pretty freely. At many free kicks, players elect to play on. Out of bounds situations are resolved pretty quickly. Almost every free kick goes to a pack and the uncertainty of possession meaning there is anticipation.

A free kick for goal carries with it more than the weight of basketball's solitary point, but the chance of a crucial six which can define a game.

Immediately following a goal, while the players return for a centre bounce, there is an easy opportunity for a quick ad break and/or replay.

Contrast that to basketball where fouls and especially free throws do more to break the flow of a game. And where after a particularly exciting score or incident, there is not always the chance to replay it for some time.

The contrast that really stands out for me is the break in play after a major score. In basketball, the in-bounds pass might occur within half a second of a major dunk. How many times are you keen for a replay that doesn't get shown? In AFL, there is always a chance for a replay.

Because our breaks in play (FTs, etc) often occur after a foul, are more of our replays of contentious fouls than of highlights?

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