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friday Night
Mackay @ Townsville
saturday Night
Gold Coast @ South West
Toowoomba @ Caboolture
Maroochydore @ Ipswich
Bundy @ Northside
Gladstone @ Rocky
Mackay @ Cairns
sunday
Bundy @ Brisbane
are townsville full strength this weekend? if yes then this will be a close game. fitz vs toovey...... nice! m cedar vs blanchfield will be a good chance for todd to show he is worth that crocs contract and c cedar vs cook. both teams have there advantages and love to play physical and up tempo.
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08-07-09, 21:31
Chris Cedar is still in doubt with an ankle injury, Cameron Tovey is away with the World University Games team and young guards Anthony Ferguson and Tim Keating are still recovering from injury.
For Mackay I believe there is a query over Grant Kruger's health.
I think Mackay will walk into NPA Stadium very confident and so they should be. Both teams are on big winning streaks. Townsville on 7 and Mackay even more.
Cook should have his way with a not fully-fit C. Cedar and will easily account for McCully.
Fitzgerald going against Michael Cedar is a great match-up. If Fitzgerald can contain him they may win it as Cedar won't defend Fitzy too well.
Blanchfield v McCully. Big size mis-match here but McCully can defend hard. Expect Tim Durox to dom some defending too.
Rees and Susnjara v Jackson and Kruger. Jackson will give the Heat big's headaches will his speed and outside game. Hopefully for Meteors sake Kruger can play 30+
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08-07-09, 21:54
Chris Cedar is still in doubt with an ankle injury, Cameron Tovey is away with the World University Games team and young guards Anthony Ferguson and Tim Keating are still recovering from injury.
For Mackay I believe there is a query over Grant Kruger's health.
I think Mackay will walk into NPA Stadium very confident and so they should be. Both teams are on big winning streaks. Townsville on 7 and Mackay even more.
Cook should have his way with a not fully-fit C. Cedar and will easily account for McCully.
Fitzgerald going against Michael Cedar is a great match-up. If Fitzgerald can contain him they may win it as Cedar won't defend Fitzy too well.
Blanchfield v McCully. Big size mis-match here but McCully can defend hard. Expect Tim Durox to dom some defending too.
Rees and Susnjara v Jackson and Kruger. Jackson will give the Heat big's headaches will his speed and outside game. Hopefully for Meteors sake Kruger can play 30+
match up willl not go this way,
heat gaurds may start c. cedar/mccully cook/fitz vice versa, m cedar blanch, but will matchup nearest man, so dont think matchups will b a huge factor, think it will be a team defensive effort for towny to get the win. on the other hand if mackay can limit m cedar and sussnjara, that will go a long way to gettin the W. mackay outsize towny but will be interesting if mackay have to go to the bench. think towny bit deeper in that respect.
For Mackay I believe there is a query over Grant Kruger's health.
We've been querying his mental health for a while .....
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09-07-09, 18:35
Mackay do not give Townsville size problems. Townsville have Rees 6-9, Susnjara 6-8, Newnham 6-8, Jenkins 6-6, Murray 6-6 then a couple of big guards in M. Cedar 6-3 and Tudehope 6-4.
Mackay have Kruger 6-7, Jackson 6-6, Blanchfield 6-6, Pratt 6-7. But only Kruger is a dominant inside force and at his age he even struggles to be that.
Mackay do not give Townsville size problems. Townsville have Rees 6-9, Susnjara 6-8, Newnham 6-8, Jenkins 6-6, Murray 6-6 then a couple of big guards in M. Cedar 6-3 and Tudehope 6-4.
Mackay have Kruger 6-7, Jackson 6-6, Blanchfield 6-6, Pratt 6-7. But only Kruger is a dominant inside force and at his age he even struggles to be that.
kruger is a great defender and sets good screens, the games were he has played many mins is when he did not need to as mackay had a comfortable leed.
I like jacksons game....
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10-07-09, 10:11
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Make or break for Meteors (http://www.dailymercury.com.au/story/2009/07/10/Mackay-Meteors-basketball/)
The high-flying Mackay Meteors' fate is in their own hands as they begin their challenging run to the end of the season with a road trip to Townsville and Cairns this weekend.
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Caloundra Suns fight for finals berth (http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2009/jul/10/caloundra-suns-fight-finals-berth/)
Caloundra Suns guard Ben McGlynn says its time for his team to step up to the mark.
And the opportunity to break a three-match losing streak does not get much easier for the Suns then when they host bottom-placed Toowoomba tomorrow night.
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Clippers product on the rise (http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2009/jul/10/clippers-product-rise/)
Sunshine Coast basketball star Jorden Page is just three wins away from becoming a world championship winner.
After making it through the preliminary rounds undefeated, Maroochydore Clippers product Page and his Australia teammates now face France in the quarter-finals of the world junior basketball titles in Auckland today.
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10-07-09, 10:47
nathan jawai got traded to dallas with marion
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10-07-09, 13:10
This shapes as an awesome game. I wish I could see it live.
Here is my opinion on how it will all unfold.
In the back-court's I think I like Mackay. Chris Cedar is under a slight injury cloud whilst Brendon McCully plays hard defense but is not a wory when he has the ball on O. Michael Cedar will spend time in the backcourt with brother Chris and this is when the Heat are at they're best. If he can get his groove going it will determine a lot towards the result. As good as the Heat's defense is I think I like the Scott Cook and John Fitzgerald combination better. They both score over 23 a game, Fitzgerald grabs 8 boards and both dish out 4+ assists per.
Up front Anthony Susnjara is going to be a tough cover for either Grant Kruger, Brad Rasmussen or Daniel Jackson. Kruger is the only one who can match his strength on the block but he will not be able to last 40 minutes with him. If Cameron Tovey was playing I would favour the Heat but I am liking the Meteors to win in a close, high-scoring contest 118-111.
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10-07-09, 17:49
On paper I like Mackay in this (only 2 losses to Cairns and Rocky early in the season before players had a good chance to gel properly) but the fact that Townsville's ticket to the postseason is riding on this game and that it's on their home court could be enough to get them over the line. Whatever the case Mackay will be spanked the next day in Cairns.
On paper I like Mackay in this (only 2 losses to Cairns and Rocky early in the season before players had a good chance to gel properly) but the fact that Townsville's ticket to the postseason is riding on this game and that it's on their home court could be enough to get them over the line. Whatever the case Mackay will be spanked the next day in Cairns.
mackays ticket to the post season also relies on this game so we can expect a battle thats for sure....
scott cook going back to his old gym and up against kerry who just resigned with the tiapans so expect a big game from him!
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11-07-09, 01:08
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Clippers product on the rise (http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2009/jul/10/clippers-product-rise/)
Sunshine Coast basketball star Jorden Page is just three wins away from becoming a world championship winner.
After making it through the preliminary rounds undefeated, Maroochydore Clippers product Page and his Australia teammates now face France in the quarter-finals of the world junior basketball titles in Auckland today.
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Awesome come from behind win for the Emus with the Sunny Coast kid stepping up down the stretch. Play tournament favourites Greece tomorrow for the right to play the winner of Croatia/USA and the World Championship.
http://newzealand2009.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/09/u19men/news/p/eid/4034/nid/30948/sid/4034/game-report.html
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11-07-09, 22:57
Northside scored 149 to Bundaberg's 87. The big difference was Northside's defence, and the 3 point shooting, Northside hitting 49% for the 3 point line, 22-45 compared to Bundaberg's 0-21.
Other than that northside hit 59% to Bundy's 43%. Also assists were huge 38 Assists - 12.
Tragardh started slow with only 4 points after about 6 minutes but they didn't need him thanks to the outside shooting of Coenrrad. Coenrrad had a good game with 37 points. and gibbo's defense was outstanding.
Because of Gibbo and Darragh, woodhead isnt playing many minutes, which differs from his usual starting role.
Other than that, Bundy didnt play too bad just couldnt connect from outside and didnt play good enough man to man. Hanson had another great game with a couple of dunks, and tragardh through down a huge ally. Outstanding game to watch. I think Northside really have a chance this year, will be interesting for when they vs Rocky and Cairns.
1st Quarter - 38-23
2nd Quarter - 36-19
3rd Quarter - 33-22
4th Quarter - 42-23
62 Point Win to Northside
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12-07-09, 09:53
Can anyone advise where the finals weekend is played??? Is it in Brisbane for the semis on the saturday and the Final on the sunday???
Team with best record at the end of the season hosts semis and final.
At 530pm I'm concluding that the Caps vs Bundy game today must have been cancelled!
Omni, try the live stats, maybe you'll see the result there.
on the qbl website its on the right hand side of your monitor.
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13-07-09, 11:16
What are the predictions for the finals and where they will be held?
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13-07-09, 11:52
Cairns is odds on to host the finals. Only scenario that could realistically change that is if Rocky goes undefeated for the rest of the year (unlikely with 3 very tough away games still to go).
As far as who will win - I think this is going to be the most competitive playoffs we have seen for a long time. This is how I see it going:
Quarters:
Rocky v Mackay - Rocky*
Brisbane v Northside - Northside
Gold Coast v South West - Gold Coast
Semis:
Cairns v Gold Coast - Cairns
Rocky v Northside - Rocky - This is anybody's game really. Gonna say Rocky right now just because there's a question mark in my mind over whether Northside can play well enough as a team and also whether their NBL guys will jump ship early.
Winner = Cairns - Doesn't really matter who else makes it to the GF - Cairns in Cairns pretty much always = Cairns win.
*You could easily see Mackay in the semis if they beat Rocky this weekend at home in which case I see a Cairns v Northside grand final
home court advantage is huge in this league!
the womens is tight also with townsville now top of the ladder over rocky! so both finals could be held in the north again and a chance for gladstone to hold a quarter final!
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13-07-09, 14:50
Northside scored 149 to Bundaberg's 87. The big difference was Northside's defence, and the 3 point shooting, Northside hitting 49% for the 3 point line, 22-45 compared to Bundaberg's 0-21.
Other than that northside hit 59% to Bundy's 43%. Also assists were huge 38 Assists - 12.
Tragardh started slow with only 4 points after about 6 minutes but they didn't need him thanks to the outside shooting of Coenrrad. Coenrrad had a good game with 37 points. and gibbo's defense was outstanding.
Because of Gibbo and Darragh, woodhead isnt playing many minutes, which differs from his usual starting role.
Other than that, Bundy didnt play too bad just couldnt connect from outside and didnt play good enough man to man. Hanson had another great game with a couple of dunks, and tragardh through down a huge ally. Outstanding game to watch. I think Northside really have a chance this year, will be interesting for when they vs Rocky and Cairns.
1st Quarter - 38-23
2nd Quarter - 36-19
3rd Quarter - 33-22
4th Quarter - 42-23
62 Point Win to Northside
This result shows the HUGE problem with the current set up of the league. There is far to big of a gap between the top/middle/bottom rung sides.
TOP - Rocky, Mackay, Northside, Townsville, Cairns, Brisbane
(These sides will usually have good battles against each other, I put Brisbane in because on paper they should match it with these sides)
MIDDLE - Gold Coast, South-West, Gladstone, Caloundra, Maroochy
(These sides have good battles against each other, but can't compete with the top sides)
BOTTOM - Ipswich, Toowoomba, Bundaberg
(These sides have good battles against each other, they get belted by Middle teams, and humilated by top sides.
What was wrong with the Southern Cross set up? Perhaps with a relegation rule implemented? If I played for one of the bottom sides I would find it very hard to get motivated for a 60 point drubbing by Rocky or Cairns.
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13-07-09, 14:57
This result shows the HUGE problem with the current set up of the league. There is far to big of a gap between the top/middle/bottom rung sides.
TOP - Rocky, Mackay, Northside, Townsville, Cairns, Brisbane
(These sides will usually have good battles against each other, I put Brisbane in because on paper they should match it with these sides)
MIDDLE - Gold Coast, South-West, Gladstone, Caloundra, Maroochy
(These sides have good battles against each other, but can't compete with the top sides)
BOTTOM - Ipswich, Toowoomba, Bundaberg
(These sides have good battles against each other, they get belted by Middle teams, and humilated by top sides.
What was wrong with the Southern Cross set up? Perhaps with a relegation rule implemented? If I played for one of the bottom sides I would find it very hard to get motivated for a 60 point drubbing by Rocky or Cairns.
I would put gladstone in with the top sides. Ive have seen them play cairns and rocky, and if they could put together 4 quarters of good ball, instead of 3 then the scores wouldnt blow out to 20+ point beatings. Plus they beat Northside and Brisbane already this year, and only just lost to Mackay from memory? If not this year? definetly a club to look out for in the future.
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13-07-09, 15:01
I would put gladstone in with the top sides. Ive have seen them play cairns and rocky, and if they could put together 4 quarters of good ball, instead of 3 then the scores wouldnt blow out to 20+ point beatings. Plus they beat Northside and Brisbane already this year, and only just lost to Mackay from memory? If not this year? definetly a club to look out for in the future.
Gladstone have not beaten a north team yet this year, however they havnt lost to a south team yet either.
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13-07-09, 15:18
just an off topic note.
joe ingles played 17 MINS for golden state warriors in the summer league, and got 3 points
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13-07-09, 15:22
This result shows the HUGE problem with the current set up of the league. There is far to big of a gap between the top/middle/bottom rung sides.
TOP - Rocky, Mackay, Northside, Townsville, Cairns, Brisbane
(These sides will usually have good battles against each other, I put Brisbane in because on paper they should match it with these sides)
MIDDLE - Gold Coast, South-West, Gladstone, Caloundra, Maroochy
(These sides have good battles against each other, but can't compete with the top sides)
BOTTOM - Ipswich, Toowoomba, Bundaberg
(These sides have good battles against each other, they get belted by Middle teams, and humilated by top sides.
What was wrong with the Southern Cross set up? Perhaps with a relegation rule implemented? If I played for one of the bottom sides I would find it very hard to get motivated for a 60 point drubbing by Rocky or Cairns.
Your view is accurate only to this one season. It changes year to year and how do you predict it in advance. Yes, some teams are always strong (like their budgets or their NBL affiliations) but other teams swing. Gladstone were a bottom team not long ago. South West were a top team last year. Northside were a bottom team the last year of Sunstate (as were southwest) so could be considered Middle at best in a statewide view at that time. Mackay struggled last year, although due majorly to Injury. Toowoomba won 10 games last year and finished eith in the league. So based on that result they would be in the top league while Mackay, Gladstone, Maroochy, Gold Coast miss out. But they haven't won a game this year. Thank Goodness this idea was not in place.
Based on last Year your Top 8 comp would be
Rocky
Cairns
Southwest
Townsville
Brisbane
Northside
Toowoomba
Logan (sub in Goldy as they had the same record)
Sports have swings, Conferences seem unfair in different years. Get Over it.
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13-07-09, 15:30
I'm a T'ba supporter and I didn't feel humiliated when Northside beat our locals by 30, Brisbane by 12, or even Rocky by 35. And Saturdays game was tight till late in the game and was not a belting by a middle side either.
Perhaps if we had two imports like Bundy and lost like that Post refers to, I may feel differently but although we'd love a win, we're not humiliated.
Sports have swings, Conferences seem unfair in different years. Get Over it.[/QUOTE]
easy for you to say dude, ur not a north team spending money an missin out on semi's cos league finals format is a joke...
in both mens and womens there's a high possibility the 2nd and 3rd best teams in the comp go against each other in the first week.. yea you have to beat em to make grand final anyway jus seems stupid for a bad GC team to finish higher at end of the year then Tville or Rocky...
I dont support the system either but I cant come up with a better system that would be fair and cost efective so I guess we have to deal with it. some teams dont have the money so its hard.
Also how does trigger drop 50 points and nobody really cares anymore????
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13-07-09, 16:28
Sports have swings, Conferences seem unfair in different years. Get Over it.
easy for you to say dude, ur not a north team spending money an missin out on semi's cos league finals format is a joke...
in both mens and womens there's a high possibility the 2nd and 3rd best teams in the comp go against each other in the first week.. yea you have to beat em to make grand final anyway jus seems stupid for a bad GC team to finish higher at end of the year then Tville or Rocky...[/QUOTE]
Just looking back to last season again, as it's the most accurate data that could be used when determining this years format.
Our Team missed Finals by Countback across a three way tie in our pool. We finished 8th and missed the Playoffs. All 7 teams above us that made the Playoffs had better records (except for the one we tied with) and all 7 beat us at least once. One split with us. The 7 teams below us we beat every time.
To me that seems pretty fair. It hasn't worked this year, but no system will work every year except everyone playing everyone else once or twice and playoffs decided by ladder alone and quarter finals could be North/South Too.
Look at the NBA. Last few years the West has been heaps better than the East, this year, three great east teams but the rest were shit. Teams that missed playoffs in the west would have made playoffs in the east. Not worth crying over.
And Gladdy are coming 8th on the ladder right now, so with the 7 team finals format, you'd have "spent money" and still miss out.
On a side point would love to see how good all the teams would be if they didn't buy players in and just played their own players. I'm glad the league is strenthened by imports and NBL guys but interesting thought. Cairns would still be good. But Rocky, Mackay, Northside??
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13-07-09, 16:33
Because 50 isn't 70.
Because the Bundaberg Bulls are not the LA Lakers.
Because Trigger has been doing it for years and is a scorer even in the NBL where most teams actually have post defenders who can play and are over the height of about 6'6".
I think nagas is trying to say there is no real problem with the finals format but the season draw as some teams play easier teams twice and some play the tough teams twice. Had gladstone not played the north teams twice then they may not have 8 losses at the moment.
The fact is its a semi pro league and money is everything....:shootself:
maybe you could run an off season comp for locals only to strengthen comp, I know we have D league but aba guys dont play. Central Queensland had it as a pre season comp and it worked well, had a sponsor on board, no imports or restricted players and the compition was fairly even.
I would also like to see some one get on board as a sponsor for player of the week, there needs to be something given to these players.
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13-07-09, 17:01
All teams with only locals would just shift the power from clubs with lots of money to clubs with a large player base. You'd still have exactly the same problems that the league has right now (travel costs, lopsided results, teams bitching about having it worse than others, etc.) but it'd be a lot less appealing to watch.
The Trailer
13-07-09, 17:31
Because 50 isn't 70.
Because the Bundaberg Bulls are not the LA Lakers.
Because Trigger has been doing it for years and is a scorer even in the NBL where most teams actually have post defenders who can play and are over the height of about 6'6".
Yeah your right bundy is not LA but bundy is better than toowoomba and Cam's 50 points came in 36 minutes.Give him another quarter of ball and 70 points would have been begging.But tell me who else in the league would have scored as many 50's?
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13-07-09, 17:35
Any thoughts on POW this week
No stadout performers really.
Cam had another 50 but against Bundy and already had his share.
Hanson decent numbers over two games but in two losses
Glover had 41 but another Losing Team.
Award may go to someone based on something other than points, hmmm
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13-07-09, 17:51
Yeah your right bundy is not LA but bundy is better than toowoomba and Cam's 50 points came in 36 minutes.Give him another quarter of ball and 70 points would have been begging.But tell me who else in the league would have scored as many 50's?
On current form I don't think Bundy's better than Toowoomba. Toowoomba lose by 30 last week to Northside, Bundy by 62 this week.
Money well spent there.
Tim coenread has a shot I think had some good numbers and has been consistant.
Tom Ammar shoat at a great percentage and 7-8 3's.
Fitzy had a good game against townsville in an important win and shot at a good percentage..
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13-07-09, 18:37
easy for you to say dude, ur not a north team spending money an missin out on semi's cos league finals format is a joke...
in both mens and womens there's a high possibility the 2nd and 3rd best teams in the comp go against each other in the first week.. yea you have to beat em to make grand final anyway jus seems stupid for a bad GC team to finish higher at end of the year then Tville or Rocky...
Just looking back to last season again, as it's the most accurate data that could be used when determining this years format.
Our Team missed Finals by Countback across a three way tie in our pool. We finished 8th and missed the Playoffs. All 7 teams above us that made the Playoffs had better records (except for the one we tied with) and all 7 beat us at least once. One split with us. The 7 teams below us we beat every time.
To me that seems pretty fair. It hasn't worked this year, but no system will work every year except everyone playing everyone else once or twice and playoffs decided by ladder alone and quarter finals could be North/South Too.
Look at the NBA. Last few years the West has been heaps better than the East, this year, three great east teams but the rest were shit. Teams that missed playoffs in the west would have made playoffs in the east. Not worth crying over.
And Gladdy are coming 8th on the ladder right now, so with the 7 team finals format, you'd have "spent money" and still miss out.
On a side point would love to see how good all the teams would be if they didn't buy players in and just played their own players. I'm glad the league is strenthened by imports and NBL guys but interesting thought. Cairns would still be good. But Rocky, Mackay, Northside??[/QUOTE]
well to be honest while you sides with money and sides without in a semi pro league some teams will on the sour end. if you spend the money on the players then they should know what their cruch games are and in all honesty if you cant beat the top teams in your pool then do you really think your going to win it at all. im involved in the south pool and we know our major target games and 50% are in our pool at the end of day to make it fair the league needs to go amiture and have no imports and restrict the number of nbl players you can have. then you will filter more tallent in but as that has been a touchy subject here before people want nbl players imports and paid players so till then the rich will stay at the top and poor will just make up the numbers. with no national championship at stake why bother spending a lot to win a state league its not you have to face a tallent loaded SEBAL side
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13-07-09, 21:20
Sports have swings, Conferences seem unfair in different years. Get Over it.[/QUOTE]
"Get over it" Hmmm I was merely making a point not crying about it, you are obviously from one of the cashed up clubs who belt teams every week.
What was wrong with the Southern Cross though? Some teams can't financially sustain a team in the top league, the option of Southern Cross was good for those teams.
There is ways to fix it, as the QABL is a joke compared to the southern competitions.
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13-07-09, 21:49
Sports have swings, Conferences seem unfair in different years. Get Over it.
There is ways to fix it, as the QABL is a joke compared to the southern competitions.[/QUOTE]
Is that why the last 2 national champions in both the men and the women were QABL teams? Your right the league is crap. What an idiot
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13-07-09, 23:29
Gladdy whinging about spending all the money and missing out on playoffs... how many guys are recruited on their roster... 2 imports, wookie, siminac... Maybe recruit better players so you can match the best as the coin must be available
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13-07-09, 23:49
i'm a phys ed teacher who looks at this kinda stuff year in year out with sociology! all you have to do is take a look at the structure of other sports and see that they bulk up at the top end as much as they can - as you get closer to aus teams/squads and high performance programs, it is very difficult to gain exposure/spots. this ensures the quality of our elite teams and hence the amount of medals and success at major international comps in a variety of sports! cept ashes, frickin english bastards... the success of our headline teams is essential for the continuation of grassroot sport, but somewhere in the middle, the two must overlap!
this is why the finals format is great the way it is - yeah perhaps the north teams might ensure moer playoff births if the format was first to last, but remember the cream always rises to the top, and this is why finishing 3rd or 4th in a strong pool and complaining about missing finals is detrimental...
there are many sociological factors that contribute to teams doing well/not so well and it's not just about money - there are heaps more, but i'll save this for another thread, report or whatever!
the point is that teams are pooled together for a variety of reasons, and it shouldbnt boil down to geography, sponsors or just one or two factors alone! think about the juniors from redlands, twmba, ipswich, bundy etc i could go on who are all striving for a crack at playing classics, dleague, qbl and beyond
if these guys/girls grow up somewhere that always gets shit put on em for not ever makin senior playoffs, they will quickly lose interest in that association and might end up playing afl/league/tennis down the road for their winter instead, in a sport with a more reasonable finals format (all things considered).... a sad outcome.
remember, the cream always rises tothe top and most years the playoffs yield sensational games with players/teams gaining huge recognition for good play - if u think qbl bball should restructure finals just look at netball qld for an absolute debarcle of an entire season- poor teams contesting the equivalent level of qbl can't even check scores online, let alone boxscores, latest news, livestats, streaming or whatever.
if you're association pooled 3rd this year but felt could do some damage come playoffs, well be it a reminder to come hard round 1 through 18 or whatever next year, and in the meantime be thankful for what youve got
-from an interested spectator!
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14-07-09, 08:43
Maroochydore has won 4 games in two years and that makes them a middle of the road team ?
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14-07-09, 10:05
Congratulations to Aaron Grabeau for Player of the week. 24pts may not be huge but I'd be happy with that haul on such a balanced team, and 90% from the field is amazing.
The fact that Cairns sits on top of the table and only picks up POW this late in the season is a testament to the fact their strength is as a team. We've now played every team in the league and they certainly looked the best to me, even if they were coasting a bit in our game.
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14-07-09, 12:11
There is ways to fix it, as the QABL is a joke compared to the southern competitions.
Is that why the last 2 national champions in both the men and the women were QABL teams? Your right the league is crap. What an idiot[/QUOTE]
We have a few good teams but the "league" is CRAP plain and simple. That is why there is 3 or 4 massive blow outs every weekend!!
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14-07-09, 12:41
i'm a phys ed teacher who looks at this kinda stuff year in year out with sociology! all you have to do is take a look at the structure of other sports and see that they bulk up at the top end as much as they can - as you get closer to aus teams/squads and high performance programs, it is very difficult to gain exposure/spots. this ensures the quality of our elite teams and hence the amount of medals and success at major international comps in a variety of sports! cept ashes, frickin english bastards... the success of our headline teams is essential for the continuation of grassroot sport, but somewhere in the middle, the two must overlap!
this is why the finals format is great the way it is - yeah perhaps the north teams might ensure moer playoff births if the format was first to last, but remember the cream always rises to the top, and this is why finishing 3rd or 4th in a strong pool and complaining about missing finals is detrimental...
there are many sociological factors that contribute to teams doing well/not so well and it's not just about money - there are heaps more, but i'll save this for another thread, report or whatever!
the point is that teams are pooled together for a variety of reasons, and it shouldbnt boil down to geography, sponsors or just one or two factors alone! think about the juniors from redlands, twmba, ipswich, bundy etc i could go on who are all striving for a crack at playing classics, dleague, qbl and beyond
if these guys/girls grow up somewhere that always gets shit put on em for not ever makin senior playoffs, they will quickly lose interest in that association and might end up playing afl/league/tennis down the road for their winter instead, in a sport with a more reasonable finals format (all things considered).... a sad outcome.
remember, the cream always rises tothe top and most years the playoffs yield sensational games with players/teams gaining huge recognition for good play - if u think qbl bball should restructure finals just look at netball qld for an absolute debarcle of an entire season- poor teams contesting the equivalent level of qbl can't even check scores online, let alone boxscores, latest news, livestats, streaming or whatever.
if you're association pooled 3rd this year but felt could do some damage come playoffs, well be it a reminder to come hard round 1 through 18 or whatever next year, and in the meantime be thankful for what youve got
-from an interested spectator!
Mate you should be more than just an interested spectator and should be in at BQ working with Steve Brooks!! In fact co-CEO's would be a positive start. I'm in a line of work myself where the points you make have been identified through research and experience however for whatever reasons have been all but ignored at management level at Basketball Queensland. There are so many examples of what were once minor sports which have abandoned their "kitchen table sports administration" mindset and seen tremendous gains in participant, player and in turn media and sponsorship appeal. Sadly this only happens on a spot basis in some individual associations within Basketball. Await with interest your next post/report.
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14-07-09, 12:48
Maroochydore has won 4 games in two years and that makes them a middle of the road team ?
Call them anything that gets you off then. Only thing Maroochy is lacking that their neighbours seem to have is a bottomless cheque book....and of course 'proper' womens teams shorts. Cheque book basketball is obviously not the "passion" at their Association.
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14-07-09, 13:42
Call them anything that gets you off then. Only thing Maroochy is lacking that their neighbours seem to have is a bottomless cheque book....and of course 'proper' womens teams shorts. Cheque book basketball is obviously not the "passion" at their Association.
why do always compare yourselves to the suns?? an the shorts thing.... thats yours to live with. why keep bringing it up?
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14-07-09, 15:54
Do you think Toowoomba would be going a little bit better if they had a bottomless chequebook? Of course they would!
Call them anything that gets you off then. Only thing Maroochy is lacking that their neighbours seem to have is a bottomless cheque book....and of course 'proper' womens teams shorts. Cheque book basketball is obviously not the "passion" at their Association.
i really like the Clippers gals shorts an think they should be implemented state wide...
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14-07-09, 16:40
i really like the Clippers gals shorts an think they should be implemented state wide...
I second that motion.
Unless they wish to go back to bodysuits, that'd be even better.
well thought i'd throw my 2cents out there on the CQ Local derby it had a bit of everything you wanted out of a game.. nice dunks, bit of biff, close game well till the 4th qtr and a little bit of controversy.. I’ll explain the controversy jus for the readers who weren’t there sake cos I have an afternoon to kill before I’m allowed to leave my office an go home..
Firstly there were a few unsportsman like fouls called due to the spiteful nature of the game mainly on Rocky players who for some reason or other had a bee in their knickers that evening, one in particular had a few ppl questioning how far you have to go before unsportsman like turns to simple sending off or at least a report…
here’s the incident 3pt shot goes up and in, as ball drops to floor Rhys runs from 3pt line an “OBVIOUSLY” drops the shoulder on yours truly from behind on edge of the key. The hit Maybe excusable if the ball had missed or was still in play somehow or I was moving but I guess he did hit me like a 12yr old Chinese chess champion but that’s not the end of the story.
Refs blow the whistle and the call is… Double foul due to the Refs involved being the good guys who I like I didn’t question the call much at the time but after the game I found out that the double foul was due to me accidentally or “unobviously” bumping Rhys knockin him off balance at least 7-10secs before the shot had gone up which caused him to go kamikaze… like I said the refs involved are the good guys but just throwin it out there if roles had of been reversed would the call stay the same?
With a half time score of 42-41 seemed Gladstone had worked out that the 3 Stooges of marshmellow Golsen, goldfish Aucoin n stickman Martin didn’t like being bumped and couldn’t concentrate on playing ball, hittin ppl and talking trash at the same time, so it’s a shame the refs listened to Tweedy n played into their hands by warning players after halftime about rough play and trash talking giving marshmallow a chance to gather his thoughts an finish with nice numbers pity he wouldn’t shake hands with a few guys after the game..
All in all end score didn’t reflect the game but was an enjoyable game thanks to a good crowd who you can always count on to get Rocky a few calls from the refs, give a few good boos for the opposition to keep things interesting…
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14-07-09, 17:54
well thought i'd throw my 2cents out there on the CQ Local derby it had a bit of everything you wanted out of a game.. nice dunks, bit of biff, close game well till the 4th qtr and a little bit of controversy.. I’ll explain the controversy jus for the readers who weren’t there sake cos I have an afternoon to kill before I’m allowed to leave my office an go home..
Firstly there were a few unsportsman like fouls called due to the spiteful nature of the game mainly on Rocky players who for some reason or other had a bee in their knickers that evening, one in particular had a few ppl questioning how far you have to go before unsportsman like turns to simple sending off or at least a report…
here’s the incident 3pt shot goes up and in, as ball drops to floor Rhys runs from 3pt line an “OBVIOUSLY” drops the shoulder on yours truly from behind on edge of the key. The hit Maybe excusable if the ball had missed or was still in play somehow or I was moving but I guess he did hit me like a 12yr old Chinese chess champion but that’s not the end of the story.
Refs blow the whistle and the call is… Double foul due to the Refs involved being the good guys who I like I didn’t question the call much at the time but after the game I found out that the double foul was due to me accidentally or “unobviously” bumping Rhys knockin him off balance at least 7-10secs before the shot had gone up which caused him to go kamikaze… like I said the refs involved are the good guys but just throwin it out there if roles had of been reversed would the call stay the same?
With a half time score of 42-41 seemed Gladstone had worked out that the 3 Stooges of marshmellow Golsen, goldfish Aucoin n stickman Martin didn’t like being bumped and couldn’t concentrate on playing ball, hittin ppl and talking trash at the same time, so it’s a shame the refs listened to Tweedy n played into their hands by warning players after halftime about rough play and trash talking giving marshmallow a chance to gather his thoughts an finish with nice numbers pity he wouldn’t shake hands with a few guys after the game..
All in all end score didn’t reflect the game but was an enjoyable game thanks to a good crowd who you can always count on to get Rocky a few calls from the refs, give a few good boos for the opposition to keep things interesting…
Nagas that is hilarious - you are bagging on perhaps the best point guard in the league for dropping a three in your face and letting you know about it... lol
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14-07-09, 17:59
Nagas that is hilarious - you are bagging on perhaps the best point guard in the league for dropping a three in your face and letting you know about it... lol
Yep he's a wanker!!!
Nagas that is hilarious - you are bagging on perhaps the best point guard in the league for dropping a three in your face and letting you know about it... lol
haha maybe i didnt explain myself someone else hit the 3 he come in with a cheap shot from other side dont think he hit a 3 all game... he's good but i've stil got Gibson, Kerry n Scott over him easy...
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14-07-09, 18:12
well thought i'd throw my 2cents out there on the CQ Local derby it had a bit of everything you wanted out of a game.. nice dunks, bit of biff, close game well till the 4th qtr and a little bit of controversy.. I’ll explain the controversy jus for the readers who weren’t there sake cos I have an afternoon to kill before I’m allowed to leave my office an go home..
Firstly there were a few unsportsman like fouls called due to the spiteful nature of the game mainly on Rocky players who for some reason or other had a bee in their knickers that evening, one in particular had a few ppl questioning how far you have to go before unsportsman like turns to simple sending off or at least a report…
here’s the incident 3pt shot goes up and in, as ball drops to floor Rhys runs from 3pt line an “OBVIOUSLY” drops the shoulder on yours truly from behind on edge of the key. The hit Maybe excusable if the ball had missed or was still in play somehow or I was moving but I guess he did hit me like a 12yr old Chinese chess champion but that’s not the end of the story.
Refs blow the whistle and the call is… Double foul due to the Refs involved being the good guys who I like I didn’t question the call much at the time but after the game I found out that the double foul was due to me accidentally or “unobviously” bumping Rhys knockin him off balance at least 7-10secs before the shot had gone up which caused him to go kamikaze… like I said the refs involved are the good guys but just throwin it out there if roles had of been reversed would the call stay the same?
With a half time score of 42-41 seemed Gladstone had worked out that the 3 Stooges of marshmellow Golsen, goldfish Aucoin n stickman Martin didn’t like being bumped and couldn’t concentrate on playing ball, hittin ppl and talking trash at the same time, so it’s a shame the refs listened to Tweedy n played into their hands by warning players after halftime about rough play and trash talking giving marshmallow a chance to gather his thoughts an finish with nice numbers pity he wouldn’t shake hands with a few guys after the game..
All in all end score didn’t reflect the game but was an enjoyable game thanks to a good crowd who you can always count on to get Rocky a few calls from the refs, give a few good boos for the opposition to keep things interesting…
You are a riot...hahaha....marshmellows
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14-07-09, 18:12
Nagas are you saying that you guys were playing a nice clean game and Martin ruined it by pulling some kind of thug move on you?
no far from it it was a good tough game i had a great time but it was just a dumb "obvious" hit from him alot like the little push that got Aucoin ejected in mackay jus stupidly obvious... i'm asking the question if it had of been anyone else anywhere else would the call have been the same???
Had a look at footage of that incident frame by frame, with 54 secs to go before 1/2 time no 7 Power stuck his foot out to send Martin sprawling off the court, maybe the little bump Martin gave him was a warning to keep it clean?
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14-07-09, 20:13
Had a look at footage of that incident frame by frame, with 54 secs to go before 1/2 time no 7 Power stuck his foot out to send Martin sprawling off the court, maybe the little bump Martin gave him was a warning to keep it clean?
yea nagas tripped him but the refs did not call it at the time. a shot went in a short time after and the reece pushed nagas to the floor. They called it a double unsportsman because they decided to call the trip from the play before! can that be done??? and a blatent push like that after what was happening probably should have been ejected but then I am happy reece stayed other wise this forum would have been lit up with bitching again just like after the mackay game...............
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14-07-09, 22:59
Had a look at footage of that incident frame by frame, with 54 secs to go before 1/2 time no 7 Power stuck his foot out to send Martin sprawling off the court, maybe the little bump Martin gave him was a warning to keep it clean?
no 7 lol we all know you mean Nagas landy he doesn't mind if you use his name
If martin was sent off those refs would not of left the stadium alive
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15-07-09, 00:00
Rockhampton @ Mackay.
Martin v Cook - Close encounter, both will be solid.
Scott v Fitzgerlad - Scott will battle to contain Fitzgerald.
Golson v Blanchfield - Golson tried to smack talk Blanchfield and he lit him up.
Aucoin v Jackson - Aucoin cannot guard Jackson if Jackson realises it.
Brown v Kruger - Brown should take real advantage here.
Rockhampton @ Townsville.
Martin v C. Cedar - Younger Cedar will need to step up and compete with Martin.
Scott v M. Cedar - Once again Scott has his hands full trying to contain Mike Cedar.
Golson v Tovey - Neither player can really guard the other. Depends who shoots better.
Aucoin v Rees - Rees has the more potential but Aucoins may intimidate him.
Brown v Susnjara - Susnjara is stronger and smarter than the bigger Brown.
no 7 lol we all know you mean Nagas landy he doesn't mind if you use his name
If martin was sent off those refs would not of left the stadium alive
haha dont think gladstone would have left alive either........
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15-07-09, 08:57
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Bears import may be benched (http://www.news-mail.com.au/story/2009/07/15/gandys-five-star-game-gets-rolled/)
AN innocuous fall from Stephanie Gandy while attempting a rebound in Sunday night's win against the Brisbane Capitals could spell disaster for the high-flying Bundaberg Bears for the remainder of the season.
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15-07-09, 09:01
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Nightmare run could make or break (http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/story/2009/07/15/tweedy-doesnt-want-nightmares-on-road-trip/)
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no far from it it was a good tough game i had a great time but it was just a dumb "obvious" hit from him alot like the little push that got Aucoin ejected in mackay jus stupidly obvious... i'm asking the question if it had of been anyone else anywhere else would the call have been the same???
Nagas - ur kiling me with laughter here. Most of what you have said has had a degree of accuracy to it however it should be noted that the off the ball pushing, shoving, elbowing etc that you seem to employ in order to unsettle your opponents doesn't go unnoticed. That is what led to the physical nature of play etc....
By the way, you gave as good as you got - in fact you got away with a hell of alot more than you got.........as K Rudd would say "Fair shake of the sauce bottle"
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15-07-09, 17:20
Any one hear anything about who went to the blaze camp. Who got picked to be the development players and who got the Rostered spot.
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15-07-09, 17:29
Rockhampton @ Mackay.
Martin v Cook - Close encounter, both will be solid.
Scott v Fitzgerlad - Scott will battle to contain Fitzgerald.
Golson v Blanchfield - Golson tried to smack talk Blanchfield and he lit him up.
Aucoin v Jackson - Aucoin cannot guard Jackson if Jackson realises it.
Brown v Kruger - Brown should take real advantage here.
Rockhampton @ Townsville.
Martin v C. Cedar - Younger Cedar will need to step up and compete with Martin.
Scott v M. Cedar - Once again Scott has his hands full trying to contain Mike Cedar.
Golson v Tovey - Neither player can really guard the other. Depends who shoots better.
Aucoin v Rees - Rees has the more potential but Aucoins may intimidate him.
Brown v Susnjara - Susnjara is stronger and smarter than the bigger Brown.
I thought that since the above is completely biased, i will improve on it and write what will really happen......although this should be on the Week 13 thread.
Rockhampton @ Mackay.
Martin v Cook - Close encounter, Martin will have the upperhand.
Scott v Fitzgerlad - Scott will contain Fitzgerald.
Golson v Blanchfield - Golson and Blanchfield to score well but Golson will light it up.
Aucoin v Jackson - Jackson cannot dominate Aucoin. Aucoin to put up good numbers.
Brown v Kruger - Brown will take advantage here.
Rockhampton @ Townsville.
Martin v C. Cedar - Cedar not enough to compete with more experienced Martin.
Scott v M. Cedar - Scott will contain Mike Cedar. Not completely but enough to throw him off.
Golson v Tovey - Neither player can really guard the other. Golson shoots better.
Aucoin v Rees - Aucoin has more experience andthis will intimidate Rees.
Brown v Susnjara - Susnjara to be thrown off his game again.
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15-07-09, 17:41
I thought that since the above is completely biased, i will improve on it and write what will really happen......although this should be on the Week 13 thread.
Rockhampton @ Mackay.
Martin v Cook - Close encounter, Martin will have the upperhand.
Scott v Fitzgerlad - Scott will contain Fitzgerald.
Golson v Blanchfield - Golson and Blanchfield to score well but Golson will light it up.
Aucoin v Jackson - Jackson cannot dominate Aucoin. Aucoin to put up good numbers.
Brown v Kruger - Brown will take advantage here.
Rockhampton @ Townsville.
Martin v C. Cedar - Cedar not enough to compete with more experienced Martin.
Scott v M. Cedar - Scott will contain Mike Cedar. Not completely but enough to throw him off.
Golson v Tovey - Neither player can really guard the other. Golson shoots better.
Aucoin v Rees - Aucoin has more experience andthis will intimidate Rees.
Brown v Susnjara - Susnjara to be thrown off his game again.
I was tossing up who I'd tip for the Rocky?mackay game and was leaning towards Rocky to get some revenge, but after reading this crap, would have to Mackay all the way.
Still gotta pick Rocky over Townsville, but you never know, we haven't seen Townsville with Tovey, Sus and Mick before this week so could get Rocky when tired from Mackay win or lose
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15-07-09, 17:48
How much affect do you think Coaches have in the QBL relative to the strength of their Playing Roster?
For example if we Gave Tweedy and Fearne Ippy and Toowoomba and Vice versa would Cairns and Rocky still be on top, would Ippy and T'ba still be in the cellar?
While talking about coaches, Dale Ryan from Caps Coach of the Month for keeping his Vets happy to share the points and the minutes, and keeping them injury free.
Congrats.
well im just here for your entertainment Mugs, yea fair shake i'm not denying a little bit of rough an tumble, just thought i'd get some action on the board as there always a response when Rocky gets mentioned haha..
i've tipped Mackay n Tville to Rocky in Womens this weekend which will push them to 3rd place behind Tville and Power good times i say...
as for men will all depends on the Refs, Aucoin is dumb so if Kruger can niggle him again he'l fall for it like a skydiver...
scott over Rhys easy
fitz over scott too tough
golsen gots Blanch but blanch will still score well
jackson n aucoin depends on the nite
brown to big for Krugs
this game will sell out and the Mackay crowd can be better then a rocky crowd if they are ready which they will be after last game...
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15-07-09, 18:29
How much affect do you think Coaches have in the QBL relative to the strength of their Playing Roster?
For example if we Gave Tweedy and Fearne Ippy and Toowoomba and Vice versa would Cairns and Rocky still be on top, would Ippy and T'ba still be in the cellar?
While talking about coaches, Dale Ryan from Caps Coach of the Month for keeping his Vets happy to share the points and the minutes, and keeping them injury free.
Congrats.
Coaches will tell you that they have a huge impact on their teams results. This is true to some extent, but you only have to look at the endless stream of useless uncoordinated bigs that coaches believe have heaps of "potential" to understand that their influence only extends so far. Since a "great" coach is usually evidenced by wins (especially championship wins), you are pretty much never going to find a "great" coach who doesn't have good players.
So basically what I'm saying is that you really have to have something to work with for any coach to get results. Of those 2 teams, I'd think that Ippy probably could have some improvement in them under another coach, but Toowoomba really don't have a lot to work with and aren't really underacheiving under the circumstances.
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15-07-09, 18:53
Nagas - ur kiling me with laughter here. Most of what you have said has had a degree of accuracy to it however it should be noted that the off the ball pushing, shoving, elbowing etc that you seem to employ in order to unsettle your opponents doesn't go unnoticed. That is what led to the physical nature of play etc....
By the way, you gave as good as you got - in fact you got away with a hell of alot more than you got.........as K Rudd would say "Fair shake of the sauce bottle"
Geez Nagas what's good for the goose......I can remember a few years ago you getting spoken to in at least one game for squirrel gripping - go figure............
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15-07-09, 18:56
why do always compare yourselves to the suns?? an the shorts thing.... thats yours to live with. why keep bringing it up?
Sorry to shatter your delusions but dont think the Suns rate a comparison with Maroochydore overall. But now I come to think of it you do spend heaps of money buying imports for the QBL programs so I guess my post could apply to you too. Not exactly sure what longer term good its doing as the Caloundra-Caboolture-Morayfield Suns or whatever your called are still struggling in juniors even with all the BQ assistance you receive (per the famous "white paper") and all those BQ supercoaches you have at your disposal. Heard your Womens coach gets pretty "comparative" with Maroochydore during his recruiting by email of Aust girls based in the US also. ??
Nah, wouldnt say Maroochydore ever has had cause to compare themselves with the Suns except maybe to marvel at how many $$$ per point your narrow QBL wins work out to...and of course that your Womens team are forced to play in baggy mens shorts.
Its all good but. Its your Association and your money to spend however you feel is best...just like little old Maroochydore is...whether they are middle of the road or not even on it.
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16-07-09, 00:04
Townsville's bench has a lot more to it than Rockhampton's. Maybe the starters will eliminate each other and the bench will have a larger effect.
Heat have McCully, Tudehope, Jenkins, Newnham and Durox whilst Rockets have Glazebrook, Philp, Bosel and Bolck. Not much of a contest there. Rockets cannot afford anyone in the starting to group to get into foul trouble.
Townsville's bench has a lot more to it than Rockhampton's. Maybe the starters will eliminate each other and the bench will have a larger effect.
Heat have McCully, Tudehope, Jenkins, Newnham and Durox whilst Rockets have Glazebrook, Philp, Bosel and Bolck. Not much of a contest there. Rockets cannot afford anyone in the starting to group to get into foul trouble.
tweedy subs very well and they now have paul scott back who is very solid off the bench, Tony cambell gives a couple of solid mins. but yes townsville do have a better nbench over all but dont htink it will come to that.....
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17-07-09, 16:49
well thought i'd throw my 2cents out there on the CQ Local derby it had a bit of everything you wanted out of a game.. nice dunks, bit of biff, close game well till the 4th qtr and a little bit of controversy.. I’ll explain the controversy jus for the readers who weren’t there sake cos I have an afternoon to kill before I’m allowed to leave my office an go home..
Firstly there were a few unsportsman like fouls called due to the spiteful nature of the game mainly on Rocky players who for some reason or other had a bee in their knickers that evening, one in particular had a few ppl questioning how far you have to go before unsportsman like turns to simple sending off or at least a report…
here’s the incident 3pt shot goes up and in, as ball drops to floor Rhys runs from 3pt line an “OBVIOUSLY” drops the shoulder on yours truly from behind on edge of the key. The hit Maybe excusable if the ball had missed or was still in play somehow or I was moving but I guess he did hit me like a 12yr old Chinese chess champion but that’s not the end of the story.
Refs blow the whistle and the call is… Double foul due to the Refs involved being the good guys who I like I didn’t question the call much at the time but after the game I found out that the double foul was due to me accidentally or “unobviously” bumping Rhys knockin him off balance at least 7-10secs before the shot had gone up which caused him to go kamikaze… like I said the refs involved are the good guys but just throwin it out there if roles had of been reversed would the call stay the same?
With a half time score of 42-41 seemed Gladstone had worked out that the 3 Stooges of marshmellow Golsen, goldfish Aucoin n stickman Martin didn’t like being bumped and couldn’t concentrate on playing ball, hittin ppl and talking trash at the same time, so it’s a shame the refs listened to Tweedy n played into their hands by warning players after halftime about rough play and trash talking giving marshmallow a chance to gather his thoughts an finish with nice numbers pity he wouldn’t shake hands with a few guys after the game..
All in all end score didn’t reflect the game but was an enjoyable game thanks to a good crowd who you can always count on to get Rocky a few calls from the refs, give a few good boos for the opposition to keep things interesting…
you talk such shit about Martin but you should be thankin him, cause Nagas you couldnt pay for the schooling he gives you every time you're matched up. i was at the rocky game, front and center, and you BLATANTLY tripped him (which is on the official game tape). so are you surprised that he got up and owned you after? from then on your shit eating grin was nowhere to be seen.... hahahah "stickman martin" doesn't say to much about you
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17-07-09, 21:20
you talk such shit about Martin but you should be thankin him, cause Nagas you couldnt pay for the schooling he gives you every time you're matched up. i was at the rocky game, front and center, and you BLATANTLY tripped him (which is on the official game tape). so are you surprised that he got up and owned you after? from then on your shit eating grin was nowhere to be seen.... hahahah "stickman martin" doesn't say to much about you
But you were there watching weren't you. While the real men get out there and play. And Nagas is a physical, annoying player but that's his game. Pissed us off when we played Gladdy too so good on him. So you keep watching and posting behind the protection of anonymity and leave the ball to the real men.
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18-07-09, 09:55
But you were there watching weren't you. While the real men get out there and play. And Nagas is a physical, annoying player but that's his game. Pissed us off when we played Gladdy too so good on him. So you keep watching and posting behind the protection of anonymity and leave the ball to the real men.
i'm a chic, asshole.
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19-07-09, 18:30
ur a chick haha,that says it all then,u dont know anything about physical bball then.
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19-07-09, 22:21
if the trip was so obvious then how come the foul wasn't called and all you rockettes need to watch a game tape to see how obvious it really was, you can tell your a chick you have no idea
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20-07-09, 09:39
if the trip was so obvious then how come the foul wasn't called and all you rockettes need to watch a game tape to see how obvious it really was, you can tell your a chick you have no idea
i didnt need a tape! i couldnt call out nagas as a little bitch fast enough, and i think the whole stadium would agree with me on that. and einstein, there's a difference between a physical game and a dangerous game. and you know what the whole reason i commented on it is because nagas is a bitch! what respectable bballer comes on here to explain his actions?? do you f'n see aucoin, kruger, kingma, or any of the other rougher players on here to say that what they did was an accident or oversight? no! they own it! do you see martin on this thing trying to explain himself?? nope! but did nagas' bitch ass?? suuuuure did! at least man up and say you tripped him and got away with it! im a bitch because i've got the parts for it, whats' your and Nagas' excuse????
i didnt need a tape! i couldnt call out nagas as a little bitch fast enough, and i think the whole stadium would agree with me on that. and einstein, there's a difference between a physical game and a dangerous game. and you know what the whole reason i commented on it is because nagas is a bitch! what respectable bballer comes on here to explain his actions?? do you f'n see aucoin, kruger, kingma, or any of the other rougher players on here to say that what they did was an accident or oversight? no! they own it! do you see martin on this thing trying to explain himself?? nope! but did nagas' bitch ass?? suuuuure did! at least man up and say you tripped him and got away with it! im a bitch because i've got the parts for it, whats' your and Nagas' excuse????
You sound like such a classy woman. Could I have your number? I'd like to take you out to dinner.
Not.
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20-07-09, 10:00
i didnt need a tape! i couldnt call out nagas as a little bitch fast enough, and i think the whole stadium would agree with me on that. and einstein, there's a difference between a physical game and a dangerous game. and you know what the whole reason i commented on it is because nagas is a bitch! what respectable bballer comes on here to explain his actions?? do you f'n see aucoin, kruger, kingma, or any of the other rougher players on here to say that what they did was an accident or oversight? no! they own it! do you see martin on this thing trying to explain himself?? nope! but did nagas' bitch ass?? suuuuure did! at least man up and say you tripped him and got away with it! im a bitch because i've got the parts for it, whats' your and Nagas' excuse????
At least nagas puts his name to posts
Thought I'd just start a topic and see if it catches on cos I'd be interested to hear people's opinions. How would people rank each team the toughest places in the league to play in terms of most abusive/supportive crowds. I would say:
Rocky
Mackay
Gladstone
Cairns
Townsville
Toowoomba
South West
Maroochy
Bundy
Ipswich
Caboolture
Brisbane
Gold Coast
Wizards a.k.a the cemetery
Bit different I know but just throwin it out there..
Unregistered
20-07-09, 12:41
Thought I'd just start a topic and see if it catches on cos I'd be interested to hear people's opinions. How would people rank each team the toughest places in the league to play in terms of most abusive/supportive crowds. I would say:
Rocky
Mackay
Gladstone
Cairns
Townsville
Toowoomba
South West
Maroochy
Bundy
Ipswich
Caboolture
Brisbane
Gold Coast
Wizards a.k.a the cemetery
Bit different I know but just throwin it out there..
Rocky definetely the Most Abusive Crowd in the League, probably take too far, really don't see the need to call visiting players black C&#$s as our players have heard there. No class at all. Love playing there though.
Mackay is passionate but not abusive like Rocky (we're a South team, maybe different if from the North). Sponsors even shouted us some cartons post game despite us winning one night, great food too.
Gladstone is so, so, Good crowd but not real loud when we've been there. Worst Visitors changeroom though
Cairns is loud, passionate, not abusive, look after the team post game well too.
Townsville about the same as above, not as nice post game though
Toowoomba has one of the better crowds in the south numbers wise, can get too abusive though. Not in Rocky's realm but not necessary all the same. Too friggin cold though.
South West also often a decent crowd, generally not abusive but get behind their boys fairly well.
Maroochy has decent numbers but not alot of atmosphere.
Ipswich crowd get behind the team and a little abusive but fans are so far away you can't hear'em anyway. Biggest issue is the difference in the two rims, void behind one end, wall behind the other make for such a different feel.
Caboolture - For starters you go to Caloundra to play Caboolture, the venue is echoey for the half full stand they have there. Kinda like a training session feel.
Brisbane - Had great crowds and terrible crowds. Never know what you'll experience here.
Goldcoast and Northside - These are like mini home games, cause as a visitor you usually have more fans than the home side. Both a bit better this year though.
I'm sure experiences differ based on whether the team is a rival, what's on the line in the game etc.. for each team playing there
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Didn't bother to elaborate but if I did would agree with pretty much all of that, very well written. Especially agree about Ippy crowd being too far away, and from Caboolture down on the list it really lacks atmosphere. Only thing I'd disagree on is I've found the T'ba crowd to not be abusive at all and the South West crowd to be abusive, but as you said experiences differ..
3rd Degree Byrnes
20-07-09, 16:26
i didnt need a tape! i couldnt call out nagas as a little bitch fast enough, and i think the whole stadium would agree with me on that. and einstein, there's a difference between a physical game and a dangerous game. and you know what the whole reason i commented on it is because nagas is a bitch! what respectable bballer comes on here to explain his actions?? do you f'n see aucoin, kruger, kingma, or any of the other rougher players on here to say that what they did was an accident or oversight? no! they own it! do you see martin on this thing trying to explain himself?? nope! but did nagas' bitch ass?? suuuuure did! at least man up and say you tripped him and got away with it! im a bitch because i've got the parts for it, whats' your and Nagas' excuse????
Bitch please noone cares what you think
i love Nagas even if he is a bitch and who cares what he says on here your talking on here although you don't sound very respectable
this is a public forum it's not the NBL players an coaches can come on here and say anything they want just like you can
i didnt need a tape! i couldnt call out nagas as a little bitch fast enough, and i think the whole stadium would agree with me on that. and einstein, there's a difference between a physical game and a dangerous game. and you know what the whole reason i commented on it is because nagas is a bitch! what respectable bballer comes on here to explain his actions?? do you f'n see aucoin, kruger, kingma, or any of the other rougher players on here to say that what they did was an accident or oversight? no! they own it! do you see martin on this thing trying to explain himself?? nope! but did nagas' bitch ass?? suuuuure did! at least man up and say you tripped him and got away with it! im a bitch because i've got the parts for it, whats' your and Nagas' excuse????
how do you know these players dont come on here? they could be just like you and not put your name to your post.......
Unregistered
21-07-09, 10:51
Bitch please noone cares what you think
i love Nagas even if he is a bitch and who cares what he says on here your talking on here although you don't sound very respectable
this is a public forum it's not the NBL players an coaches can come on here and say anything they want just like you can <----- does that even make sense?
awwww, now dont get your little panties in a ruffle. it's obvious you care, dont' ya? isnt
that why you're all heated, while im laughin at you??
all im sayin, if you've got to explain your actions on court, on an online forum, you're not a baller you're a buster.
<----- does that even make sense?
awwww, now dont get your little panties in a ruffle. it's obvious you care, dont' ya? isnt
that why you're all heated, while im laughin at you??
all im sayin, if you've got to explain your actions on court, on an online forum, you're not a baller you're a buster.
I think this is someone (TIG???) pretending to be an idiot to stir up some forum action.
Either that, or they're from Logan.
hahaha noones heated dude everyones laughin here too, cos you think i or anyone else cares what you think.. your not the first to come on here an bag me an call me names hiding behind your little computer screen an i'm pretty sure you wont be the last so take ur number an get in line...
signed
Buster...
Thought I'd just start a topic and see if it catches on cos I'd be interested to hear people's opinions. How would people rank each team the toughest places in the league to play in terms of most abusive/supportive crowds. I would say:
Rocky
Mackay
Gladstone
Cairns
Townsville
Toowoomba
South West
Maroochy
Bundy
Ipswich
Caboolture
Brisbane
Gold Coast
Wizards a.k.a the cemetery
Bit different I know but just throwin it out there..
Good topic I think it definitely depends on who you play for like you said some rivalries or people just make the crowd that little louder Kruger would get a great reception no matter where he goes an I’m sure he loves it but the top few are pretty consistent the middle order is really all that changes from team to team I would say…
-Rocky would be everyone’s no 1 an they deserve it, they get the most consistent and abusive crowd (as shown on this post) but you gota love playing there..
-Mackay jus loves sport they have great crowds for their State league Footy an Rugby and Ball is no exception, they aren’t afraid to be vocal an one guy even tried to give me a drink of beer when I was trying to pass it in so that gives them extra points..
- Cairns have a great MC an music which combined with a decent crowd certainly puts them up there it’s a pity we haven’t played a close game against them as I’m sure that would add a lot more.
- Bundy this is a diff from most of you as being ex Southern cross an a local derby means we get a bit more of a crowd as well as our own crowd comin down to game and Bundy always put a good fight.
- Townsville has same theme as mackay but jus on a lesser scale
- Toowoomba great following this year especially considering how they are going this season
- Maroochy good music an Mc says some funny Sh!t but crowd is varied
- South West decent
- Caboulture/Brisbane/Gold Coast/Northside put them all in the same level and agree with the Mini Home game comment as there has been a few times where our crowd is bigger then the local crowd and is usually louder…
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