MJ @ Super
Years ago
Premiers from last season up against an in form Lightning
The team get's very little promotion on here so I thought I would get this up and encourage a big crowd of basketball fan's
WNBA point guard apparently playing for Rangers
Batkovic looking in great shape
should be an excellent game to watch
russell coight
Years ago
dandy will win and take the title this year.
what sort of future for carly mijovic (? spelling) - wnba / europe / opals ? looks the right size.
dandenong by 14
BBallRUS
Years ago
This game should be neck and neck. Will not disapoint.
russell coight
Years ago
adelaide too many injuries - dandy too many options.
lightning will not go the distance this season / finals - playing ok - but not enough depth v dandy.
SamCro
Years ago
Mijovic is an exceptional talent. Probably needs to reign her love affair with the 3 ball. Will need to build & develop her body to become an interior factor at the international level with Opals. I firmly beleive that Blicavs is the future at the 3 position with the Opals. Should be great game Vs Lightning but i expect Rangers depth to ultimately shine through in this clash.
Wam Soosnam
Years ago
SamCro
Take your point on Blicavs, she has a lot going for her offensively. Unfortunately she is defensively impotent and Dandenong will not solve or develop that weakness in her. It is a shame.Her opals impact will be delayed.
The best emerging 3 man is stephanie talbot. Has untapped offensive potential and has the d to go with it.
Bec allen with an honorable mention, but again defensive issues cloud her. At least she is at a program that values (teaches)defense.
Mijovic.....time will tell, if she has an impact come finals time I will be convinced, but for now I will sit on the fence.
Wam Soosnam,
Blicavs would be light years ahead of Talbot & Allen as future Opals. When you say Talbot has 'untapped' offensive potential I take that as Talbot has a very limited offensive game (can't score from 4 foot away from the basket). In the Bullen game Talbot was 0 from 8 from the field. To play the 3 spot at an international level you have to be able to shoot the ball from deep which has never been Talbot's strength as a junior & now trying to transition to seniors. Blicavs has all of the tools to be a terrfic defender all she is need is the application to do so & the right coach at the Opals (Tom Maher).
froggy
Years ago
Hopefully body language doesnt have anything to do with it because Talbot's is disgraceful
Unfortunately that has always been Talbot's biggest issue. I would like to think as she get's older that this will improve as she matures. Time will tell...
Andy
Years ago
Adelaide will go inside to Suzy often to exploit the smaller Dandenong, I think Adelaide can win this one but Dandy with Phillips back should still win the championship.
How about Thompson as a star for the future opals? As a 4 spot? Could play the 3?!
Thompson is not a 3, never has been.
Can make the opals as a 4 though, certainly
Athletic enough to play the 3 if she wanted! She has always wanted that position
Thompson is certainly an athletic prospect but couldn't play at a women's international level as a 4! Doesn't shoot the ball well enough from long range in the 3 & unfortunately at the moment is allergic to defense. Thompson is a tweener for now but if worked hard enough on her defencies could push in to the 3 spot. Thompson is still well behind a Blicavs as a future 3 in the Opals IMO.
Finals56
Years ago
Philip Brown at the AIS has gone on record saying athletes coming into to "tute" lack certain skills . Is defence one of them or was D not a focus in his player development for future Opals players? How does this compare with the U S college system that places a priority on players individual and team defencive fundamentals.
Thompson couldn't make the 4? That's what you're saying?
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