Hot:

• Had dinner at Vietnam Star City on the way to the game, and Pantano was terrified by a wasp near our table. He also set a record for drinking (more eating than drinking, really) a coconut juice. (Ladies, he's on the market: smaller stature, scared of wasps, likes coconut juice -- something for everyone!)
• - That crazy kid dancing in the timeouts at Norwood vs Sturt - get him in a video clip somewhere. Can someone sponsor him to attend the Sixers Dancers day coming up?

• Thompson's shooting (2 of 14), and the air-balled three that was about a metre short
• the Thompson vs Gowerdouble foul (Dan, don't push someone in the back of the head, it looks really bad)
• on the other hand, Gower somehow being involved in every fight this season - Beat Down!
• Oscar's 1 of 9 threes (I almost looked away it was so hard to watch)
• Not seeing Julie Summerton at the game!
• Dickhead throwing a cork at my girlfriend when she was at work
• Rick Castle beating me at Fantasy Hoops by 2 points, and then Lamar Odom gets injured as well. Crap!

• Hoop Addict
• Panther

Good to see you at the game too Isaac, how's Adam ant doing anyway?
In regards to Double Clutch comments on my lack of play. I came into the game a little under an injury cloud after tearing a ligament in my ankle monday at training. Although it didn't feel too bad during the game the coach didn't really want to risk it.
Last night's game was an interesting one to say the least.
One of the most physical games of witnessed. If Gorjian had refs like those two last night he would have 10 championships!!! If Norwood focused more on playing basketball than trying to beat everyone up they would have a very good side. I don't know if they're like that all the time or if it was their game plan against Sturt, but it didn't work.
Although i'm not his number one fan, I think Gower got a pretty raw deal last night, but overall it was good to see most times the Sturt players brush off the physicality of the opposition and play ball.

-Play of the week has to go to that number 50 kid from norwood doing his little break dance at half time and during a couple of timeouts!

-Standout of the weekend...Sappwells shoes! I can't believe you didn't mention them Clutch! Old school Chuck Taylors with flames on them!!! Nice...

Panther how you finish up on Satdee night? $100 down here and my collegue - a similar amount. Damn!

Yer I read you had a bit of a "wasp" incident.
Low Roller, I worked my way back from 350 down to 175 down, so still not happy!

DC,

40 for South is Matt Davies, (finally has got over a long term knee injury.)

What's Not:
National anthems before ABL games? Where's your patriotism Double Clutch?

EC: I think if you dont like the national anthem before the games then go outside while they play it... Get over it .. or maybe even plug in your I-Pod and stop whinging about the little things. Basketball in this state is great concentrate on what you are there for.

It's not a SEABL imposed fine (SEABL is just another league, like Bank SA State League (ABA) - our league), but an ABA imposed fine (from memory I think it is along the lines of about $300 per violation)

As to whether it should be played or not - I'll stay out of that :)

C'mon Yogee .. its not like you to sit on the fence like that ..


$300 dollars .. maybe EC wants to pay the fine every week for a little peace and quiet .. "hush money"

Im not a great one for singing the Anthem all the time .. but why not let people maintain some sense of tradition and patriotism?

Skyhook, EC was defending the anthem. It's DC who's not the fan. If that ratbag from the Norwood game is dancing, who cares what they play.

Yogee, you're an Australian Idol fan I think -- maybe you'd like to sing it at a Woodville game? ;)

Sorry EC ... typo !!

Like or dislike our National Anthem, it IS symbolic. Go and ask everyone who has represented this country and how they feel today when they hear the anthem played. I can personally assure you, even after many years, the most vivid and inspiring images return as if you are still there in front of those thousands of people : their screams of support, applause and admiration. I love hearing the anthem for that purpose! (Bad tape players or not) Let's hope many more people get to live that dream of playing for Australia and see how they feel in days, weeks, years from now.

Well maybe it is just me but I'm not that patriotic that I need to hear the anthem with less than 100 people in the building. Other sports such as football don't feel the need to play the anthem at state games with much bigger crowds.

As for what the anthem represents it can symbolise different things to different people and I'm sorry to say but I just don't feel comfortable standing to it, (and this isn't a Iraq war tree-hugging hippy thing either) and I'll respect people's right to stand as long as they respect my right to sit, (which hasn't been shown to me in the past).

Panther, I couldn't see Sapwell's shoes from where I was but they sound pimp. Have a few old Chucks myself.

As for #26255, what did you think of Burdon's D, or do you only watch one end of the court?

Isaac, I thought the idea was we want MORE people coming to ABA games.

Me signing would not only ensure that Woodville had crowds that totalled the support staff for the game, but no one would even attend 36er games for knowing something so atrocious had happened in the same building :)

You're bagging him after he started one game. We'll wait and see. If in five weeks I have to eat my words, fair enough.