Have Basketball SA got a secondary stadium on stand-by with the rain looking likely?

Obviously not much to say about the women which is a shame. I think a key factor is who's refing the games as well. If it was anything like the Gambier game last Saturday night there might be a brawl to watch as they lost control of the game and made some absolute shocker calls like the double foul where Teys had Rathjen in a head lock and dragged him. In no way should Rathjen get an unsportsmanlike call on that play.

Durant should have been blasted for that decision.

Sorry I don't follow the women’s league so to try to give any insight or predictions would be worthless.

Would love for somebody to write up a preview on the women’s game either in this thread or in one of its own.

Nothing at all against the women’s league, it sounds like it’s been really competitive this year, I just can’t do it any justice with my limited knowledge.

You'd hope Harris takes some accountability and shows up like a 36er should. Not that that’s much of a bar to reach but has to fire or they’re in trouble.

Forestville look very beatable, especially if playoff Harris continues to show up & an injured Deng! Mt Gambier women match up nicely with the Eagles, if they start well this one could get ugly. Looking forward to two cracking games on Saturday!

heres your write up for the womens game:

^I remember someone saying 'whoever misses fewer layups win'

Sounds about right to be honest.

So he got a call right! Should have added in whinger! Perhaps he didn't enjoy teys constantly placing his hand on his arse.

So he got a call right! Should have added in whinger! Perhaps he didn't enjoy teys constantly placing his hand on his arse.

#988 and you know this how?

I feel a Saturday night final at TSA - free entry peeps - - - but how much money will Eagles loose in bar/canteen/entry, etc...heads should roll!

I'm sure TSA will be blanket and beanie ready, romantic lighting and lack-luster atmosphere.

How do you figure?

How is it Forestvilles responsibility to fix the roof when it's a BSA run venue that BSA themselves rent off the show grounds?

BSA have no $$ which means they don't employ the right people. The organisation is and has been awful for years, I don't know what people expect! I pity any club that call a BSA run facility their home. A sad reflection of the current state of the game in this state.

Game will be live streamed by BSA and internal roof is in place in case it rains . Showgrounds
To the rescue

How do you know they weren't?

#098, totally agree.

BSA's administration of PL just very poor in so many ways.

They appear to exist in a culture where, not very good is good enough.

PL:
programming poor,

stadium management not up to scratch,

refereeing often poor and always inconsistent,

Scorebench quality variable at best - how would the season stats hold up to a proper audit?,

One club allowed to continue to get away with an inappropriate playing culture,

Need to demonstrate greater leadership in generating overall improvement of the league.

Yeah I'm sure the Eagles don’t want to play a cut throat Final at Wayville and would rather it moved to a neutral venue. Some of you warriors make me giggle.

What's an internal roof? Isn't it called a ceiling

inappropriate playing culture is i got my butt handed to me multiple times because i am extremely soft, so i get on hoops and sook about it

Internal roof = tarps to Chanel the water away from playing surface

Last minute word from eagles coach, apparently dj is able to play because of past membership with the club and a technicality of injury on the roster so eagles will be hard to deal with now.

I've also heard that Carmello Anthony has signed a 2 week contract with Forestville. Expect a good battle tonight!

Apparently dean has taken the position as head coach at Norwood, due to Norwood coach family emergency.
He has managed to secure the entire all star nba team for tonight's game.
Unfortunately he won’t be able to afford anything ever again, but it’s worth it for a premiership.

wait.. my sources have just clarified All-Star roster arrival. However, due to torrential downfall, game has been postponed to next season. Thanks for coming fellas..

Can the league or at least forestville bring in a dress code for coaches, Andy in his Jorts and Rashad in God knows what just look like a bunch of homeless guys.

Can the two knobs commentating stop quoting hoops posts, it's embarrassing for them

Why is Whitmore in commentary giving coaching tips??? About all he's good for is dribbling shit. Love his claim about discovering Harris in 20s.
He's probably amazed that teams don't play zone most of game.

Well it's clear Benito Carbone and Scott Whitmore visit hoops regularly. A few hoops thoughts have surfaced during the livestream...

Gee glad this isn't the gf, thankfully mt gambier are in to make it interesting

After this season surely it's time for the Webbers to call it quits. Well and truly past their use by dates!

Two Webbers on the team, their Dad on the team bench (manager?) and older brother (club Pres) standing behind the bench watching every move.

Easy to see who's in charge. Has there ever been a coach with less say than Rogers?

The Webbers are toxic enough when there's just one, but four?

Gotta put the pipe down if you don't believe mount Gambier has a big budget compared to others, so much they can subsidise teams to travel. Good luck to them but wakeup sunshine. Hell, their takings last week alone would nearly beat some teams budget.

Can't work out which is worse, Whitmore coaching or commentating? Hope you read that Scotty.

Beating team missing league MVP and thenthe biggest chokers in history of league. And an aging lineup that spent on Brine, Legan and Moultrie has a bright future. Hmm, OK.

Anon, bigger budget clubs?
You're joking, surely?

I'd say the future for Norwood is the opposite of bright. No juniors getting minutes. A bunch of guys on the bench who wouldn't get a game at a lot of other clubs. A dysfunctional set up where the coach is a puppet.

You Norwood people sure are different, but on the plus side, you give us all a good laugh.

Pretty good drunken potty mouths by the WAG's on the sideline too

#300 clearly has no idea what Norwood's budget is, or other clubs' for that matter. Legan paid handsomely, Norwood outbid plenty of clubs for their players but only Brine joined, $$$ wasn't enough to keep Stanbridge in a bad situation there, and consecutive years with a poor choice of 2nd import. Norwood's budget is plenty big: RoJo and the Webbers just have recruiting issues.

If Norwood were not influenced by Webbers they'd get a import point and big, move Lycett to 2 and Brine to 3 or 4. Maybe D Webber to start but not ideal. Give Long more minutes and put A Webber to bench. But that will never happen with setup they have or puppet coach. Have young guys on bench that should be in 23s. Had good reserves team a couple of years ago but all gone now because of lack of time and when Rojo headed up 23s and played his favourites. Couple of years and they'll wish they had easterns talent!
Look what's happened to women and girls program.

Hoops really needs a laugh react, just for Anon 322.

Move Lycett to the 2? He'd he torched on drives by quick SG’s. Move Brine to the 3? Got to be able to string 5 dribbles together first to play the wing.

Well those 2 are the only assets Norwood have, although Brine can bolt for a paycheck anywhere and Lycett has dropped of significantly the last 3 years. The point is that the Webbers are hamstringing the club, both aren't credible starters anymore but ego won't bring in what's needed. The Moultrie signing would have been mates rates and whilst his finals were good he wasn't effective during year. If they had proper big man inside in the post it would have spaced floor. Legan took away shots from Lycett, part of his fall. Get a good combo guard and big and they'll be better but that will never happen.
As for bench, shown that top teams concentrate on 6 players but no One on that bench is any good. Players that would be contributing now are way gone because of splinters on bench.

Haha anon 333
Lycett is one of the premiere perimeter defenders in the league. What lightning fast SG's are you referring to?
And Brine has played 3 in league much higher than this one. He played 5 this year because they had one one! (Refused to play anyone)

Maybe a couple of years ago mate but not anymore. He's lost a step but still very good. Can you show me some footage of Brine credibly playing the 3 because in college he was a 4/5 just like he was in our league this season... as he was the previous year at Southern.

Brine played 3 with Turnage 4 and Mays 5.

He's been more effective this year playing closer to the rim.

Brine and Legan will look elsewhere to where the money is like usual.

Can't fathom why old man Webber is assistant except to babysit the boys. Have 3 other assistants, why is he no longer manager except to control them.
Norwood talked about the new blood coming onto committee, just see the usual surnames.

437..
He didn't play the 3 at southern? Haha are you suggesting Greg Mays was running the 3? Haha
I agree he’s been good inside this year. i would argue that is also due to him seeing the ball more..
He played 3 in Spain the year before he came back to play for southern. Unless you have some facts or understand basketball, stay in your basement and maybe take 5 from the keyboard

Why did he leave Southern?

If it is money who has the money to pay for him if he moves from Norwood? The only other club left is Forestville!!

Norwood are fucked if they don't fix the Webber problem...
Nobody wants to play with them.

When you have Daniel starting and playing 30+ minutes on average and being a total bag of shit.

You need to question what the hell theyre thinking.

Daniels dad has his finger up the coaches chocolate starfish and the team pays for it.

I know exactly what they're thinking. Hire a puppet coach who won't upset the Webbers, give them what they want, get a Webber as president and other supporters on board so nothing can happen. Love him or hate him, KB didn't put up with their shit, left after a year. Paid big money for players to come in so they can win and they hate playing with them. Have spoken to various parents about their unhappiness there, asked if they voted at AGM, they didn't so I just say it's half there fault. Rojo needs to go but he's entrenched as whatever they're calling coaching director.

He actually would've been happy staying at southern but had no choice due to their financial crisis. I believe he also moved well north of the city!

No choice? Taking less money is a choice, but geographically is a good reason.

^^ Lol

Eagles to hopefully fall short again.
Will Deano jump (figuratively speaking), job opening at Sturt. He can show his true coaching genius without a huge budget.
Expect them to be around bottom half of they even survive.

Paul Rigoni has been announced as Sturt coach.

Wheres it going to end up though? Rojos a puppet so won't do anything, the committee is stacked with pro Webbers, the president is a Webber ffs. The only way to change is at the AGM, vote in change. But if you show rebellion as a parent be prepared for your kid to play lower divs.

Question is, would the Webbers be playing as much if there wasn't a puppet as coach and them controlling the committee? Maybe a vested interest.

Need checks and balances. Not the only club with this issue.

I don't think any current player should be on the committee, that’s a conflict of interest.

Explain exactly how that's a conflict of interest.

Since we're throwing out random phrases: Norwood needs a double disillusion.

Explanation : Ok committee, we are hiring a new coach. 2 applicants, one a puppet that wont make waves and B, a tough new coach who is looking to develop young players and bring fresh blood in. Won't take shit. As a committee who are you voting for.
Committee : Puppet please so I can keep my minutes.

So who was the other candidate?

How is that any different to a parent on the committee. It's junior sports everyone has a conflict.

Ummm what?
Norwood is flush with cash as are the people involved. It's the opposite of a working class environment. WTF are you talking about?

Clearly English isn't one of their strengths either

" No Sixers ring ins."

Not for a lack of trying.

Again, beat a team without best player in league and a team that's the biggest chockers of all time. They limp into playoffs, lucky to make it where they did.

Limp into playoffs before coming back from 20 down at the end of the third quarter to lose by 4 to a fully fit Forestville.

In a knockout final it doesn't matter if you lose by 4 or 40! You still lost!

Correct. Hardly limped though. Typical Hoops poster completely failing basic reading comprehension.

Congrats Lauren Gibbons on another ressies MVP. A baller and a beauty!

I read fine. Norwood lost. The margin is irrelevant. A late run when Forestville had put the cue in the rack. And as a club, didn't really lose classy. On the court or in the front row.

Put the cue in the rack? Starters played 40 minutes.

Everyone wants to cut down Norwood, the best all round club in the state

Guys can we please stop picking on the Webber's before they threaten legal action again thanks

Sports towels all over the eastern suburbs will breathe a sigh of relief this saturday as they can rest after a rough season of being waved by norwood bench scrubbers

"the best all round club in the state"

...based on?

That's enough Andrew, thank you.

Heard Norwood are looking for coaches/players and support staff only criteria is you have to either be a Webber or do whatever they say #40minutesforwebber #12%fg

Everyone loves bleed FOR club. Not bleed THE club.

Rigby Alphabet headed to South for big $$$ heard it here first. Unhappy with his move to Sturt apparently wants to beat Mavs on both occasions next year.

Rig and Seb Vozzo package deal is the word!

Do South now charge players to play for them?

Why would you go to South if you wanted to win games?

For the big dollars and great coaching, just ask Jonnek how great it is there. Suppose he didn't have to put up with crashing out of finals since they had no chance of making it (insert meme)

Being at South is a lifestyle, just not a very good one. With Captain Petty at the helm anything could happen.