So if you
want to come on the Beerfest Adelaide Hills bus trip on Saturday July 13 please
let me know ASAP - we are booking the bus, locking in the venues etc. by the
end of the week at the absolute latest.
Note gang
- the A's, B's, C's and Lady Reds are at Saints. All the games are in order so
why not make a day of it?
A's v
Brighton A @ 2.40pm - The
A's played their first game in what felt like a month on Saturday ... and it
looked like it. There were moments of brilliance interspersed with large chunks
of whatever the opposite of brilliance is (to the thesaurus) folly,
incompetence, stupidity,
ineptitude,
silliness,
idiocy,
inanity,
simple-mindedness. I like "folly".
Brighton have some good players and play solid basketball but they are a tad
outmatched in the A Grade.
B's v Gateway A @ 1.50pm - Gateway are playing some of
the best offensive basketball I have seen in years. They move the ball well,
shoot the bejusus out of it, run the break and have two guys down low who can
score - Smith is still the premier big guy in the league. The B's lost by 2
last time they played them - an ill advised foul, an even more ill-advised 3
and a non box out away from winning. The B's have been playing great D for the
last month and turn every game into a grind - now they just need to stop
turning it over and finishing around the basket.
SACBA
A/B Grade
|
|||||||
Team
|
Played
|
Wins
|
Draw
|
Loss
|
Points
|
%
|
Move
|
SPOC A
|
8
|
7
|
0
|
1
|
22
|
62.77
|
-
|
Gateway A
|
8
|
7
|
0
|
1
|
22
|
53.72
|
-
|
PAOC B
|
8
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
18
|
55.95
|
+2
|
PAOC A
|
7
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
17
|
55.67
|
-1
|
Corner B
|
8
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
16
|
59.11
|
-1
|
Happy Valley A
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
15
|
53.68
|
-
|
Knightsbridge A
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
14
|
49.20
|
-
|
Brighton A
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
10
|
39.73
|
-
|
C's v
Unley Park A @ 1.00pm - Unley
Park are unorthodox - they have 3 guys who can make shots. They are a tough
match up - they aren't big but they rebound well, they don't make a hell of a
lot of 3's but they do make outside shots. The C's will need to rebound well
(need to hit the glass even harder with Thommo away) to beat these guys cos
they can make you pay. It is 1st v 3rd - a win would improve the chances of the
important Top 2 finish.
Last time played - Win 49-35
SACBA
C/D Grade
|
|||||||
Team
|
Played
|
Wins
|
Draw
|
Loss
|
Points
|
%
|
Move
|
PAOC C
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
24
|
60.53
|
-
|
Holdfast A
|
8
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
18
|
54.42
|
-
|
Unley Park A
|
8
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
16
|
49.35
|
-
|
Corner A
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
14
|
45.69
|
-
|
Southwest A
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
14
|
44.38
|
-
|
Holdfast B
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
6
|
12
|
42.22
|
-
|
Cherry Saints A
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
6
|
12
|
37.76
|
-
|
Coromandel A
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
8
|
34.97
|
-
|
D's v
Dunn A @ 1.00pm - Dunn
are still the team to beat in NE1 - you need stop their shooters and their big
guy inside. It is all about defensive effort ... and that is where the D's have
struggled this year - to stay engaged for the full 40 minutes. It is about
want. One of the D's players said on seeing the ladder last week, that they
were 4th on the ladder "fuck that we should be first". Granted it was
said in a Gen Y way ... but yes ... you should be first ... so it comes to mind
"why aren't you first?" I bet it has something to do with effort.
Effort is the one thing that you have absolute control over on a basketball
court - the ball may or may not go in, a rebound may or may not come to you, a
loose ball may or may not come to you, a guy on the other team may or may not
be on fire, your team mates may or may not pass to you, the refs may or may not
see the call ... but the one thing that you can control on a basketball court
is your effort. If all 5 guys on the court are giving 100% effort and you still
lose then so be it ... not your day, if you are giving 80% effort and lose ...
that is your fault because there was more to give. I think this D's team has
the talent to be the best team in this league and I think the guys in this team
have the talent to be the future of the club ... now one decision needs to be
made ... are you going to put in the effort? Took me 20 years to work this out
... don't let it take you 20 years.
E's v Saints C @ 2.40 - Beat them just because they
are Saints and Intercol is coming up. Foot on the throat. And while we are at
it ... massive shout out to Moorfoot. He has made 11 of the his last 25 Free
Throws. For a guy who shoots 20% career from the line that is a massive
improvement. Same with Thommo - a the dude got down to 9% (he was 2 of 21) ..
he is 10 of his last 22 (almost 50%). Do you know how they both did it ...
practice! They shot heaps of them and they improved. In the words of
Shakespeare "IT IS NOT FUCKING ROCKET SCIENCE PEOPLE". Well done
lads.
Last time played - Win 24-23
Week 1-5
|
Week 6-8
|
Total
|
|||||||||
Team
|
FTA
|
FTM
|
FT%
|
FTA
|
FTM
|
FT%
|
FTA
|
FTM
|
FT%
|
||
A's
|
20
|
45
|
44.40%
|
12
|
25
|
48.00%
|
32
|
70
|
45.70%
|
||
B's
|
20
|
44
|
45.50%
|
23
|
43
|
53.50%
|
43
|
87
|
49.40%
|
||
C's
|
18
|
45
|
40.00%
|
23
|
62
|
37.10%
|
41
|
107
|
38.30%
|
||
D's
|
20
|
43
|
46.50%
|
24
|
53
|
45.30%
|
44
|
96
|
45.80%
|
||
E's
|
13
|
53
|
24.50%
|
24
|
66
|
36.40%
|
37
|
119
|
31.10%
|
||
F's
|
17
|
47
|
36.20%
|
29
|
62
|
46.80%
|
46
|
109
|
42.20%
|
||
G's
|
14
|
27
|
51.90%
|
12
|
28
|
42.90%
|
26
|
55
|
47.30%
|
||
Total
|
122
|
304
|
40.10%
|
147
|
339
|
43.40%
|
269
|
643
|
41.80%
|
||
Name
|
FTM
|
FTA
|
FT%
|
FTM
|
FTA
|
FT%
|
FTA
|
FTM
|
FT%
|
||
Alex Bubner
|
3
|
19
|
15.80%
|
1
|
14
|
7.10%
|
4
|
33
|
12.10%
|
||
Tom Oliphant
|
2
|
14
|
14.30%
|
10
|
29
|
34.50%
|
12
|
43
|
27.90%
|
||
Josh Moorfoot
|
2
|
11
|
18.20%
|
11
|
25
|
44.00%
|
13
|
36
|
36.10%
|
||
Total
|
7
|
44
|
15.90%
|
22
|
68
|
32.40%
|
29
|
112
|
25.90%
|
||
SACBA
North East Division 1
|
|||||||
Team
|
Played
|
Wins
|
Draw
|
Loss
|
Points
|
%
|
Move
|
Dunn A
|
8
|
7
|
0
|
1
|
22
|
55.51
|
-
|
Oakden A
|
8
|
6
|
0
|
2
|
20
|
61.39
|
-
|
SPOC B
|
8
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
18
|
53.43
|
-
|
PAOC D
|
8
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
18
|
51.97
|
-
|
PAOC E
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
14
|
47.02
|
+1
|
Knightsbridge B
|
8
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
13
|
41.59
|
-1
|
SPOC C
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
6
|
12
|
42.71
|
-
|
Taoo A
|
8
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
11
|
43.83
|
-
|
F's v
East All Stars A @ 1.50pm - EASA are 2nd in this league. I know nothing of them ... I am
just assuming that they are awesome because they are All Stars! All I know is I
want to be in the F's - I think I would have heaps of fun and I would get to
shoot the ball lots.
Every week, Brownie send me the
scoresheet and I think "maybe this is the week ... maybe this is the
week". The week that one of the members of the Old Reds Team of the 20
Years puts up ridiculous numbers - but up to now it has yet to happen. So can I
say to you Brad and Jay and Jons and Downtown Chris Brown ... GET STU THE BALL
... IT'S DANGEROUS FUCKING STU FOR CHRIST SAKE. The last game he played before
he went down with his knee, he had 21 in a half against the 2nd best team in
the A Grade - that guy is still in there - he just needs to be released. Like
Monkey, in that egg, on that mountain top ... Dangerous
is irrepressible.
Last time played – Win 43-31
G’s v Saints E’s @ 3.30pm – If there is something that never ever gets old it
is beating Saints. The G’s are starting to really improve – Brendon and Reid
have established themselves as the scorers in the team and are leading the way.
The key to beating Saints is solid D and rebound – you have to clean up those
boards … those guys are relentless because they know no other way.
Last time played – Win 25-19
SACBA North East Division 2
|
|||||||
Team
|
Played
|
Wins
|
Draw
|
Loss
|
Points
|
%
|
Move
|
PAOC F
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
24
|
66.87
|
-
|
East All Star A
|
8
|
6
|
0
|
2
|
20
|
55.58
|
-
|
Northgate A
|
8
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
18
|
49.21
|
+1
|
Golden Grove A
|
8
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
16
|
53.12
|
-1
|
PAOC G
|
8
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
16
|
43.89
|
+1
|
SPOC E
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
14
|
50.91
|
-1
|
SPOC D
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
10
|
43.56
|
-
|
Spicer A
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
10
|
30.88
|
-
|
Lady Reds v Trinity A @ 3.30pm – The Lady Reds are on an absolute roll – they have
knocked off the 2 best teams in the last 2 weeks. Wans is away from the team
for a few weeks so the team will need to get on the boards to help out Georgie.
It is the Lady Reds defence that has really stepped up and that has led to easy
baskets at the other end with Jordy and Megan able to get out on the break.
Trinity had their first win last week and even though the Reds pumped them last
time they need to stay aggressive to kill the game off early.
SACBA Women's A Grade
|
|||||||
Team
|
Played
|
Wins
|
Draw
|
Loss
|
Points
|
%
|
Move
|
Unley Park A
|
8
|
7
|
0
|
1
|
22
|
71.46
|
-
|
Adelaide A
|
8
|
6
|
0
|
2
|
20
|
63.67
|
-
|
PAOC WA
|
8
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
19
|
56.84
|
-
|
Edwardstown A
|
8
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
18
|
48.15
|
-
|
Dunn A
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
14
|
48.63
|
-
|
Unley Park B
|
8
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
13
|
39.22
|
-
|
Cherry Saints A
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
6
|
12
|
40.13
|
-
|
Trinity B
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
10
|
32.02
|
-
|
Date
|
Team
|
Opposition
|
Time
|
Stadium
|
Court
|
July 6
|
A
|
Brighton A
|
2.40
|
Saints
|
2
|
July 6
|
B
|
Gateway A
|
1.50
|
Saints
|
1
|
July 6
|
C
|
Unley Park
A
|
1.00
|
Saints
|
2
|
July 6
|
D
|
Dunn A
|
1.00
|
Cedar
|
1
|
July 6
|
E
|
Saints C
|
2.40
|
Cedar
|
1
|
July 6
|
F
|
East All
Stars A
|
1.50
|
Cedar
|
2
|
July 6
|
G
|
Saints E
|
3.30
|
Cedar
|
2
|
July 6
|
LR
|
Trinity A
|
3.30
|
Saints
|
2
|
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