Anonymous
Years ago

Terrible Local Support - Norwood v Sandringham

Would've been nice to see some more SA basketball lovers at the Norwood v Sandringham game last night. There would have been barely 100 people there last night. We can't expect things to get better locally or Australia wide on the basketball scene if no one is going to make an effort. Norwood was representing SA basketball last night and the crowd pretty much consisted of friends and family. It was a disgrace! Even if you're not a Norwood person you should have been there to support SA basketball. If we can't even do that we may as well kiss the sport goodbye!

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Anonymous
Years ago

Well, like how much publicity and marketing was done by the Club and BSA for the game to ALL clubs etc etc??

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Anonymous
Years ago

i wuda gone to watch but had no idea it was on

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jimmy de bas
Years ago

If I attended, I would have been barracking for Sandringham, but that wouldn't have looked good, so I thought 'why bother?'

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EC
Years ago

What was the result. I have been looking since Sunday morning but can't see anything.

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Sturty6ers
Years ago

If there is no advertising for the game how are people to know???

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Moses Guthrie
Years ago

Friends played in the SA Church league at Mars that afternoon and even they weren't aware about it - despite it being played just hours later at the same venue. Marketing?

Besides, we all thought the Opals were playing the USA the same night. How were we to know it wouldn't be on TV until 11.30pm? Reminds me of the Closing Ceremony last night. If Johanna Griggs tells me it'll be on "soon" one more time .....

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Anonymous
Years ago

This game was at Mars?

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Anonymous
Years ago

In SA we don't get the big picture. SA basketball (CABL) is actually part of a national competition and the grand final is really the one at the top of the tree that all teams should be aspiring to - the Australian National Championships of the ABL. Once we have a CABL conference winner, we think it is all done and dusted.

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KingJames
Years ago

I might have gone also if I knew it was on. Who won in the end?

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Anon
Years ago

Sandringham

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SabreToothTiger
Years ago

Sandringham didn't just win, they thrashed Norwood!

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Anonymous
Years ago

I'll repeat, where was the game played?

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Juror 12
Years ago

You could've also seen former NBA player Sedale Threatt! Looked like he did OK - 14 assists! Anyone who went care to fill us in on how he went and the battle with Todd Matthews? How about Simon Conn - who is he? He had some impressive numbers.

http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=104052806&c=1-5934-0-75685-0&pool=1

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DandyBoi
Years ago

Its not former NBA player Sedale Threatt that played at all -it was his son Sedale Threatt Jnr. He never looked like making the NBA and hence he has been playing in Victoria for some years now at a number of clubs in the Big V comp.
Simon Conn has been dominating the Big V competition for quite a few seasons now. Sandringham are a very good team, and they managed to get over Dandenong who have quite a few guns too (including Brent Hobba - Sth Dragons).
Game was at MARS.

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Anonymous
Years ago

Matthews did quite well against Threat. Burned him to the hoop at ease (I think every single time he wanted to)! Threat looked like he couldn't shoot the side of a barn, but was an awesome passer. he seemed to claim an injury twice in the game... once after Todd scored on him again and another after he had the ball stolen from him. Read into that what you will!

Norwood were down plenty at the half, but had shot about 25 percent from the floor. When they started to hit some shots they got it back to near single digits, but Sandringham's inside play was way too good and Norwood could't stop their big fellas.

Decent game to watch however.

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Anonymous
Years ago

where was all the norwood supporters. shouldnt you try to get your own club to support you before you get people from other clubs to.

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Years ago

"Advertising and Promotion"
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

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Anonymous
Years ago

36ers should swap David Cooper for Simon whatsisname from Sandringham

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