My additions:

Hot:

• Jye Watson's 50 points at Starplex -- you don't need to see it in person to know it was a big performance
• Brad Newley finally fires up for 35, but where are all of these turnovers coming from?

• ABL games spread over three days, but not being able to go to any of them

hey double clutch, your a loser. Why do you always have to make fun of me, i just love singing, is that a crime.

xoxo Jessie

Birmingham is ex-North junior, played with the 85 team until U18 2nd year when he went to Woodville.

interesting point - the courtside announcer "AIR BALL !" for a sturt miss and nothing for a warrior flop over

is their no code of honor amongst these men of the mic?

if that is the case - can the visiting team bring their own pa and shout the house down as well?

Gary BIRMINGHAM has spent the last 3 years in the Reserves playing some awesome basketball. Last winter, he took out the MVP for the team and was top scorer in the Reserves Grade. He has been on the end of the line behind WILSON, VANDENBERGH, TODD, GRAVES and Darren NG, so his opportunity to play ABL has been limited. It is no surprise he is doing so well this year because he has enormous all round talent and matched it with the above at every training session.

gary puts in and deserves the go he gets

are the breaveringtons opening a fish and chip shop here as well?

Hot - Kosmider, 12 assists. One short of thedoctor's prediction.

thedoctor predicting Panther's 5 fouls. But hey, that prediction didn't take much forsight!

Hot - players from several clubs socialising/drinking together at The Oxford Saturday night. Good to see. Many regulars from Hoops SA revealed their alias. No more semi-anonymous posting!

Whats not:
Joel goodenough coming back and playing sweet F.A. minutes after he was told that things would go back to how they were if he returnded!

5, or is it J5?

even tho there were 'circumstances' you cant abondon your team then come back and it expect it to be the same. B/ball is a team sport, everyone has to earn their spot, and i think with a POTW performance against North J.Warhurst earnt his.

What's HOT:

Watson and Francis POTW

J5, yeah NOT. jason played a ripper the week before but his performance wasnt real outstanding on saturday and still why would the coach tell joel and the team that if he didnt mean it.

yeah i also heard that Richard hill said that to him, and from what i recall how things used to be was joel as starting five.

5 - 5 from mavs still played 17+ minutes, what he was told aside, i think you'd be happy with that.

Madgen played 24, BD 37, Becis 34, Jason 30 Minutes.

I dont know why coaches coach how they do. Must be for a reason, maybe that's why Richard is coaching ABL, not a lowly div 4 team, or something.

I didn't see the Mavs game but I saw Warhurst ball up North at hillcrest a couple weeks ago. He is baller.

I don't think you can attack Richard for making his coaching decisions, things in a game don't always go to plan, so maybe his intentions were to give Joel ct time, but the game didn't go that way. I don't know, wasn't there, but i think that is between Joel and Richard, not for us to criticise on a chat site.

Jye got 50, that's hot.

I agree tunes at ball at the moment... not.

yeah....
songs have been rather medioka lately for eg.
marion played "wip it, wip it good" about 4 times in one game.

I think you were harsh on Oscar DC. He would have been in line for about another 6 assists from memory, but the player he passed to decided to make better position, cancelling the assist.

If that was you who came up and got the boxes at the end of the mens game, you could have of at least said hi, snob!

Hey double clutch, leave that girl alone, what would you put on as music ACDC crap or olden day songs. Your a loser n everyone should listen to the radio more often. This music is good just because you dont lyk them doesnt mean other people dont. ok then. And Gary Birmingham is a star n a good player at tat so leave him alone 2.

Anonymous from what double clutch was sayin, i to think that music is shit, and also i didnt see anything about Gary Birmingham getting bagged?

Theres nuthing wrong with some oldies, i think double clutch is tryin to get at is they should mix up the music. Not just shit all night.

AC/DC is the greatest bball music ever. Long live rockin roll

Heck, I won't start on music. Have been listening to Cold Chisel's greatest hits over the past few days .....

Gary Birmingham? Old Bull said it best. Young fella who's been plying his trade patiently in the Reserves, waiting behind Graves, Wilson, Vandenbergh, Ng, Meakin ..... and now he's got his chance. Great shooting, very good attitude and humility to boot.

Keep it up, Glitter!

Whats Hot

Gary B? Na hes a well deserving player. I used to play against him many seasons ago U16/U18/U20 and i would have to say id rather him hit a shot on me then some of the other players that 70% of there game is ball and 30% of that is trash. Everytime ive played against him or watched his team he always seems to keep his mouth shut and focused on the game,

Well done. I would take my hat of to you if i was wearing one.

Idiot of the week:

• Post #31536 congrats on the award.

Shut-down of the week:

Double clutch on anon, he didn't bag Gary!

Yogee, you can't give credit to Oscar for nearly getting asists, or say that his team mates should have shot it instead of making better position. That's the point of an assist, to put a team mate in the best shooting position.

one assist means one assist.

Also, if I was shooting like Oscar is, I wouldn't be passing it all that much...

Gary is well deserving of his recognition this week. He is one of the only players that plays 100% ball and not talk shit all game. He goes out and gets on with the game. A lot of natural talent.

The music really is shit. The stuff they are playing doesn't get the crowd involved only teeny boppers. They need to play things that are going to bring the crowd into the game, not make them want to go home.

What's Hot: Finally meet thedoctor!
The Oxford on a Saturday night, seems like a place for all Ballers to hang out.

What's Not: Not being able to go this Saturday due to a Sunday game! DOH!

Which part wasn't hot? Your obviously talking about the spitting out part!!!

thedoctor, Yogee wasn't really suggesting Oscar get credit for "almost assists", but that he shouldn't be called a ball hog for not being credited for many. I think he only had 15 attempts in that Woodville game (first game under 20 FGA for the season).

r u kidding ?! Matt Ganges looks SO much hotter now that he's got the hair cut. he now looks more classier than ever. -->From a female view point anyway

"He would have been in line for about another 6 assists from memory, but the player he passed to decided to make better position, cancelling the assist."

What does that mean? Its putting some blame on team mates for Oscar not getting assists. ie - they could/should have shot it, but instead, decided to put the ball on the floor etc etc.

The art of the assist is getting the ball to the player in the best position. Looking at the amount of times Oscar shoots (and makes it!) versus his assist count, he doesn't pass it up much. In saying that, Oscar can usually be seen as the best scoring option, so why pass?

Not a crticism of Oscar, just questioning the concept of the 'almost-assist'.

ease up the tequila spitting anon(i wont reveal your real name), after almost falling over for no reason i thought i should stop drinking... for five minutes. plus i dont think i should be held accountable for anything i cant actually remember doing.

The post was actually meant in jest, text based chat yet again ruining the true context of the post.

Oh well.

Yeah that was me Yogee, you looked busy when i came up so I didn't interupt.

I was calling a Oscar a ballhog in jest. If you're shooting as well as he is passing should be an afterthought.

WHAT'S NOT:

OldSchoolRef's bagging of Paul Welbourn!
Saying that he doesn't ref on a Friday night!
Paul Welbourn will be at Pasadena tomorrow night!

And by the way, he was reffing Friday nights even before your comments came up on hoops, Oldschoolref!

Offer is here: come out to Pasadena tomorrow night and feel free to sit down and see with your very own eyes that Paul Welbourn still does Friday nights!

C'mon Matt get it right...it's Peter Welbourne!