Very disapointed DC.

Reesy made the comment he only made those 2 3 pointers to get on the whats hot list, and no mention at all.

Very sad.

You should try to get to more than one game DC or get some info about other games.

The Hot/Not list generally originates from one game per week. Others are more than welcome to add their Hot/Not lists from other games as comments.

The comment about Oscar was more of an in-joke than anything else. We chatted about it after the game. Oscar's defense on Hambour in the third was bad and he said so himself.

Well here you go...

What's Hot : Paul Rees firing away from beyond the arc, not once but twice...should've seen the look on KB's face! Priceless...

What's Not : Neal Bridgeman or whatever his name is. The umpire who is that pathetic that needs to be on show in crunch time during the game. Neal, get a life!

What's Not: Panther for the Tech he received late in the game that cost his team a win.

South were coming back from a double figure deficit when Panther was called for a foul. After telling Neal that he thought he had been working out (or words to that affect), Neal issued him with a T.

Sturty, how can you comment whether or not what I said warranted a Tech when you obviously have no idea what I said?

What did you say, Panther?

Reesy reads the list? I'm honoured! Reesy is a straight pimp for whom my words wouldn't do justice to such a great man. Hopefully I'll remember to chuck him on in future weeks. I hope to one day hire him as my personal dietician and trainer as I view Rees as having the perfect athlete's body.

As for the amount of games the list covers, well I try to make more than one game a week but sometimes it just can't occur. The list was shorter than I liked this week as I did it in a rush at 2am after finishing an assignment but hopefully next week it should be meatier.

Post #32217, it's good you stayed Anonymous because you would have to be pretty stupid to think that was a serious call on Oscar.

It's not about what the comment contained. It's about the comment!

IOW shut up!

What's Hot

Newley's dunk in the 1st, took off from the block.

Dix control from the perimeter, including 2/4 from the 3 point arc.
Must be the week for big guys stepping outside.

Dallas v Houston tied at 2-2

Chelsea winning 2-0

What's Not

Wood's foul with 7:00 to go in the 3rd. Down 39 59 wood chased down Newley on a break only to foul him before entering the key. Wood, forget what your junior coach told you, contest the dunk. Get a block or be posterized.

Forestville Womens 4th quarter fade.

Sorry Panther, extremely bad timing on that tech. On the other side of the coin you are right Bridgeman struggles & shouldn't be reffing ABL.

After calling my fifth foul against me for holding Reesy on a rebound (anyone there would say it was a bad call) followed by another ridiculous call I politely said he may as well put a green shirt on. Now to call a tech for that is pathetic. How soft hearted can this guy be? I suppose i'll get the bill in the mail from him having to go see his shrink about it all!!!

He is tied in with Woodville isnt he. Saw him screw north as well when they were against woodville and he was ref, might be an issue there

Because Woodville can't win a game on their own, can they?

OH thats a big comment there FLY. Panther forgot to mention the whole game.

Firstly i do agree with Panther that was a pretty stupid call but that is Neal and he pretty consistant with shitty calls. Im also suprised he refs ABL.

Secondly both teams South and Woodville were getting some really shocking calls or the refs just missing very obvious ones.

I dont cant blame ya for Panther thats just the way Neal is i think the whistle goes to his head sometimes.

heard people cover their heads in the outer when mr rees props on the arc waiting for a dish

HOT: The fact that I am going to be civil and admit to DC that I was wrong about crowd numbers. Yes I know it was me you were having a dig at.

I have to admit I was shocked at the crowd numbers. It was almost like midnight in a cemetary. I can't imagine the quality of the game would have kept people away, but the quality of the stadium. There were many more people for the women's game than the men's but it gets pretty tiring having to sit in there for 4 hours to catch both games.

panther - did the ref get cynical with you when you missed a shot or turned the ball over?

accept the call - just like your coach has to accept a clanger on the court from you and move on

my message is - find out what the refs will support and get on their good side

do not argue with the B

Not as good as some of the other Whats Hot threads.

(Mod: Not as good as some of the other Bizzy posts.)

What's Hot- the What's hot what's not threads.

What's not- bizzy tryin to cut it down.

What Hot
The What's hot/What's not list and replies

Whats not
The echo - formerly known as bizzy. 170 posts later, and still to provide us with his own opinion.

"Multi Function Polis", it's kind of a strange comment to state,"just like your coach has to accept a clanger on the court from you and move on.." Where are your stats to show that one dipshit? You know you are talking about the player who currently leads the league in field goal percentage...

If that's what he was referring to then he's never played the game before in his life, nor any team sport for that matter! Are you saying that i've never been criticised? Have a look on this website for starters! I put up with it all the time. From coaches, other players, umpires, spectators, but for some reason some umpires need to be wrapped in cotton wool and have feelings that would make a Kitten hard core!
I have never been one to swear at or call an umpire names, yet they still can't handle a light hearted comment. I have some of the best relationships with refs and the banter and light hearted payouts that go back and forth is always taken as a bit of fun, but some refs have some sort of small mans syndrome or something and feel that you cannot even look at them the wrong way with out them serving you up a "T". Players get so into a game some times they do get fired up, it's all part of the passion of playing basketball, playing sport and if an umpire knows this they understand sometimes a rush of blood occurs and players get frustrated, but don't take the focus away from the game itself by trying to be the main attraction. That's not what they are there for.
I know a lot of people will want to differ with my opinion and that's fine, go right ahead.

Panther - sound like u need a hug?

i have also had trouble with Neil in the past, but lately he has been good to me. He does seem to hand out T's fairly often though, perhaps he should look at himself as to why he gives away so many?

"...Houston Rockets head coach Jeff Van Gundy has been fined $100,000 for his public comments concerning NBA officiating, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Senior Vice President Basketball Operations."
Just another example of the fragile state of umpires...

What's Hot - Bizzy getting pounded on Hoops SA. Posters from different clubs coming together to tell it like it is. It's for the good of basketball. The game is the real winner today.

Welbourne (spelling??) reffing Div 3 Men on a Monday. Some solid, intelligent reffing. Something seen rarely in Div 3, but much appreciated none the less. Cheers Paul.

You don't seem to understand, anonymous #32380. yes, there's only 2:35 left. South were down by 15 with about 8 mins left and had got it back to a single digit lead and the players are going to be obviously annoyed and frustrated if a soft foul is called late in the game (especially since the game was so rough). You don't call T's in that situation, when of course comments are going to be flying around, as said before due to the players being tired and frustrated.

EC, yeah you're right that the quality of the stadium keeps Sturt fans away, but I feel I'm justified in my opinion that Sturt really doesn't have the greatest away following, (which is basically what I meant, not specifically talking about Sturt home games which aren't too bad).

At least you had a bench to sit on, I was on a steel beam for two hours. Still the North people are making the best of a bad situation.

The other day when someone posted about the difficulties arranging and storing seating at Hillcrest, I imagined these hammocks suspended from the ceiling... or seating pulled down from the rafters. Or that came out of the existing seating.

I think the bigger issue is that it seems pretty dark at one end of the court. As you said, though, they're making the most of what's there to be used.

Funny you should mention the darkened end of the court. It seems Sturt field goal percantage dropped dramatically at that end, as has South's and Forestville's in games I have seen this year. Nice home court advantage to have.

Visitors to Hillcrest, shooting percentages:

Sturt: first half (55.6%), second half (33.3%)

Eastern: first half (36.2%), second half (48.6%)

Centrals: first half (45.2%), second half (38.2%)

South: first half (48.9%), second half (40.9%)

Forestville: first half (37.5%), second half (38.1%)

Do the visitors always start towards the lighter end?

Forestville even. Eastern against the trend. The other three drop: Sturt down 22%, Centrals down 7%, South down 8%. Would be interesting to see the trends over a longer period.

How about North's stats Isaac, they shoot better in the 2nd Half when not going to the darker end!!!!

v Eagles - 37.5% 1st Half
- 42.7% 2nd Half

v Panthers - 44.2% 1st Half
- 54.5% 2nd Half

v Mavs - 41.9% 1st Half
- 41.9% 2nd Half

v Sturt - 46.7% 1st Half
- 47.7% 2nd Half

I couldn't find the stats for the game against the Lions.

Memo to Woodville, West, Norwood & Southern - BRING YOUR OWN LIGHTS!!!!

Actually, just looked at the Box Scores for Women's games and it also shows a similar pattern.

Eagles - 33.3% 1st, 34.3% 2nd
South - 40.6% 1st, 34.4% 2nd
Mavs - 37.0% 1st, 33.3% 2nd
Sturt - 47.2% 1st, 33.3% 2nd

v Eagles - 33.3% 1st, 57.7% 2nd
v South - 27.8% 1st, 37.9% 2nd
v Mavs - 34.9% 1st, 44.7% 2nd
v Sturt - 43.5% 1st, 28.9% 2nd

Don't you just love a good conspiracy theory!!!!

dont forget to look at other staidums. Could another reason for poorer shooting in the second half be simply that a team gets tired...

Do North women shoot better in their second halves at home?

Dr D,

That is what the 2nd lot of stats are (v Eagles etc). All except for agaisnt Sturt, North Women shot far better in the 2nd half.

oh sh!t, i thought they were mens, i should have read it a bit closer.

there certainly is a pattern there.

Wonder if we can access last years stats and see how long this has been going on!

must be the breeze

the ring at the lighter end is actually about 4 cm wider in diameter.....we out north investigated this trend last year...yet the club refused to make the change... believe it!!

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whats not. PHILLY are out