Great write up Woj.

I expect North vs Woodville to be a bit closer than you have it, McVeigh didn't look great last week and Woodville have the size to compete with him. I think that'll be a 50/50 game - North were OK last week but only for 1 half. Much tougher assignment this week.

I do expect Norwood with Green back and some kids in the lineup to push Forestville and keep it within single digits.

West to take it up to Southern but just fall short.

Centrals in the upset of the round to have too much athletic ability for Sturt whose second half of the season will be much tougher than the first.

South to beat Mavs, Starling or not. Against any other team this could be a danger game for South but will just have too much on court talent for the Mavs, even if it's an even battle on the benches.

083 true, but Woj wouldn't know that, because his expert knowledge comes from box scores.

Awww. Write up the previews yourself. Would love to have time to watch every minute of every game, but doing this voluntarily. And sorry I use those pesky box scores that show the facts. And missed where I said Woodville played a lot of zone this year, the last season they definitely did to no effect.
So challenge is there, write up the previews etc yourself. But you won't. Maybe write an essay how Jacobs is going to win NBL MVP next season with Sixers.
Sheesh, can't please everyone FFS, but at least keep your whinging to yourself or contribute something meaningful.

Yeah, so Petty and Whitmore are doing fantastic jobs and I should be praising them? I have it in for them? Look at their records.
Bro, if you're sticking up for Petty that's hilarious. We could have a poll and only an idiot would support him. Case in point, you.

If Petty doesn't play Andy Barton 20 mins tonight it will show us something. Arguably leagues best shooter just sitting there wasting away and the team needs a floor spacer!

Wow, definitely ruffled a few feathers. Yep, been caught out, I work in canteen at Wayville dreaming of the day ESPN gives me my own podcast. I was on the cusp of showing my breakout player career when Scott dropped me, ever since it's spiralled to I couldn't even make South's team. So I sat back for years, plotting my revenge. Then the opportunity struck, maybe writing some local basketball previews would wreak havoc across the league. As I silently prayed, Woodville and South turned out horrible seasons despite having very talented teams. Eureka I said, revenge is mine. Those nights of weeping into my pillow as I tried to sleep at night because of the injustice that had befallen me. All those other posts questioning coaching ability were completely unrelated to my own personal campaign to get my revenge. Studying at University had paid off, just to make critical remarks against my sworn enemies. Despite all the other posts made by others, all agreeing that every coach in the league were NBL, may, NBA bound, I managed to slip in scathing, yet totally unfounded criticism of teams performing badly. The masses revolt, outraged that the notion that a coach could somehow be the reason that preseason favourites are spiralling to the cellar and those damn upstarts like Sturt, Forestville and Southern just wheel themselves out each week and somehow win despite there own coaching foibles. Of course they don't have the success of the much maligned coaches that I blaspheme.
So tonight, as I take the final sausage rolls home and go to my room after saying goodnight to Mama and Papa, I'll do some much required soul searching. My journalism career is over, completely blown apart because of the facts presented by the esteemed experts who I offended with my personal opinion. I'll go through my Pokemon card collection tomorrow, but it won't feel the same as I gaze upon my prized Charizard card. I will think to myself, how did they discover that it was all a dream of mine to undermine such perfect coaching careers, and that I spent hours poring over box scores to gleam any information that would make me feel like a professional journalist. Even my pseudonym was uncovered as a sham. I have to reveal I am not the revered American sporting journalist, I made it all up. But I am still amazed that such experts don't offer their services to provide any commentary. That would be too hard wouldn't it.
So I will have to retire again, damn it. How will I fuel my overwhelming passion to undermine my arch nemesises. Maybe I'll go in disguise when they play each other and yell they suck. Oh wait, I'm too scared to do that. Oh well, I'll just have to satisfy my obsession in another way.
But to finish. Are you fucking kidding me that you think those 2 are getting the most out of their teams, really??? If you are, wow.
Goodbye.

Andy Barton only with 7 mins at the half! I'm with Juno, Andy is a certified baller and would provide what south need off the bench

Think coming across as petty is a bit unfair. Whatmore it's shows inability to be reflective whichmore is in itself petty..
W... OJ love ya wo..rk bro...
So writemore with more wit.. dont let petty matters bring ya down or you Ville go south like air balloon without air.. b all loony like that rat in coke can on speed.... happy air b all in baby dolls ....

462 is exactly right imo

I like sharing my and reading Woj's opinions - maybe it comes across as personal or something but from my POV I'm just commenting on what I see.

Around the grounds I enjoyed flicking between the Forestville vs Norwood game and the North vs Woodville game both of which were a high standard. I think Norwood will really push teams in the back end of the year and I was very impressed with the Dech vs Jacobs match up at the start of that game. McVeigh was also a class act. Both games went close to how I expected them to.

West definitely took it up to Southern, I didn't tune in to see that one but it must have been a big collapse in the last. Could really hurt their finals chances while the wins the past 2 weeks might have Southern already locked in.

Centrals couldn't get it done but looks like it was a reasonably close game and South predictably proved too strong for Eastern.

So South absolutely cruise to a victory with 3 starters missing, Starling, Hulland and Ellis . , Barton a good player but struggles with defensive speed and lacks the ability to create his own shot. All reports are Starling been injured for a few weeks . It is clearly a personal bias against Petty and South generally from WOJ, lay-off the personal attacks and add a bit more professional approach ti your commentary and evaluation. How good a coach was Rigoni or Simons at the same period in there career ?

510 you actually just gave confirmation to my point , Rigoni and Simons probably 20-30 yrs coaching experience now , how do you think Andy would have carried himself as a 30 yo coach at this level ?

Petty's behaviour ?Andys behaviour at times now is not great . I’ve never seen any behaviour from Petty vastly different from any other coach . Just seems like one or 2 individuals on hoops with an axe to grind .

West/Tigers was a hostile game, spud celebrated his 300 by hitting a Three!!
Lots of trash talk, between players, and a fair bit of heckling from a full upstairs bar.
4th quarter collapse due to imports trying to be the hero, and not playing good team basketball. let your game talk.