1 dome
2 starplex
3 wayville
4 pasadena
5 marden
6 mt barker
7 morphett vale
8 port
9 marion & hillcrest tie

I would slot Underdale in at equal 5, st clair equal 8, ingle farm equal 6 (air cond), noarlunga lesuire equal 5

top 5:
1. the Dome
2. Starplex
3. Pasadena/Wayville
4. Marden
5. Morphett Vale

The Plex wins hands down in my opinion.

Jirachi, how are the rings the "WORST in Adelaide"??

I agree RE: Starplex.

1 - Wayville
2 - Dome (although terrible for use of 3 courts)
3 - Starplex
4 - Pasadena

Daylight

5 - MV
6 - Mars
7 - Mt Barker

Daylight

8 - Port

Daylight

=9th - Marion & Hillcrest

I would put Port down with Marion/Hillcrest. Poor surfaces and poor lighting.

Jirachi, make up your mind, "their too hard and bouncy" WTF? what are they - too hard, or too bouncy?

perhaps you should practice shooting a bit more?

DECENT shooters tear up at the starplex, which is definitely the best courts in town behind the clipsal. In fact DECENT shooters can tear up anywhere, and they certainly dont blame the "too hard and bouncy rings"

And as for centrals needing all the help they can get, they need to help themselves, because the "too hard and bouncy rings aint helping them at all."

And also, what player ever complains about how the GRANDSTAND seats are uncomfortable to sit in?

For anyone who says the starplex has crap rings... you just gotta learn to shoot bro. Too bouncy? Dont get the rolls?? Stop whining!!Starplex rings are easily the best quality in SA. P.S i dont play for centrals!

Seriously Jirachi, with all due respect, you seem to offer so many assesments and opinions but nothing or nobody is perfect (other than it seems your good self :)).

You knock the Plex but dont offer up anything better. Sure it may not be perfect but its the most professional, clean and best facilities bar none.

The court is exactly like any court I have ever ventured onto in the country (bar the old cement one at Elizabeth and those rubber ones), so I dont know what your on about there??

The rings have been covered but all good quality rings are bouncy, just like the dome.

Seating is the same as any other local basketball stadium.

And as for the air conditioning at least it is available, at the Plex, very handy in summer.

So Mr Perfect I think you are rolled and tolled on this champ.

Agree with the above, just to add what other facility has a gym, heated pool (and I hear they are building a 50m pool next to the 25m one already there) physio, child care centre all at one complex.

Seating is the same as any other stadium - are u serious!? Looks like they forgot to finish them not too mention questionable to sit on. Agreed with the facilities starplex have, but definately seems like the basketball side of it was on the bottom of the budget.

Jirachi
So the answer is no other venue!!!

Isn't there a pool in the building next to MARS maybe Norwood can do recovery sessions in there.

If we are just talking venues for playing and watching basketball overall Wayville has to be the best. Three courts with seating all courts have glass backboards four change rooms central location plenty of parking available on most occasions bar and canteen are great although veiwing area could be better from the bar. Wayville has shown that it can stage big games (WNBL) and national championships better than any other stadium.

i had the dome first cuase its the bigest and most dun up but what it lacks is noise. when i go to play there there is no momentom intencity and some times i get board. as for waywille its alot noiser and funner to play at. but what that lacks is carparks. nothing ealse

The trouble with the Dome is three courts are being used there is no decent room for spectators as for car parking if something is on at the Showgrounds you can always park in the parklands and walk. I think we all expect to park right out the front of any venue but when you compare Wayville's carpark against other venues (the Dome most of the time is all locked up) I think it is way in front of the other venues car parking facilities.

Agree with everything you've said 'three seconds'. I have to disagree with the car parking though. When theres a WNBL game on at the same time an event is on at the showgrounds its hectic. There's usually a lot of problems.

Again all you have to do Alf is park in the parklands near corner of Anzac Highway & Greenhill Road and walk 150 metres down Cooke Street to sytadium door avoids all the hassles everytime.

good point but what if you have a wheel chair. not very exseible

Unfortunately people get VERY hostile about that, believe me. Perhaps, your right people shouldn't expect to park right outside the door but they do.

All good basketballers can shoot on any ring and play on any court. But if i had to pick i'd say The Dome and Starplex are the most enjoyable courts 2 play on. When it comes to air con being on in a stadium and your actually playing it's a life saver, beats playing in 1 of our many tin sheds!

By the way Mars is over rated.

Quotes Jirachi "I guess being so openly honest can be taken the wrong way."

I guess I can look forward you to laying off me now??? :)

(Jirachi is right, the rings suck).

I think Pasadena Crt 1 is the best court in town to play on.

i agree the best court is court 1 at pasadeana

Yeah if you don't fall through the floor!

i said pasadeana crt one because i think i my opinion that i play best there

the dome is terrible - 3 courts give no atmosphere to the games, surface is a little dodgy, umpiring aint that great. suprising that the grand finals are mostly held at the dome - wayville has 3 courts and great atmosphere - with seating access on the sidelines and also the baselines...cant say the same for the dome and from the top of my head, pasadena. wayville is definately the best venue, and am shocked to see they have no grand finals this season.

pasadena is the best stadium then wayville then starplex then the dome then mars

Surprised that amongst all the talk of stadiums, there ain't much mention of the proposed building at Woodcroft College (end of Farnsworth Rd, next to the college and Woodcroft Shopping Centre).

The word is that it will be along a similar design to the Starplex, with 4 courts, pool facilities etc. So my best court in SA - it's a tie between a stadium that has been torn down (the old darkwood at the Apollo just rocked) and the yet-to-be-built Woodcroft. For current stadiums, the Starplex leaves everything else for dead.

i gotta just say that concordia is one of the worse stadiums i mean i got better lino quality in my kitchen it should b knockd down its a waste of space prefer to play at brightion ring but they win hands down on the best court (Brighton rings taht is) they never brake and they been up for years best to shoot on.

wayville stadium in my opinion is the bets stadium forc
atmosphere.

Jirachi, i believe the show finishes on the 11th - grand finals are 6 days later mate

M/Vale is the worst stadium (you need bodyguards and an armered car to make it there alive) and then it would be North because every time you try to save a ball from going out you take your life into your own hand (and spectators lives)and then pasedena I like the rings their but the floor boards just keep snapping.

Harold,

Great name if you live in the 50's. What a load of crap that you need bodyguards to get to M/Vale. Apart from being a bit dark at times you would say it was one of the better venues around. I also believe the crime rate is a lot higher in the Northern suburbs than South, so really you have no idea. Maybe, Harold, you are that old it scares you to just go outside? Maybe we should call you Grampa Simpson? I like Hillcrest. It's a trip but in general it's a good stadium to play at.

west minster is a training good venue but not so good for watching due to lack of seats

Before I start let me remind people we are talking about stadiums and not the clubs which operate from them.

In my opinion, from a supporter's view (not a player), I enjoy the times I go to Hillcrest and watch a close game. The atmosphere is great, having spectators close to the court and on all four sides in some shape or form adds to this atmosphere. The downside is the limited seating so you need to plan to get there early but once you have your seat it is enjoyable.

On the other hand, while Starplex, Wayville and Pasadena are newer and have better facilities I think they lose something with the atmosphere. Basically the crowd is only on one side apart from a small number on the players side. There is no external viewing from each end and you are not quite as close to the action.

So for me Hillcrest is great for the atmosphere and feeling part of the game.

Athol Park

how come the show has never been a problem before... regarding grand finals, and sometimes even prelims?

Be thankful on 3 counts about Starplex. 1 - We only go there twice a year. 2 - Hopefully your car is still in the car park after the game. 3 - You may get a close game if you run your bench for most of it.

Apollo was the best hands down.

DHD Centre Court with seating down is the best court without a fight.

Forestville Court 1 was great, court 2 was the worst! Court 3 was dark.

Port Adelaide's courts are tiny and the floor has uneven bounce. Same goes for St Clair.

Bowden Court 1 was good, Crt 2 was ordinary, Crt 3 was okay.

Col Light Gardens Court 1 was good.

Hilcrest stadium should be a skating rink, it has built in ramps!

Starplex does have hard iron, but I think the worst rings are M/V Court 2.

M/V is so dark anyway and the wood is being eaten from under your feet.

Wayville's court 1 is good.

i jst heard that norwood dont have mars as a stadium an6y more. does anyone know anything about this

well i think you have all missed the best stadium hands down.... mt barker i know its a fair way and all but court one is AWSOME the atmosphere is there and you dont have any other wissles from other courts. i would rate it top 3 and all you crackers that think hillcrest, morphet vale and port adel. are good are you ill or just mentaly retared they suck!!!!

i mean top 3 equal with pasadena and starplex

Now I remember when Hillcrest was built and Forestville's number 2 court was cement. There was no bar at Bowden and courts 1 and 2 were cement.

But the stadium to beat all stadiums for floor, for atmosphere, for gossip, for basketball was
Apollo for those of you who never experienced you missed the best.

There is no comparison - end of story.

does anyone remeber the old centras court at elizabeth. that court was a shocker

can anyone remember the clock on forestville court 2??? u could never tell how long was left if u were a player and u had to take a quick glance at the clock. u knew it was inside the last minute, but that was about it. funny stuff. athol park was awesome. i think every player in the state has been a part of a classic game at athol park eg. hitting the gamewinner, going into double OT in a KO semi final. awesome.

As of next week Court 1 at marion will have glass backboards... maybe South will be able to shoot now :P

While they are at it can they extend those change rooms near the canteen?

Where and how are they going to extend the womens/visiting teams changerooms? How can they extend it?

With the new glass backboards going in next week and the new sponsership stickers going down on the court, I think the court lines should be repainted. They're starting to turn yellow. I believe it'd just make the overall look of the court better with the lines freshly painted and white again.

Same way as you would put in a house extension. Not that I know much about building but I think it would involve knocking down walls and putting walls up. I hope this helps TB.

What walls would you knock down? Obviously you've been in the rooms. So what walls do you suggest? The ones that go into the mens toilets or the ones that go into the main office? Either way it's a lot harder to do than just saying it.

Amongst that plans have to be passed by the council. Along with many building standards have to be met.

Unknown, "The Den" rocked on Friday nights. I loved playing there, they had the best rings, and you could always rely on a Northern 'burbs gangsta putting some city slicker on their ass on the concrete floor!!!
Well done to all if they never got their car done over!!!

The new backboards at marion are soooooooo much better! Too bad they dont have them on court 2 as well.

Best courts ive eva played on:

1) Athol park crt 1 and 2. dont worry bout the rest of the stadium. the courts were extreamly good

2) wayville crt 1
3) dome crt 2 (middle)
Daylight for the rest of adelaide

4) all of the victorian court that ive played on.

For atmosphere:
1) wayville (anywhere)
2) pasadena (finals only)
3) forrestville crt 1
4) port crt 1

best court.court 1 at the dome.the best rings in adelaide.good for workhorse power forwards because the backboard is soft and the rings allow for a roll.bar all the other courts.port adelaide is the worst because u feel like your playing in a tin shed when it rains.

king of scrap lives on...

ummm that'd be because it is a tin shed...

m/vale? only on crt 1 maybe. wayville is much better. mars too(if they still use it??) M/Vale is a hole all round!

Bring on the true homes of basketball, the only true living tin sheds left...Marion and Hillcrest!!!

Grass roots basketball at marion you gotto love it

Port Adelaide's still in the Tin Shed era.

Starplex would be OK if you didn't have to drive half way around the world to get there. Make centrals join the barossa league cos there too far away!

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Distance will be no issue next Tuesday night!

Whats next tuesday night

Best stadiums

Wayville
Good rings, floor,lighting, stands, bar facilities where you can see court one.

Pasedena
Same, except for the dodgy floor, you can see it bending as players run.

Worst court

Court 1 Marion
Like playing in a cave
There's a stand down the far end which is about a foot from the baseline.
Law suit in the making
Glass backboards!
Like putting a MOMO steering wheel in a Datsun 120Y

Best court

tie

Court 2 Forrestville

Your inbound play could start with a hand off!

Court 3 Forrestville use to be the lowest rings in the state.

And those motivational signs
I forgot defence in hard work not a rest period!

Seriously

Middle court at the Dome, when its set up as two courts like in the finals. Thats Atmosphere as opposed to being cramped in a tin shed. I personally don't like the rings there but thats just me.

Harold,
Need bodyguards at MVale
Go back to Ramsay street

Saw,
You don't really think spectators being close to the court is good for basketball. Big runoffs mean players can go in hard without having to worry about breaking an arm.

All the new stadiums have really good courts, rings, new facilities...etc etc...
HOWEVER
playing at them has no comparison to a stadium with good atmosphere ie. Morphett Vale and Mars...love it

What do people think about the most professional ABL Court Announcer?

I think that the announcer/music man at the Port is right up there, what do you think?

morphett vale is soo the best, original by my opinion, i like it

I have fallen through court 1 at pasadena, stepped on bendy floorboards which then had to be taped over on court 2 and on court 3 i have taped over risen nails and bendy floorboards as well as fix the backboards for pieces fallin off, so as to building structure, pasadena is a complete mess. But the atmosphere at Pasadena and the situation of things (except for the canteen now) and great.
Wayville is great in every aspect, but the only thing i have to pick on is you cant see any games if ur at or in the canteen. And if you are in bar you can only watch court 1.

I cant comment on the others as i dont spend enough time there to comment.
So theres my 2 bobs worth.

I can agree with u there, i practice my shooting alot more at pasa then w/ville and i tend to do alot better! but the floor is too dangerous, there are so many dead spots, for example on a spot on court 2, u cant do a crossover cuz the ball goes the wrong way. same thing happens on court 1. Lucky for myslef and some others, i know where they are!

Everyone knows M/Vale is crap, its not a topic for debate, its an open and shut case.

Conclusion: M/Vale = Struggle

I must say MV is better than the Dome Sir SPark. Especially when you have to coach from the middle of the dome when they use 3 courts. Add the no atmosphere factor and the huge walk up to the top after the game, i would say MV is way out in front.

booo hoo, the dome's facilities destroy M/vale. u would have to walk to ya car after anyway, so stop ya crying!

Well Done Take Luck. Another typical dickhead Woodville response.

Playing and coaching at the Dome is only good on GF day.

in the no, so wat u r saying, is that u would rather play/coach etc on crt 1,3 or 4 at M/Vale ( ok, coaching i can c your point, and atmosphere) but the facilities are extreamly better at the dome. u have to c that. personally, give me athol park anyday! i never said that the dome was the best, just better than M/Vale

I agree that on GF day when only two courts are eing used the atmosphere is great. I would prefer to coach at MV but I do agree that the facilities are better.

I think the layout of MV is great, but they needed alot more thoguht into the structure- etc _ floorboards, space between bench, courts and walls, (especially for 1 and 4), as well as the changerooms and toilets need some updating. But i do like where everything is.

dome facilities are good but the cleaning really sux.

the floor area around the back of the chairs is ingrained with years of dirt and the change rooms and toilets are filthy they realistically only get a quick wipe over the floors the toilets the floors under the chairs.

the entire place needs a spruce up and new paint

I think all the stadiums need a touch up but we will all have to wait for some money to come in. MV layout is great but i agree it needs some TLC.

Fville stadium easily the best.anyone ever played at mildura stadium?i know its not even in this state,but it goes alright.

wayvillie all the way baby

The Eagle Dome hands down!! Or the "Nest" (old Forestville Stadium). Apart from Apollo, nothing other than these two rate. The wall on court 2 of the original f/ville stadium was a hoot, as there'd always be some kid walking along there sucking on an ice-cream to dodge. All of the old sayings on the walls - "You can't be a spectator if you want to play" - "A rebound in the hand is worth two in the basket" - "The others are working hard.. are YOU". These alone would be priceless items, and no doubt will be on ebay sometime in the not too distant future. Some guy is licking his lips somewhere after salvaging these babies from the the site prior to demolition!! The club was way ahead of their time... such genius!!

"Be aggressive get the rebounds"

Make your bid Kym ill even frame it for you

Stella, I'll pay you half of what you bought it for.

No chance Vega. I am a business man, not a charity. It was like stealing candy from a baby

Dome
wayville
pasedena
starplex
morphett vale

How about Forestville? If u couldnt dunk on court 3 by u18s you may as well of retired and those rings seemed to grab the ball. All you had to was hit the ball on the ring and you got a basket.

the icehouse in the mount isnt bad....but the backcourts are by far the most frustrating in the state. to shoot a 3 pointer you basicially have to change your shooting action to avoid hitting the roof...unless your shooting style is similar to jason joynes

i seriously dont kno what ppl see in morfetvale its dark dull and boring . sure the atmosphere can b good but the stadium has a crappy image

what are the courts with the most friendly and unfriendly hoops?
friendly= dome court 2
unfreindly= st.clair all courts

1. Starplex
2. Dome
3. Wayville

mt barker reminds me of the old lions stadium in elizabeth. terrible floor! very unsafe.

Is it just me or is pasadena currently using duct tape to hold some of the floor boards down?

For real. Cammo i'd say that is more unsafe than barkers floor.

i would say that mt barkers stadium would b more unsafer because of the flooring. honestly its not like u r goin to get hurt bad if u fall on passedenas courts. sure the are a bit broken but u hav more change of injurying ur self on mt barkers crt than u do at pasedena.

easy cammo, at least on Mt Barker's ct 2 you've got some consitency. having "a bit broken" is as dangerous as it gets.

As for Barkers ct 1, i would go so far as to put it in the top 3 courts in the state, rivalling the dome and wayville. Pity Basa doesn't utalise it as much as other crts.

injuring yourself how? I'd rather play on a court with floorboards that are flat than ones that aren't. pasadena could be one of the best stadiums, but the floor boards are not maintained, so i'd put it up there (or down there) with marions drop off court, or port.

"unsafer" the days of good English has went!

i would rather play on a crt with dodge floor boards than play on a crt that has a rock hard surface. besides wot are the chances that ur gonna trip ova and hurt ur self on a crt with dodgy floor boards, to a crt with a rock hard surface!

i heard that sturt mite be gettin a new stadium. is this true?

#30235... well said.

Havn't been or played at Mt Barker for about 8 years, but back than court one was AWESOME! (For it's time). I always had my best games on court one. The other courts really sucked though!

wayville starplex and the dome

1 Wayville
2 Dome
3 Pasadena
4 Starplex - limited by its distnace from town (pain in the arse factor)
5... daylight .. the rest ...


I know its a bit nostalgic but Athol Park was always my favourite stadium . 8 am Saturday morning games were always a bit tricky with the condensation, but the floor was better than all the others in its day !
Court 3 & 4 were great in Summer b/c you had the breeze from the open end of the stadium.

(showing my age maybe?)

anon (#35665) - do you realise the world doesn't revolve around you?

"The rest are just too far away"

Think of the other side of the coin, perhaps Starplex is too far away for everyone else. It would be interesting to see how far away each of the stadiums are from the GPO.

This should end the time/distance debate once and for all!

whereis.com has a direction finder. Type in "From" and "To" and it gives directions and approx time.

If we take the Victoria Square GPO as the centre of adelaide, here are the distances and times to all stadiums:

Wayville - 2.40 km - 04 mins
MARS - 5.76 km - 09 mins
Dome - 7.23 km - 11 mins
St Clair - 8.95 km - 12 mins
Hillcrest- 9.01 km - 12 mins
Pasadena - 8.77 km - 13 mins
Port Adel- 14.04 km - 18 mins
Marion - 12.81 km - 19 mins
Morphett - 23.75 km - 31 mins
Mt Barker- 34.21 km - 33 mins
STARplex - 40.09 km - 43 mins

From this, there appears to be 4 clear bands of time distance.
Close 0 -15 mins - about 20 mins - about 30 mins - 45 mins.

This would place Wayville, mars, dome, hillcrest and pasadena as close. Then stadiums in the suburbs would be Pt Adel and Marion. Outer suburb stadiums would be Morphett Vale and Mt Barker, with Starplex officially being out Dingo whoop whoop!

I think someone has too much time on their hands......

yes but very inforamive STIP.

Would everyone agree that the best court in SA WAS the old Forestville Court 1?

Yes, I agree Libertine. I could have cried when they pulled Forrestville down. No one ever seems to be in the (skate?) park.

It's a skate park now :| interesting.

But yer, the old forestville stadium was good. It had 'atmosphere' :P The whole "train tracks" on court 2 etc. :P I really did love court 1 though with the stands on both sides of the court.

Marion Stadium has by far the best backboards and newest rings on court 1. Bulletproof glass cannot be found anywhere else in the state, thank you very much.

does anybody recall the old sturt staduim that burnt down only played there once when i was in u/10 i'm in u/20 now cant remember much of it i thought the old forestville staduim was good i liked it alot same with the athol park one too but as time moves on so do things i wish those stadiums were still around so we can show the young ones were so and so did the best dunk or were some team one by one point in the grandfinal

with the port adelaide redovelopment hapening the bearcats may have a new home it would a four court set up follow the same design as wayville it would be situated opposite the rugby club which is just bower road and would over look the water

It depends on what u want in a stadium as to whether its any good, the stadium its self, its situation in adelaide, the backboards and court quality etc. ie marion and hilcrest have their old traditional charms, and wayville and starplex have their new improved stadia styles. All stadiums are good in their own way.

but wait this is not excepected to happen until atleast 2010 thats five years so if you have ideas better get cracking and submiting ideas to LMC which will look after the pt adel redevelopment

The things I look for the most are the rings and court. Starplex all the way. Rings are soft, courts have plenty of grip.

St Peter s boys .. have the best 'new' gym in the state . $20k a year can buy you a multi-million dollar stadium

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Hey Moderator ..

Give us a clue what Big PhiL said?

Was it a protest about St Peter's gym ??

Just unnecessary language used in telling us about his broken leg. Doesn't really bother me personally, but if I leave it up there I'll get an email from a parent at some stage and have to moderate it anyway.

Marion has the best surface on court 1
m/vale is just a hole
wayville is ok but audio in there sucks the big fat one
pasadena - well court 1 is ok except the sturt logos (they're seriously unsafe no grip at all)
hillcrest thats the hole of adelaide.
port adel - that was a after thought
starplex isn't too bad.
marden - poorly layed out and chumpy UIC's on saturday mornings...
W3rd!

starplex is the best stadiun minus the seats they are uncomfortable but other than that starplex is the best stadium by a long shot

i recon its the plex hands down

starplex is a great venue but is overused and a bit slippery, wayville has very good rings and floorboards and a good atmosphere.

Marion and hillcreat are bad but do have a good atmosphere.

Starplex- go centrals!!
Wayville
Pasadena
Dome
Mars
M/Vale
Port- hot girls!!
Hillcrest
Marion

marion is my favourite stadium!

marion? to small, too hot in summer, too cold in winter, just all round crap

hands down the starplex wins , the dome was purpose built manily for 6ixers games and being able to cater for a couple thou spectators,but for general usage for junior games starplex wins hands down come one there are 4 courts all of the same standard clean surface all the same rings id say theres plenty of places to sit and watch junior games and aba on court one i rekon has betta seating capacity then wayville, not to mention the facilities its just a shame that there arent many carnivals played there, but there is a good atosmosphere there on a friday night i find alot of freinds there 2 games going on crt 1 and 2 everyone there in one spot not hidden behind some dodgey steep stadium like morphetvale plus netball thats a good watch some times, plenty of parking decent bloody toilet block one thing it lackes is more then one change room for both sexes even thou there are another two around by the pool area that many ppl forget abou or dont noe so if you from another club walk straight in and look to your left for those change rooms if u so badly need one and dnt want to be put ina awkward possie when u got to teh other ones and centrals are in there lookin at you like wtf lol

Have purchased a new home right on the old Apollo Basketball stadium site and would love to get a photo of the stadium to frame for memorabilia sake. Does anyone have a photo of the inside and or outside of Apollo, thanks in advance.

I've only ever played at Sturt and Starplex, but the Starplex is a fantastic arena. I can't pick a fault with the stadium. Secondly bouncy rings.....I haven't had a problem with that. I'd rather focus on a clean shot than to focus on how poor the bounce on the ring is!!!

Starplex is great stadium in the wrong suburb - what we call a woftam. Waste of ........
Never mind keeps the kids off the streets does not matter that they roller blade as long as they are active and healthy. I think they do Karate lessons out there - self defence, very appropriate for when you go to get in your car after the game - just in case you get mugged.

At least here in the hills they steal your car.

i have a picture of the apollo. inside and out

Out of the ones that i've played on.

1. The Dome.
2. Pasadena
3. Wayville
4. Morphett Vale
5. Port Adelaide.

I can't SA Country tryouts are at freaking Port Adelaide. Those courts suck!

Because that's what BASA (or now Basketball SA) give them MagicMan.

Basketball has a lot of stadiums but the dome is the best.