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Date: 8/14/2010 12:10:06 PM
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Voting and rosters and all that are up so thought we could all complain about how stupid the voting is :P

3 point shootout is always pretty random and with no Darby Walters this year, looks like it really is anyones title. I dont think i've gotten one of these right yet so this season, i think i'll curse Couto and pick him as the winner.

As far as the rosters go, i think this one is going to be just a little more interesting than previous seasons have been but the Big 8 should still take it out fairly easily and extend our winning streak. The Big 8 team is basically just a mix of BLS and Phoenix 5 with some old Wombats sitting on the bench :P

Especially with players like Couto Costa just barely missing out on a spot, the only real matchup to watch will be Maisach v Dobrin at starting PG i think.

I'm predicting a 20ish point win for the Big 8 :D


From: mllama

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154230.2 in reply to 154230.1
Date: 8/14/2010 7:47:01 PM
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Roster looks pretty reasonable, I'm perhaps a little surprised Gafa missed out on the starting spot, but I was a close call so no real complaints. Pity Morgan got injured, he would have been a shoo-in with a few more games (damn you Snuffies!)

Good to see Grigg suiting up for the 9th time (has anyone reached #10, I can't be arsed checking?) and Gafa for #8. Hopefully Gafa adds a 2nd three point title to his resume.

You'd have to say the Big 8 looks like the better team again. I'll predict us to make it #11 in a row, by 23 points.

From: C-Cat

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154230.3 in reply to 154230.2
Date: 8/14/2010 11:06:03 PM
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Yeah the Allstar week has so much potential but is so poorly executed.

It rewards minutes in the 1 position far to much. Any player that is required to play somewhere else for training has no hope...

I think if the Great 8 can get anywhere within 40 points they've done well this year.

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154230.4 in reply to 154230.3
Date: 8/16/2010 2:40:28 AM
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The rosters - at least for the Great 8 - are fairly disgusting. How Couto Costa doesn't get a run is beyond me. At least Dos Santos got in there. Hopefully he can hold his own against Borrel before Radford comes on and completely fingers us!

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154230.5 in reply to 154230.4
Date: 8/16/2010 4:27:17 AM
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I'm not sure whether I'd say Couto being out is disgusting:

Cima has 25 points on 47% shooting, with 4.3 boards, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals
Nemkovic has 26 points on 40% shooting, with 2.4 boards, 3.3 assists, 2.9 steals
Couto has 27 points on 39% shooting with 3.7 boards, 4.4 assists and 1.6 steals

I probably would have put him at backup, behind Cima, but its fairly close. Couto is a great player, but stats wise, he hasn't had his best season, and that's what ASG selection goes on...

The only real head scratcher for me is Barrett Meads at starting SF. Apologies to Lara's Giants, but I just can't figure out that one - ahead of guys like Bettela and Air. Ogenov ahead of Areas and Doyle is a little puzzling to.

As far as I can see in the Big 8, the selections were pretty much bang on.

From: DireWolf

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154230.6 in reply to 154230.5
Date: 8/16/2010 4:41:42 AM
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Minutes at a certain position count for a hell of a lot too i think. Air has had time at SG so that takes away from his SF voting and Areas has had time at C and missed some league games for the Cup for example.

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Date: 8/16/2010 5:27:26 AM
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I guess what eludes me is how a player of Couto's caliber and thus salary gets out performed by those guys.it's 30k wages vs 130k. Also i'm guessing D has very little effect on All-Star selection although in fairness that's the same in the NBA!

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154230.8 in reply to 154230.4
Date: 8/16/2010 6:33:51 AM
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you are forgetting that Cima is awesome... Couta isn't...

From: mllama

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154230.9 in reply to 154230.8
Date: 8/16/2010 6:54:22 AM
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Case closed then

From: Haggard

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Date: 8/16/2010 7:54:42 AM
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and he's a ranga too.... oops, wrong thread

From: C-Cat

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Date: 8/16/2010 8:20:44 AM
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unlucky for him!

Last edited by C-Cat at 8/16/2010 8:36:23 AM