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Indonesia vs. Australia 87 - 100 (21089)
Coming into this game, both nations had already qualified for the next round. During the pre-game warm up the Australians were looking relaxed while the Indonesians were eager to cause an upset and potentially sit on top of pool C. Early in the first, it was neck and neck as both teams kept trading baskets against each other. The Australians weren't interested in letting this continue and took a small 5-0 run which allowed them to grab a lead till the end of the quarter. With the lead in hand Australia was able to hold an arms length away from Indonesia, however that was to change. Indonesia was down by 9 at the final break and a strong rally from the Indonesian coach changed the way the Indonesians went about the start of the final quarter. Indonesia went off in a blistering pace lifting the intensity to a whole new level going on a 13-3 run which got them the lead against Australia with nine and half minutes remaining. Australia was yet to be challenged seriously in the Asia Championships so far this season finally was faced with a real battle. Australia were looking like running out of gas, however the coach made some important substitutions after a McArthur (12525988) shooting foul. The fresh players was what they needed and kick start a big finish in the game to overrun the Indonesians 26-12 to win the match.

Piet (14985111) from Indonesia was great with 21 points and 12 boards however his 3 turnovers were part of the key reason behind Indonesia's defeat. Their entire team had a total of 16 turnovers in comparison to Australia's fantastic ball handling skills which only coughed up the ball 5 times. Australia's Walker (14845673) who have been struggling so far in the Asia Championships this season finally came to life with an outstanding performance with 18 points, 4 assists, 2 steals and also played some great D. He was not alone with Cunming (9471882) supporting with 14 points and 8 boards, while Dell (10058043) came off the bench for 13 minutes scoring 7 points and grabbing 8 boards. Wazza (6863683) also continued his good form showcasing his creative passing skills notching up 5 assists with his 9 points and 2 steals for the match.

This victory puts Australia in a good position to finish top of pool C with 2 games remaining. Their next encounter is against Japan who was the only nation to beat them in the last Asia Championships.

Last edited by Whitebeard at 10/7/2012 8:53:58 AM

Tactics against Japan are up.

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Australia vs. Nippon 89 - 64 (21092)
Australia went into this match seeking revenge for it's last defeat in the Asia Championships two seasons ago where they went down to Japan 91-99 (18624). The game itself wasn't exactly pleasing on the eyes for the audience as both teams played very defensive orientated styles. Early on both sides were trading baskets but Australia having second ideas and looking for revenge went to step on the accelerator and never looked back as they controlled the entire match.

Furusawa (9632079) played well for Japan scoring 17 points with 7 boards but Japan's lack of offensive options made it difficult for themselves to challenge Australia. On the other hand, Australia relied heavily on its front court with Lakhin (13435558) playing one of his best national games with 21 points, 10 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. His fellow front court team mate Huaizheng (9469661) who drew a lot of fouls scored 15 points and controlled the boards with 16. They weren't alone with Cunming (9471882) coming off the bench providing good minutes scoring 9 points and 10 boards in 16 minutes. However defence was the key ingredient to success in this match, Australia's defence was led by its back court tandem Walker (14845673) and Bogan (13436463) who both had the upper hand of their direct opponents.

This match keeps Australia at top spot and on Monday evening will face off against Iran to battle to finish for top of pool C.

Last edited by Whitebeard at 10/13/2012 2:13:02 AM

Tactics against Iran are up.

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Good balanced attack and a good win to boot.

yeah nice win boys

Yup, it was a good win. That win puts us probably into the weaker of the two groups. But got a few tough games early on.

A couple more guys just went up on sale. Refer to this message (227453.15).

It's the week to grab a NT player! Mansfield is gone for good. Merchandise for domestic national players is about 15-25% of their player salary if they play a national match so it's worth buying one if you want to have a national player or just to get an edge over others in your league.

Last edited by Whitebeard at 10/17/2012 8:36:09 PM

If I bought Mansfield and accidentally put him on bad gameshape every week. Then that means Wazza would over take him on the "most NT games played" list.

Intriguing.

Be my guest :p

bastard
damn u russian!