Ok, I'm bored tonight, so...
Round 1 playoff wrap:Despite an early injury to Yalduz, the Wombats comfortably accounted for Da Fat Boy Slim, on the back of a stellar game by Kremer (37 points), and a triple double to Goodall (14-11-12). DFBS offense function reasonably well, with Duffil and Waterhouse having good games, but tehy were terrible defensively, and got smashed on the boards.
Despite an efficient game from McArthur, Baxter just edged out the Society, to make it the first time in a billion seasons that BLS hasn't made the semis (or thereabouts). The Baxter bigs were just to much, dominating offensively and on the boards.
Koopasaurus played all over Whitebeard, no real shock there. Gusic, Arcuato and Radford the key players.
Despite the best efforts of Andreacci, WA got over the line in the fight to get beaten by Koopasaurus in the semis. The WA bigs were the difference, probably in large part due to BHB playing a 30K SG at centre.
In the relegation series, Aussie pinched a game that most woud have predicted Pancakes to win, and now look in good shape to survive the drop. Marin and Sacchi were the key players, while for the Pancakes, the turnovers in the end proved the killer.
And Bell Park got over Slam comfortably in the end, but not without a scare. Slam was doing it confortably, before an injury and a foul out required someone from the stands to play out the game. Bell Park will probably need similar luck in game 3 to get over the line - but that's the way it goes when you only have 6 players
. And with Raineri out for a week, Slam is skating on further thin ice.
Players of the round:
Shachaf Kremer (WOM) 37pts, 11 boards: With Yalduz going down early, and Manfrotto in foul trouble, Kremer stepped it up for probably the best game of his career.
Shaun McArthur (BLS) 38pts, (15-27): Despite being in a losing cause, this game wouldn't have even been close if it wasn't for McArthur's efforts
Stephano Arcuato (Koop) 20 points, 10 boards: The former U21 rep showed his much more highly paid teammates how its done in limited court time.
Duds of the round:
Gerd Zero (PJC) 3-14 shooting, 4TOs: Zero had a stinker, shooting poorly, turning it over, and letting Sacchi off the leash. Will need to bounce back in game two for the Pancakes to win.
Charlie Steeler (BLS) 43 minutes, 0 points, 3TOs: Steeler contributed little on offense or defense against the Bogans - though he gets paid bugger all, so he is probably forgiven
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Birol Yalduz (WOM): For being an injury prone git.
Round 2:Wombats over Baxter by 8
Koop over WA by 54
Slam over Bell Park by 21
Aussie of Pancakes by 5