Macca
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Yeah, if we become reasonably strong at the RB position, then we're not too shabby on offense Who needs a great defense? (I'm being flippant) -
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Golden State win to take a 2-1 advantage over Denver ... highlights Knicks, Spurs and Miami all have 3-0 leads whilst the Pacers and OKC have 2-0 leads. OKC losing Westbrook is a huge blow. He may be a chance to return later in the playoffs if the Thunder get through the 1st and 2nd rounds of the playoffs.
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Yeah BBO, before Gary Ablett snr, the game had Jesaulenko - he was a freak. We had Robbie for our own touch of magic. How's the one hander 'backing back' by Wells? Very good footballer who I never saw play a bad game. Jones is a good comparison but with no disrespect to Nathan, Wells was a real topliner. Jones might get there though, he gets better every year. I stumbled across that clip by accident and was surprised by the pace of the game. Fair bit of handballing and short passing as well. Suppose it was the best of the best playing so it shouldn't be a real surprise.
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On hearing about Aaron Rodgers record $110 million contract, one of his teammates 'tweeted' afterwards ... "Hey man, can you pay me that 20 bucks you owe me?"
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Either that or lay off that Tasmanian Sauvignon Blanc, Strafford
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I think you mean Geno, but maybe you do mean EJ? We are talking about Rex here, who knows what he's likely to do! Judging by this article yesterday, we possibly should have seen the Geno pick coming. ... Rex Ryan gets his men as Mark Sanchez continues to look for help
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Might help explain the Bills picking EJ Manuel when they did. There's a lot of rumour and information flying around. Buffalo may have got the word that the Jets had spoken to all the possible QB's on offer. I reckon these things work like an auction sometimes. The impulse to pull the trigger can be quite high. Can't wait for the Rex comments now. Geno? Sanchez? Tebow?
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Geno Smith to the Jets.
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One thing is for sure, fast bowlers need down time to rest and recuperate. Either one decent long break or a couple of reasonably breaks. CA have to find a way. With the batsmen and spinners it's not as important although time away from the sport to freshen up is vital. As has been stated before, at issue here is the money on offer. Clarke made a pointed reference during the tour of India re the IPL. The powers at be are probably fully aware of the workloads but restraint of trade obviously comes into things. England are a little lucky because their players are required to start their summer season with their central contracts. Unfortunately for us, we're rarely involved at International level in April / May (unless we're touring the West Indies) so the players most probably see it as a chance to 'Cash in'. It's far worse for the West Indies as that April to June window is when they've traditionally held their home Tests (and continue to do so) . They can't afford to pay their players a lot of money and obviously many of their better players can earn very good money in the IPL. Huge dilemma for them. Harris bowled a truckload of overs in the last 3 Shield games he played (130+?) so that may have contributed initially to his achilles problems. Good luck to him trying to get over the injury he's got - achilles issues can hang around for an age. If it's tendonitis he'll need plenty of rest.
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Ha ha ! Suppose if the Bills really wanted him and were committed then they may have felt compelled to grab him with pick 16. They may not have been confident of him being available by the time their next pick was up (pick 48?) Just a quick heads up on who supports who here (from memory) With apologies to anyone I've missed ... Philadelphia - Dappa Dan (Dappa started this thread) and 45HG Washington - jezzzza, Demon Land 7 Giants - JT9 San Francisco - QueenC, DemonDave, Titan_Uranus and Whispering Jack St Louis - condemned 84, New Age Hipster. Jets - Dr Gonzo KC - pantaloons Denver - Cards13 Minnesota - cowboy from hell, daisycutter Chicago - old dee Green Bay - DirtyDees DDC, Macca Houston and Seattle have a few fans who haven't posted for a while. I think you're the only Bengals fan, Strafford.
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Packers picked up DE Datone Jones. Anyone know much about him? 'cfh', they're saying that the Vikes have done very well with your 3 picks. All ready to go?
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There's so much money involved for the Indians in the IPL that they probably have no need for the much smaller money on offer in the BBL. Some of the Indian players earn close to $2,000,000 in the IPL. As for the England players, their season starts in late April / early May and they probably have to sign contracts precluding them from being available for the IPL. (although KP wants to play in the IPL. He's got a huge contract with his Indian franchise, subject to availability) For our players, that April / May period was usually a time to put the feet up. But if there's obscene amounts of money on offer, what are they to do? They are professional sportsmen. For example, Maxwell is getting $1,000,000 for a maximum of 45 hours of cricket (that's about 1 and a half Tests) He might spend 15 - 20 hours of that time sitting on the sidelines. Easy money in anyone's book. CA could pay our players not to play in the IPL but it's highly doubtful that they'd do that. Not sure they'd have enough funds anyway. It all comes down to money and that money supply keeps coming. It's not stopping anytime soon. Harris is/was on 350k for about 50 overs worth of bowling in the IPL. Ridiculous isn't it? But that's the reality. He's 33 years old and he can't play forever, so like just about anyone else, he'll most probably take the money. Faulkner is playing in the IPL this season for 400k. Our interest in the IPL (or lack of interest) is largely irrelevant. It's high stakes and the players are the commodities. The lack of down time or rest for the best cricketers has evaporated. I can just see more of the same in the future - especially if all the t20 Leagues get bigger and more widespread. There has been talk of a 2nd IPL League as well. Who knows where it will end?
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The keeper at no.7 with some hard hitting at 5 and 6 (if it comes off) has a better look about it, TD. Here's how I think the 1st Test will line up (in batting order, assuming that Watson is bowling) Cowan Warner Hughes* Clarke Khawaja Watson Haddin Starc Siddle** Pattinson Lyon *Rogers might have to wait for his opportunity but I'd have him in before Hughes. ** I can't really see Siddle not playing first up but I'd start off with Harris or Bird instead.
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I'm remaining unrealistically optimistic until proven otherwise! A 2-1 series win but we'll need just about everything to go our way (did everything go our way in '89? ... it seemed so) Interesting facts ... The 1st Test is at Trent Bridge where England have only beaten us twice since 1930. The 2nd Test is at Lords where we've only been beaten once by England since 1934. Re Agar. If he's our 1st choice back up spinner then that might be ok. If not, maybe we can get Warnie to take his 'Whites' over there (just in case )
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Would have liked to see an extra spinner in the squad for a few reasons 1 - In case we need to replace Lyon because of lack of form 2 - To step into the team if Lyon has a training mishap and is unavailable 3 - In case a 'spinning wicket' is prepared or is presented because of local conditions. 4 - To give valuable experience to another spinner on an Ashes tour. The above 4 points should not be seen as a criticism of Lyon as I believe he's easily our first choice spinner right now. It's more the principle of only having one spinner in the squad. Maybe we'll have a few of our other spinners over there playing County cricket during the tour. If that's the case, then there is most probably a back-up plan. Remembering that Wade had to play with a fractured cheekbone in India because we didn't have a reserve keeper on tour (Haddin was belatedly flown over) On the choosing of 6 fast bowlers ... Even though it was a predictable move because of the rotation policy, it effectively means that 3 quick bowlers will sit on the sidelines for every Test. 5 quicks would have been enough and if we had done that it would have allowed us to pick an extra spinner and create more balance. Also felt we could have picked a 17th player to tour and ideally that player would have been a batting all rounder who bowls medium fast. Henriques or Mitch Marsh could have fitted the bill. As it is, if Watson breaks down again, we won't have a 5th bowler in the team. We could fly a player in but it would be best to have that player as already being part of the squad. I thought we could have included another young batsman at the expense of Hughes or Khawaja. Burns or Doolan could have been included in the squad. Happy for Rogers though as well as Harris and Faulkner. You'd reckon that Haddin will play seeing as he has been named as VC. Who knows with the selectors though? Our batting is going to have to improve dramatically if we're going to be any chance. The selectors have only included one new batsman (Rogers) so they've all got another opportunity. Let's hope they make the most of it. Like you, I'd have Rogers in the team but he might have to bide his time initially. Also reckon that Haddin will play but whether he keeps or not is another matter. In an ideal world, either Wade or Haddin plays and bats at no.7. Think they might play one of the left arm quicks initially as well. Would like to see either Bird or Harris in the team though. Both those seam bowlers look suited to English conditions. They've picked 6 fast bowlers in the squad so we could assume that the rotation policy will be persevered with. I'd like to see us start off with Pattinson and Starc with Harris or Bird making up our 3 fast bowlers (with back up from Watson) Siddle can be rotated in. Our fast bowling is our strength and you could make a case for any of the 6 to play. I like what Faulkner brings to the table as well. He's a good competitor.
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They'll all slot back into other positions someplace ... the College system or in other roles within the NBA. 7 or 8 NFL coaches were all gone within a day or so of the completion of the season. It's all very matter of fact over there. A few of the picks are no-brainers in the 1st round but we may see a surprise or 2. The Lakers may extend their series vs San Antonio but that might have more to do with how healthy the Spurs are. For those with cable, it looks like ESPN are covering selected games in the 1st round (beginning tomorrow with game 1 of the Bulls @ Nets 10am AEST) ESPN radio will be covering various games as well. Will post details when available.
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I had that one down as a reasonable match-up. I expect both teams to improve and as you said, the Andy Reid return to Philadelphia will provide plenty of spice. Michael Vick vs Alex Smith is another reason to tune in. I like the Thursday night games ... too long between drinks otherwise and usually save the game for latish Friday night (our time) Gives us a chance to have a look at some the other teams in detail as well.
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I thought he was coming to the Dees. Week 3 hey. Could be a 'Season Definer' ! He's a goodin' when on song ... Interesting schedule for a lot of teams If we go on last year's form, SNF leads the way with every game in theory being a top match-up. MNF is again strong with only 2 or 3 games that you wouldn't call 'Big' games. Thursday Night Football has a better line-up of games than last year with only about 5 or 6 games out of the 16 games in total being 'Non' blockbusters. Tough schedules for a lot of teams but if your team is good enough within your division, you'll make the playoffs. The beauty of divisions is that the other 3 teams have it just as tough. On the surface of it, the NFC looks the stronger conference again. If the Saints can rediscover their mojo then the NFC South could be a division to watch. 2013 Regular Season (when visiting this site, click on any team for that team's schedule)
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