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NZ Breakers - Fever Basketball Thread

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25 Feb 08:14 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
It's online as well - the Maori TV website. Radio Sport are also doing a commentary of the game (in English).

simon_hampton wrote:
robbwatson wrote:
simon_hampton wrote:
Game one of the best-of-three series tonight at 9:30pm on Maori.
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Breakers v Tigers.

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Unfortunately its in Maori as well.
Is that Maori TV (which is FTA) or Maori TV Te Reo? (Sky only)?Because I heard it was the latter, hence why the commentary is only in Maori.I applaud Maori TV for picking up the Breakers matches, and I'm not going to get into whether only broadcasting this game in Te Reo is good or bad. But if they're dedicating to playing the matches free-to-air then putting their most important games on pay TV only without prior warning...way uncool.http://www.stuff.co.nz/4859093a6479.html

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Bugger if its on Sky.
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25 Feb 08:16 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
Good thing I'm a Hawks fan, I don't have to bitch about my slow computer 
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24 Apr 10:13 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
Was gonna start a new thread, then thought I'd dig this up.

Game three, final match, winner takes all.

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24 Apr 10:58 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
should be a cracker game. Breakers deserve it for sure.
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24 Apr 11:18 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
when is the 3rd game played?
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24 Apr 11:21 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
Ryan's Rovers wrote:
when is the 3rd game played?

Friday 29th at 7:30pm, will clash with "The Wedding of the century"

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24 Apr 12:06 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
linds2 wrote:
Ryan's Rovers wrote:
when is the 3rd game played?

Friday 29th at 7:30pm, will clash with "The Wedding of the century"
I sincerely hope so. Will* make it easier for me to get tickets

*no pun intended
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24 Apr 23:04 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
I'm no basketball expert, but being 3 points ahead with 4 second, surely you would foul the taipans.
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24 Apr 23:28 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
Thrilling game last night, But some times I didn't understand why the breakers were not fouling them more in the last few seconds of the game.
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24 Apr 23:31 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
2ndBest wrote:
I'm no basketball expert, but being 3 points ahead with 4 second, surely you would foul the taipans.
 
From Radio Sport...
 
Breakers coach Andrej Lemanis has defended their decision to not deliberately foul Dorsey when they led by three with time about to expire.

He says they've always backed themselves to play defence and it was a pretty lucky shot.

Breakers guard Paul Henare says defensively they couldn't have done much more to stop Dorsey.

He says they tried to give the Taipans any shot other than a three and the winning shot was incredible.
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24 Apr 23:37 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
2ndBest wrote:
I'm no basketball expert, but being 3 points ahead with 4 second, surely you would foul the taipans.


So much this. Even if you do back your defence you just cant take chances in a grand final match. Ive been to 3 matches this year. Perth, Regular Season, Gold Coast, Regular Season and Perth, Playoffs. It seems as if players like Bruton, Braswell and Penney try and do too much towards the end if we need a big play. So gutted i cant go to game 3 as im down in Queenstown atm..
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25 Apr 08:24 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
Patronbase (site who runs breakers online tickets) site has been overloaded (crashing, errors) since about 5pm. Then when tickets were released at 6pm, chaos.

I have no confirmation for tickets, but money off my cc. hopefully all will sort out.

Also annoying "tickets to be released late afternoon" = me looking at site since 1pm. AND 6PM = EVENING!!

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25 Apr 08:32 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
Disagree about fouling - It would have been it the act of shooting, 3 free throws, much more likely he'd have made them than a half-courter
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25 Apr 08:41 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
How would it been 3? I am pretty sure it is just 2 free throws?
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25 Apr 08:45 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
It is just 2 unless he is shooting(from beyond 3 point line) which he wasnt.
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25 Apr 09:51 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
N-Bomb wrote:
Disagree about fouling - It would have been it the act of shooting, 3 free throws, much more likely he'd have made them than a half-courter


Hence you foul before he attempts to shoot - while he brings the ball up court.
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26 Apr 01:44 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
I like how this thread is 3 pages long- can't have much crossover between basketball and football!
 
watched the world champs, but never watched these guys...though a lot of the names are the same.
 
someone has to go and ask these guys how to win on the road in Aussie.


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26 Apr 02:05 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
Recruiting what is dominantly man by man the best squad in the league helps.

How's my driving? - Whine here

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26 Apr 02:37 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
martinb wrote:
I like how this thread is 3 pages long- can't have much crossover between basketball and football!
Fair few NBA fans on here I believe. Probably just the NBL being less of a big deal. Haven't even seen any discussion of the NZ NBL.
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26 Apr 06:14 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
aitkenmike wrote:
N-Bomb wrote:
Disagree about fouling - It would have been it the act of shooting, 3 free throws, much more likely he'd have made them than a half-courter


Hence you foul before he attempts to shoot - while he brings the ball up court.
If you went to foul, he'd throw up a prayer anyway, which would most likely make it 3.
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26 Apr 08:16 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
I've actually swung the other way on this. Thinking about it, I think they are more likely to get three by hitting the first free throw, then missing the second and putting back the offensive rebound than by being forced to try and hit a miracle three pointer.
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26 Apr 10:05 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
Well if we did foul them then obviously we would put on Pledger, Abercrombie and Wilkinson to get the rebound in that case. But there both on par for difficulty. Actually when they have Ronald Dorsey (or Phil Jones) on the court that 3 pointer is much easier as proved on Sunday night. Plus I would certainly back the 3 Breakers I mentioned above to get a defensive rebound in a situation like you mentioned. Anyway c'mon Breakers take the opportunity!
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29 Apr 00:52 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
where's everyone watching this tonight?
i'm going down to bar ed in Nutown if they'll play it

Salmon swim upstream

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29 Apr 07:13 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
good luck to the breakers, I really hope they win this one. It will do untold good for the game here in New Zealand.
Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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29 Apr 07:41 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
Streams?
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29 Apr 07:48 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
still looking aye...
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29 Apr 07:55 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
http://www.oleoletv.com/broadcast/1/
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29 Apr 07:56 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
Gotta put up with bloody Australians though
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29 Apr 07:57 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
Oh aren't we clever bastards?
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29 Apr 09:03 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
COYB!
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29 Apr 09:31 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
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29 Apr 09:53 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
What was the award that Abercrombe got?
Fruglo on 15.01.2013 wrote:

Fuck this stupid game

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29 Apr 10:09 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
MVP of the finals series.
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29 Apr 12:45 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
At the game, pretty good atmosphere again. Noise for almost all the game, although mainly from those thunder stick things.

Thought it was odd that Abercrombie got MVP, but there was no real stand out for the finals series.

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29 Apr 22:48 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
Made sense to me, he had a big part in their two wins in the series, and was quiet in game 2 when they lost.

Edit: Agree there was no huge standout in the series though.aitkenmike2011-04-30 10:48:53
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29 Apr 22:56 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
Brilliant stuff and congratulations. Lets hope the Nix are the 2nd NZ team to win an Aussie comp.
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29 Apr 23:38 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
Gooner 4 Life wrote:
Brilliant stuff and congratulations. Lets hope the Nix are the 2nd NZ team to win an Aussie comp.


Just looking at the calendar, I'd hope the Warriors were 2nd, followed closely by the Nix

Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.

"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003

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29 Apr 23:40 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
Brilliant stuff, to bad it is overshadowed by the royal wedding.

We will never fully decide who has won the football.

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30 Apr 02:48 · edited 09 Sep 05:22
Azevo wrote:
Brilliant stuff, to bad it is overshadowed by the royal wedding.


This.
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