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PostPosted: 08/08/08 8:59 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
It seems AC/DC is the audio of choice when Australia takes the floor at Wukesong, in contrast with the endless Men at Work loop from 2006...
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PostPosted: 08/08/08 9:02 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
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God I miss Penny. Crying or Very sad

Talking of missing players, Batkovic would be a big upgrade as a backup post in Seattle if LJ brought her back with her from Beijing as well.

Not gonna happen, but I'm just saying.
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PostPosted: 08/08/08 9:06 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Meh... it might seem so on the surface, but then you realise that she's a wimp and she sucks Wink



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PostPosted: 08/08/08 9:07 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Shed wrote:
Wow Batgirl is a lot slimmer than when I saw her last.


i'll say! she's in great shape, almost didn't recognize her. i was looking for her old body. Wink



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PostPosted: 08/08/08 9:09 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
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Meh... it might seem so on the surface, but then you realise that she's a wimp and she sucks Wink

Very Happy . Even a sucky wimp would be a decent upgrade on Ashley Robinson and Kelly Santos.




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PostPosted: 08/08/08 9:10 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Penny and Loz are playing world class, no surprise there. I like the way the Opals flow with Tully out there. I hope Jan rests Loz in the 2nd half, but Belarus has some nice little shooters out there.

In other news, it looks like Lisa Lee Gifford, after regaling us with another story about her child, responds to dirty play accusations in her dull-as-dirty-diary.
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I was kind of shocked by it considering they play a really physical game. It didn’t seem like it was any more physical than our games with Russia or Latvia. But just play our game and leave all the rest to the other team. Sorry for you up.

So typical of her to take a sly, cheap jab. Can't wait until we put this silly old mare out to pasture.



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PostPosted: 08/08/08 9:11 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Luuuc wrote:
Meh... it might seem so on the surface, but then you realise that she's a wimp and she sucks Wink


I swear Snelly is going to kill someone the way she's driving to the hoop.



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PostPosted: 08/08/08 9:12 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Yeah, it's not her forte is it



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PostPosted: 08/08/08 9:15 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Just realised we haven't seen a single minute of Erin Phillips. Is she hurt, or is she really buried that far down in the rotation? Probably an injury (seeing as everyone else has played), but I hope it's just something minor. They could use her energy when the games get tougher and more meaningful.
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PostPosted: 08/08/08 9:15 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Richyyy wrote:
Luuuc wrote:
Meh... it might seem so on the surface, but then you realise that she's a wimp and she sucks Wink

Very Happy . Even a sucky wimp would be a decent upgrade on Ashley Robinson and Kelly Santos.


oh hell yeah! come back, little suzy.



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PostPosted: 08/08/08 9:15 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
I wanna see the dancing girls - close-up please. Wink



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PostPosted: 08/08/08 9:17 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Richyyy wrote:
Just realised we haven't seen a single minute of Erin Phillips. Is she hurt, or is she really buried that far down in the rotation? Probably an injury (seeing as everyone else has played), but I hope it's just something minor. They could use her energy when the games get tougher and more meaningful.

It was the same in the warm-up games.
She is out of favour for some reason. Not hurt as far as I'm aware.
I'd like to see her get some minutes before this one is over, assuming we maintain the margin. Just rude not to play her at all IMO.



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PostPosted: 08/08/08 9:22 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Shouldn't LJ be out by now?



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PostPosted: 08/08/08 9:23 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Yes, she should have been out several minutes ago. Especially since she's ona dodgy ankle. Why risk tweaking it?

Erin, finally Smile

(... and turns ot over straight away, and she's outta there Laughing )



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PostPosted: 08/08/08 9:28 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Crap I blinked and missed her.



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PostPosted: 08/08/08 9:28 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Luuuc wrote:
Yes, she should have been out several minutes ago. Especially since she's ona dodgy ankle. Why risk tweaking it?



If she gets hurt, this coach should be banished from basketball.



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PostPosted: 08/08/08 9:30 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Dodgy ankle. Playing Belarus. And LJ logs more minutes than any other Opal. What is Stirling thinking? Confused



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PostPosted: 08/08/08 9:31 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Erin's back



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PostPosted: 08/08/08 9:34 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
83-64 final score. Cruisy win to start the tournament.



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PostPosted: 08/08/08 9:35 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
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Dodgy ankle. Playing Belarus. And LJ logs more minutes than any other Opal. What is Stirling thinking? Confused

They never quite blew them out until late-3rd/early-4th, so I think Stirling was just trying to make sure of the win. Also this team's still trying to mesh with her as a part of it.

LJ probably played a little too much, but not that much unless the ankle's really an issue (if she was fighting through it, which didn't really look like it was the case, then absolutely she played way too much).
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PostPosted: 08/08/08 9:37 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Nice start to the game, good job Opals! Hopefully LJ stays healthy Smile



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PostPosted: 08/08/08 9:37 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
I'm guessing they wanted to get some solid minutes into the starters with our next game being Brazil.
Still would have liked to see LJ sit earlier though.
She didn't look uncomfortable at all out there from what I saw, so it can't be too serious.



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PostPosted: 08/08/08 9:43 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Awesome - with the bball over, we now cut to the dressage, so you're not alone, Richyyy. Actually the commentary is pretty funny for this... with the equestrian expert throwing out terminology I don't understand and picking up errors that I didn't even notice Laughing



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PostPosted: 08/08/08 9:44 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Highlights of the game:

The Belarusian coach's shirts. I think I did tie-dying like that in high school. Wink

My roommate doing a search on Jan Stirling and not getting anything. I told her to google "godmother of Australian basketball" Rolling Eyes but that didn't work. She was sad that there's no official fansite, maybe she'll start one. Laughing

Oh yeah and the Opals won.



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PostPosted: 08/08/08 9:50 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
After watching this game, I'm persuaded that Belarus will go through to the quarters. Good team -- bronze medalist at last year's EuroBasket, ahead of Latvia, the Czechs and France. Leuchanka, Troina, Snytsina and Veremeenko are all solid. It's too bad they couldn't draft someone like Biba, because that's their one shortcoming in comparison with the elite sides...
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