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Post by SamH on May 10, 2022 17:50:32 GMT
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Post by irf on May 10, 2022 17:53:29 GMT
Riders Crandall Simple as that |
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Post by A tall man on May 10, 2022 19:07:28 GMT
This game has the potential to be a great game and blowout at the same time
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Post by irf on May 10, 2022 19:51:18 GMT
This game has the potential to be a great game and blowout at the same time If there's any justice - a team who competes to their best once in a blue moon shouldn't beat a team who does it week in week out over an entire season But it's sport so let's see |
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Post by isthaturinal on May 10, 2022 20:43:10 GMT
I’ll go for a Riders W
MVP going to Loving
Against a very hostile home crowd.
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Post by spacejammer on May 10, 2022 22:53:53 GMT
I would say Leicester will win this bit London are starting to find form.
And I think the Eagles fan in me is encouraging me to root for the Lions in this one but I hope and expect a great match from both teams.
Plus if Lions win perhaps their might be better chance of them going back to Europe and 2 BBL teams playing Euro ball if they have a claim.
Hopefully London will turn up better and more up for it then what they did in the Trophy Final.
But I think this one could go down to the wire which would be a fantastic end to the season for it to go out with a bang.
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Post by A tall man on May 11, 2022 6:32:42 GMT
This game has the potential to be a great game and blowout at the same time If there's any justice - a team who competes to their best once in a blue moon shouldn't beat a team who does it week in week out over an entire season But it's sport so let's see Both teams are undefeated in this competition are they not? You guys had the easier route to the finals, London the harder. Your dominance in the league gave you that, the once in a blue moon stuff doesn't work now mate |
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Post by irf on May 11, 2022 7:46:39 GMT
If there's any justice - a team who competes to their best once in a blue moon shouldn't beat a team who does it week in week out over an entire season But it's sport so let's see Both teams are undefeated in this competition are they not? You guys had the easier route to the finals, London the harder. Your dominance in the league gave you that, the once in a blue moon stuff doesn't work now mate Like I say it's sport Anything could happen now But this Riders squad should be rewarded with another trophy IMO They have to earn it still though I realise that |
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Post by LTfan on May 11, 2022 9:21:40 GMT
This game has the potential to be a great game and blowout at the same time If there's any justice - a team who competes to their best once in a blue moon shouldn't beat a team who does it week in week out over an entire season But it's sport so let's see That's the difference between the Championship and the Play-Offs. The Championship is won by the team with best performance over the entirety of the season, and that was rightfully Leicester. The Play-Offs is won by the team that can perform best on any given day. Maybe that's still Leicester, maybe it's Lions. Both teams have done what was necessary to get to the final two, and the winner will rightfully be who can perform when it's needed on the day, no excuses. |
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Post by LTfan on May 11, 2022 9:35:52 GMT
I would say Leicester will win this bit London are starting to find form. And I think the Eagles fan in me is encouraging me to root for the Lions in this one but I hope and expect a great match from both teams. Plus if Lions win perhaps their might be better chance of them going back to Europe and 2 BBL teams playing Euro ball if they have a claim.Hopefully London will turn up better and more up for it then what they did in the Trophy Final. But I think this one could go down to the wire which would be a fantastic end to the season for it to go out with a bang. From what I understand if London want to play in FIBA Europe Cup next season (and they do) then they can, regardless whether they win any domestic titles this season. There are various routes into the competition, and the criteria is somewhat flexible, allowing FIBA quite some say over who’s in the competition. Worst case scenario is that London will have to enter via qualifying rounds for the first time, whereas previously they’ve had automatic qualification due to them competing (and losing) in the FIBA Champions League qualifiers. And we might see Leicester entering the in FIBA Europe Cup via a different route to London. |
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Post by dandayr on May 11, 2022 11:58:56 GMT
Lions
Williams
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Post by Stephen Abootman on May 11, 2022 16:27:20 GMT
Given how far ahead of the rest Riders have been this season two trophies honestly doesn't feel like enough. Even though the sweep has obviously eluded us, again, this still feels like one of the more dominant seasons I can recall a side having. Really hope we can finish it off on the appropriate note Sunday. Geno very likely the MVP if we do get it done. Looked a man on a mission v Rocks. From what I understand if London want to play in FIBA Europe Cup next season (and they do) then they can, regardless whether they win any domestic titles this season. There are various routes into the competition, and the criteria is somewhat flexible, allowing FIBA quite some say over who’s in the competition. Worst case scenario is that London will have to enter via qualifying rounds for the first time, whereas previously they’ve had automatic qualification due to them competing (and losing) in the FIBA Champions League qualifiers. And we might see Leicester entering the in FIBA Europe Cup via a different route to London. I don't really know what the rules are but if Riders are indeed likely to accept a BCL qualifying invite for next season, would Europe Cup qualification not be the only scenario for Lions? Surely the BBL won't be considered a strong enough league to merit two BCL qualifying spots? Don't know whether Lions might have done enough in this years competition to earn maybe a first round bye or a higher seed and theoretically easier opponent in qualifying? The format and the number of teams involved seems to change more or less yearly. As much as Lions aren't my favourite basketball team on the planet, I would love to see two BBL clubs playing regular season Europe Cup basketball. Hope it happens for both one way or another. |
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Post by spacejammer on May 11, 2022 16:36:07 GMT
Given how far ahead of the rest Riders have been this season two trophies honestly doesn't feel like enough. Even though the sweep has obviously alluded us, again, this still feels like one of the more dominant seasons I can recall a side having. Really hope we can finish it off on the appropriate note Sunday. Geno very likely the MVP if we do get it done. Looked a man on a mission verses Rocks. From what I understand if London want to play in FIBA Europe Cup next season (and they do) then they can, regardless whether they win any domestic titles this season. There are various routes into the competition, and the criteria is somewhat flexible, allowing FIBA quite some say over who’s in the competition. Worst case scenario is that London will have to enter via qualifying rounds for the first time, whereas previously they’ve had automatic qualification due to them competing (and losing) in the FIBA Champions League qualifiers. And we might see Leicester entering the in FIBA Europe Cup via a different route to London. I don't really know what the rules are but if Riders are indeed likely to accept a BCL qualifying invite for next season, would Europe Cup qualification not be the only scenario for Lions? Surely the BBL won't be considered a strong enough league to merit two BCL qualifying spots? Don't know whether Lions might have done enough in this years competition to earn maybe a first round bye or a higher seed and theoretically easier opponent in qualifying? The format and the number of teams involved seems to change more or less yearly. As much as Lions aren't my favourite basketball team on the planet, I would love to see two BBL clubs playing regular season Europe Cup basketball. Hope it happens for both one way or another. Tbh I thought London would be allowed to play simply because their London. Being a big worldwide city and wanting to get B ball on the big stage and all I would have hoped Fiba would allow them in. Plus while they may not have won the BBL I think finishing top 3 would be a worthy claim to say yes to Europe especially since they have the set up for it. If they were in the bottom 5 and finished amongst Eagles and Surrey then I would say no they need to get better in the domestic league before trying to take on the continent. But as a BBL fan and for the league I would like to see both Leicester and London take on Europe at the same time. And I hope this game showcases a worthy reason why they both deserve it regardless who wins. |
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Post by Stephen Abootman on May 11, 2022 17:09:31 GMT
A bit of flexibility is reasonable, probably, but I don't think any club should be spoon fed a place in a competition just because they're from a major city. Makes a mockery of the whole thing. On the court, Lions made a decent enough fist of it in Europe this season but their domestic performance has been pretty underwhelming. There must surely be better teams, in better leagues that are more deserving of a BCL qualifying spot than Lions next season.
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Post by massiveridersfan on May 13, 2022 16:50:55 GMT
All the awards that Riders have gained are making me a bit nervous about the final. Expectations are high and the pressure's on Leicester to finish off the season in style.
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Post by spacejammer on May 13, 2022 20:49:22 GMT
A bit of flexibility is reasonable, probably, but I don't think any club should be spoon fed a place in a competition just because they're from a major city. Makes a mockery of the whole thing. On the court, Lions made a decent enough fist of it in Europe this season but their domestic performance has been pretty underwhelming. There must surely be better teams, in better leagues that are more deserving of a BCL qualifying spot than Lions next season. Your right about the spoon feeding but they did finish in the top 3 of the BBL despite such a record. The only other team ahead of Lions apart from champions Riders are the Sharks. To me the top 3 in the country gives them a fair claim I would say but winning the playoffs would perhaps strengthen that argument. |
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Post by irf on May 14, 2022 7:54:15 GMT
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Post by Solly on May 15, 2022 11:35:45 GMT
I won't be offering any congratulations to the smug-faced Riders if they win today. Their domination of the BBL truly delights no one other than their own over-stuffed fans.
Where else could you win multiple trophies yet still not sell out their arena? Even a jetwash wouldn't be enough.
The best result for the growth of the BBL and British Basketball as a whole will be a Linos victory.
I've taken a piece of the plus 9.5pts handicap.
Stuff them Linos!
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Post by massiveridersfan on May 15, 2022 14:35:38 GMT
I won't be offering any congratulations to the smug-faced Riders if they win today. Their domination of the BBL truly delights no one other than their own over-stuffed fans. Where else could you win multiple trophies yet still not sell out their arena? Even a jetwash wouldn't be enough. The best result for the growth of the BBL and British Basketball as a whole will be a Linos victory. I've taken a piece of the plus 9.5pts handicap. Stuff them Linos! Is that the smell of sour grapes? Yep, it definitely is. I can't see why the team's accused of being 'smug-faced'. Rob is always gracious to other teams when we lose. If that happens this afternoon, I predict he'll praise Lions. |
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Post by Solly on May 15, 2022 15:08:30 GMT
I won't be offering any congratulations to the smug-faced Riders if they win today. Their domination of the BBL truly delights no one other than their own over-stuffed fans. Where else could you win multiple trophies yet still not sell out their arena? Even a jetwash wouldn't be enough. The best result for the growth of the BBL and British Basketball as a whole will be a Linos victory. I've taken a piece of the plus 9.5pts handicap. Stuff them Linos! Is that the smell of sour grapes? Yep, it definitely is. I can't see why the team's accused of being 'smug-faced'. Rob is always gracious to other teams when we lose. If that happens this afternoon, I predict he'll praise Lions. As (aside from a modest wager) I don't have a horse in the race, there are no sour grapes from me. And Paternostro is far from gracious when he loses. He may come out with a few platitudes about well done to Linos etc. but he will most definitely be far from generous in reality - in fact he will likely even be sour... Stuff them Linos! |
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