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Post by spacejammer on Nov 5, 2023 20:17:39 GMT
In that case I'm so confident Lions will crush them that if Patriots somehow won I'd set off Fireworks and run naked through the streets if they somehow pulled off such an upset. I'm sure I speak for everyone when I saw we want video evidence this forfeit has been completed!  Here you go mate |
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Post by reallyoldfeenixfan2 on Nov 5, 2023 20:28:14 GMT
Don't think Flyers exhausted them. Won at a canter. In that case I'm so confident Lions will crush them that if Patriots somehow won I'd set off Fireworks and run naked through the streets if they somehow pulled off such an upset. Well I shall be trying to watch the local Southwestern news for reports of arson in the Plymouth area followed by the arrest of a person streaking through the locality. Please tell me you were so confident and had a tenner on a Patriots win. |
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Post by sonjel on Nov 5, 2023 20:38:55 GMT
In that case I'm so confident Lions will crush them that if Patriots somehow won I'd set off Fireworks and run naked through the streets if they somehow pulled off such an upset. I'm sure I speak for everyone when I saw we want video evidence this forfeit has been completed! Ermm.....sorry but you don't speak for me!! |
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Post by irf on Nov 5, 2023 21:49:25 GMT
Why is it when I read that statement I had the Christmas tune “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire” in my mind Well that's me running at 3 in the morning when no one is around to see it. On a serious note well done Plymouth for ending the streak. So being serious? What time are you honouring your pledge to the forum? Lol Your word is your bond on here! |
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Post by Celtic Phoenix on Nov 5, 2023 22:11:18 GMT
Everyone stands a chance if Lions rest Taylor, Nelson, Morgan, Dekker, Phillips And Sharma, It’s an absolute sham…. A complete farce, what are the odds there's a Patriots BBC documentary next year too? 😭 London, already without 6 of their key players chose to have Morgan, Olaseni and Grantham play 47 minutes _combined_. The club clearly weren't remotely interested in competing in or winning this game. Really unfair to other teams in the league, who have had to compete with full Lions sides. |
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Post by irf on Nov 5, 2023 22:18:21 GMT
Genuine question:
Does this mean Plymouth are going to win the league?
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Post by spacejammer on Nov 5, 2023 23:26:14 GMT
Genuine question: Does this mean Plymouth are going to win the league? Doubt it, clearly London were playing their C team today and we all know if they had Dekker, Taylor and company then the blowout would have easily gone the other way. As well as that given how Plymouth are bottom of the league it would be the literal mother of all comebacks if they went from the basement of the league to then winning. I know that sounds like I'm discrediting Plymouth and I feel bad for that. But let's not kid ourselves that London weren't playing their best squad today. And why they choose not to do so could have been for a number of reasons. My guess is because they managed to break the best league start record. I imagine due to the criticism on how much of a one horse race the league has been. I have a feeling that 777 probably sat down and said "you know what in order to make the show look competitive let's loosen the reigns a little" knowing full well that they can just flip it back on whenever they wish. And given how their next game is on Sky against Leicester it wouldn't suprise if the same happened again just so they can disguise the farce they have created. Mind you if they were going to throw away games on purpose they could atleast make it not look to blaintly obvious. As I suspect a few fans will be questioning how does a superstar team that has blown everyone of court suddenly goes to the team at the bottom of the league and loses so heavily? |
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Post by SamH on Nov 5, 2023 23:51:51 GMT
It also sucks for the fans who were perhaps looking forward to seeing some high quality basketball. Yes good to see your team win at last, but a chance missed to see this super team in action.
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Post by massiveridersfan on Nov 6, 2023 6:46:10 GMT
Everyone stands a chance if Lions rest Taylor, Nelson, Morgan, Dekker, Phillips And Sharma, It’s an absolute sham…. A complete farce, what are the odds there's a Patriots BBC documentary next year too? 😭 London, already without 6 of their key players chose to have Morgan, Olaseni and Grantham play 47 minutes _combined_. The club clearly weren't remotely interested in competing in or winning this game. Really unfair to other teams in the league, who have had to compete with full Lions sides. They clearly decided that if they were going to lose at all then they'd do it against a team that has zero chance of winning the league. Not saying they chose to lose, because they probably thought they'd enough in the tank to see off Plymouth anyway. Good for the Patriots fans - they deserved a lift. |
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Post by irf on Nov 6, 2023 11:22:30 GMT
In other sports the integrity of the League would be severely questioned after things like this
In UK basketball we just have to accept it
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Post by raider001 on Nov 6, 2023 11:36:01 GMT
All the comments discrediting Pats’ win are a bit pathetic. Would they have won with Dekker and co on court? Very unlikely, but they can only play the team in front of them. Lions had more than enough talent on court to blow away the Pats. But they didn’t. Pats wanted the W more and played out of their skins. Simple as that. So all the conspiracies that they intentionally lost or didn’t care about winning are frankly nonsense. Give credit where credit due.
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Post by eagles18000 on Nov 6, 2023 12:01:08 GMT
Lions really didnt have more than enough talent to blow away the Pats : not with Morgan and co playing 15 mins each : they didnt want to win
The Pats played well
more than one thing can be true.
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Post by raider001 on Nov 6, 2023 13:29:13 GMT
Lions really didnt have more than enough talent to blow away the Pats : not with Morgan and co playing 15 mins each : they didnt want to win The Pats played well more than one thing can be true. Why would they not want to win? |
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Post by donthatetheplayer on Nov 6, 2023 13:31:08 GMT
That was a game that showcased how 777 with two of their 3 teams on the floor can manipulate oucomes and for that alone the BBL has questions to answer, as I imagine Surrey would be deeply p****ed off and other clubs who haven't been afforded the luxury of a London team so bereft of talent, it would've struggled against a decent D1 team. Maybe they will double down against Riders as it would be fairly scandalous if the super team suddenly re-emerge days later fit and healthy. Frankly last night's Lions performance and approach stank the house and the league out. PJ's 500th W game should have an asterisk next to it.
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Post by spacejammer on Nov 6, 2023 13:43:37 GMT
In other sports the integrity of the League would be severely questioned after things like this In UK basketball we just have to accept it I agree and again it was one thing yo throw away the game but they did it in a way that wasn't even believable. If it was me and I was going to throw away a match on purpose I would have tried to do it in a close match up on Sky Sports against the Riders next week. Atleast that way you could hide the fact that it wasn't obvious what they were trying to pull off. |
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Post by foxprorawks on Nov 6, 2023 14:51:16 GMT
That was a game that showcased how 777 with two of their 3 teams on the floor can manipulate oucomes and for that alone the BBL has questions to answer, as I imagine Surrey would be deeply p****ed off and other clubs who haven't been afforded the luxury of a London team so bereft of talent, it would've struggled against a decent D1 team. Maybe they will double down against Riders as it would be fairly scandalous if the super team suddenly re-emerge days later fit and healthy. Frankly last night's Lions performance and approach stank the house and the league out. PJ's 500th W game should have an asterisk next to it. Aren't Lions playing in Europe on Wednesday this week? Be interesting to see who travels and makes it onto the court. |
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Post by irf on Nov 6, 2023 15:23:39 GMT
Genuine question: Does this mean Plymouth are going to win the league? Doubt it, clearly London were playing their C team today and we all know if they had Dekker, Taylor and company then the blowout would have easily gone the other way. As well as that given how Plymouth are bottom of the league it would be the literal mother of all comebacks if they went from the basement of the league to then winning. I know that sounds like I'm discrediting Plymouth and I feel bad for that. But let's not kid ourselves that London weren't playing their best squad today. And why they choose not to do so could have been for a number of reasons. My guess is because they managed to break the best league start record. I imagine due to the criticism on how much of a one horse race the league has been. I have a feeling that 777 probably sat down and said "you know what in order to make the show look competitive let's loosen the reigns a little" knowing full well that they can just flip it back on whenever they wish. And given how their next game is on Sky against Leicester it wouldn't suprise if the same happened again just so they can disguise the farce they have created. Mind you if they were going to throw away games on purpose they could atleast make it not look to blaintly obvious. As I suspect a few fans will be questioning how does a superstar team that has blown everyone of court suddenly goes to the team at the bottom of the league and loses so heavily? Now you've said all that Spacejammer I think I need to come clean and admit it wasn't actually a genuine question when I asked if this means Plymouth are going to win the league Sorry mate. It was a joke. |
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Post by SamH on Nov 6, 2023 18:31:53 GMT
All the comments discrediting Pats’ win are a bit pathetic. Would they have won with Dekker and co on court? Very unlikely, but they can only play the team in front of them. Lions had more than enough talent on court to blow away the Pats. But they didn’t. Pats wanted the W more and played out of their skins. Simple as that. So all the conspiracies that they intentionally lost or didn’t care about winning are frankly nonsense. Give credit where credit due. I don't think they tried to lose, but they clearly didn't care either way and saw it as an opportunity to rest their key players. I imagine Plymouth were probably quite insulted by this, hence the determination to get the win - as if they needed anymore motivation given their position in the standings. I do think if a top football team turned up to play a bottom team missing that many key players questions would definitely be asked! For a start, at what point did the bookies find out about the starting lineup? Wouldn't it be interesting if there were a number of high value bets put on Plymouth while their price was still very high? This is not about not giving credit where its due but for a team to rest that many key players from a previously unbeaten team, it clearly made a huge difference to the outcome. |
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Post by Stephen Abootman on Nov 6, 2023 18:49:02 GMT
I don't have a problem with Lions resting/rotating key players. This was their 13th fixture since the start of October. And they can sit out two or three guys and still be pretty strong favourites to win any BBL game. Resting six in one go is a bit much though.
There's definitely a few quid to be nicked off the bookies if you've got an ear inside the Lions' camp. Regarding Friday, a televised fixture versus Riders remains about the closest thing there is to a big game on Lions' domestic schedule. I think we'll get something close to their best shot.
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Post by reallyoldfeenixfan2 on Nov 6, 2023 20:04:01 GMT
All the comments discrediting Pats’ win are a bit pathetic. Would they have won with Dekker and co on court? Very unlikely, but they can only play the team in front of them. Lions had more than enough talent on court to blow away the Pats. But they didn’t. Pats wanted the W more and played out of their skins. Simple as that. So all the conspiracies that they intentionally lost or didn’t care about winning are frankly nonsense. Give credit where credit due. I don't think they tried to lose, but they clearly didn't care either way and saw it as an opportunity to rest their key players. I imagine Plymouth were probably quite insulted by this, hence the determination to get the win - as if they needed anymore motivation given their position in the standings. I do think if a top football team turned up to play a bottom team missing that many key players questions would definitely be asked! For a start, at what point did the bookies find out about the starting lineup? Wouldn't it be interesting if there were a number of high value bets put on Plymouth while their price was still very high? This is not about not giving credit where its due but for a team to rest that many key players from a previously unbeaten team, it clearly made a huge difference to the outcome. Interesting about your bookies comment. Surely if 777 are that hard up for cash as many people think then what better way and put £10,000 on Plymouth winning? However think that's a little bit against the rules and slightly dodgy but that's definately not the way 777 operate is it ( should that end with a . or a ?) ? |
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