by Gozu » Wed Sep 03, 2014 10:45 pm
by Gozu » Thu Sep 04, 2014 12:14 am
by Pup » Thu Sep 04, 2014 2:19 am
Gozu wrote:Very scrappy game but a win is a win
Australia 70 (Baynes 21, Broekhoff 12, Newley 10) def Mexico 62 (Ayon 11, J. Gutierrez 10, Mendez 10)
First time in 16 years we've won 3 consecutive games at a World Cup too.
by Gozu » Thu Sep 04, 2014 3:08 pm
Pup wrote:Gozu wrote:Very scrappy game but a win is a win
Australia 70 (Baynes 21, Broekhoff 12, Newley 10) def Mexico 62 (Ayon 11, J. Gutierrez 10, Mendez 10)
First time in 16 years we've won 3 consecutive games at a World Cup too.
Was a very ordinary game.. Baynes has been terrific so far this world cup.
by Gozu » Thu Sep 04, 2014 3:12 pm
by Gozu » Thu Sep 04, 2014 5:20 pm
by on the rails » Thu Sep 04, 2014 10:30 pm
by Gozu » Thu Sep 04, 2014 10:39 pm
on the rails wrote:Well according to FIBA website USA will play Group D 4th placed team so win or even narrow Los and we can't drop below 3rd by my calculations.
by Gozu » Thu Sep 04, 2014 10:40 pm
by Gozu » Fri Sep 05, 2014 12:20 am
by Pup » Fri Sep 05, 2014 12:51 am
by whufc » Fri Sep 05, 2014 6:47 am
Gozu wrote:A bit of talk around that it might be in Australia's best interest to lose tonight's game against Angola to avoid a possible Quarter-Final meeting with the USA. A lot of speculation we might rest a few of our key guys and play our bench guys heavy minutes as we've already qualified for the next stage the Round of 16.
European teams are notorious for stuff like this in these big tournaments 'managing' their players for future better matchups once they've essentially qualified for the next round but not sure how I would feel if we did this. Supposedly on centrebet Angola are paying $7 for the win and Australia are $1.10 but I'm not really a gambling man or game enough just in case we 'jag' the win
by Johno6 » Fri Sep 05, 2014 8:50 am
by Gozu » Fri Sep 05, 2014 2:54 pm
whufc wrote:Gozu wrote:A bit of talk around that it might be in Australia's best interest to lose tonight's game against Angola to avoid a possible Quarter-Final meeting with the USA. A lot of speculation we might rest a few of our key guys and play our bench guys heavy minutes as we've already qualified for the next stage the Round of 16.
European teams are notorious for stuff like this in these big tournaments 'managing' their players for future better matchups once they've essentially qualified for the next round but not sure how I would feel if we did this. Supposedly on centrebet Angola are paying $7 for the win and Australia are $1.10 but I'm not really a gambling man or game enough just in case we 'jag' the win
Hehehe took your advice and placed a small $10 on Angola, that will pay for the beers at the pub tonight
by Gozu » Fri Sep 05, 2014 2:55 pm
Johno6 wrote:i made a comment on twitter yesterday about aussies tanking as well
thought it was an option to avoid usa, didn't think they would do it
and so blatantly obvious in the second half.
aus play turkey now?
by Gozu » Fri Sep 05, 2014 3:00 pm
by Gozu » Fri Sep 05, 2014 3:08 pm
by Grahaml » Fri Sep 05, 2014 8:03 pm
Gozu wrote:whufc wrote:Gozu wrote:A bit of talk around that it might be in Australia's best interest to lose tonight's game against Angola to avoid a possible Quarter-Final meeting with the USA. A lot of speculation we might rest a few of our key guys and play our bench guys heavy minutes as we've already qualified for the next stage the Round of 16.
European teams are notorious for stuff like this in these big tournaments 'managing' their players for future better matchups once they've essentially qualified for the next round but not sure how I would feel if we did this. Supposedly on centrebet Angola are paying $7 for the win and Australia are $1.10 but I'm not really a gambling man or game enough just in case we 'jag' the win
Hehehe took your advice and placed a small $10 on Angola, that will pay for the beers at the pub tonight
Sweet, $70! I came so close to putting $30 on Angola would've netted me $210 but chickened out
by Gozu » Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:34 pm
Grahaml wrote:Seems such an obvious thing that might happen, you wonder why such long odds? Even if we didn't set out to lose there was nothing to gain and teams with nothing to gain tend to drop games like this a lot. For Angola though, they still had a chance to advance and if they didn't, you always like to win the last game. Someone at centrebet will be getting dragged into the office for stern words methinks.
by Gozu » Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:37 pm
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