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Post by LTFan on Feb 11, 2021 21:21:34 GMT
Was it really? I thought they'd made the quarters at least for the last 5 years They have been eliminated in the 1st round for the last three seasons now........... Lions, Eagle and Lions if my memory is correct. Can’t remember the exact stat from the commentary, but historically Riders have a poor winning percentage in Trophy finals too (but that does mean they’ve made a fair few though). |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2021 21:27:06 GMT
They have been eliminated in the 1st round for the last three seasons now........... Lions, Eagle and Lions if my memory is correct. Can’t remember the exact stat from the commentary, but historically Riders have a poor winning percentage in Trophy finals too (but that does mean they’ve made a fair few though). They'll never beat our bbl trophy record |
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Post by stevetino on Feb 11, 2021 21:45:01 GMT
Tough win for Lions, but a win none the less. Ward-Hibbit doing what he did in the last couple of minutes to get the win for Lions must be hard for Riders to swallow. Eagles up next for Lions, win that and I think they could win the Trophy title. Such a weird draw that their likely toughest games are in the first two rounds of the competition. Dodgy draws eagles have had Lions and riders in cup & trophy |
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Post by blueskies99 on Feb 11, 2021 21:47:48 GMT
They have been eliminated in the 1st round for the last three seasons now........... Lions, Eagle and Lions if my memory is correct. Can’t remember the exact stat from the commentary, but historically Riders have a poor winning percentage in Trophy finals too (but that does mean they’ve made a fair few though). Played in seven Trophy finals........W3 L4 |
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Post by davef on Feb 11, 2021 21:54:05 GMT
Riders lost to Bristol in the trophy last year
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2021 22:23:11 GMT
The same Bristol who were destroyed by Solent
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Post by stevetino on Feb 12, 2021 7:51:34 GMT
Anybody missing Mr Heinz?
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Post by stevetino on Feb 12, 2021 8:03:09 GMT
Tough win for Lions, but a win none the less. Ward-Hibbit doing what he did in the last couple of minutes to get the win for Lions must be hard for Riders to swallow. Eagles up next for Lions, win that and I think they could win the Trophy title. Such a weird draw that their likely toughest games are in the first two rounds of the competition. Yep but riders thought they could get better so Robbie P knows best |
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Post by jumbo on Feb 12, 2021 10:10:46 GMT
Tough win for Lions, but a win none the less. Ward-Hibbit doing what he did in the last couple of minutes to get the win for Lions must be hard for Riders to swallow. Eagles up next for Lions, win that and I think they could win the Trophy title. Such a weird draw that their likely toughest games are in the first two rounds of the competition. Yep but riders thought they could get better so Robbie P knows best Haha nice try. Think most people know that Josh leaving was a Josh decision not a Riders decision. |
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Post by jumbo on Feb 12, 2021 10:35:56 GMT
Definitely wish he was hitting those shots for us and not them. But don't begrudge him wanting to go and play for Lions with the lure of Europe. Hope he gets the playing time to showcase how good he is now hes fit.
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Post by leamrider2 on Feb 12, 2021 11:57:19 GMT
Riders have capitalised on having a deep, capable bench over the last X years. This season's bench hasn't been performing up to the same mark so far. I don't know if that is what the stats say, but that is how it feels to me. Can't really see it changing, either, but you never know. Look what bringing in Tim Williams did a couple of years ago.
Lat night's game also brought into focus what a strong contribution Zach Jackson has been making.
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Post by youngrocks on Feb 12, 2021 12:12:41 GMT
If riders dont want ali Fraser, glasgow will take him. Hes a starter in this league and easily a 15 and 10 player. Maybe isnt the most suited player to riders BUT he is the type of player who takes time to become comfortable in a system.
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Post by massiveridersfan on Feb 12, 2021 13:37:46 GMT
If riders dont want ali Fraser, glasgow will take him. Hes a starter in this league and easily a 15 and 10 player. Maybe isnt the most suited player to riders BUT he is the type of player who takes time to become comfortable in a system. I kinda hoped that'd be the case: can't say I was THAT optimistic though and so it's proved. He fouls a lot, misses easy layups and isn't anywhere near the standard I thought he'd be. Not a disaster, obviously, but created less of an impact than I expected. |
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Post by youngrocks on Feb 12, 2021 14:46:04 GMT
If riders dont want ali Fraser, glasgow will take him. Hes a starter in this league and easily a 15 and 10 player. Maybe isnt the most suited player to riders BUT he is the type of player who takes time to become comfortable in a system. I kinda hoped that'd be the case: can't say I was THAT optimistic though and so it's proved. He fouls a lot, misses easy layups and isn't anywhere near the standard I thought he'd be. Not a disaster, obviously, but created less of an impact than I expected. Sounds like an ali fraser who isn't comfortable.his finishing round the basket when he is firing is quality, his distribution for his size is good and can go games without getting caught out by fouls |
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Post by saintpat on Feb 13, 2021 9:33:51 GMT
That's twice that Riders have choked against Lions now,it's becoming a bit of a habit!
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Post by jimmylad on Feb 13, 2021 15:25:07 GMT
Tough win for Lions, but a win none the less. Ward-Hibbit doing what he did in the last couple of minutes to get the win for Lions must be hard for Riders to swallow. Eagles up next for Lions, win that and I think they could win the Trophy title. Such a weird draw that their likely toughest games are in the first two rounds of the competition. Yep but riders thought they could get better so Robbie P knows best Ward-Hibbert was offered new contract by Riders and were desperate to keep him by Lions came along with £££££ and the rest is history. |
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Post by jimmylad on Feb 13, 2021 15:28:35 GMT
That's twice that Riders have choked against Lions now,it's becoming a bit of a habit! Certainly is. Both games Riders had in the bag. However, if Paternostro had the resources that Vince has had at his disposal, these two games would not have been close, they would have been blow outs. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2021 16:47:46 GMT
You need to take those grapes back.
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Post by jimmylad on Feb 13, 2021 20:16:19 GMT
You need to take those grapes back. Ha. Not at all. Lions deserved their wins. However with the depth of their squad they shouldn’t even be in close BBL games surely?! |
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Post by youngrocks on Feb 14, 2021 6:40:43 GMT
You could argue that riders 2nd unit is stronger than lions 2nd unit if sll sre on their game.
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Post by jimmylad on Feb 14, 2021 8:30:31 GMT
You could argue that riders 2nd unit is stronger than lions 2nd unit if sll sre on their game. Really?! Riders 2nd unit consists of Anderson, Washington, Fraser and Falzon. Lions includes Ware, Spencer, Alihodzic, Ward-Hibbert, Walker and Ikhinmwin. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2021 10:04:10 GMT
You could also argue that Leicester have far more advantages than London
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Post by jimmylad on Feb 14, 2021 14:13:24 GMT
You could also argue that Leicester have far more advantages than London True. You could argue anything... Trump did! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2021 16:24:22 GMT
That is the basis of whatsbev isn't it? Argue about anything?
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