Fri 26th March - Eagles v Lions 6:00pm

maybe I should have just put D then to clarify what I was meaning.

2xT equals GD 

that is why I was surprised at the comment about a 1 match ban - and no mention of a disqualifying foul D as opposed to being disqualified from rest of the game due to the double T

the leagues I'm involved with a GD is just that, disqualified from rest of that game with no future game impact.
D is when you get an auto one match ban. Hence my surprise that 2T in BBL leads to a match ban - tough league. Interesting to learn that.

when you have to pick and choose your games to go and watch cause its a 80mile round trip - he was one reason would pick going to watch eagles visiting emirates over another side visiting, even when much higher chance of seeing a win v the other side.

Those sort of numbers only happen when there is little or no perimeter defense, but it was great to watch especially if you're a Riders fan.

Great job Eagles.

I find it very strange that Lions are apparently giving up the 5th most PPG in the BBL this season. I know that's not a pace adjusted statistic but it still seems wrong. Toughest defensive team Riders have played this season in my opinion but presumably haven't brought that kind of intensity too often.

Nope. Pflueger was MVP. Eagles were +23 with him on the floor and those 13 point-less minutes were surely the key to that success? Absolutely no one should be praising Sayers' effort. He actually made an overall negative contribution despite his 24 points and 6 threes. And I can't believe not one poster has mentioned Adenekan who was a monstrous +19 in his seven minutes. Can't beat a good +/- statistic.

The point about +/- is well made. I know it's something that all coaches look at and analyse how players have contributed when on court regardless of their numbers. Efficiency index is something that they also look at. Cortez rightly got a lot of plaudits for netting the triple-double he's been threatening all season but look at Fletch's efficiency! For a PG to get 14 assists in a game is quite something but then to add in a top-scoring 26 points is awesome.

Yes, Lions were without Robinson and Ward-Hibbert but that happens after all Eagles were without Gordon for a month! But, London still turned up with a 12-man roster that doesn't have any real passengers. Joe Ik and Jules DA stepped up well and Dirk was Dirk. The Eagles did a great job on London's bigs and made them an irrelevance all night.

London's 3-pt shooting was effective and at a good %. Where the Eagles did a great job was defending the paint and then getting their transition game back to the standard they strive for. Their execution in the first half and in particular the first quarter was awesome. Credit to London who got it back to within ten at one point in the third before Eagles steadied.

As for Liggins? People said if he'd stayed in then the result and game would have been different. That's a fair point and might be right BUT he was in the game and it was his ill-discipline and frustration and his alone that got him thrown out. Eagles talk a lot about conbasketball kiting what they can control and just did it so much better than Lions on the night.