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#1
Who is the momentum with? Who do you favour? Why?
Game #5 - Thoughts and Opinions
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#2
REPLAY OF GAME 1 (05/03)
1. Kings will not lose again at home with championship on line
2. Hard to recover mentally for melb and be ready for fri
3. Best coach goorj
4. How many times can Anstey save melb, he will be tired tryin to carry the team. Kings are all about teamwork and believing eachother.
5. Crowd will go berzerk on westover
6. 4th quarter is owned by the kings
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#4
no one in my opinion.
both teams had game three won in the fourth q in game 3. sydney look like they have it then lose it in the final seconds.
melbourne have this one wrapped up but blow it, sydney look like they spent alot of energy on the comeback.
i think they said their is only one made field goal the difference over the four games.
key questions:
- will draper play, hamstring could be worse now?
- why didn't crosswhite play in H2? if he is injured thats a negative. if BG kept him out because Hinder was playing reasonably well and crosswhite made several goat fouls in H1, I think he will get his act together and come out and play well on Anstey in G5.
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#8
Picking a winner has been a nightmare for punters in this series and G5 is no exception. There are many issues to consider on both sides of the fence:-
Kings have key injury concerns re Crosswhite and Draper and they've spent a huge chunk of energy in their miraculous come from behind win. Do they have enough gas left in the tank to get over the line with a massive home crowd support?
What kind of mind frame will the Tigers be in after suffering such a massive collapse? How do they refocus and try to get it done in a hostile environment?
Why sweat it out trying to pick a winner when the total under has gone 3-1 in this series. Players stamina and fitness will decide the winner in this contest. Expect another bruising encounter on the defensive ends and the total to fall under 185.5.
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#9
huge home crowd? hehe, i dont think they filled up the stadium so far this series.
yes the fitness concerns would be a factor for the kings, as you pointed out, took a lot out of them to surge for the win in the final QTR of game 4. also noting that the tigers had plenty more rest before the final series.. kings had to play 1 extra game than the tigers as they tigers wrapped up their semi in 2 games against the bullets whilst the kings had to play game 3, tho it was pretty easy as the cats decided they didnt want to turn up.
yes the fitness concerns would be a factor for the kings, as you pointed out, took a lot out of them to surge for the win in the final QTR of game 4. also noting that the tigers had plenty more rest before the final series.. kings had to play 1 extra game than the tigers as they tigers wrapped up their semi in 2 games against the bullets whilst the kings had to play game 3, tho it was pretty easy as the cats decided they didnt want to turn up.
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#13
Anyone who has been to an NBL game knows that these games get played out to a quarter of capacity if that. I've been to a few Kings and Pigs games where there wouldn't be many more than 1500 in attendance.
Put the basketball back on free to air and watch people take an interest and home crowds rise 
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