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  • DonsteppaD Offline
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    I was wondering if the Tweets were a reflection of a fast bowler marching towards his mid-late 30s, but that escalated quickly 😂

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    @MajorRage I rarely eat breakfast, but been away at conference last week and had the hotel buffet every morning, with said scrambled eggs.

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    @Kruse said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:

    Oh, yeah. “we love Wags”
    Fuck off.
    He's a flat track bully constantly bowling bodyline at tailenders.
    Since when did we countenance that?
    I get that he “puts his heart into it”, “plays his guts out”, etc, etc..
    But he plays like a fluffybunny. And I don't think he represents either NZ, nor the facile “Play hard but play fair” ethos we've adopted.
    Hypocritical as fuck.
    Too drunk to debate this tonight. Or ever. Happy to watch the shitstorm though...

    I’m not even going to dignify this with a reply.

    Even though I just did

    Even just ‘liking’ Wags is worthy of a ban on here.

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  • BonesB Online
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    @Crucial said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:

    @MajorRage said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:

    I like the scrambled eggs hotels serve.

    Bit of a general statement but I can run with that. Sometimes it’s all about timing.
    By timing I don’t mean the eggs but arriving at them at the same time as the hot chick that you spotted walking in.

    I think we all know MR isn't staying at the Premier Inn.

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  • KruseK Offline
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    @MN5 said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:

    @Kruse said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:

    Oh, yeah. “we love Wags”
    Fuck off.
    He's a flat track bully constantly bowling bodyline at tailenders.
    Since when did we countenance that?
    I get that he “puts his heart into it”, “plays his guts out”, etc, etc..
    But he plays like a fluffybunny. And I don't think he represents either NZ, nor the facile “Play hard but play fair” ethos we've adopted.
    Hypocritical as fuck.
    Too drunk to debate this tonight. Or ever. Happy to watch the shitstorm though...

    I’m not even going to dignify this with a reply.

    Even though I just did

    Even just ‘liking’ Wags is worthy of a ban on here.

    If he played for any other team, we'd be abusing him as a dirty fluffybunny.
    I genuinely don't like him representing my country. Not Richard Loe levels, but... still.

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    Wags bowls like a slightly quicker Craig Macmillan

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  • voodooV Offline
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    This may not be a hot take, but I can't be fucked finding the netball thread.

    What a stupid sport it is. I can actually handle watching it, but I have to block out the fact that the rules are just completely idiotic. They took a great game in basketball, and decided they'd impose a heap of stupid rules (contact on the ball, wtf???) to invent a new female-friendly game. For what? Daft.

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    @voodoo played it? Great fun to play, especially indoor, 6 a side. I'm too unco to bounce a ball but can throw, jump and run.

    Contact on the ball makes complete sense, otherwise everyone just whacks the ball out of everyone else's hands and you don't have a game.

    Maybe for you it's just that basketball is rugby league and netball is rugby union.

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  • boobooB Online
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    Personally think netball is the ultimate team sport.

    Only 2 players get to defend the goal, there are limited other defenders, and there are limited attackers, and only two can actually score.

    You've got to trust your team mates to do their job.

    Hate watching it though.

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    @Bones said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:

    @voodoo played it? Great fun to play, especially indoor, 6 a side. I'm too unco to bounce a ball but can throw, jump and run.

    Contact on the ball makes complete sense, otherwise everyone just whacks the ball out of everyone else's hands and you don't have a game.

    Maybe for you it's just that basketball is rugby league and netball is rugby union.

    I have played it, only mixed, but a few seasons. Why on earth shouldn't you be allowed to whack the ball out of someone's hand if you dont touch the player? It's so stupid.

    But that's just one dumb rule. Why don't we allow a defender to go forward if they want? Why can't a wing attack take a shot?

    Should also be allowed to dribble the ball, set screens, and dunk it 😎

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    @voodoo said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:

    @Bones said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:

    @voodoo played it? Great fun to play, especially indoor, 6 a side. I'm too unco to bounce a ball but can throw, jump and run.

    Contact on the ball makes complete sense, otherwise everyone just whacks the ball out of everyone else's hands and you don't have a game.

    Maybe for you it's just that basketball is rugby league and netball is rugby union.

    I have played it, only mixed, but a few seasons. Why on earth shouldn't you be allowed to whack the ball out of someone's hand if you dont touch the player? It's so stupid.

    But that's just one dumb rule. Why don't we allow a attack go forward if they want? Why can't a wing defence go forward and take a shot?

    Should also be allowed to dribble the ball, set screens, and dunk it 😎

    Not sure whether to like this post ...

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    @voodoo certainly think they miss a bit in terms if layup and dunks

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    @booboo said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:

    Personally think netball is the ultimate team sport.

    Only 2 players get to defend the goal, there are limited other defenders, and there are limited attackers, and only two can actually score.

    You've got to trust your team mates to do their job.

    Hate watching it though.

    It’s a great sport to play.

    That may be another unpopular opinion ….

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  • voodooV Offline
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    @booboo said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:

    @voodoo said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:

    @Bones said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:

    @voodoo played it? Great fun to play, especially indoor, 6 a side. I'm too unco to bounce a ball but can throw, jump and run.

    Contact on the ball makes complete sense, otherwise everyone just whacks the ball out of everyone else's hands and you don't have a game.

    Maybe for you it's just that basketball is rugby league and netball is rugby union.

    I have played it, only mixed, but a few seasons. Why on earth shouldn't you be allowed to whack the ball out of someone's hand if you dont touch the player? It's so stupid.

    But that's just one dumb rule. Why don't we allow a attack go forward if they want? Why can't a wing defence go forward and take a shot?

    Should also be allowed to dribble the ball, set screens, and dunk it 😎

    Not sure whether to like this post ...

    I'm sure it's not my best. I'm ok if you hold back a like. I'll do better next time (maybe)

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  • BonesB Online
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    @voodoo you can set screens!

    While we're at it, you should be allowed to throw a forward pass and retain possession for a set amount of tackles.

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  • BonesB Online
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    @MajorRage said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:

    @booboo said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:

    Personally think netball is the ultimate team sport.

    Only 2 players get to defend the goal, there are limited other defenders, and there are limited attackers, and only two can actually score.

    You've got to trust your team mates to do their job.

    Hate watching it though.

    It’s a great sport to play.

    That may be another unpopular opinion ….

    It's about level with rugby for me.

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  • BonesB Online
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    @booboo said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:

    @voodoo certainly think they miss a bit in terms if layup and dunks

    You can do a layup, I'm surprised you haven't seen it. Don't think you can dunk.

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  • boobooB Online
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    replied to Bones on last edited by booboo
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    @Bones said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:

    @booboo said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:

    @voodoo certainly think they miss a bit in terms if layup and dunks

    You can do a layup, I'm surprised you haven't seen it. Don't think you can dunk.

    Just don't see it tried too often.

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  • boobooB Online
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    Am speaking as a former netball dad

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  • BonesB Online
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    @booboo said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:

    @Bones said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:

    @booboo said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:

    @voodoo certainly think they miss a bit in terms if layup and dunks

    You can do a layup, I'm surprised you haven't seen it. Don't think you can dunk.

    Just don't see it tried too often.

    That's pretty much 90% of the scoring plays from one guy in my team. I don't do it because unco and I've usually already taken my 1.5 steps just to get within shooting range.

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