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From: CitB
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Date: 3/3/2008 1:17:48 PM
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round 2 today, hope some people find the chat.
http://www.buzzerbeater.org/BBWeb/ntstandings.aspx?TeamID...
here the games:

France vs Tounes *france seems stronger to me*
Brasil vs Hong Kong *brasil in for the second victory*
Canada vs Italia *italy has to do something for the crowd*
United States vs Australia *usa strikes back?*
España vs Nigeria *spain should make it*
Argentina vs Deutschland *germany stays on top*

From: Leucaruth

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Date: 3/3/2008 3:01:12 PM
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amaizing first half for spain guys

From: raonne

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Date: 3/3/2008 7:25:48 PM
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France vs Tounes *france seems stronger to me*
Brasil vs Hong Kong *brasil in for the second victory*
Canada vs Italia *italy has to do something for the crowd*
United States vs Australia *usa strikes back?*
España vs Nigeria *spain should make it*
Argentina vs Deutschland *germany stays on top*


your predictions were good, you only got wrong the 2 games that had surprising results. Australia completely destroyed the USA by over 30 points, and Argentina beat Germany in a high pace game thanks to a very efficient full court press defense. Spain won easily but I also think Nigeria Crunch Timed Australia on round 1.

From: CitB

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17133.27 in reply to 17133.26
Date: 3/3/2008 10:58:57 PM
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i also think argentina was lucky and the amount of points in that game just crazy...
usa is under pressure now, italy is back in, brasil france spain doin well.

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17133.28 in reply to 17133.26
Date: 3/3/2008 11:39:40 PM
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And Australia CTed the USA today.

NO ONE at this table ordered a rum & Coke
Charles: Penn has some good people
A CT? Really?
Any two will do
Any three for me
Any four will score
Any five are live
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17133.29 in reply to 17133.28
Date: 3/4/2008 6:24:43 AM
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Australia CT USA
Nigeria CT Australia
...

I guess the NT coaches decided who will be their rivals for his options to each position on the table...

Will germany Crunch time Vs Spain?
or will do it USA?

to who will Spain Crunch time?

From: raonne

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17133.30 in reply to 17133.27
Date: 3/4/2008 6:26:34 AM
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i also think argentina was lucky and the amount of points in that game just crazy...
usa is under pressure now, italy is back in, brasil france spain doin well.


yeah, definitely pretty crazy game.. both teams on run and gun, plus argentina's pressure, combined to create a very high pace.. unbelievable amount of points.. and the game took much longer than the others to end..

it is worth mentioning also canada's good performance against italy. They stayed close throughout most of the game.. I was watching that game more than my own game..

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17133.31 in reply to 17133.29
Date: 3/4/2008 6:53:26 AM
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Crunch time is a terrible tactical choice in the group stage imo. Team should only use it when it's their last chance to qualify. Going into knock-out stages with low enthusiasm is nearly suicide.

Last edited by BB-Patrick at 3/4/2008 6:55:40 AM

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17133.32 in reply to 17133.31
Date: 3/4/2008 7:00:18 AM
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depends i think, first if you get easier teams later (third/fourth game) a ct in the first or second match isnt that bad option, if you tie the rest till next stage there is still a good chance to get a high enough enthusiasm. 2 wins might be enough to go to next round.

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17133.33 in reply to 17133.32
Date: 3/4/2008 7:14:38 AM
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Hmm NT ethusiasm is different than club enthusiasm, since you play only 1 game a week. I think if you CT with 5 you play at least 2 games with an enthusiasm below five, which is a lot when you play only 5 games untill knock-out.

Starting with 5 enthusiasm
So CT in the 1st game, enthusiasm back to normal at game 4, if you tie 4 and 5 you only have about 7 or something.

Just a guess.

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17133.34 in reply to 17133.33
Date: 3/4/2008 7:17:01 AM
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true, its a full week i did not include that in my calculation.

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