Game Thread GAME# 46: MAVERICKS @ BLAZERS - JANUARY 20, 2018 - SATURDAY, 7:00 PM (PST), NBCSNW

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Who would win in a game of one-on-one?

Poll closed Jan 25, 2018.

  1. Damian Lillard

    26 vote(s)
    74.3%

  2. CJ McCollum

    9 vote(s)
    25.7%
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    No shit!!!??

    I am a BIG Eastern Taiwan fan! Which team were you on? That's my favorite league!
     
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    You know, Mizuno makes a Classic Infield Fungo Bat that they use exclusively in the East Taiwan division. You can buy them alone for only $54.95 plus shipping.
     
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    Exactly. I root for the Blazers to win.
     
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    I'd love to see that. There's not enough money in the game in Australia for us to enter, but if we were financially supported, I know we'd be competitive. The Australian sports market is just so brutally competitive; even more so than yours. We love sport, try everything, and anything, and perform at a competitive level (due to our culture) at everything we try. But there's just not enough of a population mass to support profitable pro teams in every sport we play at a decent level. Our national teams are different, because they're funded by our federal government.
     
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    So this inspired me to look him up on youtube, and reminisce. I forgot he had died almost a decade ago, I thought it was just like last year of 2016.
     
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    Nowadays they have bats specialized for infield hitting? Things have changed. At my speed, I need a Classic Bunt Bat.

     
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    It was more of a slap than a punch, and Sobey started it by bumping him, so the refs gave them both techs.

    That's the thing about the refs in the NBL, they might make bad calls, and all have Napoleon complexes, but they don't play favourites.

    They're the boss, and anyone who wants to argue about it, is going to get tossed.
     
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    It's the best...I never miss the Little League World Championships if I can help it...Cuba, Taiwan, Japan and USA are always in the mix
     
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    Chi Bi Yuen was the last sponsor...I was pissed when my wife sent my jerseys to Goodwill a few years back...
     
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    The best infield batting technique is just choking up your grip...Ty Cobb perfected it...you can control the bat much more that way..I'm naturally right handed but I had more control left handed batting...pulling the bat with the strong hand instead of pushing it
     
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    I too thought he died recently. A couple of months ago, I spent an hour listening to his songs on Bing/YouTube.
     
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    That makes a couple dozen fans....way to represent!
     
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    All the time I've been looking up bat videos and posting here, I've had your game going in another window. Basketball nerd alert!
     
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    Halftime Adelaide 64, Ilawaharra 49. With a name like that, they have no chance.
     
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    Choking up is used when the bat is too big for you. It was common when I was in Little League because we were short and bats were big.
     
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    Cobb.jpg
     
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    He should be ashamed! What's he want, a matchstick? Come on, he has more muscle than that!
     
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