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Anyone else finding it difficult to get behind Team Canada? This could be a first for me but I cannot find anything complelling about these guys to cheer about... And I'm being polite in my true feelings'
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04-04-13 11:10PM |
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Good end by Canada. A well played 3 ball. I hope this puts some fire in their belly and they pick up the win.
They got a break and took advantage of it.
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04-04-13 11:10PM |
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quote: Originally posted by Manitoba Legend
The more I see MONSTERS like Jacobs, Bernard(OLympics), Stoughton (Brier final), Homan (Worlds) crack, the more admiration I have for Jennifer Jones. She is that one indomitable spirit who plays every game as if its her last. Teams now take advantage of her all-out offensive strategy but she still plays every game like its her last and her games are total fun to watch due to the number of rocks in play.
I'm hoping she finds a way to escape the Homan Torture Rack at the Trials!
What are you talking about?
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04-04-13 11:10PM |
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The Scenarios
Playoff Scenarios:
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Option 1:
CAN over SWE, CZE over SUI
1. Canada (win over SCO)
2. Scotland
3. Denmark (win over CZE)
4. Czech
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Option 2:
SWE over CAN, SUI over CZE
SCO 1st
3 way tie for 2nd
2. Sweden W CAN/DEN (2-0)
3. Denmark W CAN L SWE (1-1)
4. Canada L DEN/SWE (0-2)
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Option 3:
SWE over CAN, CZE over SUI
SCO 1st
4 way tie for 2nd
2. Sweden W CAN/DEN/CZE (3-0)
3. Denmark W CAN/CZE L SWE (2-1)
4. Czech W CAN L SWE/DEN (1-2)
5. Canada L DEN/SWE/CZE (0-3)
SWE 2nd, DEN 3rd
Tiebreaker Game:
CZEvCAN
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Option 4:
CHN over FIN, NOR over RUS, CAN over SWE, SUI over CZE
CAN 1st, SCO 2nd, DEN 3rd
5-way tie for 4th, ranking:
4. Norway W SUI/CHN/SWE L CZE (3-1 + NOR over CHN)
5. China W CZE/SWE/SUI L NOR (3-1)
6. Sweden W SUI/CZE L NOR/CHN (2-2)
7. Switzerland W CZE L NOR/CHN/SWE (1-3 + CZE over SUI)
8. Czech Republic W NOR L CHN/SUI/SWE (1-3)
Tiebreaker Games:
(NORv(SUIvCZE))v(CHNvSWE)
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Option 5:
FIN over CHN, NOR over RUS, CAN over SWE, SUI over CZE
CAN 1st, SCO 2nd, DEN 3rd
4-way tie for 4th, ranking:
4. Norway W SUI/SWE L CZE (2-1 + NOR over SWE)
6. Sweden W SUI/CZE L NOR (2-1)
7. Switzerland W CZE L NOR/SWE (1-2 + CZE over SUI)
8. Czech Republic W NOR L SUI/SWE (1-2)
Tiebreaker Games:
(NORvCZE)v(SWEvSUI)
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Option 6:
CHN over FIN, RUS over NOR, CAN over SWE, SUI over CZE
CAN 1st, SCO 2nd, DEN 3rd
4-way tie for 4th, ranking:
4. China W CZE/SWE/SUI (3-0)
5. Sweden W SUI/CZE L CHN (2-1)
6. Switzerland W CZE L CHN/SWE (1-2)
7. Czech Republic L CHN/SUI/SWE (0-3)
Tiebreaker Games:
(CHNvCZE)v(SWEvSUI)
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04-04-13 11:18PM |
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Thanks Gerry, that's a load of figurein'..
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04-04-13 11:56PM |
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quote: Originally posted by Oly M. Pics
What are you talking about?
Here's a quick translation:
Blah blah monster blah blah team from Manitoba I have a crush on Jennifer Jones blah team from Manitoba blah blah blah monster Jennifer Jones restraining order blah blah team from Manitoba blah.
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04-05-13 12:59AM |
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quote: Originally posted by Unregistered
Here's a quick translation:
Blah blah monster blah blah team from Manitoba I have a crush on Jennifer Jones blah team from Manitoba blah blah blah monster Jennifer Jones restraining order blah blah team from Manitoba blah.
Funniest. Post. Ever.
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04-05-13 01:11AM |
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Olympic Qualification points
Unofficial Standings after the Round Robin, with Playoff position awarded points based on where they currently rank. Changing Playoff position will not affect Top 7 countries, who will qualify directly to the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia:
1. Scotland 12 + 14 = 26
2. Canada 14 + 9 = 23
3. Sweden 10 + 12 = 22
4. Norway 9 + 8 = 17
5. Denmark 6 + 10 = 16
6. China 7 + 7 = 14
7. Switzerland 4 + 6 = 10
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United States 5 + 4 = 9
New Zealand 8 + NA = 8
Czech Republic 1 + 5 = 6
** Russia NA + 3 = 3
France 3 + NA = 3
Japan NA + 2 = 2
Germany 2 + NA = 2
Finland NA + 1 = 1
South Korea NA = 0 (2011 Appearance)
** Russia receives berth as host country.
Canada, Scotland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, China and Switzerland have qualified for the 2014 Olympics in Sochi!
United States, New Zealand, Czech Republic, France, Japan, Germany, Finland and South Korea will head to the Olympic Qualification event in December 2013, where the final 2 berths will be awarded.
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04-05-13 01:16AM |
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quote: Originally posted by chapnlie
I am amazed by the masses jumping on the Jacobs bandwagon. A word of caution, folks, this is just the round robin! The Jacobs rink is playing great, but have had little pressure on them. The playoffs is where it counts, and I wouldn't be so quick to write-off Edin and Murdock/Brewster.
How have I done with my forecast so far? (Scotland wins round robin to get to the 1-2 game, while Edin beats Canada to secure a place in the playoffs.)
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04-05-13 01:28AM |
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quote: Originally posted by Unregistered
Here's a quick translation:
Blah blah monster blah blah team from Manitoba I have a crush on Jennifer Jones blah team from Manitoba blah blah blah monster Jennifer Jones restraining order blah blah team from Manitoba blah.
That's pretty much what I got out of it. I'm just wondering what it has to do with the men's world championship thread??
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04-05-13 01:30AM |
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world curling = russian roulette with 1 empty chamber ..
designed to give every country a chance ... works every time
still entertaining ... would like to watch it with teams howard, martin, stoughton, and gushue in my living room ... would make a great movie
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04-05-13 01:50AM |
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quote: Originally posted by Unregistered
world curling = russian roulette with 1 empty chamber ..
designed to give every country a chance ... works every time
still entertaining ... would like to watch it with teams howard, martin, stoughton, and gushue in my living room ... would make a great movie
Please explain. Why shouldn't it be designed to give every country a chance?
P.S. It obviously doesn't work every time considering Canada's record in World Curling.
People simply refuse to give other countries credit. It's pathetic.
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1. canada has about 5 professional teams --all have won the brier got $50k each player for 2 years -- china , sweden, russia , norway have 1 professional team each - most play in Canada super league ...
2. must win 35 games to get out of canada then win 11 in a row at the worlds 2 weeks later
3. other countries are selected and sent - many 5 - 15 years in a row
4. free guard rule makes it very difficult to maintain a lead .. ending up with teams gambling and needing trick shots to win ... all teams can make the trick shots and teams almost always get hot curl 90% against canada
5. never said it was bad for the sport - just a little hard on our reps ( ask them - " its better to do what it takes to win the worlds if you can - than try to explain why you lost them for the rest of your life " )
5. where did i not give anyone credit -- i predicted sweden , scotland, canada and norway a week ago
6 they tweaked it til it worked - pretty obvious really
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04-05-13 02:25AM |
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quote: Originally posted by Manitoba Legend
The more I see MONSTERS like Jacobs, Bernard(OLympics), Stoughton (Brier final), Homan (Worlds) crack, the more admiration I have for Jennifer Jones. She is that one indomitable spirit who plays every game as if its her last. Teams now take advantage of her all-out offensive strategy but she still plays every game like its her last and her games are total fun to watch due to the number of rocks in play.
I'm hoping she finds a way to escape the Homan Torture Rack at the Trials!
You really need some help there ML!!! Either spend some quality time in the local psych ward or you will have to quit making the daily trek to the liquor store me thinks!
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04-05-13 02:57AM |
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quote: Originally posted by Unregistered
1. canada has about 5 professional teams --all have won the brier got $50k each player for 2 years -- china , sweden, russia , norway have 1 professional team each - most play in Canada super league ...
2. must win 35 games to get out of canada then win 11 in a row at the worlds 2 weeks later
3. other countries are selected and sent - many 5 - 15 years in a row
4. free guard rule makes it very difficult to maintain a lead .. ending up with teams gambling and needing trick shots to win ... all teams can make the trick shots and teams almost always get hot curl 90% against canada
5. never said it was bad for the sport - just a little hard on our reps ( ask them - " its better to do what it takes to win the worlds if you can - than try to explain why you lost them for the rest of your life " )
5. where did i not give anyone credit -- i predicted sweden , scotland, canada and norway a week ago
6 they tweaked it til it worked - pretty obvious really
1. true. so what?
2. win 11 in a row? what? just finish in the top two, which they usually do, then win two more games. not unreasonable.
3. most of the countries do have a championship. some are selected, some are not (Scotland, which has been Canada's toughest competitor over the years has to win their country's championship to go to worlds). Not sure why this matters.
4. the top teams have little trouble holding on to leads. the free guard zone wasn't instituted to level the playing field. it was brought in so the game wouldn't be a complete bore.
5. worlds is hard on our reps because of the huge expectations placed on them by fans, not by the format or whatever it is you're getting at.
6. if anything they tweaked it to give advantages to the stronger teams by bringing in the page playoffs. It used to be straight semifinals. Usually Canada will make the 1-2 game and get a second chance if they happen to lose that game that they wouldn't have had in the past.
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quote: Originally posted by Manitoba Legend
The more I see MONSTERS like Jacobs, Bernard(OLympics), Stoughton (Brier final), Homan (Worlds) crack, the more admiration I have for Jennifer Jones. She is that one indomitable spirit who plays every game as if its her last. Teams now take advantage of her all-out offensive strategy but she still plays every game like its her last and her games are total fun to watch due to the number of rocks in play.
I'm hoping she finds a way to escape the Homan Torture Rack at the Trials!
I have seen Jones twice at the World's. Twice she has lost. Twice she has sulked. BTW, so did Kevin Martin. On the other hand Jean-Michel Mnard was gracious in defeat.
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04-05-13 07:55AM |
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well that sucks
Sweden ruined all the fun. We were one game away from having a 5 team playoff for 4th place. Instead sweden gets second..kind of ironic for a team that really shouldnt have been in the playoff picture to begin with but they got very lucky with finland and russia early on
Canada really is leaking oil. after starting out 5-0 they have gone 2-4 in the last 6 games. They could pull off what they did at the brier but will they?..i dont know
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Look at the linescore times on CZ?
How can the bronze game be held before the semi-final and the semifinal and the final be held at the same time?
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04-05-13 08:45AM |
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When it comes down to it there is only one team with (1) less loss than Canada. I still like their chances in the playoffs. I wasn't a major Team Jacobs fan before the Worlds, but I have been impressed with how they handled their losses. Took responsibility-none of this "we deserved to win" nonsense.
GO TEAM CANADA!
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04-05-13 08:47AM |
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Re: Look at the linescore times on CZ?
quote: Originally posted by Unregistered
How can the bronze game be held before the semi-final and the semifinal and the final be held at the same time?
Thanks!
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Jacobs seems to play a lot better as a frontrunner than he does in close games or from behind. Now that can probably be said of many teams, but the difference seems to be glaring with this team. It also sometimes appears that they rely a bit too much on being able to make one or two higher difficulty shots to save an end if they get into trouble - that's fine if you're making everything like they were at the Brier. But when you start missing those or get the rocks into the wrong spot look out.
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HAVEN'T GOT THE STOMACH TO WATCH OUR BOYS.....
curl tonight against Denmark... could be " DA JA VOUS"? ... THOSE LAST TWO LOSES by Jacobs makes watching the play offs kind of edgy and who needs to drink more coffee just to stay awake at night here on the East coast ....whatever happens HAPPENS GUESS....(**** HAPPENS) ...
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