Piney's Power Rankings: NBA, Indian Panthers and Luke Metcalf

Every Monday, Piney recaps his top sporting moments of the week as part of his Power Rankings.

This week, Piney discusses the Wellington Phoenix, the Indian Panthers, Gregg Popovich's NBA retirement and the Warriors' successful victory over the Cowboys in Brisbane.

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Speaker 1 (00:06):
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Speaker 2 (00:17):
Rankings, Yes, indeed, Monday night time for Piney's Power Rankings,
rating the best, the worst, and most of the in between.
Bits from our sporting weekend. Let's Go Jen. The Wellington Phoenix.
Their season in many ways thankfully has come to its
end for Wellington Phoenix. They stumble across the finish line

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with another defeat at home. A major refresh needed ahead
of next season.

Speaker 3 (00:47):
Nine.

Speaker 2 (00:48):
The Indian Panthers are sorry, Saga that never felt like
it would end well. There was always going to be
a disaster right from the word go. It's been an
exercise that hopefully we never go through again. Jeff Green
just one of those who predicted the Anther's demise. William

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Lawson's at eight another disappointing Formula one outing for the
racing balls kiwis Liam Lawson and the Pets. He is
out of this race. That's a fourth retirement from this
Miami grown prex. Lawson never recovering from being clipped on
the opening lap. Greg Popovich may be the greatest ever
NBA coach. Calling time on his coaching career. Also Pop

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the Master of the quarter time interview. What happened offensively
in that period?

Speaker 3 (01:39):
Turnovers?

Speaker 2 (01:41):
What about on the defensive end they had their most
productive quarter. What'd you see there?

Speaker 3 (01:44):
Turnovers?

Speaker 2 (01:45):
Pop neck turnovers then six. The World Snooker Championship has
reached its final. The wiley Welshman fifty year old Mark
Williams on top.

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Of the world.

Speaker 2 (02:05):
William jos that's what it means, t up against the
Chinese pretender Jao Shintong, who is sib Honey's.

Speaker 1 (02:16):
Down god in the crowd to show their appreciation to
Ronnial suvant jelosey Chong.

Speaker 2 (02:22):
He's in the final and leads that final the best
of thirty five frame decider against Mark Williams eleven six,
after the first of two scheduled days five into the
top half with Newcastle Nights five eighth Fletcher Sharp. What
been away to celebrate your twenty first birthday than this?
Give it doctor Fletcher Sharp. He'll weave his way all

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the way to a twenty first birthday hat trick, leading
his side to a thirty points to four win over
the Rabbit OS four four is Baylon Sullivan who scored
that very number of tries for the Hurricanes against the
Chiefs on Saturday nights. Sullivan though Sullivan's not Fortwight bailon Sullivan.

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What a night off the bench and into the headlines.
Sean Johnson and the Warriors fans who took over Magic
round and shared their love for their recently retired prince.

Speaker 4 (03:19):
Yeah to see them achieve what that works all week
for for the til ever's faces, I'm the one and
then delive it, go and say hello.

Speaker 2 (03:25):
Please God comes, go on the field. Sewn Johnson's successor
in seven, Luke Metcalf. Does his legs go out from
Yes they do?

Speaker 1 (03:39):
Yes, s Rice favor from Metcalf.

Speaker 2 (03:41):
It's a beauty. Well that might just be the the
fighting moment of this enthralling contest, and it was indeed,
as the Warriors went on to win. Luke Metcalf growing
into that seven jumper week by week. But he's not
number one that goes for I can't remember how many
times the Black Fern seven's continuing to set the seven

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standard in a class of their own. One final task
for the season has done. He's healing to the double
league winners and World Championship winners.

Speaker 4 (04:16):
How are you feeling about that lineup, you know, Piney,
if Luke Metcar continues this level of growth, we're going
to have to start calling him met Cow.

Speaker 2 (04:27):
How long you've been wanting to use that?

Speaker 4 (04:29):
About twenty four hours, mate, and I think I nailed
the delivery. I was actually practicing the delivery of that
before this segment.

Speaker 2 (04:38):
You know.

Speaker 4 (04:38):
You know, I think put Greek Popovich up two places
and I'm pretty happy with that.

Speaker 2 (04:42):
Good power Inkings, Piney, You've done well. They're back next Monday,
six to eight.

Speaker 1 (04:48):
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