Curling 2018/19: Let he who is without sin cast the first rock

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Antifreeze Head: Jun 6, 2005; It begins; Pillbug

I get that Curling Canada wants to follow the WCF lead with regard to ties, but I will miss the bonus curling that we used to get with the tie breaker games. I miss them in baseball too.

Also, it speaks volumes that the teams leading the LSD scores (and by a very healthy margin) are Jones and Lawes, both of whom were burnt so significantly by that tiebreaking rule at the last Olympics.

# ? Feb 22, 2024 16:46

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# ? Apr 29, 2024 11:54

Duck Rodgers: Oct 9, 2012

Antifreeze Head posted:

I get that Curling Canada wants to follow the WCF lead with regard to ties, but I will miss the bonus curling that we used to get with the tie breaker games. I miss them in baseball too.

Also, it speaks volumes that the teams leading the LSD scores (and by a very healthy margin) are Jones and Lawes, both of whom were burnt so significantly by that tiebreaking rule at the last Olympics.

Apparently Lawes could still qualify for the playoffs if everyone ends up at 4 and 4. And it's because she did so well in the LSD

# ? Feb 22, 2024 22:26

Synthetic Hermit: Apr 4, 2012; mega survoltage!!!; Grimey Drawer

Duck Rodgers posted:

Apparently Lawes could still qualify for the playoffs if everyone ends up at 4 and 4. And it's because she did so well in the LSD

She did. In fact, all four Manitoba teams did.

https://www.curling.ca/scoreboard/#!/competitions/8765/standings/10311

# ? Feb 23, 2024 18:46

Antifreeze Head: Jun 6, 2005; It begins; Pillbug

Duck Rodgers posted:

Apparently Lawes could still qualify for the playoffs if everyone ends up at 4 and 4. And it's because she did so well in the LSD

But really, her play calling looked a bit timid in the limited bits we got to see in the later parts of the week, though certainly more aggressive yesterday when it was all on the line.

Not sure if anyone caught that last draw, but the prolonged lingering on the conclusion of the Galusha/Jones game was great. I especially liked when Kerry told Jennifer "Don't play like that tomorrow."

# ? Feb 23, 2024 19:42

FunOne: Aug 20, 2000; I am a slimey vat of concentrated stupidity; Fun Shoe

Watching this coverage without knowing the whos-who of womens curling in Canada is difficult. So many asides referring to teams by skips, leads, 2nds, home towns, etc. when the leader board is by region and skip name.

# ? Feb 23, 2024 21:06

Duck Rodgers: Oct 9, 2012

Antifreeze Head posted:

But really, her play calling looked a bit timid in the limited bits we got to see in the later parts of the week, though certainly more aggressive yesterday when it was all on the line.

Not sure if anyone caught that last draw, but the prolonged lingering on the conclusion of the Galusha/Jones game was great. I especially liked when Kerry told Jennifer "Don't play like that tomorrow."

Lawes beat my cousins team in the Manitoba finals, so she has to do well enough in the Scotties to justify beating family

# ? Feb 23, 2024 21:29

Qwijib0: Apr 10, 2007; Who needs on-field skills when you can dance like this?; Fun Shoe

Gonna be a great final, Jones had a hell of an afternoon

# ? Feb 26, 2024 02:02

Inspector_666: Oct 7, 2003; _{benny with the good hair}

Qwijib0 posted:

Gonna be a great final, Jones had a hell of an afternoon

Opening the semi with a double for five was a hell of a thing.

# ? Feb 26, 2024 02:04

Qwijib0: Apr 10, 2007; Who needs on-field skills when you can dance like this?; Fun Shoe

Inspector_666 posted:

Opening the semi with a double for five was a hell of a thing.

Just like they drew it up :haw:

# ? Feb 26, 2024 02:58

Slung Blade: Jul 11, 2002; IN STEEL WE TRUST

This final is tense as hell.

Great curling, shame about the mistakes, gotta feel sorry for anyone that happens to.

# ? Feb 26, 2024 04:37

Inspector_666: Oct 7, 2003; _{benny with the good hair}

Kind of wild to see a stone get hogged in the finals, but what a weekend of games.

# ? Feb 26, 2024 04:47

Qwijib0: Apr 10, 2007; Who needs on-field skills when you can dance like this?; Fun Shoe

What a final

Jones just couldn't dial it in

# ? Feb 26, 2024 04:53

Slung Blade: Jul 11, 2002; IN STEEL WE TRUST

A perfect tournament for Homan, god drat.

# ? Feb 26, 2024 04:58

Qwijib0: Apr 10, 2007; Who needs on-field skills when you can dance like this?; Fun Shoe

Brier is on YT too :toot:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6FYeuGE3e8

# ? Mar 2, 2024 01:08

Inspector_666: Oct 7, 2003; _{benny with the good hair}

Bonot? More like BoYES!

# ? Mar 6, 2024 04:58

Qwijib0: Apr 10, 2007; Who needs on-field skills when you can dance like this?; Fun Shoe

It's been exciting to see some new names do so well

# ? Mar 6, 2024 14:14

FunOne: Aug 20, 2000; I am a slimey vat of concentrated stupidity; Fun Shoe

Where's the morning stream?!

# ? Mar 7, 2024 16:33

Qwijib0: Apr 10, 2007; Who needs on-field skills when you can dance like this?; Fun Shoe

FunOne posted:

Where's the morning stream?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsHQZv04rzo

# ? Mar 7, 2024 17:00

FunOne: Aug 20, 2000; I am a slimey vat of concentrated stupidity; Fun Shoe

Qwijib0 posted:

video link

Well they took a few minutes!

Can't believe Bonot is on the outside of the playoffs looking in right now.

# ? Mar 7, 2024 18:52

Antifreeze Head: Jun 6, 2005; It begins; Pillbug

He needs Dunstone to lose to Symonds out of Newfoundland and Labrador. Which is pretty unlikely.

He also needs to beat Yukon tonight, but that should be pretty doable.

Crazy happenings in the era of no tie breakers.

# ? Mar 7, 2024 19:58

Inspector_666: Oct 7, 2003; _{benny with the good hair}

I dunno if it's the fit of this year's jerseys but a lot of dudes look jacked.

# ? Mar 7, 2024 21:43

gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

So if Gushue loses he's out if NT wins. If PEI beats NT then it goes to the LSD results for 2nd and 3rd in the pool between AB, PEI, and CA?

# ? Mar 7, 2024 22:04

Qwijib0: Apr 10, 2007; Who needs on-field skills when you can dance like this?; Fun Shoe

JAMIE!!!!

# ? Mar 8, 2024 00:01

Inspector_666: Oct 7, 2003; _{benny with the good hair}

Qwijib0 posted:

JAMIE!!!!

I love a good unvarnished reaction of absolutely not acting like you've been there before.

# ? Mar 8, 2024 00:02

Qwijib0: Apr 10, 2007; Who needs on-field skills when you can dance like this?; Fun Shoe

AB-B/MB-C for 1st gonna be good tonight

# ? Mar 8, 2024 00:05

Inspector_666: Oct 7, 2003; _{benny with the good hair}

So with Bonot out, I guess Koe is my guy now.

# ? Mar 8, 2024 00:06

Qwijib0: Apr 10, 2007; Who needs on-field skills when you can dance like this?; Fun Shoe

Another couple of key missed shots for bottcher, just can't seem to close em out when they count.

# ? Mar 8, 2024 04:55

Antifreeze Head: Jun 6, 2005; It begins; Pillbug

gret posted:

So if Gushue loses he's out if NT wins. If PEI beats NT then it goes to the LSD results for 2nd and 3rd in the pool between AB, PEI, and CA?

Gushue was out regardless of who won the other game. The head to head record is always considered before the LSD. The way the standings were at the time, it was win and you're in for both the Gushue/Sluchinski and the Koe/Smith game.

Had PEI won and Gushue lost, Smith would have been free and clear in second place at 6-2; no need for tie breakers. Third place would have been a tie between Gushue and Sluchinski with 5-3 records and Sluchinski would get the playoff position by way of having the head to head win over Team Canada.

# ? Mar 8, 2024 15:44

Duck Rodgers: Oct 9, 2012

Rooting for Dunstone this year. Koe would be a good story but I don't think he has it. A home win is always fun, and McEwen has been on the edge for so long.

Anyone but Bottcher really

# ? Mar 9, 2024 01:57

Inspector_666: Oct 7, 2003; _{benny with the good hair}

Holy poo poo these last four stones in the 5th end of SK vs MB-D are absolutely insane. Especially McEwan's last throw.

# ? Mar 9, 2024 21:25

Qwijib0: Apr 10, 2007; Who needs on-field skills when you can dance like this?; Fun Shoe

Inspector_666 posted:

Especially McEwan's last throw.

He's on fire

# ? Mar 9, 2024 21:39

Slung Blade: Jul 11, 2002; IN STEEL WE TRUST

I feel so bad for McEwan. I want Saskatchewan to win.

# ? Mar 11, 2024 03:11

Qwijib0: Apr 10, 2007; Who needs on-field skills when you can dance like this?; Fun Shoe

Yeah, tough night for him.

# ? Mar 11, 2024 04:13

PittTheElder: Feb 13, 2012; Yes, it's like a lava lamp.

that this all-star team is just Team Bottcher but with Mike McEwan instead of Bottcher.

I'm very new to paying attention to pro-curling but wtf went down with Bottcher and Darren Moulding? Cutting the dude the week before a brier in his hometown sure is a move.

# ? Mar 13, 2024 18:23

Inspector_666: Oct 7, 2003; _{benny with the good hair}

Does anybody know if we'll be able to watch the World Championships in the US without needing to resort to shady IPTV providers or something?

PittTheElder posted:

that this all-star team is just Team Bottcher but with Mike McEwan instead of Bottcher.

I'm very new to paying attention to pro-curling but wtf went down with Bottcher and Darren Moulding? Cutting the dude the week before a brier in his hometown sure is a move.

I don't know if the "whole story" was ever made public but it seems like Bottcher cut Moulding because Moulding wanted to split the winnings among the team more evenly, and the official announcement from the team said that Moulding left for "personal reasons" and made it seem like he did it voluntarily.

# ? Mar 13, 2024 19:08

gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

Inspector_666 posted:

Does anybody know if we'll be able to watch the World Championships in the US without needing to resort to shady IPTV providers or something?

https://curlingchannel.tv

It's $20 for a pass to watch the Women's World Championship.

I'd go with the shady IPTV to watch TSN for the Team Canada games though. Apparently the production quality on Curling Channel is pretty bad.

# ? Mar 17, 2024 05:59