: Mon Jul 13, 2009 12:41 pm  

Gotcha wrote:

Then you watched a different game to me.

Diskin individually like you said did not have a bad game. But the team certainly suffered when Buderus went off, and only looked like winning it again when he returned. We more than missed a beat with that change.

If I thought for a minute you were crediting Buderus with being the inspiration for Leeds late comeback I'd burst out laughing.

You're not, are you?

: Mon Jul 13, 2009 12:44 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

If I thought for a minute you were crediting Buderus with being the inspiration for Leeds late comeback I'd burst out laughing.

You're not, are you?

Not at all. Its a team effort. But Buderus organizing and movement of that team is far superior to the individual stuff that Diskin did.

Like I said, Individually I thought Diskin did well. But the team looked so much better with Buderus on than with Diskin on. Just has it had the week before, where again a large spell with Buderus off we were dominated.

: Mon Jul 13, 2009 12:48 pm  

Gotcha wrote:

Like I said, Individually I thought Diskin did well. But the team looked so much better with Buderus on than with Diskin on. Just has it had the week before, where again a large spell with Buderus off we were dominated.

Is that a downside to changing dummy half midway through the game?

It doesn't impact so much on Saints because Roby offers a different type of threat to Cunningham, but does changing dummy half (and changing delivery style of the pass, decision making etc) during the course of a game really bring more benefits than downsides?

: Mon Jul 13, 2009 12:51 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

Is that a downside to changing dummy half midway through the game?

It doesn't impact so much on Saints because Roby offers a different type of threat to Cunningham, but does changing dummy half (and changing delivery style of the pass, decision making etc) during the course of a game really bring more benefits than downsides?

100% agree with you.

It is not a Diskin put down. But Buderus is by far the superior of the two hookers. And since neither is an impact hooker, we end up with the scenario where the change is effecting the team.

There is most definately a massive reduction in any momentum we have when the change takes place. And probably would, as you are probably suggesting, even if it was the other way round, i.e. Buderus subbing.