
6ers vs Melb
I was there and the 6ers really missed Rees in the middle, particularly against Bradtke. Cooper played admirably but wasn't enough by himself. His block stats should have been higher, he managed to get 3 consecutive blocks on one play in garbage time :D
They gave up an obscene amount of offensive boards and the Tigers took them apart down the stretch.
The refs didn't do us any favors, exacerbating our lack of size by calling touch fouls for Melbourne in the paint but allowing the Tigers to grab and hold on defense every time the 6ers went to the basket in the 2nd 1/2.
Bradtke did his normal domination of the tiny 6ers front line but Dave Thomas is an MVP candidate if he keeps getting opportunities in the Tigers offense. He torched Holmes and Forman repeatedly and oddly enough it was Willie Farley that did a reasonable job on him in the last.
Jacob had another ordinary game, with nothing dropping from outside he made a few buckets in the paint but didn't contribute much.
Oscar was quiet early but went out in a flurry of scoring and fouls, some of which were definately undeserved, the last one in particular.
Brett i thought played really well but his scoring (6/18) is worse than i remember it.

It's a worry that they can't seem to make the away games. Its an issue that needs to be addressed to see where the problem is and if the problem can be overcome. We all know how brilliantly they can play at home but what's stopping them from taking those skills away with them? To have a chance at the championship, we need to be able to win some away from home games.
