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36ers vs Tigers tonight

I agree DDFan, Adelaide fans want to and have just as much right to support a quality team. If its good enough for Melbourne (and a few others) to take advantage of the system, its good enough for any other teams. If that is what it takes to be on a level playing field, then so be it. Until all the clubs play fairly, all the other clubs will just be there to accommodate their rise up the ladder and ultimately win the grand final. Last year's grand final was between Melbourne and Brisbane. Its predicted this year to be the same. Do the fans of all the other teams want this situation repeated year after year?

It's widely thought that the Tigs have taken advantage of the system. Quite honestly, I don't give a $h1t, & good on 'em. I pay to see quality 'Ball, & the Tigs deliver.
The 36ers didn't lie down. FFS,the Tigs got pingged for a couple of shot clock violations. A team as stacked as they are, would that come easily?
Another point, Barlow & Muursepp are major signings. Give me a brain as to how to stop either of them, without having to contend with Thommo, Nancy, Dmac & Hoare.
Then there's Stiffy, plus the sweet shooters of Corletto & Crossy as team fillers. For cry'n out aloud, have any of you guys done any homework?

Isaac, the success of the 36ers is not going to be dependent on winning games against lesser teams. To make a statement, its the Tigers and the Bullets of the league that need to be taken care of. They are the ones that will always stand in the way of a championship. If you are not putting a team together that is going to have a legitimate chance at winning the championship, then you really have done nothing at all. At the moment the Bullets and the Tigers are in the way. If this is not corrected by the 36ers this season, then they have not met my expectations nor their own I would imagine. Who aims to achieve 2nd or 3rd place?

I don't know if we watched the same game but neither of us needed to be there at all. Just look at the score sheet. 1 point in 3/4 of the game. The Tigers shooting percentage last night was way over their usual season average. There was some luck on their side as well. Also don't overlook the fact that the 36ers have some significant injuries they are coming back from and have played a mere 2 games together. All these factors will help impove their game if those conditions improve. I am not trying to pad them up at all, I am giving them the benefit of the conditions they are playing against at the moment, a condition I certainly would not put up with in 4 weeks time.

Isaac, Boti only reported the last 9 making the score look better than it was. He didn't report that the margin got down from 15 to 7 at one stage also. The Tigers looked the superior team the whole game, that's what made the effort to get back into the game all the more impressive. The Sixers went into last night's game much weaker than their opponent but for most of the game stayed in touch. There was, and I can't emphasise enough the fact that there was 1 lousy point the difference between 1st quarter and end of the game. I was by no means satisfied with the form of the team but do have a high expectation that they will improve enough to stay close to the top. Anything less in unacceptable.

the ghost, how do you fix the problems of the season if you wait until the end? Wasn't one bad season enough, do we need to sit through another? Especially after all the hype of how the problems of last season was going to be addressed this season with a much better team. This is what people are waiting for. I said I was prepared to wait another 4 weeks for the team to come good. Beyond that time needs to be nipped in the bud then not at the end of the season. Wait until the end of the season even if progress isn't being made and what happens. Half the team again gets sacked, we end up with another new team next year with the same gelling problems. Oh, and Maher is another year older.

... except maybe Daniel Joyce's as a rookie??? lol

Bluey, I agree with you. If Chappell is not up to scratch in 4 weeks time, I'll be the first demanding a replacement. It will still be early in the season, so hopefully we can pull off a Sydney King's trick.

Listen here you guys, I have been quite critical lately of Chappell and the length of time its taking for him to come good, but look at tonight's game. Sure the Tigers played 48 minutes of pressure ball but considering the 36ers were down 15 at the end of the first quarter and 16 at the end of the game, that suggests they gave as much as they got for three quarters of the game. With Chappell not 100% fit, Motteram the same, Maher playing limited minutes and the fact the team have only played 2 games together they did well. They did all this against the biggest team in the league, a team who have had the majority of their players together for atleast 4 years and not one of them with any injury suggests the 36ers actually did quite a monumental job. Give them another 4 weeks to heal and gel. That's all it would have taken tonight to reverse the situation. Even I haven't given up on them yet.

Sixers totally sucked tonight! Melbourne cruised all night because there was no challenge at all.. I cant believe the shit defence that Smyth has employed.... wtf is it supposed to do to the offence? one time, I saw they got Stiff posting up lil brad davidson becoz there was a soft screen at the 3pt line off the ball. Smyth oughta think of some new plays or defences or his job as coach of the 6ers is over! But i must credit Melbourne... Brilliant team, team of stars, pass the ball well, defend properly, and finish better.. also their coach doesnt spend the entire match screaming at the umpires!! I feel teh tigers were a lil hard done by from the refs.. the 36ers guards were allowed all sorts of slaps, body passes and holds simply because they are a smaller side than the tigers.
Dave thomas' dunk early on in the game was amazing but the best bit came when anstey got fouled out, the fans clapped becoz they finally got a foul, while anstey walked off clapping his hands for himself! LOL!!

well sixers, seems like its gonna be a long, hard season to come, can't see them making the eight and definetely cant see them keeping smythe as coach all season...
Barlow for MVP!!

he he TR good luck on that one...

Ballinger had the highest of that quartet.

Murs fouled out all I know.

Melb 101

Adel 85

Ballinger 19

Barlow 17

Mrs Gilroy would have loved the porking,

Sutton 3

83 - 101..

Anstey has 17

Ng must be absolutely huge, this is the second week straight that the commentators have made 3 or 4 comments about how much he has bulked up...

Ballinger 2 from the line 78 - 101.

Maher 11

Melb 95
Adel 72

Stick a fork in em tonight boys.....

Barlow 19
Ballinger 15

Melb 88
Adel 72

7 to go

Melb up 80 to 66 at 3 quarter time.

Sorry not at line, side ball.

TR Say hi to Cookie for me.

66 - 79 Melb

Melb in foul trouble.

Ng at line for 3

Muressap with 5 fouls.
Adelaide 59 - 72
4 mins to go in 3rd.

Cursed it's stopped at 10:53 2nd quarter 21-35 grrrr.
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Nice to have some live scoring.
The Box scores is a great addition!