Hoops

Hawks vs 36ers, Oct 17

With 5 more Dusty's on the bench and Smyth as assistant coach.

EC,
If you were coach for the next Sixers game, what would you do to turn things around?

"-Just because Dusty is slightly overweight doesn't make him more hungry than our guys." ha ha, what a typical dickhead comment.

One last comment, then I am done, we are sitting 2nd to last on the ladder. The idiots are the ones that think that no change is needed to the current roster including the coach. The results speak much louder than any words and couldn't be any clearer.

Der, different coach maybe. I wouldn't have dumped Ballinger, but I know who is more productive between Rychart & Holmes. With Ballinger I would love to keep him for a long time but realistically he has an ongoing back problem which sees him missing games and even when he is playing with the pain it affects his game.

Bizzy and Ian, go take a long walk off a short jetty. You just have to look at the stats and nothing else. That's what I do all the time. You just have to look at where we are lacking and know that Dusty is an expert in that field. Each season Dusty was with Adelaide, we made the playoffs. We haven't done that since. We are sitting at 2nd position from the bottom. The cellar dwellers with no victories whatsoever is the only team below us. How much worse could you possibly get. Speak with your head both of you not your asses. If a power forward is not what the club needed because of what it already had, then it needed to make changes to what it had. By the way, I don't have a dick so can't possibly be a dickhead. And also to Isaac, thanks for stating the obvious about boards, its not as though a few extra boards would have gone astray. Hunger is something this current team does not have.

I too would like to see that 5 get a start Isaac. or Alternatively switch Holmes in for Tyndale (depending on who the opposition SF and bigs were).

Why is everyone on Tyndale's back. Because as a Import they are generally getting paid the most and expected to produce. Further to that impports are really the only players that can be replaced once the season is underway. As (normally, the demise of a few teams in the off season makes it a bit of an exception) you'd be hard pressed to find any decent aussies who arn't signed.

Bizzy & Anonymous 207907 are right you can't blame the players, they don't decide who is on the court at any one time, and Phil has been replaced.

Who's left?

I think signing a guy like Tyndale was a wrong decision. He sure can play. But he just came out of college. It is his first year as a professional.Might be a bit too much pressure for him.

KingJames, we had Ballinger and 1 import spot available. Tyndale has failed to impress. His averages are only bumped up by the one huge game he had in Adelaide. He has been hot and cold all this season so far. He has been particularly average on the road. With Dusty you get consistency. I also can't understand why there is this dispute about players. Surely our record so far indicates that things are far from good. I can't see a single change in players would have made it any worse. In the last 4 road games, we could have sent out a junior team and still achieved 4 losses.

Time to speak, where were you in the previous 2 seasons? I doubt Ninnis was given the opportunity to take over from Phil if it was going to take 5 years to succeed.

Empty feeling, now.. after the preseason signings that looked good. ( Dusty did come here looking for a spot).. Then tonite we got 10points up.. now I feel yuk.

Can we get some teal into the jerseys?

Someone please remind me again why we didn't recruit Rychart. God only knows we had plenty of opportunity. Scotty, you better get some help because you can't do it alone.

turnovers 16 to 10. We had 9 in the second half to their 3.

7 less ORs to Sixers

0-4 on the road.

105-95

Great 3rd Quarter!!

Kavossy Franklin has been asleep the last few games but decides to wake up tonight against the 36ers. Just our luck that now is the time he decides to do it.

Interesting half time box.
Saville "Road" has had a good one, but should tire in the 2nd half. Dusty looks like he is ready to explode.
We're giving up too many ORs to him!!!
Really good FG% from Sixers.
Jacob uncharacteristly quiet though.

Did I see 4 DR against Coops? The Ghost has risen!

7 to 7 TO
3 ST to 1 (our favour)

10points up .. late in the 2nd. is a bit exciting, for those that bet it.

No panic - we're back!

FIBA Live Stats died again - or is it just me???!!!

Might be a close game by the look of it.. Spose Maher and Davo niggling .. didn't start..

Ballinger Fan - What radio station had Scott on, this week? Anything interesting ? While the game has started, but no live scores.... yet...,.

BTW most other betting places have it at $5.50. Centrebet pulled back to $6.25.

Sixers $7 on 10+ is crazy... I'd be throwing money behind that.

Ahh, so you just do it online, and have to register?

Nice odds for Adelaide by 10+.

Isaac, is that just a normal Sportsbet at the pub? $5 minimum bet?