Hoops

Tonight - 36ers v Spirit

Bizzy, nowhere on this thread did I make any suggestion along the lines of who Rychart should replace or whether he even fits on the team. My gripe was with idiots that just post insults for the sake of it. I had no intention a dragging Rychart into this conversation but somebody else did.

In regards to your disagreement on whether imports need to be dominant, no they didn't in Goorjian's team but they certainly do need to be in Ninnis' team.

Kev, if you wanted to be convincing you would answer the questions raised by my previous post or at very least give a reason why Rychart is not the way to go. You are obviously only interested in coming on this forum and insulting people instead of providing some constructive criticism. If you hadn't noticed, Rychart is one of the top performers for his team. I can hardly say that about Tyndale.

XztatiK, how could you forget so quickly? EC wants to see Dusty playing for the 36ers, and he could be our 2nd import.

I have struggled to find boxscores for last night's game as I was interested to see just how many minutes Tyndale played. It seemed to me (please correct me if I am wrong) that he spent more time on the bench than on court. Now its true as an import you don't necessarily have to be a great scorer but you still have to be a dominant player. Your contribution in whatever way it is has to be a major one. Whatever his role is, he is not bringing it to the court because if he was, he would be spending more time on it. He was benched for far too long last night simply because he was not good value on court. Now people may make excuses by saying that we already have an abundance of scorers, an abundance of rebounders and whatever else the team is lucky enough to possess, but why would you waste an import spot (only 2 per team) on someone mediocre. Is it a bad thing that instead of winning by 32 we won by 40? Why should we be happy with that while we have an import who is not making his fair share of the contribution. Where a win last night of 32 without enough assistance from Tyndale was enough for this game, it fell way short the previous 5 games. Also as someone else has pointed out, the wins Adelaide have had are against lower rated teams. This Thursday night will be a good test in New Zealand, especially if we are unlucky enough to be blessed with the presence of Phil Jones.

good to see the sixers get a win, but i agree with those who want tyndale gone. looks un-coordinated on the court, struggles to catch the ball and appears more of a steals guy than a lock down defender. problem is good imports these days are hard to come by, with so many other leagues offering better money i dont like the chances of finding much better. getting julius last year was just a big stroke of luck, dont count on him wanting to come back.

Biggest Pro for Bruce was he slowed down. There were at least 10 instances I saw in the game where Bruce could have attempted a fast break or cross court pass but he slowed down. He also signalled several times to drop the tempo down when there was a steal.

He's been trying to play an NBA style game on an NBL court. Passing lanes are tighter; not much room to move in a 2-3 zone and not much breathing space on either wing for perimeter shooting. Now that he is waking up to the fact his fancing passing doesn't work well in this league, he will adjust and make it fit the NBL game (which is ended up doing quite successfully).

Big Luke showed what happens when you gain confidence in your game. He was spanked in the first Spirit/6ers game and returned the favor last night. 33/20 and 19/18 for 2 straight games is top tier for a Centre in this league.

Balls has "the stroke" (aka. the perfect mid-range jumper). Considering his ease of scoring; with him on the team against the cats; it would have been a win. Arguably the best pickup we've had in years.

Tyndale has "farley syndrome" (i.e. relies on fancy shooting and dunks in order to psych himself up). His Perimeter shot is almost as bad as Hodge; don't know why he has to kick his feet out on a 3. Considering his athleticism, I doubt trying for an extra inch of height will make much difference. If he goes for the inside drive more, he can be a 20,6,6 player.

"Well it would appear to some that Tyndale is a great import."

I don't think he is a great import but I also don't believe he is as bad as many believe that he is. I think he started each quarter and was on the court when the foundation was laid for a win in each (although the first was drawn). He must have performed at the level the coach required or he would not have had been given the minutes. If a couple of calls or non calls had gone his way he may have scored more in the first half and who knows what would have happened.

Remember Rick Brunson? He was also young and received a lot of criticism and questions about his ability when he was a Sixer but he ended up playing in the NBA.

My opinion in the overall scheme of things, like everyother contributor to this forum, means nothing. Statistics and season averages are great and can be manipulated to suport any argument. Its team performances during individual games that count. While I would like to see our imports be the top scorers for the team game every week, but I would rather see the team win with an even spread of scorers. Mark Tyndale was a significant contrbutor to a team win. Yes he had only scored 4 points till three quarter time, but he was a key member of the team that had a 20 point lead by that time. He could have had more if he had a few calls go his way. The Coach had sufficient faith in him that he continued to give him playing time. Maybe Mark was complying with the coach's instructons.

Offence: Yes we do have a play book. Ball movement was well above par previously played this season. Honest passes, less of the fancy great if it comes off stuff.
Defence: Better, led by Davidson and TYNDALE. His hustle not only created steals, for which he has been credited, but cause the ball to be jarred loose on numerous occasions.

Officiating: Well below par. Phantom calls and unexplainable no calls were rife during the times the Spirit rallied in the first half.

Memo to the three blind mice: A player is bound to travel if his shirt is pushed up to his armpits from behind when he has the ball.

Question: Is Luke's singlet too small?

Wonder how "It's debateable" poll - news/adelaide now , on Tyndale is going. Sounds 50/50 on here.

Not sure that Paora could be accused of legalism.

That was the Sixers of old. Nice number of 3PA too. Got some good rebounds. Luke seems to have found his confidence and is playing really well. Luke, when you get the ball, just go for it!

The cheer when Tyndale drove in for a layup was HUGE! Keep doing it mate! He also hustled quite well too. Got some nice steals.

The Hobbo did well in the trash time - lets see some more of him.

Once again, the umpiring was ordinary - the Pasadena green shirts could have done a better job, but most of them were working at McDonalds tonight (but when they get to 18 I think they will be available)

Kersten has a foot injury apparently.

In fairness to Tyndale, he looked like he was really giving it his best shot. The determination was there but just wasn't resulting into anything useful. I was surprised by 5 steals as mentioned by Isaac, it looked a lot more. That side of his game was impressive but once again did not convert to anything useful. He very reluctantly shoots the ball due to lack of confidence. I can't help feeling that he has been surprised by the quality of the NBL and now lacks confidence because he is not up to that standard. It was very risky on the part of the club to recruit a college player without much history behind him.

Spose only 3890 and quiet 'round me with an easy win.
Not quite sure what you'd do about Tyndale... looks awkward.. outta place.

Crowd 3890 ..Perhaps Sydney a bit flat second half.
But sixers looked pretty good. Bruce OK..
Like to see Burdon get more time.. much better shooter than Tyndale

Thought Schensh very good at both ends was best.
Davo got us started. Ballinger great, as usual.
Tyndale tried just hasn't got it.

skip, I'm honoured but there is no malice towards the 36ers poor record so far this season. I'm a passionate supporter and desperately want to see them do well. As I am writing this thread I am thinking about how quickly I should do it because I am virtually racing out the door to the game tonight. Good luck to the team and hope tonight's win is the turnaround for this season.

Agree DICKO.
If Herbert hadn't taken that last 3 point attempt last night, would've been 5 from 9. I doubt whether Goorj would've put money on that saving his ar$e.
We need to be on our game tonight, or we're done. Big ask with Brett & Winnie out.

I've seen what Spirit can do, twice. They are a big threat.

You'd think with Spirit playing a tough game, last night, and travelling, puts it in our favour.
Bruce injury on Friday... wouldn't think he'd be 100% fit.