Hoops

BYE BYE DEVRIES!

I beg to differ in opinion BTM, Scott's patience evenually showed positive results. I recall Groves found form eventually, I think it was the last game the Sixers played at home last season.

Well I think it would have been a different outcome if Creek was playing. Maybe Devries would not have got so much court time. We did well for a loss and only see upside from this game. Keep Devries and get him healthy he will repay the trust in the finals/ end season.

We now have a good team and can't wait for next game at the dome.

*sigh*. Yes, he cost us the game with crappy plays at the end. However he's still been a decent contributor for the most part.

I wouldn't call for canning him yet. He just needs to rope it in and not assume we need the import to go off on a tangent. If Balls had been passed the ball instead of such crappy attempts at the lay-in, then everything would have been fine.

Hopefully Clarky can get that into his head.

Disappointing loss in such a winnable game.
The Liz Cambage Spectacular now on ABC TV is cheering me up. - A superbeing from somewhere else.

He is an import, playing a game that we can get from an aussie.

Cut him.

If you honestly think Troy is a crap player, then obviously you dont know basketball.
This guy tries his heart out which is more than I could say for Winder. Troy has heart.
I saw Winder rolling on the floor(and the crowd groaning) yet saw DeVries get hit hard and bounce straight back up.

We all talk about scoring but its a little more than that. Brad Hill made some major flounders last week yet because we won, thats ok isnt it?

DeVries and Carter work well with each other, why? The are great at assists and while dont control the floor, have a presence. Get off his back!

Too quick to lay the blame solely on Devries guys. The reason he was taking all those shots was because Shannon gave the ball up - either because he was too tired (as Paul suggests) or because of his lack of knowledge of plays and his team mates preferences. (Not knocking Shannon, he just hasn't had time to settle in yet).

When the ball ended up in the hands of Balls/ Ng/ Holmes in the last couple of mins, they passed up shots and the ball ended up in Devries hands, who rightly felt he needed to make something happen with the shot clock running out.

So he struggled to make shots and it cost us the game, but IF he can get his injury right soon, I think you might see his shooting % go back up with a REAL PG feeding him the ball in positions where he can be successful - ie catch and shoot or a curl to the basket off a screen. Up 'til now, he has been forced to try to beat his man off the dribble all season and its just not his game.

i must admit after watching it at the pub and sinking a few beers my comments were very emotion based. He has been good but its so disappointing how easily we could have won that. Can anyone explain why balls was subbed off when he was on fire? He was pulling boards down like it was a play off game. Good to see our shooting has picked up with ninja and carter......what can i say that guy week after week proves his worth

Too soon to call E and I hope emotion doesn't drive the responses on this post. Step away from the laptop and let some of the disappointment of the loss subside before making calls for further sackings.

He's been reasonably steady all year and had two stand out games but he was always going to play the role of the third - fourth option on offense and he has delivered that (until tonight).

He screwed up in this game but unlike previous imports he will know that and adjust. If he plays like he did tonight for the next 2-3 games then I will agree that he's on thin ice.

agreed. He cost us the game. Does anyone know how much he got paid to throw that game?