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36ers @ Crocs NYE game

I didn't always think that he should stay until the end of his contract. I have just resigned myself to the fact that he will stay.

We don't need "minor tweaks", we need a major overhaul. Starting with the coaching staff. As I said earlier, the only way I will accept Marty being back, is if we make the FINALS, not just playoffs. I have had it with him, and look forward to his failure and firing.

Save your typing finger Camby, I don't actually think anyone reads your posts anymore. There are just so many and all stating the same thing. We all know you love Marty and think he will be a long term successful coach, good for you.

Yeah, Adelaide is the only place where fans boo their team....regardless of course that it was the coach getting booed. And "consistently"? "Nice and proper fans" - just what every pro team needs, an unquestioning, clueless bunch of drones. Whatever.

Sick of reading about this issue, let the season play out with Marty. I couldn't care less anymore. Watching this team is like pulling teeth now anyway. Surely the only way Clarke can save his job now is a deep run into the playoffs, which I can't see happening. Then next season, if there is one for the Sixers, can be a new start. Sure, it sucks to start again, but I would much prefer it to watching the same shit we have seen for the last 3 seasons.

Good call Big Ads!! I suspect Boti would be monitoring all this between swells and beachside cocktails. Half his luck.

True. Seems likely Clarke was told if he wanted to make a move he needed to do it then to save some $$$ and ensure they had some money left to find import 9

You can cut them whenever you like, as long as you pay them

I got you Anonymous #395388, but you just said you "heard" and you've remained anonymous and haven't named a source, so we're not exactly dealing in facts.

The reduced roster is not an excuse.

Despite his potential and how much everyone but the coaching staff thinks of him, Creek was used as a bits and pieces player who was not a key part of the roster. Just look at how often he got PT in the second half of games.

The biggest issue with letting CJ go was that we didn't have a ready-to-go replacement ready. That's now 4 games we've had to play with a reduced roster, magnified when Creek went down. That's all on Marty's head. Massingale didn't set the world on fire...... but he sure would have been handy over the last 4 games.

Marcus Camby- you have got it completely wrong on the CJ release. There wasn't a specific window that he had to be cut by, it's just that the Sixers saved some money by doing it when they did. If Clarke didn't have a ready-to-go replacement it was always going to be a dangerous move. It's now bitten him in the bum. We might have had more understanding over the release if CJ wasn't the 8th import to be used under Clarke's tenure. I've always been a fan of getting a veteran US point guard as your No 1 import but once the 36ers landed Cadee and Gibson I at least understood the move. My biggest issue with the release was that it smack of placing blame on CJ, the club had no money to get anyone much better and with Clarke's import success rate was unlikely to unearth a gem.


Manute Bol's Father- I agree, it's clear to me Clarke wants the ball in Gibson's hands and Cadee has lost confidence, mainly due to the role he's been asked to play. Being as badly mismanaged as CJ was.

main stream media expecting Clarke's not safe out there

Boti, hurry back from Hawaii, otherwise Jai might be the one covering the news of Marty's sacking.

Seems SOS not interested in Cole wanting to put up $750,000 and working with them , otherwise would have heard . They must be happy .

Thankfully did not see the game, just box score. I was never a huge fan of CJ but surely it's obvious from the results that he was not the problem. Clearly a scapegoat and a knee jerk reaction from coaching staff. Would have we won more games with him? No one knows. But we certainly can say we havnt won a game without him!!!

And if as MC says we go into a game with 6.5 players, how is this player/team managment? Are injuries expected? Yes. Are players getting tired (poor boys) expected? Yes. Does the coaching staff have the foresight that all these things will happen at some stage throughout the season, clearly bloody not! Inexcusable to cut an import without an immediate replacment, costing us games and maybe the playoffs. This is not how you run a business and keep stakeholders happy. Our product reeks. Fall on your sword Marty, before they make you walk the plank.

Marcus,

Blaming someone for all those outcomes would be perfectly reasonable.

At the end of the day, he/she should have got up out of bed at the right time.

They woke up 30mins late..so it's their fault.

You have to take responsibility for your actions.

Have to remember that coaching is a job. If I made a bad decision at work to the detriment of the company, I would be fired. If I was getting ineffective results (like poor client numbers etc), I would be fired.
Just have to remember that Marty is employed and has a job to fulfill just like all of us

Don't know how you can continue to make excuses for him.

In regards to the visa issues and time delays around the new import..Every coach should know that these delays are inevitable..Marty would have been aware of the delays, yet he carried through with axing CJ.

The result of this??

the 36ers haven't had a legitimate SG in weeks, and the results show

^ good post MC

Boo Hoo" "Clarke deserves an opportunity" - The singular funniest thing I have read on Hoops for years!! Exactly how much opportunity does he need to win? Should we get him a more stacked roster? Maybe we could sign Kobe for him?

Marcus Camby, your posts on this thread are either the rantings of a very unstable or drunk person, or as I said before, you are the greatest troll on Hoops ever, so.....either, good luck with the medication/treatment, or congratulations!!

.....kinda looked like weigh was gunna win it for us...

Weigh more aggressive on offense and was played less minutes than usual .
Most likely SOS will make the change , now.

In a few weeks we will be sitting bottom soon.we are stacked team with worse current losses!next two games we will lose,seems like players are just out there only interested in their pay packets.SOS need sack Marty and give phil or al green a short term coaching contract might see new light into 2013.

hit the nail on the head, Skud.

Absolutely correct in every sense of the word.

My only conclusion is they simply cant afford to do it. You have to have someone ready to fill in as wel which could also be an issue.

Oh no! We lost again.

Thanks to Marty and Radford. Happy New Year Gentleman

No import as stated on 10 news,eeek Petrie injured will need to win to stay in touch with Sydney,Win tonight and Friday will give us some much needed confidence and knocking on the door come finals .

I think this is the turning point tonight.

Always a first time for everything

normally id take an interest, but wont tonight.
you're only as good as your last game is a quote and after what i saw, a great half and a tooled half. nup. not interested

I am confident of a win. Still think we are a Top 3 side so tonights game is a must win and a great opportunity to get confidence and get on a winning streak with winnable games coming up. Time is Now !

Will the Sixers win? Heart says yes, the head say geez I hope so.

Clarke confirmed Peach is struggling fitness wise so Sixers are really down to 6.5 players. Rubber Duck (or "Straight Arrow"...whichever Kristofferson nickname you prefer)is essential, if just to provide Gibbo a breather...any news on clearances, haven't seen or heard anything from the club yet?

Haven't you all learnt your lesson yet and think this game would be an automatic penciled in win for you. You had the Crocs losing both games to you so far and you lost both. Big Luke never plays consistantly so, who says he will this time. We may have Jacob out, but you also have no Creek. Crocs to win this one in another close one.

Plus it's Luke's birthday today, he meeds a descent present !

A potential to smash the Crocs. No Holmes means that DJ and Luke should get plenty of rebounds.

Rotations are the key. It's pointless giving Pero and Tommy D an air ticket if they spent more time in the Virgin lounge on the way up than on court.

I can't bring myself to back the Sixers in this one despite how much I think they should win.

So , I'd just be curious to see if channel 2 news is right
and we make the change , if we cain't win this.
Still , we gotta lose this one first.