Hoops

36ers v Kings, Jan 13

So what I'm hearing above is that the Sixers played better and won their first game in 9 when Clarke and Radford weren't involved?

the bar doesnt sell water just soft drinks and alcohol.
To me the smart thing if you were going to close a kiosk is to close the north side as there is more seats on the south side so more people over there.
I went over to the north kiosh and got served straight away so its not really hard to walk around the corner. logic says to have both south kisoks open..

great to see some fliar back in the game, was exciting to watch if only creek was playing and given some freedom.

I enjoyed weigh demanding the ball from crossy as we need guys to stand up. too many times players have been wide open but ignored as its not the set play so was great to see.

im just a little surprised it took 8 losses for the players to have their own meeting.
basically they have gone away from the coaches structure or marty has worked out hes got veterans who can run the show and make him look good if he gives them the flexibility.

EC, I noticed that as well. Marty seemed to spend a lot more time on the plastic. I don't think I saw The Rat move around much at all. The guys seemed to execute the plays with a lot less stuffing around than usual and more aggressive moves to the basket. If they have simplified their plays, that's great news because the more steps in a play and the more precise those steps need to be and the more precise that timing needs to be the more things can go wrong. If each move in a play has ten variables, and each play has three steps to execute the plan, then there are 1,000 outcomes (10^3). However, if a play only has four variables and the same three steps, then the number of possible outcomes for that play is 4^3 or 64 outcomes.

EC we were told the players watched the game tapes as a team with no coaches present and disscussed how they were going to defend sydney better than the last game. Each player said how they were going to improve the defence and the other players had permission to tell them if they were not doing what they said they were going to do. They also disscussed how they were going to make the offensive plays simpler which is probably why smith noticed the offense looked different.

Schenscher Johnson and Weigh combining the best I'd seen .
Plenty of smiles after the final buzzer .
I want the names of all the people that booed those last games .

So Johnson goes into the centre position after Schenscher goes down (thank the heavens he was able to walk off the court), and plays arguably his best game this season.

Schenscher these past few weeks has raised his level in play yet the Sixers have lost.

I recall in mid Dec hearing more offense would go through Luke, and it appears to have been the case, which around the same time Johnson fell into a funk.

Observations from today's game suggest DJ is better closer to the basket (obviously), however this has been Schenscher's role in the past few weeks. Did the swinging between PF and the C positions mess with DJ's offensive mojo?

Weigh's play looked 'Cat' like at times today, perhaps visiting forum rooms. It was most enjoyable watching him spin on Madgen (?) and almost throw it down. Crossy was however most displeased when Weigh waved off the on ball screen and instead demanded the rock. A win makes everyone less grumpy.

Need to get on a roll now.

Adelaide now website indicating win may not save Clarke's job.

Was an interesting game. Schensch going down allowed DJ to go down low. Only took 2 shots from outside the key and got to they line 8 times. Shot 6/12, so basically 6/10 from inside and earned 12pts from the line. That's where he needs to spend most of his time.

Cadee was much more assertive. Some great moves to the basket. Glad to see he had the confidence to take open threes...shot needs work though.

Team can take a lot from that game.

Full review now up on the blog.

I noticed that "Kiosk 2" was closed today. I made inquiries and was told by one of the employees that it was closed due to low numbers....

Kiosk 1 was chock a block and there were a number of people who just jumped out of line.

I know things are tight with crowd numbers etc, but getting food and drink to spectators has always been bad at the Arena. There's always a lineup for hot chips and the flow of people through the kiosk has always been bad.

A hint though. The bar also sells non-alcoholic bevos so if you are after a water, just got there.

EC If you went to the post match inteviews you would know why

luke just discharged from hospital. bit dazed but all good. might not play next week after xrays but ya never know.

but given what he did, he's actually a little luckier than most.

good team effort today and great to see the doubters have left christopherson alone this week. the kid has to just feel his way into the game.

but where are the 150 comments by one Marcus Camby? Do we need to contact the cops and put out a missing persons???

It's a game the Sixer's play with the fans Anon.

Every season they give a player a singlet that is slightly different to other players in the team. This year they have gone with a lighter singlet and you have correctly identified "straight arrow/rubber duck" as the random singlet holder for this season.

In previous seasons it was a slightly different font on names and numbers, colour of numbers and trimmings etc.;)

What's the go with the colours of Christopherson's game singlet ? The yellow of the numbers is a completely different colour to the rest of the team ...

Could the sixers not afford a proper colour match ? Or have all the rest of the team singlets faded already from mum putting them through the wash too many times ?

LOL ...

Great WIN to play 4 quarters of Basketball,havent seen that done for a long time,This gives Clarke a lifeline,need to beat NZ at home next Sunday.Ugly to see Schens going down but news reports have stated he is cleared of serious damage,next week is the test no doubt.

Really enjoyed that a lot - great to see the crowd reaction during and after the game. Great win :)

Good win. Nasty fall for Big Luke. The way his head cracked the floor, I was surprised to see he was conscious. Weigh looked like he wanted the clutch shot today; great to see. Cadee's best game of the season. Peach played well. Madgen is tough. He just keeps elevating on his jumper & creates so much air space to get his shot off. Now all I want is for 1) us to sign him & 2) sign a new head coach to groom assistant coach Maher for the next couple of seasons. I wonder if Breheny would do it...?

Good to hear about Luke, it was some thud. Was really worried about the crowd as i did not see many cars when i came in near the external park area, but turned out solid. Though the defence was the main thing, they locked down on Ben and really had a good level of activity.

Amazing how people say that "winning isn't everything". After 8 loses it certainly is!!

you forgot to log in Marcus - you came up as ANON

So - anyone up for a "resign Marty NOW" thread ?

Anyone know the crowd number?

Anon, it means if the Sixers lose, Isaac's site goes into meltdown !

Is it too early for a pre-emptive "sack Marty" thread?

Schencher with a dunk attempt and a completed dunk to start the game. OMG whats happening!

All Sixers supporters need to rally and get to the game to support the team. No excuses today. Sixers still have a very slight chance of making finals. It's about as slim as a man in a magpie suit making a backwards half court shot, but better than Lance Armstrong riding in this year's tour down under.

really really want to have Heal beaten, .......and for the kings to lose !