Hoops

Pre-season: 36ers vs Tigers in Mt Gambier

Pre-season is always a little bit unpredictable. Coaches don't really like to show their hand too much and its a good time to let the bench have a run.

Bear, I think we all take your point about media. The AFL finals have been won and the story dominating the press is Buddy Franklin's deal (can anyone tell me who he is going to play for next season and for how much?) In the off season the AFL disperse so many puff pieces, the journo looking after AFL stories can just cross out the AFL and write their name in crayon before giving it to their editor. The Spring Racing Carnival was launched and Bart Cummings gets strolled out for his annual eyebrow trim. Pretty young thin things, smiling, holding up trophies and Media everywhere whipped into a frenzy like great white sharks at South Neptune Island when a snorkeler is in the water.

It would be great to see more basketball stories in the media, but like Isaac has said, gotta be proactive and also give them something to write about.

The real test for the Sixers is the season. The Sixers have a VERY big challenge first up in Perth. I think the game is sold out and the stadium full of "cashed up bogans in flouro" Perth are looking pretty tight on paper and with that crowd behind them, the Sixers won't find conditions any worse.

How many days to go before tip off - 7!

Isaac, mate it sucks from the point of view that a sport like basketball still gets zero coverage when we are about to start a new season and there has been much change afoot.

Only my opinion mate, but I am still trying to cope with the fact that the league seems to be on the verge of something good and improvements are being spoken about from many angles, yet the bridge between general media and basketball seems as large as ever.

That's all...

I love all kinds of sport, so not complaining that there isn't coverage for those sports that I also like to read about, that's fine, but basketball is the other world game, isn't it?

You just wouldn't think so down here at times! It is about balance in the media, seems to be off balance IMO...

Did the 36ers Tank last night?

Okay, understood from that view point.

Media does suck however, be it from the point of view that the NBL isn't pro-active enough to provide the stories or that the press isn't interested enough to print them, either way it still sucks...

You know what sucks guys, we are at the cusp of the NBL season opener and when you read today's Melbourne version of the Herald Sun newspaper for example all you get is Footy, Horses (Spring racing season is emerging), Soccer (season also about to start), more footy (that season is over by the way) and various other sports but nothing about the NBL...

Media Sucks, big time!

What did u expect him to say? Na we got no hope!

Wow the sixers looked very very ordinary. Could be a long season. Frye was terrible, not at the standard required for an import. Schenscher missed two open shots right under the hoop. Thankfully he didn't get any more time. Opposition bigs will tear the sixers a new one every game. Lets hope they weren't trying (although joey was very animated which would suggest otherwise) and hat Gibson will ate a huge difference. The game took two and a half hours!

L.Schenscher outta touch eff-1. B.Anthony eff-2.
Good onya DJ .
J.Frye got his double in half a game.
Think it maybe overtime, now.