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NBL top four uncertainty

I think this weekend has thrown it W I D E open and there are a couple of crucial games in the next rounds.

The run home:

Perth (16/6)
v Tigers (W)
@ Kings (W)
v Crocs (W)
@ Sixers (45:55 L)
v Hawks (70:30 W)

Finish 21/7 & will be top

Sixers (14/8)
v Breakers (W)
@Hawks (40:60 :L)
v Crocs (W)
v Perth (55:45 W)
@ Kings (W)
v Tigers (W)

Finish 19/9 and 2nd place is their's to lose

Melbourne (12/10)
@Perth (L)
v Crocs (W)
@Breakers (L)
v Kings (50:50 W)
@Cairns (50:50 L)
@Sixers (L)

Finish 14/14

Kings (10/10)
@Cairns (50:50 W?)
@Crocs (L) - double
v Perth (L)
@ Tigers (50:50 L)
@ Breakers (L)
v Sixers (L)
@ Hawks (L)
v Crocs (W)

Finish 12/16 - no finals for you


Hawks (9/13)
v Breakers (50:50 W)
v Sixers (60:40 W)
v Cairns (W)
@ Crocs (W)
v Kings (W)
@ Perth (L)

Finish 14/14

Breakers (9/12)
@Hawks (50:50 L)
@Sixers (L)
v Crocs (W)
@Cairns (W)
v Tigers (W)
v Kings (W)
v Cairns (W)

Finish 14/14

I think there will be a potential logjam of Melbourne/Breakers/Hawks. The final round games of Sixers v Melbourne, Perth v Hawks, Breakers v Cairns will be exciting games. I think there is likely to be a 3 way split with one team rueing they didn't win by a goal more.

Anon, not wanting to bad-mouth a Gaze on this forum but 2 premierships from 22 years of coaching for Lindsay Gaze with some of the lineups he had is a fairly mediocre effort too.

Interesting Bear you mentioned Club culture. I couldn't help but feeling on the way out of the Cairns game this week that the Taipans organisation appears to be happy with a culture of mediocrity. As long as we're not last and we put up a bit of a fight, that's good enough for us. I came to the conclusion that I wouldn't renew my season tickets next year unless they make a coaching change, who I think is part of that culture. Fearne does not exhibit any sort of emotion before/during/after games and that reflects on the team. For all of Anstey and Heal's faults, at least they show some passion on and off the court. Fearne acts like he's Wayne Bennet.

^ :]

I think it's ironic that the only 2 teams who look like they want the title are sitting last and second last at the moment...

It's starting to look like no one actually wants the title! Every team's copy book has some big, big blots on them.

come on nz breakers lift!

Thats what im saying Paul.
Imagine if NZ could slip in - unlikely but i wouldnt wanna play em in a 3 game series!

Did any one else see the letter across the front page of the sport today?

The letter addressed the fans directly stating that it was in no way the fans fault that he left but simply a business deal gone wrong. He stated how much he enjoyed playing in front of the fans in adelaide and how much he loved the friendships he had forged while playing in Adelaide.

He wanted us to know that if the reason for leaving was any other reason that he would have been announcing it in front of the crowd at the Dome but because of the situation he didn't get that opportunity.

Also on the next page of the paper that the sixers management had tried to bargain with Hodge and the money ALREADY OWED to him. Wanting to only pay 20 - 30% of his owed payment before the Hawks games and the rest 3 days later. Julius said that when he found out about this he knew it was time to go feeling they were trying to make the money that was already rightfully his performance based.

Thoughts?