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Semi 2: Tigers v Sixers

Game 2 Recap can be caught on PnR here:

NBL 2013/14: SF Game 2 – Goulding, Tigers force decider as Ervin loses cool

"Hisense arena itself is a nice new venue"
It was built in 2000, it's hardly 'new'.


"probably needs a more comprehensive scorboard however."
There's a maximum of one more Tigers game there in the foreseeable future, so it's probably not something they've worried about too much.

I managed to get to the game having had a wedding in ballarat on saturday, Was able to convince the Mrs to come with me to support the sixers. Was unfortunately a disappointing loss, and the cheapshot by Ervin was just dumb, although I didn't see it properly. Sixers were still in the game at that point but after an unsportsmanlike was called - it was over.

Goulding was on fire, impressive to watch him hit some of those high degree of difficulty shots, the elevation he gets is what makes him so dangerous cause even with guys in his face, he is still able to get a good look at the basket. Exciting to have that talent in Australia. Was a fair few home town calls - Morrison was allowed to get away with a lot of contact everywhere on the floor, but I guess thats to be expected.

Was my first time watching an nbl game at a venue other than adelaide arena. Must say the crowd was rather dissapointing and the atmosphere in Hisense wasn't great, Adelaide arena and the Adelaide fans are better in this regard. Those damn clappers they gave the melbourne fans were so annoying but I guess they need something to distract them from their skinny soy chai lattes and help them make some noise. The court anouncer was also pretty terrible, much better done in Adelaide also. Hisense arena itself is a nice new venue with good facilities though, probably needs a more comprehensive scorboard however.

Will be sad to miss game 3 as i'll stIl be on holidays. Pretty confident the sixers will win even if Ervin is suspended.

6ers fan complain a lot dont they, i would hate to marry one.

..sorry that i wanted game3 at home.....we weren't much good at doing layups, while goulding got 37 at the other end....

Sadly, they did have an opportunity and it was missed, and I think the foul count of the Tigers in the first quarter showed the way the game could have been played.

Gouling was a beast and was the difference between the two teams. Desperately needs a new nickname, "Bubbles" just doesn't sound right. It's what 20 stone murderers call their cell mates.

"The Sixers have a great opportunity to put the Tigers out of their misery and unless the Tigers are wind assisted, their rough house tactics will be their undoing"

Oh, Jack.

Em,

Did the Sixer fan next to you get spat on or were you joking?

I expected to be taunted by at least one person after the game but it never happened. It felt like a very civil crowd.

Interested to know what other people think about the TV Coverage showing images/talking about/interviewing AFL players.

I know that from a marketing perspective it may help bring in more 'AFL fans'.

But, it does kind of piss me off -- trying to promote the NBL and help it grow and they're talking about the AFL. The NBL should be trying to differentiate itself/compete with the AFL, not promote it.

Unfortunately missed this one due to junior state commitments, looking forward to game 3 though...

Sat down in front of the box at tea time watching the news, waiting for highlights tonight, sorry to say all I saw was highlights of just about every other sport known to man.

Then, right at the end, with 3 seconds to go the news reader mentioned that the Melbourne Tigers got over the Adelaide 36'ers in the NBL, that was it, no highlights and nothing about game 3 or anything else at all!

I know we have covered the poor media coverage about the NBL before, just wanted to share, maybe someone else also noticed this?

I think the bigs are the main factor in this series, dj schenchier and Petrie all outplayed Melbourne in game 1 and won, Morrison walker ballingier got it done in game 2, cant wait for Tuesday night it's going to be a cracker of a game

thought redhage was? U guys are gone in game 3!

I hope this thread can calm down, last couple of games is been nothing but back and forth between fans about shit. Just stick to the games, not school boy name calling and trying to one-up each other.

Hoping for a big crowd from the Adelaide faithful. Oh and tickets are live now.

4044 record crowd in a stadium that holds 10,200
piss poor! reflect on the figures of 3800 and 4000. One is on a Thursday night and the other is on a sunday arvo lunchtime. Melbourne is no longer the sports capital.

however game aside, they think south autralians are feral. nah mate! not when my missus and family get spat at. we clapped, cheered and said nothing (cos we are in enemy territory) but spitting? more of a joke when you consider security chuckled and said, "that's your fault".

its a poor reflection on the game, the NBL cos my parents wont go again. see what the club thinks and the nbl. bet we get nothing from the nbl. (all too important!)

but game 3 comes up Tuesday with redemption. lets see what happens at home

Missed the game but sounds like Goulding burnt us. What did Ervin do ?

Worried about game 3 now.

Won't they just put it on channel 10 instead of OneHd? By the way how awsome is it having two live games in a row? It should happen every weekend

I don't mind the series going to a third game. When it comes to cooking Tiger, you need to cook the meat slowly to seal in all the flavour.

Before jumping on Ervin for alleged contact, need to look at the whole situation. What provocation was there? What caused Goulding to fall onto Ervin's body? With a dodgy ankle perhaps Goulding slipped and Ervin was trying to stop him from falling on the court?

I hope he gets at least 1 game suspension for that we play a lot better without him he has annoyed the crap out of me nearly all season

we are doing 2 things at once watching the game and swearing a lot

one thing ive always wondered is why nbl teams are not chasing some of the recently retired nba players. players like hodge in there prime are after money to set themselves up fnancially. If the league chased retired nba players who had a long career, money wouldnt be an issue. take guys like van exel, allan houston or penny hardaway. 3 guys who have made millions, wanted to keep playing but couldnt get through the riggers of an 82 game season. the nbl wold be perfect, great weather, good schools, 30 game season and as kevin brooks once said a high school atmosphere. were english speaking, and the girls here druhl all over them. they would draw big crowds, hell if penny hardaway was playing id pay to go see even at this age. thoughts?

Looks like there's more Sixers fans there than Tigers fans - or at least the noisy ones!