Hoops

Is Waxy unfit or is coach Wright no good?

I've thought this for a good while that we need a Tasmania team and I believe that Waxy would be a good pickup for them and the first thing they should do is give Waxy responsibility, he is what 31 years old and he always feels like that guy in the background with natural ability but let's others take over games and this is a guy that we laughed at for getting a Boomers gig and he shined like we've never seen him...

Get a coach that demands that out of him and he will be a far bigger asset to a club.

... Imagine waxy with responsibility up in Townsville this season!

Id have Walker before I have DJ.

Least Walker tries on defence, whereas DJ.....(gone missing). Learnt lots in europe to no benefit to us.

"I did recall at one point he went straight to the players race at either a time out or a quarter break and didn't join the team huddle til late. He appeared to be struggling for breath and had no immediate interest in the team huddle."

With the benefit of the TV replay, it seemed he'd copped an elbow to the ribs, although the contact seemed pretty trivial. Possibly he carried a rib/chest injury into the game and got a knock right on the sore spot. Could've made it hard to take deep breaths as well.

Walker appeared to be struggling to me. He was blowing hard after the first two and a half minutes of the game and calling to be benched. I noted that he did this repeatedly throughout the game (which can be a good thing especially if he performs best in short bursts).

I did recall at one point he went straight to the players race at either a time out or a quarter break and didn't join the team huddle til late. He appeared to be struggling for breath and had no immediate interest in the team huddle.

I've always thought he had a high aerobic capacity however last night something didn't look right.

Waxy is a great talent, just has a low IQ.

At a pre-season game we went to last season in Perth Vs United.

We were talking a bit of trash to the players and then Waxy said something along the lines of

"You guys are here on your public holiday watching me play". like we should be out doing better things with our time.

I thought it was kind of a stupid thing to say - I mean, as a player wouldn't you want people coming to watch your game, to like you know, support the business that is paying you?.

TL;DR Lucas Walker is not the sharpest tool in the shed.

Is Harrington on Joeys BFF's list?

Walker is no where near unfit. I would say he is one of the fittest players in the league actually.

I actually loved the way he played last night - I saw another side of him - hustling, going after loose balls, working very hard defensively. That sequence where he got Gibson that layup and then nearly followed it up again 3 seconds later was superb.

I really hadn't seen that side of him - he just looked more aggressive.

I think that mentality and aggressive is what he should bring to every game. He could find a nice little niche as one of those guys.

He went small against Sydney when we were 20 points down. Petrie Centre and 3 or 4 guards. Caught up.