Hoops

Kings v Mel Utd Dec 30

Fans of the losing team claiming the winning team got the better of the refs, didnt see that coming!

As AngusH said, they weren't the reason the Kings lost by any means, but just because the Kings lost doesn't mean they weren't shit calls... Melbourne just were the better, deeper and more polished team... The Kings were actually not as terrible as they usually are guarding the perimeter and they still made some TOUGH shots... Kings just don't have the weapons, even with Chill back...

Anon, show me where the Kings fans are saying that Connelly is a great coach? I appreciate his enthusiasm more than I did Cotter sitting there like a muppet and taking the bad calls like a bitch, but nowhere have I seen Kings fans suggesting he's a great coach... I heard him in Grandstand recently and it's good that he's realistic about the position, hopefully he can help put some good things in place, get some connections for next season, but we REALLY need a more experienced ACTUAL coach...

sadly the Kings do not have the shooting talent and skills required to win these games.

Connelly i think has at least put some heart into the team and i would like to see him coach next yr. There has been improvement in most of the players since he took over.

Melbourne wont get proteted by the refs on the road like they do at home.

Oh if ONLY this was the case! At least 3-4 really shocking calls in an otherwise ok affair, but jeez... The bad calls were really bad...

On the whole, fairly happy with the effort from the guys tonight, Melbourne just had too many options and hit their fair share of tough shots... It's actually a nice change to see Kickert get inside the 3pt line as I hate it when teams camp outside and live or die by the outside shot...

Majok was too tough inside and we didn't have anyone to compete with him, and with a much stronger bench and cohesive unit, Melbourne were too tough... A handful of really shit calls didn't go our way, which, considering who we were playing, isn't surprising, but Tommy, Gus and Chill were great... Tommy keeps finding his form, some great passes, shots and such, Gus is really flourishing with the extra time and keeping his fouls down, some great boards as well... And Chill came through healthy, praise the basketball gods...

Missing our starting PG (the team needs to take the blame for this as Markovic should have had a quality replacement made WEEKS ago) and our starting 5-man, really puts us behind the 8-ball every single game... I really hope that we can get a more decent replacement for Jules, as I've given up hope on Markovic and his "tonsil problem" getting resolved, and Thornton keeps proving that he's a waste of space... A couple of nice passes tonight, but his moms shirt said it all tonight "do better"...

On the upside, the crowd was great again tonight, not quite as big as last time, but I think better quality... The atmosphere at the new place is SO much better than the SEC, and there really isn't a bad seat in the place...

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