Hoops

The Perth Wildcats will win the Chip

Backed them when they were paying $10.

Called it.

Oh the stories I could tell regarding the red obsession.

I preferred when the Wildcats had a black home jersey.

And what is it with the club and red, seriously? They've gone from refusing to sell any merch that wasn't primarily red, which is bad enough, to refusing to sell merch that has any other color anywhere on it at all.

The "All Red Everything" gimmick will never be over.

The ATA logo is done slightly better than in previous years, but that someone thought last year's jerseys suffered from the text being too clear is just incomprehensible.

They had it exactly right in 2014. They should go back to that and stick with it.

Something needs to be done on a league level about this. Adelaide, Sydney and Perth have unveiled absolutely awful designs already this year. Perth's and Adelaide's last year were bad. The And1 designs were boring, and it was ridiculous to have the same design for every single team, but it was better than what we're getting now.

Yuck,
Where's the Wildcats' own Logo???
No room I guess

I like the skyline on the back, breaks up the flat design of most singlets, but the darker red on lighter red is just awful... They've sort of tried to break up the colours like the Hawks did, but I think the Hawks did it much better...

The balance/spacing just seems to be off as well... Black lettering with the white border would have been so much better...

No, no no, please don't let it be so!

OMG, that is one of the worst looking singlets I have seen in decades, really, who thought red numbers on a red singlet would work?

There are so many issues with that ugly as freak design that I can't even begin to itemise them here...

The image of the whole NBL is at stake here, someone must step up and rectify this horrible situation immediately!

Looks like a walking billboard rather than an actual basketball but meh, the masses will still buy them. I'd actually love to see a black version of this with red outline the words and numbers... Might not look so blah!

I'm inclined to agree. More contrast would have been better.

In the past the sponsors' logos have been as prominent as the team's identity. Now they're actually more prominent.

Cats new home uniforms unveiled this morning:

The anon who has attacked koberulz in this thread has acted like a much bigger dickhead than koberulz ever has.

Lucas Walker to replace him...

Is that article from last year or the year before, Luuuc? ;-)

"Perth Wildcats star power forward Matt Knight will miss up to two months of basketball after injuring his shoulder.

Knight suffered a subluxation of his right shoulder in a training incident on Wednesday.

While, at this stage, he won’t require surgery, Wildcats medical staff have prescribed rest, and he will begin rehabilitation on the joint immediately."

Prather and Johnson should be a formidable import combo with plenty of scoring, whereas McKay, and the rest of the team will bring the grunt work, hustle and team play.

As usual, Perth have made less changes to their team than anyone else, and as usual they did very well last season, so as usual I expect they will do well again. Should be top 4, and whether they win the chip will come down to the usual suspects: Injuries, how good their imports turn out to be, and of course the league has improved- so Perth will need to not only maintain the rage but get even better.

Music to the ears to hear prather has been developing his off the dribble and mid range game.

Maybe add some value to the thread by joining the discussion rather than attacking the OP. Just Lighten up dude it's just a hoops forum.

The anon who has attacked koberulz in this thread has acted like a much bigger dickhead than koberulz ever has.

And now he goes back into discussion disagree mode as though he hasn't just acted like a fool.

Casey Prather is finally back in Perth. Interesting articling on perthnow with Prather stating he has "upgraded his offensive arsenal" and wasn't that far off an NBA gig.

"They kept telling me that I’m pretty much there, it’s just about opportunity and timing,” Prather said."

“I feel like I got better in not just going straight to the rim, but creating a bit more with mid-range shots, three-point shots and off-the-dribble shots.

“I’ve upgraded my whole arsenal.”

http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/basketball/perth-wildcats-import-casey-prather-excited-to-show-off-upgraded-offensive-arsenal-this-summer/news-story/ce887da7ea18c62e85318aa8d9885f64

The Sydney and new Zealand ones were not as good for mine

Just waiting for the Breakers will win the chup thread!

The Sydney and new Zealand ones were not as good for mine

hahahaha!!! this is really funny and not annoying at all so he definitely should not have stopped after the first one bombed. i am eagerly awaiting the next instalment.

Relax its just a bit of fun. Judging by the time stamps on the posts it looks like KR might of had a bit of a big night lol :P

The Perth one specifically, or the idea in general?

The Perth and Sydney threads are definitely weaker than the others. I think the Illawarra one more than makes up for it though.

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The Adelaide 36ers have secured the services of one of the most promising young talents in Australian basketball, 18 year old, Mitch Creek.

Creek has been signed to replace the injured Nathan Herbert this season and has committed to the 36ers for a further year as well.

The AIS scholarship holder has proven that he is more than capable of playing at an NBL level with his international success in the last 12 months. His high standard of play culminating in his MVP award at this years Albert Schweitzer Tournament in Germany. The Albert Schweitzer Tournament is for international players under the age of 18 and features many players touted as future NBA stars.

The added benefit of this signing for the 36ers is that Creek is rated a 1 point player under the NBL’s player points system.

Creek promises to bring raw athletic talent to the 36ers squad and fans can expect to see some highlights from Mitch this year as he does enjoy “playing above the rim”

In a twist to this signing the 36ers will still need to seek a player in the short term for their 10 man roster.

Creek has undergone successful ankle surgery last Tuesday and has been immediately placed on injury waivers by the 36ers. It is expected he will miss the first 6 games of the 2010 iiNet Championship.

The 36ers expect his arrival in Adelaide within 4 weeks upon completion of his surgery rehabilitation


Mitch Creek facts:
Born: April 1992
Native State: Victoria
Position: Small Forward
Height: 6”6

Vision:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZPm4fNItvw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3LfOUdOVg4&feature=related


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