Hoops

Revisited NBL Ladder finishes season award winners

Crusty = "Blowout Troll"

Cairns may be 0-3 but they were absolutely dreadful on the road last season, if they can find confidence, form and fitness then it's not unthinkable that they can beat a Gouldingless United and Illawarra this round and be 2-3 and start feeling better about themselves, they just need to stop getting injured and start putting the ball in the hoop.

As for Illawarra, i'm less convinced about them but they are as unstoppable as any team in the league when they are dropping 3s.

As for Perth, I am a member and they are yet to get me really excited this season, Prather has been awesome and Knight has helped greatly since returning and Damo has been fantastic but relying on Wagstaff and his erratic shooting has been tough to watch.

in an AFL or NRL analogy, I think that Cairns or Illawarra may not be the best team in the league but it wouldn't surprise me if they made a grand final this season... just like Western Bulldogs and Cronulla did this year, only they won't win it

Have you taken a bump on the head recently?

Sydney will start to die once they add another 2 starting calibre players and build chemistry yeah I can totally see how that will happen

Perth will be top

Illawarra are on the verge of 1-5 coming up, they're not making the top 4, be serious, Sydney will die during the later end of the season but will still finish 2nd. Perth will be top, unless they somehow screw the pooch over Martin's injury period. 36ers have proven they will likely be a playoff team. Cairns are not going anywhere, destined for bottom. Breakers are slow and are lucky to have even one win so far. Bullets will continue to slide. Melbourne will get better and win a few in a row.

After 3 rounds I'd put them in the following groups

Sydney & Melbourne

Perth

Brisbane, Illawarra, New Zealand (despite Ill's W/L so far)

Adelaide

Cairns

I've said it before, I'll say it again. Unless there's further personnel changes (which there may well be), it's Sydney, followed by daylight.

Melbourne should get second. Perth possibly 3rd. Illawarra and Brisbane battling it out for 4th, although it could be close for spots 3-8.

Cairns are 0-3, Hawks are 1-4. You're confident one will finish second?

Sydney and Perth are 4-1, if one gets knocked off, it's probably by Melbourne or Brisbane. I know it's early in the season but they're already 2-3 games ahead, that's a buffer.

I'm happy with my ladder from pre season.

Sydney
Illawarra/Cairns (one always makes playoffs and one
doesn't)
Perth
Melbourne

Brisbane
Illawarra/cairns
New Zealand
Adelaide

I'm not totally confident anymore on Adelaide finishing last but Creek going down for weeks is massive

Teys already has biggest winger locked up.

Fairly sure Prathers ego is smaller than the OPs.

Wortho or Goulding complain way more

So he does it when he gets a bad call??

What about the Gouldings and the Worthos and the Tomlinsons who complain on EVERY call?

rewatch every game Perth have played this year, then come back and find me a scene of wagstaff NOT complaining/shaking his head/hands in air to the Refs every time he gets a bad call...

He does love a cry

Wagstaff biggest whinger?? What?

The Adelaide 36ers might be the under dogs but to all the other teams out there be aware.
We (36ers) are an awesome team this season DO NOT underestimate us.

Bring this season on