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Are Cairns title contenders?

"I'll bump this thread when cairns beat Sydney to confirm they are indeed the real deal"

As promised, bump bump bump.

For the cairns haters out there you better recognise this team is legit

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Sh&)(;t no

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Also depends if Trice will play, too.

So many injuries this season.

If Lisch isn't playing, Cairns are a very good chance of stealing one of the two.

I'll bump this thread when cairns beat Sydney to confirm they are indeed the real deal

They have Sydney twice this week

Is a 2-5 team a title contender?

We're either going to finish on top, on the bottom, or somewhere in between. That's all I'm prepared to predict :)

@Anonymous #604947:

"Perth have a better PG/combo
Melbourne
Sydney
Illawarra if Clarke pulls his finger out"

Perth have a better PG/combo: do you mean Knight is the combo? Martin may be a better defender than Trice, there's no doubt that Trice wins hands down as a scorer. Knight over Jawai? No way.

Melbourne? Are you kidding? Jackson/Majok???

Sydney has umm.. is it Blake? Lisch? Cadee? Which one is the PG you are referring to in this post? ... and Maric? Better than Jawai? How?

I love how people are so quick to predict that some teams are title/wooden spoon favourites after any one random game.

I can't believe I'm saying this

Watching jawai today you appreciate how good he is. He made Ogilvy and holyfield look like wimps in there just moving them as he pleased so he could get deep position. Then when you double him he finds open players who can hurt you. Gliddon Edwin mccarron all did well off ball rotations.

The don't have Teys as a starter....they must be good!

Good chance of making the finals, but with a couple of serious ifs:
- If Jawai stays fit
- If Trice keeps something like his current form
- If Wortho and Loughton can find their range and hit some 3s at a decent clip (Wortho in particular worries me.. when he has a bad day he really seems to cause problems)
- If Stephen Weigh is kept as far away from the court as possible

Really liked what I saw from Weeks and Heur today though.

Perth have a better PG/combo
Melbourne
Sydney
Illawarra if Clarke pulls his finger out

Yes I do think of Obie as his nickname, its an Aussie thing to do. I just think trice and jawai appear to be looking better and better. They started the season unfit remember. It's amazing how much better your role players look when the stars are performing at a high level. Whether jawai can stay fit of course is a big question and trice also picked up a heavy knock today. But tell me which team has a better PG/C combo and then you have quality role players and depth. I think I've talked myself into putting a bet on them

Maybe
http://www.hoops.com.au/forum/39716-jawai-finger-surgery-will-miss-nbl-pre-season/#p593279

Does anyone else think of Obie Trice and Eminem when they hear the name Trice?

No. Not even remotely.

Jawai and Trice are keys to their chances though. Both are looking good right now.

They look a serious top 4 chance. They do have a good mix of pieces. If you get top 4, anything can happen from there.

I want to see them play Brisbane, cos they are a similar team. If both teams are around the mark it could be a crucial matchup in terms of head to head as well.

2 of 5, with some impressive game leads surrendered late: surely they are the team doing the most with the teast?

No

Ummm- how will they beat the kings?

They do look good without Loughton playing.

I liked Cairns during the pre season. When their offence is clicking and they are knocking down the 3 they look very impressive. They have all the pieces to be successful this year. Time will tell I guess.

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