Hoops

Perth vs Brisbane, Dec 1

Did Petrie really say that? Flog doesn't even begin to describe it.

Yeah RE the imports, no idea why they went all bargain basement considering how cashed up the Cats are.

I can't see much light at the end of the tunnel. Damo isn't due back until mid Jan or something.

I thought the technical was for delay of game. Brisbane already had a warning and he held the ball after the score.

So you think Shyla is the best person for the job?

Miss Heal as a commentator. Would have like to have heard more talk from the commentators on what wildcats are doing wrong, what they need to change. Stating the obvious anyone can do.

That deserves a new thread anon #610730

That sideline reporter tonight was bae

That deserves a new thread Kobe

Dazz hit the nail on the head.

Martin's absence really hurting not just because of what we miss from him but because the back ups are not up to it. Kenny and wroe were poor and Bragg tried hard but his inexperience shows

Knight is a faking flog.
He always plays up to the injuries as anon alluded to before.
Delist that spud.

Really happy with this result. Not a bullets fan but just rest to see the cats suck. I mean they are really vulnerable. Dazz maybe you need to push your redhage injury fake bullshit a bit more.

Lol.

Wildcats stunk up the arena tonight.

No sign of Dazz.

I had my sign going for 1/2 the game. One dude came up and said hello.
Good times.

Wildcats are actually shit. The streak will end this year. They're cooked.

So NOW am I allowed to get depressed?

I can't really figure the Cats out.
Coming of a championship, we should have had money in the bank, and been poised to capitalise. The changes to the league were announced early, and it quickly became apparent that other teams were going to step up massively.
The league has moved on, and we have gone backwards.
OK, I can understand them not spending $0.5M to get an Aussie from Europe. As Marvin said, cheaper (and easier) to get imports.
I can understand them not re-signing Jawai (Although it would have been nice to keep him AND get another import).
I can understand them releasing Jervis.
I could have understood them releasing Beal, on the assumption we were going for something better.
Instead they have gone shopping in the Bargain-Basement of Imports.

Both JJ & McKay are the kind of role-player Cairns goes looking for on a limited budget, or Adelaide after they've spent the farm on a star.
They are NOT what you go looking for when your local talent is aging and not great offensively.

It's not the end of the world, but what we are seeing is a Cats team that has really fallen back to the pack, in a big way.

And lets be honest, when you rely so heavily on Knight, you know that's a recipe for disaster. You just know he's going to be injured at some point.
Hope this one isn't too bad.

Unfortunately our memberships pay for inflatable mascots not effective imports

This season is gone unless Damian makes a super recovery and JJ gets back into form.

Jesse Wagstaff has fallen off too. Hire is obviously affected being a new father.

Dazz deserves to make a panic thread after this one. Knight goes down and wildcats get blown out at home for the first time in recent memory. Would have to dust off the record books for the last time we were down 20 at half time at home

Also during all that time long before the stretch

surely greg hire is the worst player in the NBL!!!

Wildcats paying for a weak offseason in terms of recruiting. Most teams have bought in a premiere Australian or have very effective imports.

Wont make finals as lack scoring options in general. JJ sadly should have left the first time and Jameel is more a role player who wont give you scores like a Craig.

Options:
= Sack coach (team playing poorly , missing foul shots etc.)
- Sack JJ and bring in a casper ware type player who has succeeded in a real league (not an NBA D-League rookie.)

Considering how many fans they get to game and general support they seem to look cheap on their recruiting compared to much of the other teams.

sos, I give it to Saturday night? Gleeson is gone and import change.

that's embarrassing, not because we lost, the way we lost.

no heart and no balls

I want to like JJ... but I can see he's really not a good fit and struggling. Surely there are some decent 2 guards available in the world.

Unfortunately MK should retire. Redhage too. You need to be able to walk when you get t0 40+ or 50+

Perth has problems and it's not gleeson or their point guard issues it's others

1- JJ is trash
2 - knight is trash and injury prone (well seems as per history to be the worst injury at the time but has a tendency to heal within days)
3- they need a true scorer a John Rillie, Chris Goulding type player not a slasher that's what Prather is there for

3- give mason bragg and wroe point guard duties until damo returns play Kenny in the back
Up 2 spot yes yes I know you will all give it to me
For saying wroe but simple fact is he runs the players and gets them
Into their sets and plays good hard defense would be good for Bragg to push tempo and play attacking and when needing to go to the half court put wroe in to
Control the game and play D

Missed all gameplay tonight, caught some boxscore action only. Anything noteworthy happen during the game? I can pick up that Knight is somehow hurt and Gibbo mad a half court three?

Matt Knight is not the guy we were hoping to have a season ending injury on....

If it counts they said will be the Wildcats biggest loss at Perth Arena.

They also said Wildcats haven't lost three games in a row at home since 2005.

LOL, people saying that its about points that count at the end of the season.

So why didnt Brisbane hold it for the last shit? Why attack the basket with 10 seconds left and give Perth the last shot?

Very very shonky...Reeks of players betting games

Biggest defeat for the Cats at that arena. It can only get worse.

The three from half court at the buzzer by Gibbo did look good

That last 30 seconds of the game PROVED that referees and players all bet on games they officiate in

100% FACT

Yeah, I figured Brandt going to Perth would be great for his career because defensive intensity was the one big thing lacking in his game last year, but I guess not.

Brandt, JJ, Wroe and Redhage will face the knife next year.

Brisbane up by 12 with 10 seconds to go.

Why dont they hold it for the last shot?

Oh i get it...the totals at the books was 160.5

OF COURSE PLAYERS GAMBLE ON GAMES THEY PLAY IN...THAT IS A FACT OF LIFE.

This last 30 seconds of the match is the amateurish thing i have ever seen in my life.

You call this professional sport?

Why no Angus Brandt?

Who is a better shooter?

Greg Hire

Or

Kevin Durant

What is a better starting backcourt?

Steph Curry/Klay Thompson

Or

Damian Martin/Jarred Kenny

Who is better?

Shane Bruce or Steph Curry?

I cant decide

What would happen is Steph Curry played in the NBL?

Heaven forbid they don't make finals

The Wildcats need Danillo Gallinari

Adam Gibson thinks he is Deron Williams

Hip, they said. There would be 5 or 6 players on the court now wearing illegal clothing. Yet the refs let it go.

Hip injury

Kinda hard to see exactly what he did there. He didn't hit the court particularly hard when he fell, it might have been when he stumbled a little awkwardly before the fall, a dislocation or labral tear? He was in a ton of pain, that's for sure.

NBL TV working right now. For how long who knows.

Since when has anyone ever been able to wear a black T shirt under a white singlet.

Refrees doing there ABSOLUTE BEST to get the Cats back in this.

Its the NBL, where referees are nothing are more than home crowd cheer leaders

Finally Gleeson playing Bragg over Wroe.

Bruce is absolutely woeful. How on earth is he in the NBL.