Hoops

Bullets vs Hawks, Dec 19

No one plays forever! Along with Andersen, Penney and Redhage, Oscar is one of the oldest in the league. Not sure about current data, but as of late 2015 he was (by almost 100 games), the player with the most NBL games logged? 80-90 more than Vukona and Redhage. 100+ over Gibson.

Fair drop off in that "generation" recently in the NBL. Loughton seemingly on the outer. Wagstaff having a poor season going by Perth fans though I assume he's a bracket younger. Tragardh out of the league, Burston, Walker (younger) and Davidson too. Schenscher. Holmes. Carter. Usually those retirements* feel a bit more gradual. I think Oscar's the last of his AIS class to be playing at NBL level or better, unless I've forgotten someone?

(Carter could possibly get another gig still, but he's a couple of years younger.)

* or phone going colder

460+ games and scoreless in the last 3 games. Not good for one of the best str8 up 3 point shooters ever.

Something going on there that we don't know about?

I hope Norton & Kay stick around together at Hawks long term like Saville & Campbell and Martin & Coenraad have.

Great players, great guys, hard workers that the community could really get behind.

Forman's getting on his last legs it looks.

Scary to think Norton is the same age as Damo in his rookie year. A lot of good basketball to come and I suspect he'll become a mainstay as back-up PG on Boomers teams qualifying through Asia.

He was brilliant tonight and so was Kay.

Norton is really good at bursting into the lane for those quick lay-ups before the bigs can react. It's Tony Parker-esque.

Oscar needs to hit a couple & get his confidence going. I'd stick with him 4 now.

Oscars done. Apologies Isaac. Something going on there that we don't know about?

Crap, he's on a two-year deal

Dan, he's a bloody legend.

Mitch Norton has been Illawarra’s best this season. What a gun. Seriously approaching Damian Martin levels. I'd be over the moon if he were Taipans starting PG next season.

Hawks, wow, I had em top 4, wrote them off and now they are well and truly back in business

A theme from their season is matchups. beating some opponents eg Adelaide, bris. While still yet to claim a win vs Cairns or Sydney.

Wow. Hawks were lucky to get away with that. Martin with 55 secs on the clock takes a shot within 5?sec off the clock. Never ever going to go in.
Bullets rebound the ball and Craig makes a flukey shoot. NO need to take a shot martin. Worse case scenario run the 24 out. Credit to the Hawks for getting the W. However OT wasn't needed.

LOL..Whats it like following a league that is a collection of REJECTS from other leagues?

DOG SHOW ON BAIRSTOW! Its not rugby you damn thug

AJ is over-rated! Bairstow has pwned him all night!

LOLOL

I CANNOT WAIT UNTIL THIS LEAGUE GOES BANKRUPT....I SO CANT WAIT...WHAT WILL ALL YOU PEOPLE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT?

LOL..MARK MY WORDS...THIS PIECE OF SHIT LEAGUE WILL GO BANKRUPT...MARK MY WORDS

TC had a huge Q4. Gotta love free basketball.

And that's why AJ ain't no boomer

Torey Craig doing it all! Gibbo has had a mad game, brung it up the court really strong.

LOL...first of all Powell on Friday night

Now, Ogilvey...

I have an idea...let me foul a man 60 feet away from the basket when we are up by 2 and they are in the bonus

LOL...Easily the most fucking DUMB league i have ever seen

Thats all what this league is...A COLLECTION OF FUCKING REJECTS

Craig was very good late

WOO HOO OT FOOLS!

Hawks were up by 17 and dapping and swaggering. THINK AGAIN - We're coming to get you

Thats why I can't watch the Hawks. They have the biggest brain explosions. Ogilvy is their big culprit. Geez.

Good note they've changed to just "bullets, bullets" Chang that's better

Ogilvy silly foul

They are overdoing the let's go bullets let's go chant

50 fouls LOLOLOL

46 fouls lololololol

And u guys want this league to get ratings lolol

Why is the refs can only get 50% of the calls right, stop blowing the whistle exspecially on some of those screens.

Why is it so hard for NBL TV to get the score right

It may not be Brisbane's night. Especially when Kevin White hits a pull up 3.

Bruce needs to slow down. He tried pushing the ball up the floor 3 times and they all resulted in turnovers. I like the way that Brisbane is keeping the ball out of the Hawks guards hands until late in the shot clock. It made Ogilvy and Kay become playmakers which resulted in a couple of turnovers (only to give it straight back looking for a fast break). Tight game, looks like it will go down to the wire.

Shaun Bruce is an atrocious player. 3 diabolical turnovers in his first few minutes

Bullets $1.78 Hawks $2.05.

Who did the refs bet on....That is what you should be asking yourself before you tip.

I would like to say Brisbane but Beal had a good game last game against Melb which means he's probably due for 3-4 bad ones now and Craig has dropped off from the level he was at earlier in the season. Bairstow seems to be getting a bit better now though.

The Hawks are pretty much a one man show with Clarke and think AJ might get a bit touchy with the physical play of Bairstow and start whining to the refs.

Hawks by 4

I'm going Brisbane. They haven't strung 2 together for a while and the Melb Utd win should have them up and about.
Then again.....

It's game day people, GET EXCITED!

So many things to look forward to tonight.

- Shannons home court debut
- Can Mitch Creek back up his solid debut?
- Can we contain Sanders and keep him under 20 points?
- Is Gilder as bad as everyone thinks?

I'm hoping we play DJ a lot more tonight to free up Ball as much as possible. We should also dominate the boards cause if Khazzouh dont grab them for Sydney, I'm not sure who else will. Looks for Holmes to have a double/double.

Centrebet odds.
36ERS $1.44
KINGS $2.80

I'm going the Sixers by 14
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