Hoops

Why do the Cats get talked about so much???

Pretty sure when ennis was at the cats we were pretty exciting.

I think that will happen regardless.

There have been times this season when the output was horrible to watch but overall its been good across the past seven seasons.

"During the Kings threepeat even though I despised Sydney"

Now we're getting to the crux of the issue. You hate teams that win titles.

The real reason is because of their success, which some supporters of other teams are so obviously envious of that they start to invent and exaggerate certain things about them as if getting the moral high ground is going to erase their bitterness.

If people are singing the praises of Bevo, and hoping Goorjian comes back to the league, then there is no logical reason why the Cats' style of play should be hated.

Biggest fan base and most passionate. Its why they have had sellouts, full stadiums over a two decades and other teams sadly have not

A great quote from 'White man can't jump' ...rather look bad and win than look good and lose.

Does that mean THEY are good?*

They sure do play ugly and dirty.

But in no way am I envious of it.

Also the incompetent refs "enable" the boundaries to be pushed. Does that mean you are good?

Life isn't black and white... but the point of pro sports is to always have a clear winner even if it is under a "cloud" (so to speak).

From a purely philosophical viewpoint it doesn't matter whether you win or lose - it's HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME.

I dislike Perth, but it mostly stems from the way they win. It's ugly and dirty but you cant but look at their success with envy.

Brilliant!
A thread about "why the Cats get talked about the most"

is now the most talked about thread!

Love it.

"Wildcats are only ugly when the offense stagnates...so about 90% of the season,"

*standing up applause*

gold jerry gold

Great idea posting under a pseudonym of course. Which in the end is meaningless when the bullies and thugs and brain dead people slander you.
Everyone might as well be anonymous here. Unless Isaac will follow through on a formal complaint who cares.
The bullies and thugs of the Hoops now are "anonymous" but we all know who they are.

ROFLcopter you're the biggest Flog of all.
31yrs straight finals & 7 Championships... nuff said.

There's no doubt that Taipans-Wildcats is the ugliest combination in the league this season.
Silver lining - at least that can't be the GF matchup ;)

We haven't had many Wildcats games with Cotton + healthy Prather. That de-uglifies the Wildcats to a degree.

Also the style of play Cats employ is sludgeball and disgusting to watch, therefore most non-Cats fans don't want to see them in the playoffs. 7/8 of the league play a game enjoyable to the eye.

Now at least one semi final series will be a hackathon :(

Wildcats fans are the biggest trolls (some on purpose other unknowingly due to their ridiculous one-eyedness) so it prompts others to bite back (who the Cats fans will then claim are trolls) and invariably you get one giant shitstorm.

Also other fanbases aren't that active online, even this place is quiet during Sixers away games (wtf?). Obviously during home games you are all at the Dome but away no one really posts much. Strange.

"When Dazz gets called a retard, a stalker, a thug, and told he has no idea about the game all in the one post, then Dazz isn't the one with the problem."

Agree, there's no need for this kind of crap. There's still a person writing all this, no matter how much I usually disagree with what they have to say. At least they've got the balls to login and post under the same name everyday.

Well put Timberball. The weak anons who bash Dazz are worse than Dazz!

Big not bug.. haha autocorrect

Bug ads, the Kanye principle. Well played!

Anon (2 above) did you read Dazz's post? Or just the first line and think 'I hate Perth so have to write something negative'?
Reread it...he was saying those things about the 6ers...you halfwit.

When Dazz gets called a retard, a stalker, a thug, and told he has no idea about the game all in the one post, then Dazz isn't the one with the problem.

Long Island Ice Tea :P

Dazz you are retarded. "Its particularly sad that in a season where they have dominated and are favourites for the ring" So they dominated when they were on the bottom of the ladder? They get into the last regular season game and I am sorry to say ( no I am not at all) that that is far from dominating.
I guess you are a stalker IRL and this is how you get your Kix. You have interminably stared so my topics and it's 100% clear you have no idea about the game. Maybe you are the customer in disguise. Are you a thug irl?

Lots of iced tea, Train. Lots of iced tea

They are mentioned and refuted because people with no lives such as Dazz continue to create stupid threads about them. That is all.

Manu - How much have you had to drink today ;)

Perth fans aren't arrogant. We just know that we're better than everyone else!

I'll call it the "Kanye Principle"

- They have wealth and influence;
- They have a passionate fan base who generally defend them to the death irrespective of their deeds;
- They are polarizing but have been continuously successful among their peers;
- They are comfortable being perceived as bullies;
- Continuously fill out large arenas to the envy of everyone else;
- Scream foul if they feel hard done;
- They have made dubious music videos/youtube clips;
- Just when you think they are done they make a comeback; and
- They have Dazz who shares every single thought on the Wildcats like Kim Kardashian sharing her images and thoughts on social media*

There you have it, the Kanye Principle

*(Don't stop the threads Dazz, whether is attracts friends or foes, it generates something on this site, perhaps just don't feed the nasty anons so much with your responses).

Taipans strikin' from the Tropical North nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah no. In your heart makin' no mistake, you're gonna get bitten by *inaudibleeeeeee*. Feel the bite *clap clap* Snake bite dah dah dah. Taipans comin' from the left and the right

Perth are flogs!!

This one again? Depending on your perspective, everyone likes seeing a tall poppy being taken down, especially a rich marketing juggernaut of a tall poppy that will do everything it can to win. Or they play nasty, dull, grubby basketball, have a team full of dirty flogs and have a higher than average percentage of hyper-sensitive fans who revel so much in the reflected glory of their team that it makes them incredibly easy to ridicule. Or a combination of the two.

Yeah, there are multiple reasons behind it. For one thing, Cats fans have a long history of being active on message boards & social media.
But these days, here, it boils down to a very small number of people who will take the bait every friggin time.

Because most people love giving it to Perth fans and Perth fans love giving it back :P

because it's sooooo easy to stir you wildcats fans up.

and look, it's a hell of alot of fun as well.

Maybe they're the most interesting and controversial team to talk about? Certainly the biggest club in the league would have the most amount of people wanting to see them brought down.

Dazz strikes again. Your life must be flat out.

And there you have it.

Yes, most posters on this forum (by volume) exists only to take cheap pointless shots at Perth.

If you went through those Perth threads, and filtered out all the posts that basically say "I hate Perf cos thay sukk" or needlessly attack Perth fans (and filtered out the replies) you'd find the'd be about average size.

Its particularly sad that in a season where they have dominated and are favourites for the ring, 6's "fans" are still more interested in attacking Perth and our fans, than in supporting their own team.

Obsess over them? You are a dick.

I am jealous of your spelling. It is not only 36ers fans who hate Perth btw.

3/4 through the season who have hoopsters got as the NBL MIP.

Forman has slowed down during the hawks slump
Petrie was on fire before getting injured
Tovey could be a dark horse with his board production in WA