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Why do people think 36ers are top 3?

It seems we conconsistently rate the top 3 by how much cash they have to throw around. Not many rate teams with lower budgets but it's nice to see them have success against the teams that obviously pay for their success.

Bevo, Geordie even Fearne has got results with lesser talent. Joey loves his team running and making plays but that went missing last season in the ultimate choke to a moist Hawks Sam. Joey had no answers at all.

Is there back coach capable of generating constant results when their stars struggle?

I agree with that Joey is a con/salesman. When the stars struggle he as the coach has always struggled to strategically get results. Luckily he has been rewarded for his work with a 5year contract FML.

Boti had them 4th. Olgun had them 6th. Tom Read 7th. I think between 3rd and 6th myself

Zodiac

2 new imports. Moore’s ok.

What do the stars tell you about Shorter? Shortened season?

Tell that to those who vote for coach of the year. In all honesty if you can't recognise that Joey is a very good coach you probably shouldn't be on a basketball forum.

They shouldn’t. Will fade away this season can’t get that import combo right. Now Big Joe is going all emotional on social media, few dramas in Adelaide’s camp me thinks.

What the reigning NBL coach of the year who just got asked by an NBA team to join their coaching staff for Summer League?

Daylight, duh!

So who's the 3rd best team?

At least Perth fans have got success to support their arrogance.

Shano maybe use the search function youll find a few comments people have made about 36ers being top 3.
If I was going to stir sh@t I'd say 36ers fans are on par with perth for arrogance.

LV yeah they won minor last year but they lost Randle who was the main reason they wom minor.

Snooch it was in one of the other threads someone said it then heap of 36ers fan jumped on board with it.


I would say 1 and 2 are a perth Melbourne fight then the rest are all on par for every other position. You can make a case for any of the other teams bar the Breakers for finishing 3rd.

Maybe wait more than 4 games? Also where have you seen these ratings? Most experts have 36ers 4th or worse. Maybe you're just sh@t stirring.

They are definitely a top 3 team. I wouldn't be judging them from their 2 losses to united too much as they have had significant import issues. Yes I know that united had injury problems but they are in a whole different level with their depth and imports. They should still have the wood on most the other teams.

Ok anon, we all must agree with you now. I'm sure you picked them for minor premiers last season?

I haven't seen anyone say it's Melb, Perth, Adelaide then daylight. Most people have rated Illawarra pretty highly, a lot had them in top 3 pre-season predictions. A lot rated Sydney really highly too.

Adelaide has a really solid core of Australian talent and Shorter and Moore look like decent imports. They've got some talent across the board, just need to find consistency.
They don't have anywhere near the talent as the franchises who have opened the cheque book, particularly Melb and probably Perth, but they'll be around the mark.

36ers won the minor premiership last year.

Shorter looks good. Moore is doing really well and bringing a lot more than Ferguson did.

Drmic has started the season really well. They're a young group so there's upside.

One bad game out of four.

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