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Perth need more scoring power

Cooke providers rim protection and rebound.

His ground defense and off-ball defense is his weakness.

Kenny frustrates me at times. He needs to be aggressive, when he does he is quite a good finisher and has a decent jump shot.

Totally agree with Kenny, he was in really good form in pre season but already I've completely forgotten that and wondering when he gets injured so we can see more Mason Bragg as he actually attacks the rim.

Watching Perth @ NZ it was obvious just how much better Ili is today than Kenny and I think it's almost time we send him out to pasture along with Hire of whom used to be an exceptional offensive rebounder but you just don't see that as part of his game anymore (I mean when he was playing for a contract and court time he used to hustle everything down but now that isn't there.

DKD feels like a lost cause, I can see so much talent in him but he lacks confidence and a killer instinct and he won't reach any great heights in the NBL unless that changes.

I think the Wildcats will be fine but walker and Brandt didn't give us much and Cotton seemed more interested in drawing contact and getting the foul than putting the ball in the bucket.

Steindl will be an interesting addition.

I like the analysis on Tokoto and reminds me of AJ Ogilvy in terms of not liking that physicality but there is a reason he isn't in the NBA and that's to work on his flaws and hopefully that is something that can be worked on

'Norton could've taken over d Martin.'

wat

Should've signed him when Townsville folded also Norton could've taken over d Martin.

Yay Steindl

Nice. Channel 10 news with the $100,000 exclusive. All the best Clint.

Brandt is signed until 2020

DKD is very good scorer, but for some reason doesn't get much time, was excellent in preseason.

Replace 'ego' with 'ability' is how I read it. Yes, it doesn't make sense actually.

How salty are Taipans fans.

We're blessed to have Wagstaff coming off the bench, but he's not really an aggressive scorer. (Which isn't to say that he doesn't get points, but it's usually at the end of good work by others)
Would be nice to have someone playing the 2010 Cattalini role, or the 2017 Penney role.
Steindl has the potential to be that guy.

It's true.

Wagstaff's ego writes checks that his body can't cash.

^^^^^

Wagstaff is that guy

Luuuc summed up my views nicely. The bench production is off. When the starters take a break, there's nobody really with a scorer's mentality (or at least a scorer's capability!).

The bench needs a gunner - an irrational confidence guy. At the moment the bench is full of meat and potatoes dudes, all working hard to make cuts, set screens, etc. but nobody is there to take the game by the scruff of the neck.

Steindl put up some good numbers in Townsville, which was a pretty bad team, with few decent contributors. He put up some decent numbers in the NBL pre-season in a Wildcats jersey. They had as much opportunity to sign him as anyone else. They didn't.

He went to Europe, and played three games, producing 4.67 points (0/6 2p, 3/11 3p) and 1.33 rebounds in 23 minutes per game. That's 0% from inside the arc. 27% from outside. 14 points in 69 minutes of basketball. He doesn't rebound, and we all know he's an open gate on defence.

Perth should definitely sign him. LMFAO.

Gotta be honest, whilst a win is always better than a loss,
to go down fighting, by 4 points, to a flying NZ in Auckland, is a pretty fair effort.

Similarly, scoring 29 points, in a 10-minute 4th quarter, in Auckland against the Breakers, does not speak to a lack of firepower.

With Waxy in such good form, I'd say they are better offensively than they have been for a while.

Now having said all that, obviously they need to find another player, plus need to resolve the DC question.

Whether it is Cooke getting his game on, or a replacement, I would prefer they target rim-protection and rebounding.

But for the replacement player, yes, I think a scorer like Steindl would be ideal.

The bench unit needs time to adjust there systems without knight before anything drastic happens. We missed knights board work and pick and roll defence more than anything, wow the p and r d was bad. Had we hot a few calls in the last we probably deserved, that big lead likely doesn't eventuate, 4pts is about right for the margin. Cooke, I would like to see steindl take hires mins, hire looks to have lost a step, he struggled to stay in front of Penney!

Greg Hire has no business still being in this league

I don't think it's a knee-jerk reaction to one loss. The bench looks that much weaker with Knight gone from it. He's a guy you could rely on at both ends, and offensively he was not the liability that Cooke Jr is so far.
I don't think the sky is falling, but I'm sure the Cats will be monitoring the bench production pretty closely over the next few games.
Our starters work well together but we're swimming against the tide whenever a couple of them have to sit.

Don't get me wrong - by all means I hope Perth start the import merry-go-round again this year, especially if it's off the back off a not-so-terrible loss on the road. What's Jaron Johnson up to, he could boost that bench.

^ Haha so that means making knee jerk reactions to one loss?? Ok

Other fans accept their team losing an away game to the most in form team in the league by 4 points.

Wildcats fans demand better.

It’s a standard thing most fans of other NBL teams wouldn’t understand.

The wildcats and fans are held to a different standard.

It’s why we are generally better than your favourite team.

Agree with Tornado, This is a RELAX moment. We have never played well in NZ and to only go down by 4 is a good effort.
Perth has always been built around defence and once Tokoto finds his feet, He, Cotton, and Brandt with Wagstaff off the bench will carry the scoring load.

Perth lost! The sky is falling!

Perth lost by 4 points to the in form team on their home deck...I don't think they need additional scoring power - they are fine as they are.

Or they might go like for like. If Khazzouh is healthy he ticks the "extra big" box and the scoring box at the same time

This is what I've said in the past but have been proven wrong.

They're only an average offensive team but its their D that makes them great.

Knowing Perth, they will sign someone who helps them from here. Steindl obviously gives good scoring help. Brandt and Cooke the only real options at 5 but if those 2 are healthy depth won't be an issue.

Nominations....?