Hoops

Brisbane v Cairns, Nov 12

haha one of the people I was watching the game with said the same thing about Andre when he subbed Buford out.

maybe, but Scoochie was shooting at 37%, Weeks was at 60% - we needed scoring.

Maybe Scoochie makes 2 defensive stops on Trice and drops 2 3's for us, low probability but anything is possible.

If we're going to go down the hypothetical rabbit hole:

He was on 1 foul, maybe the plan in the last 90 seconds was to foul to get Brisbane to the limit. Weeks comes on to cover the timeout play and there's no stoppage in the game until 23 second time out. By then Weeks stays in because he's a better 3 point shooter?

I agree with ManuF's comment above. I also think Scooch is better at the death then Weeks. Weeks had played well but had run his race in my opinion. Scooch would have been very handy in those last 90 seconds.

i didn't have a problem with it, Scoochie was playing tired - I wouldn't say lazy - and Weeks had played really well all game.
Trice hit some big ball shots and we couldn't make a layup in the last 90 seconds.

What has happened to "scoochie"? He does not seem required to close out close games? There is something going on there????

And that’s my post above re lazy Scoo.
Accept irrelevant, but not “anonymous”.

ManuF, what’s with this Fearne thing!?!
When do you think he had the time to coach Scoo to play lazy?
My word on the ground is training sessions early in the week put team/peer pressure on Smith to WORK. Had the effect on Thursday night.
Come Sunday he’s missing again, and only Patton can make him look ‘ok”.

Trice no liability, Lemanjs just has an unjustified belief that Te Rangi is a defensive stopper, despite reality being contradictory.

I didn't realise Trice was supposed to be a defensive liability....

Kind of glad Bris won cos I didn't want to see them fall an extra game behind the pack

Trice*

Absolute disgraceful that the NBL allowed these uniforms for this game, pathetic, makes clubs, league look amateurish. You think they would have learnt from the debacle of uniform clashes in the Grand Final last season. If I'm the causal sports fan that turns on the TV to this, I'm thinking, what the hell am I watching! Beyond stupidity!

Good last quarter

Why did he sub Truce off with 23 seconds left?

Wow how can this game be rubbish for 3 quarters and then explode into a shoot out?

In my face Gliddon. Keep going man 61-59.

That blue Taipans singlet with the big CNS on the front would probably be the ugliest singlet I've ever seen in the NBL.

A ripsnorting 49-49 at 3QT.

Their identity is to choke leads in the second half. Has been since they returned.

Yeah Homocide is terrible

Trigger doesn't seem like a bad guy but his front bar quips every second time down the court get old pretty quickly.

Unfortunately it seems like that is the way the commentators have been instructed to call the games now shoehorn as much personality into the broadcast as possible, it's the only justification for Homicide's continued existence.

"I'll have butter on that roll please"......*cringes*

Trigger called a steal a 'chicken strip' ... HA HA HA get it?!

Seriously, it would be good if he just called the game and stopped trying to be funny with the lame quips.

What's the record for lowest combined halftime total in the 40 minute era? 57 points can't be far off it

I think i would prefer Homicide over Trigger.

This commentary team of Matt Russell, Trigger and Steve Harvey is really enjoyable to listen to, great chemistry between the 3

What odds were Brisbane to win this?

Cairns signing Patton is a gift to every other team in the NBL. What a boob.

What halfwit okayed Navy vs Maroon uniforms?
Terrible to watch.
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Gosh Patton is struggling here.

Brisbane taking a trip down struggle street here

Have it on good authority that Shawtes Gary is in discussions with a Big V club about suiting next season!

He would absolutely destroy the Big V if they could pull off this coup!