Hoops

Breakers vs 36ers, Dec 15

Teys has made some big plays in last 2 wins, especially on defence.

Can't believe Breakers ended up losing by so much. That game should have gone down to the wire. Sosa and Newbill just gave up stupid turnovers. Can't believe it.
Moore is a dangerous proposition as you need to guard the key to stop his penetration which leaves backdoor open for Sobey/Childress.

"It was clear that he is a talent at the offensive end, and he's thriving under Wright"

Agreed. I'm surprised his name wasn't mentioned as candidate for best 6th man in the thread on NBL award predictions a few weeks ago.

Moore just schooled Shea Ili. Very worrying signs for Breakers. Abercrombie played 29 minutes for 2 points, 5 reb and 1 assist.
Sosa was mentally destroyed by Sobey. Breakers played their best when he was out most of the 2nd quarter with foul trouble. Second half he played 1 on 5. When he drove and fell down and conjured up an assist through Deng's legs.... HE DID NOT HAVE A SHOT.
He is great when things are going well, but he has been exposed by Sobey and Adelaide in tight contests.
Maybe our bubble has burst. We have gone from pack leader to one of the pack now. And everyone i.e. opponents know.

Great comeback win by Sixers with great coaching by Joey as shown with his cool calculated timeout when well down in third and juggling of players etc to get defence right.
Moore is lighting up with extra time due to Creeks injury and shooters poor form, he is so hard to defend when sees opportunity to attack basket.
Shorter going from bad to worse and even that shot doesn't gloss how he is playing and we thrived when he was not on court.
No they wont replace him but a quality PG would have us as favourites to go all the way especially with the injuries.
Hodgson has been a huge let down and the dumbest NBL player and losing confidence week by week.

'Wow, that one escalated quickly for the Breakers. It really got out of hand!'

Really got out hand "fast", which is an integral part of the joke. Can't believe you omitted it

That last quarter defence by sixers was fantastic, one of best efforts I've seen in a long time, breakers looked totally confused at times. Childress was as big a factor on defence as a couple of others were on offence there. And the offence absolutely crushed that 1-3-1 zone. Great job by Joey keeping them focused and a few well executed plays.
Henare did a poor job in my opinion, needed a timeout way before he called it. Defence needed to change and a few subs to try and fix things, all well and good to try and play through it but waiting till only two minutes to go it looked like he was just as shell shocked as the crowd.

NZ also living up to the predicted mid season slump

How they recover determines their season. I'm predicting the slump to last a little longer but they should manage to keep their head above water and finish 15-13 or maybe 16-12

Glad that Moore is living up to my prediction

It was clear that he is a talent at the offensive end, and he's thriving under Wright

Wow, that one escalated quickly for the Breakers. It really got out of hand!

The Breakers need Aaron Olsen and Phil Jones

A couple of good comeback wins in the last month. Imagine if the 36ers played 4th quarter defence for their whole games!

If that stat was about NBA, people would be jumping up and down about how obscure it is. One of those 'ESPN' stats

Great Win by the Sixers

This is a good one from @NBLFacts

15-points is the biggest winning margin in @NBL history by any team who were outscored in the first, second and third quarters of a game.

The best player was the 3 refs followed by Ramone Moore

Perth took top spot from NZ last week

Whose your best player?

"Adelaide are the most middle of the pack Okish team that should be better going around."

Ahhhh Stud boy, you really can't help yourself can you. They get a big win without our best player and you still go in for an attack.

NZ had all the luck and the refs put the wistle away for most of the night and still got done by a landslide. Two 3 point attemps bounced up and back in to make their score more palatable. They were top of the ladder?! They get looked after at home that's why.

Doesn't points for and against count in head-to-head, therefore you want to beat teams by as much as possible?

It's not the NBA...

What the F is Casey Frank on about with DJ scoring with 11 seconds left.

If Mika is going to guard DJ closely, DJ is going to assume its game on.

The sour taste in their mouths should be because of the sh!t D (as highlighted by Henare).

Moore has been great for the Sixers all year, great spark off the bench.

Terrific last quarter tonight. Very good win. Feel for Drmic, reckon that could be MCL 4-6 weeks.

Shocking collapse by the Breakers.

Big props to Ramone Moore for carrying the team.

What a great win. Breakers shit the bed.

Also Abercrombie is shit.

TEYS defence superb
Moore point guard material
Wright finally sticking with winning combo

When I said "their" I was referring to the 36ers

Agree. Moore is quality.

Moore is one of their most consistent players

Moore doesn't do enough consistently to warrant a roster spot.

Adelaide are the most middle of the pack Okish team that should be better going around.

Positions 3-7 are close, so any of them are in danger of missing the playoffs.

Sensational from Moore to keep them in touch. Playing well above expectations.

Adelaide is in dangerbof missing the finals.

We just offered NZ an open 3 and they just said thank you! Lead out to 14 points!

Shorter's ball handling and decision making is woeful.

Joey MUST create some plays for 3 point shots with rebounders on the move.

NZ are giving us an open offer from outside knowing that if they keep their zone in behind the line we will constantly drive into congestion and take the hardest possible shots.

Sixers are probably the best team at run and carry and attacking the paint. BUT, while they are so totally predictable they are going to always be doing it the hard way against the top teams.

Why Joey don't you spend some time with your outside shooters and encourage them to spend a little more time gaining confidence to shoot when teams disrespectfully continue to offer us the 3 point shots.

Got to hand it to Henare. He got what he wanted out of last week's press conference re. the refs. Smart coach.

How does Adelaide allow their bench to score 31?? Damn.

I know Sobey isn't exactly catching fire but why is he only playing 8 mins @ the half when someone link Teys is getting 7?

Cannot just rely on 2 players. Chill and Sobes needs to fire.

Shocking defence

Thomas Abercrombie is the most inconsistent basketball player in the history of the NBL.

Ramone Moore and Johnson have turned up. Unfortunately the rest of the 36ers haven't.

Come on 36ers! Need to get the money back that I have lost on Sydney this year.

I'm sick of these coaches who make subs just for the sake of it. Adelaide up double figures and he takes johnson off after 6 minutes. They then lose the lead, does he really get tired after 6 minutes and hitting 11 points?

Hurts when you let absolute nuffies like Delany go off

Homicide commentating in 2 countries now.

Homicide commentating in 2 countries now. Must be getting some respect.

looks like d.johnson will get thirty ....and childress getting a little bit better each game...

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