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Kings v United

NO one said he should be starting or would be a saviour. He's 23 and has so much potential.

Moller as #1 priority??

If Moller is your team's #1 priority offseason, you team has low standards.

Even if Moller were still at the Kings, do you really think he'd get minutes ahead of Newley and Blanchfield?

And with those few junk minutes, he'd win you some games?

Moller is not a bad player, but he is not the Kings saviour as many here seem to think.

Yes therein lies the problem.

Of course you can. Gaze should have insisted get Moller signed immediately #1 priority JVG. They were too slow. Simple.

Re: Anderson - I think he has a foot injury - maybe plantar fasciitis ?

If there's no defenders between you and the basket you stick it in. The other option is run around in cicles like an idiot.

Dunk from Felix , pretty to watch.
Some say the leading team must stop playing before the end of the game and wouldn't like that.
While some say it was a game highlight.
Perhaps play til end of game ...

United don't miss Anderson at all.

Gaze doesn't have a play to beat the zone after 2 seasons in the NBL. Gaze starts Singh in front for Tyler and Humphries?? When the Kings are down by 10 in the 3rd, he puts on the bench team of Rookies?? There is no help D rotation when Ware drives to the basket - just gets 2 foul shots everytime. He is god dam 5 foot nothing. His shot should be blocked each and every time.

Andersen was a late withdrawal due to injury.

I’m glad all us Sixers and cats fans were not bitter about the NBL giving Sydney a game in the NBA warm up season. They are an embarrassment.

Good work Randle and Tom for showing some spirit

Keep Maric, are you deluded?

Time for clear out, should have a meeting and say if you don't want to be here f@*k off, we'll payout the rest of your contract, just go. Even if it's only five guys left, get a couple of development players on and just play with heart. Sack Gaze, nice guy but is clearly not up to it, dead man walking and players know it. He won't walk so just axe him, can't really think of anyone in a similar situation that's lasted so long.
Will cost money but it's embarrassing, create a culture and get rid of mediocrity.

With Moller now starting to deliver on all that Potential Gaze thought he had, it makes you wonder why they signed Felix.

They could've started Moller at 3 with Barlow his back up, and shored up the back court by signing a combo guard.

Still, Felix looks a good enough fit.

Bottom line- If Casper keeps being aggressive and looking like 2016/17 Casper then United aren't going to be far off it.

Where was Andersen today? He was huge against Brisbane. Why didn't he play today?

Ah, cheers Udog. Found it and appears to be updated to the game

I click on leaderboards and scroll down for the ladder but its always out by a week.

Wanted to check the percentage situation and needed to go to a site called FlashScore. Pathetic how you cannot access a ladder of any kind from the mobile site

Van Groningen was probably on the phone trying to sweet talk his boss into not firing him. He should be the first to go, with Gaze unfortunately a close second. Playing group probably needs a major cleanout as well just to clear the toxicity.

Chris, you're right. We're expecting too much. Just iso Randle for 40 mins and let him dazzle the crowd, that's what we should do to close out the season. Maybe run a few trick plays, tell the other team we'll let them win by 30 if they let Randle run through a few Globetrotter routines during the game.

Sitting behind the Kings bench it was real interesting watching the player's body language tonight. Tyler was lounged back talking to the drinks guy during a timeout while Gaze is drawing something up, and Gaze had to flash his hands in Tyler's face to get him to at least look in the general direction of him. No huddles or "1.. 2.. 3... Kings" after a timeout, just sit there, listen, walk on the court and do something that I can only hope for Gaze's sake was not what he drew up. Guys just walking past Gaze when coming in or out of the game. Chemistry looks to be at around zero, even after a couple of decent weeks (by our standards, at least).

The game itself... eh. Seen this too many times now, for years and years.

I think Felix will be good for Melb. Had a BS charge called against him and missed some 3s, but looks like a high energy guy who will do a lot of things outside of just scoring.

Dementia

Carfino: "Once [the Kings] were 10 points down they put the rack in the cue."

Classic.

Gaze logic:

- Tyler was 'meant' to be injured, but plays >20 mins (-21 while he was on court too...)

- Singh starts, plays 2:45 mins, benched until garbage time

Tyler was meant to be injured and a DNP. Weird.
Gaze. Thanks but no thanks.

Also, big ups to the sideline reporter's full-time interviews. On point.

What I been saying all along lads.

Felix didn't do well what Prather does well. Didn't make shots or score, but is the cog they need to make it run smooth

Agree YouDog

Melbourne probably look better without Prather

You would probably only keep Randle.

My wife said let’s not go to the game today and head out to lunch and drinks in the city. I argues for a while but now I am glad. It’s embarrassing to watch and hard to watch. Gaze has to go Tyler has to go. Most of the team has to go. This is ridiculous.

Time to get Phil Smyth back

Tyler can't

That homeless guy that plays for Melbourne can shoot 3's!

Moller

Big like Klay, shoots like Steph

Tyler's mid range to the three point line game is redic

Gotta love the Tyler-Gaze dynamic

Tyler benched for the start of the game, plays his role reasonably well in ~10mins and the Kings lead by 2.

Tyler starts the 2nd half, plays like trash, Gaze leaves him in until Melbourne have a 10pt lead.

Great stuff, very funny.

Randle needs some decent team mates.

Hell didn't know it was at this time! Thanks!!!

Andrew Gaze gets some crazy person eyes sometimes.

And most of last season. Thank goodness he is back even if only for a few minutes.

He was missing for nearly the first half of the season.

Where was he?

Blanchfield is back!!!

Moller's shot clearly late, despite the refs counting it at first.

Scoreboard has now removed it, but play-by-play shows a Moller missed FGA with 1 second left in the half, followed by a Kings team rebound.
Hopefully that's just a quick fix to get the score right, and not the actual solution!

Haha agree, Maher didn't hold a candle to Jase

Yep. No comparison.

People get triggered when a past player is spoken of in the same sentence as a current player. That does not equate to a comparison.

Carfino even said he was not comparing them.

Carfino needs to think about a new job if he's comparing Cadee to Brett Maher....

Oh Mr Felix, gun. Keep him for the rest of the season. It's over. United to win the ship. Calling it.

Sydney fans would be loving that Adelaide couldn't afford Randle.