Hoops

Wildcats v Breakers

I think over the last month we have now slid out of the top tier. We look like a team fighting for 4th and scaling into the playoffs. Sosa and Newbill both showed their ego problems that I have only seen glimpses till now. They each tried to do it all on their own. Sosa has always had that trait but now he seems to be getting worse.
TO or poor shot resulted and we are looking around for where the next basket is going to come from.
Abercrombie is taking time from Penney who is not lighting it up anyway but seems to be next best option.
Pledge was fantastic. He was on a roll but rotated out and could not get going again.
Ili's game has gone walkabout and he is not having the same impact as earlier in the season.
Christmas is going to have foul problems. He looks OK, nice rebounder but not a go to on the block.
Gonna have to scrap just to make playoff now.

I've never really tried to watch a Cats-Breakers game from a NZ perspective to figure out the downside of Pledger being on the court, so can someone else explain why they don't use him more? Because from a Cats POV it seems like he gets plenty of easy scores at one end, and Brandt struggles to score on him at the other.

NZ getting old and slow.

...though it doesn't help that we will likely be down 1 starter
:p

I didn't think it was a super-convincing performance to be honest - NZ were pretty average - but I'm not complaining either. Steps back in the right direction for the Cats.
Now I at least feel like Friday night vs Adelaide could be a good game.

Na, still got to play nz twice, next week Adelaide double will be interesting to say the least.

Is the minor premiership done with a United win tomorrow?

Huge percentage booster for the Cats to improve their top 2 chances

Yep. Perth fans will stop turning on each other and the team and start pulling each others salamis again. Situation normal.

I’m sure this will lead to a complete flip of cats threads this week.

Perth genuinely good tonight. Finally got some bench production.
Waxy came back on but never looked comfortable. Was at the game so didn’t have the luxury of stats but it seemed crazy Henare didn’t play Pledger more, Cooke and Brandt had no answer for him but had it over Loe and Christmas.

Is Waxy okay?

I saw Hire had a calf, so that should be his season, yeah?

Didn't watch. Was Perth genuinely good tonight?

We back baby and it’s like we never left.

WATCH THE THRONE haterz

Looks like Ili, Newbil and Sosa's flukey and lucky streak have come to a halt.
They were never that good

I think it's time to throw Delaney out there for 25-30 mins a game.

Why did Tokoto start off the bench

For someone as talented as Abercrombie, he has too many off these nights like tonight. 0-4 through 3 quarters and just about invisible.

That stuff tho OMG :OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

He did grab the hell out of his arm, but I'd agree it's a soft unsportsmanlike.

Unsportsmanlike for playing the ball. Its netball

Stick a fork in Vukona.

Cotton with the breakaway jam!!!

Surely that was nothing more than a box out?

I love watching Penney off the ball, what a nightmare to guard.

That injury to Hire did wonders for Perth's start to the game.

I heard Henare called Gaze for some coaching tips....

Yes agreed. Tokoto has been too busy showboating and not hitting the boards and playing aggressively enough. Cotton i think is more of a victim of poor team offense and not getting him the ball in the right spots and setting some decent screens.

For me Tokoto is more the barometer for the Cats tonight. Needs to pull his finger out and return to MVP mode.

In saying that, it'll be interesting to see how he reacts, because I dare say he got a kick up the ass for his recent performances. Does he sook or man up?

Cotton for at least 30 tonight. At least

I hope Perth win. I'm sick of all the posts about them after the past 2 weeks of getting smacked by Sydney.

Lose this one and the wheels have fallen off

Last chance to avoid laughing stock status

Yes. This guy