Hoops

Sixers v Bullets, Feb 17

That could have been a 40 point blowout if the Refs didn't turn it in to hackball in the third term.

"Sixers by 20+ in a party atmosphere"

like I said

Gibson was like that at Adelaide but we justified it as good defence, he's not an nbl standard starter these days

I can't believe Te Rangi is still only 23. How old was he when he first suited up for the Breakers, like 13?

How is Te Rangi on the national team? Let alone NZ captain?

The problem is who Andre has had on the court in crunch time. Running Te Rangi effectively means 4 on 5.

When a team keeps choking away a lead under pressure it's hard to place the blame solely on the coaching. It's not like he would have instructed the players to all go into their shells in the last 5 minutes.

Gibson is so passive and just goes through the motions. He's stealing money.

To be fair to the Bullets, as soon as Bufford left they've been undermanned, and with no Jervis as well they've been very undersized the past couple of games. For the majority of the season they hung with teams but just couldn't get over the hump in the 4th Q, and I don't think they were nearly as bad as their record shows, even with a poorly constructed roster.

Brisbane need to clean house. Lemanis is failing.

Te Rangi and Gibson aren't NBL players, let alone starters. Kickert is never going to be good. Holt is poor for an import.

Only Trice and Petrie showed any heart.

Brisbane's tepid performance accurately surmising their season in general.

I don't expect the NBL refs to have a good game anymore. I used to be disappointed by a few calls here and there but now it's just consistently baffling to watch through each and every game.

Brisbane’s tepid performance accurately surmising their season in general.

The above goes to show how deluded the refs are!

Re: Aylen. Also he needs to wear a looser shirt. He wears a tight shirt as if he's tanked but he's just fat!

I agree with Zodiac and Manu, it's just dumb behaviour.

Stop being so cocky, we choked/under performed last finals, this year it's time to get the job done.

If it means they play better and they're fun to watch I'll take it but if I was an opposition supporter it would definitely shit me.

Haha, my team is long gone dude.

I just don't like their smug attitude, they're becoming a bit childish, like the Golden State Warriors

Why? You worried they can beat your team?

Joey is a bit of an enabler with that type of mentality -- the bravado as said by one of the commentators

I hope a few Sixers get in a brawl and subsequently suspended

Stupid by Hodgson.

I'm seeing some punkish play creep into our team again late in the season, can't blame it on Randle this time.

Yep, it was the Breakers system. Proud to say when everyone thought he was good I was the lone voice on here stating otherwise. Same mistake is being made by everyone re: Gleeson as well.

I know he was dealt a harsh blow losing Bairstow for the last 1.5 seasons but this has really been two very poor seasons by Lemanis.

With such a gutless conclusion to their season it wouldn't surprise me if Lemanis gets sacked over this. Perhaps not likely as they would need to eat the last year of his contract and they would be bleeding money already with their poor crowds but it wouldn't surprise me.

Yes he had great success as coach of the Breakers but that success continued with Vickerman.

Just as long as the refs don't leave those fouls in the play offs I guess.

Refs feeling sorry for the Boomers coach and now Brisbanes frustration is misdirected. Time for Brisbane Management to do an honest confidential player review to really find out whats going on. It is not normal for a coach to be that cool as homicide alluded to. And refs going at DJ. Suspicious or what after this last few weeks chatter about his exclusion.

At 3QT Adelaide has 18 offensive rebounds to Brisbane's 15 defensive rebounds...

A little bit of Kevin Rudd in that Tommy Greer laugh

Before worrying about their offence maybe start with their horrible defence!

They're a bit like the Adelaide Crows with their wave running in transition. Impressive to watch, but easier to shut down than many teams make it appear

Bullets questionable offence appears to have no purpose??

Johnson getting fouled a lot but no calls.

sixers look pretty deep when the top scorer doesnt score

Should be up 40 not 20. Plenty no calls again.

Take away Adelaide's basket cuts in the half-court and they will struggle

Sixers by 20+ in a party atmosphere

Hopefully we will see an up tempo game from the Sixers and many more three point attempts than usual. Sixers outside game is still unreliable, lacking confidence and we seem to shoot less threes than any other team. A weakness that might find us out against top four teams particularly melbourne.
Our transition and inside game on the other hand is probably the strongest but not always sustainable for four quarters against strong zone defense.

We need to throw up more threes with an offensive rebounding focus.

Lets show Peach plenty enthusiastic respect but no favors on court.

Sixers by 15.

Thankfully Adelaide have taken longer to lock up top 2 and Joey can’t throw a bunch of games and form away at the same time this season.

Just read an interesting article on the onehd deal.

Yesterday’s news that One will be screening two of its three NBL games this weekend past 1am generated a heated response from basketball fans. “The NBL need to stand up to One on this,” in reference to games being shown beyond the reported three-hour window allowed in the contract, was a common reaction.

However, even though it seems One have breached their contract with the league (or at least, breached the contract as we fans understand it), there are compelling reasons for Basketball Australia and the NBL to do nothing. At all. As in, just sit there and take it.

Why on Earth would they do that, you ask?

Well, the One-NBL deal requires more games to be shown as it progresses. It’s why One have gone from showing two local games to three this season - and it’s also why they’ll have to show five games by the 2014-15 season.

Think about that. If the current deal stays in place, before too long basketball will have five games a week on free-to-air television.

Could they get that kind of deal anywhere else? Absolutely not!

It’s tempting to tell the NBL to find another network, or to run back to Fox, but realistically: no such deal could be done this season, and in future seasons they’re much better off sticking with One. The number of games will increase and, perhaps more crucially, the NBL’s bargaining power is only going to improve, too.

The Australian reported in March 2010 that Ten will be responsible for production costs for the NBL “estimated to average $50,000 a game”. When you consider this is on top of the rights fee, it’s obviously a huge cost for a product that’s only being shown at 10.30pm or later.

Already, we’ve seen Ten try and broker a deal with the NBL to reduce the production cost burden. This season, they offered to show one game live on their main network at midday on Sundays instead of three games in total, an offer the league rejected.

In future years, Ten will only be more desperate to broker a deal. That means even if they plan on continuing with delayed broadcasts, the NBL could respond with something along the lines of: “We’ll take five games off the table if you show three of them live.”

Or, maybe even: “We’ll take five games off the table if you show Friday nights live on One and a Sunday afternoon game live on Ten.”

Or, if they’re feeling ballsy: “We won’t take five games off the table. If you want to keep throwing away money instead of trying to recoup the costs, go ahead.”

Now, the current situation is far from ideal, and the NBL would be under no illusions about that. However, the league would also be well aware that after this season, they start to hold a lot more bargaining power.

Maybe the NBL will have grounds to terminate the contract after this weekend. Maybe they won’t. But either way, it’s in the game’s best interest to persevere with the current deal.

Caving now is probably exactly what Ten wants them to do