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GF5: Melbourne vs Adelaide, Mar 31

Does anyone have a link to the post-game press conferences?

Was it me or did anyone else find the presentations a little subdued. Having a couple of Hungry Jacks workers handing out stuff, when the league has so many legends who could do this, would have been more appropriate.

Well done Melbourne , personally found this game the worst of the five, sixers were never in that game. Quite a few sixers players went MIA tonight when it mattered, very similar to when they lost to Perth a few years ago in game 3.

This was Adelaide's lowest scoring game since Christmas Eve.

Lowest scores this season:

75 points (at home against Cairns, Christmas Eve)

79 points (at home against United, Round 2)

79 points (in Perth, Round 9)

82 points (at United, Grand Final Game 5)

There was no "victim" in that comment. I was saying well done to a team who performed so well even though they had a lot to deal with. Take it how you will though.

Talking of class did Joey continue the "we'll do the best we can" routine during and after last night's game?

I do think this loss will spur this 36ers team on.

Who are the 5 players they have resigned? If it includes DJ, Creek, Sobey and Deng then for mine 36ers are the early favourites for next season (to the extent that you can have early favouritism in a league like the NBL).

Deng's headed upwards. Real potential. And it sounds ridiculous but Creek turns 26 next month. Still a young ish group with upside and the familiarity factor only increases each year. Same program, similar personnel. It's worked for the Wildcats and it's now working for the 36ers. Just without the ultimate prize- yet.

I do sincerely hope Sobey does learn hos lesson though, as he's a serious talent who could yet become a legend of this league.

Stop playing the victim/underdog card uDog. It's over. Be classy now.

Sobey's a headcase who didn't even learn his lesson in Game 3.

NO ONE tipped United in 3.

Over the series United only scored 8 more points in total.

Not bad from the 36ers missing Childress for 3 games and United holding home court advantage and having pretty much 4 imports (3 at current or future NBA standard).

United were being tipped to win in 3 when the series started but Joey and these young Aussie lads the 36ers have developed nearly knocked them off.

Bad luck losing Childress in game 2 but they pushed it to 5 games. They even fought to keep it to 6 points in the last few minutes of the 3rd.

Well done lads.

Hey Manu. I reckon this season's 6ers with Childress fit and no game 3 halftime bullshit beat this years United too.

Congrats to Melbourne and more importantly the refs. Pretty solid game where if we counted calls you would be far under any of the numbers in previous games. Over the finals though, this will always be the series in which the players never got to choose the outcome of the games besides tonight. For one of the refs not to get dropped to 4th official shows the problem is not with the people with the whistle, it is with the person who controls them.

Would be happy for 36ers to press release that Shorter won’t be signed. After a year of “Illawarra is a dirty team, I don’t like any of them”. We get another twit who wants to walk the finals walk without putting up a game to back it. If you are as good as Al Green was, you can say what you want, but Shorter isn’t, so the mouth should have remained shut.

Looking forward to Creeks 10 day contract announcement.

Congrats Melbourne way too good on night and big pity our shooting was awful and didn't produce better result.
We need with our imports a true shooter so to open keyway more for our game style and to keep score ticking over if not working.
Whilst their shooters stole the game for them Boone and Wesley were way too strong under the basket which we must rectify somehow.
Shorter, Teys are a no and question marks on others and Creek back as captain if bigger OS things don't happen.

100-82? How can you get trashed in an essentially one-and-done game? Joey still one title only which were the Bullet$$$$ era.

I reckon this season's Sixers would beat last season's Wildcats in a five-game series

I think 36ers needs to establish a more mature approach as they have some scary players on paper. If they can keep their cool and conduct themselves more like senior players it may translate to more success on court. It probably doesn't help that Joey is constantly losing his s**t and acting like a grounded 12 year old in front of the media.

JC.
Joey Choke eh

Why is no one pissed at Joey for the 3rd quarter rotation where they were closing in at 6 points behind and he subbed players out. 14 minutes left wih a 2 minute break at 4 minutes. If beoke the momentum and it turned to ahot from there. They were settling in finally after first half nerves but it could have been their game. We will never know now. This was the game to not reat out players nothing to loae and everythig to gain. Up against it with all factors it was thw time to leave it alone and let them play.
This one is on the coaching group. The players finally showed up in the 2nd half and had the opportunity ripped from them. Disappointed for them.

Deng not turning up was huge for United. He was Adelaide's only bench threat and was shooting a crazy percentage from the field and from 3, so an off night was certainly due

Very nice, United.

Well done 36ers. You have a strong program and should be formidable again next year.

It was enjoyable to watch but I think in 10 years I'll remember some individual milestones more than anything.

Seeing DA, an all time Australian basketball legend, in what I assume will be his last game.

Watching the much maligned CG43 improve his all around game over the past few years, maturing as a player so much under Vickerman, and tonight he entered the Pantheon of Melbourne basketball legends and NBL legends.

Nice doing battle with you, Adelaide fans. Undoubtedly we'll pick it up again next season

Not trying to invalidate. As said in original post Melbourne obviously far better today. Deserved the win. The Lk celebrating was a poor look. It's the same thing as saying it would have been fine for McLachlan to be celebrating on the ground with Richmond at the end of the gf, and no I hate the crows glad they lost just wish it was by more. If he is going to own teams which is a conflict but may not be another option he needs to do so in the background and effectively b a silent and unseen owner

Putting any consirpracy theories aside, is it time for LK to sell United? Not suggesting there was any foul play, United were clearly the top team this season, but owning the team and league is a pretty big conflict of interest.

Seeing the league owner out there celebrating with a team just doesn't feel right for a professional league trying to gain respect and a following and be taken seriously.

Appreciate everything LK has done and is doing for the league, but imo moving forward it'd be in the leagues best interest if he moved on from United and focused on just being a league owner.

*virtual handshake*

Nice doing battle with you, Adelaide fans. Undoubtedly we'll pick it up again next season

It is very unreasonable as league owner to celebrate.

No need for this sooky behaviour. Let's just soak in a great season and a great showing by both grand finalists.

United more skilled and better coached today. It took them five games but they finally learned how to guard the Sixers

Also Teys is a very ineloquent speaker.

Hearing him try to talk English out there made me cringe.

Maybe we can get a completely neutral league owner now he's got his title... suck on that Dirty Sixers!!

Bring back John Casey!

Sixers 4/23 says it all.

If Joey doesn't develop a better outside game we will be found out next season as well. That aside a fantastic season, entertaining and worth being there live.

Congratulations Melbourne, outplayed us tonight.


PS Thanks Jack Toft for your interesting leading game threads all season.

Next season!

And , er , everything , um is, er , so, er AMAZING !

CG is the MVP for the GF series, will take that title with him to the NBA next season, as he was clearly better than either Casper or Josh, both clearly NBA players themselves

That was a very bad look to have the league owner celebrating with the winning team. It's brings down the respect of the league.

Fantastic season, magnificent GF series, onwards and upwards for the nbl. Refs were very good today.

Well done to Adelaide. Handled themselves with class when they knew the game was done, all except for Shorter.

Great series, what a ride. Adelaide just lacked balls when the chips were down. United put them into that mindset though. Most effort United has shown in any game all season, perfect time to do it

No it doesnt.

Ware is back next season. Prather to Perth, Goulding to Brisbane. Interviews are interesting.

48 fta for adelaide in game 4, pretty sure everyone had their calls

Tough to drop this but it was a great series. Just not good enough tonight.

Melbourne lucky to win. If Marberry didn't gift game 3 to Melbourne, Adelaide would of had this in the bag 3-1

National Blowout League

Has anyone heard from Sobey?

Shorter getting into it still...

Shorter has zero class.

Anon, all I heard Shane Heal say in the 4th was "Goulding still waiting for his first points" after missing a 3.

Must have meant waiting for his first points for the second half. My bad.

Well done to United, too good today. The individual talent of Goulding, Ware and Prather was too much for the 6ers. In a game 5 it is the big time players that get it done and Melbourne had too many for the 6ers, especially without Childress. Game 1 and game 3 were the big missed opportunities for the Sixers to get that away win they needed but I loved the fight and the character of the team throughout the year and this series.

Give Adnam a run ffs

Prather threepeat.

Casey prather! Elite defender, just a top top notch player. Of only Perth had found a way to keep him.

Have you been watching the game macdub? Goulding was on 19 at half time. He’s been quiet in the second half but he set the game up for Melbourne.

Melbourne way too good. The best team all year and deserve the win. Unlike previous seasons, they’ve been composed and disciplined, unlike Adelaide.

What the hell has happened to Gouldings Game?

Used to be an effortless scorer now struggling to even get a bucket!