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Will Perth playoff streak end?

wonder how players react to a 60 point loss...
why i played 3000 games .....it i had lost a game by 60 points at about half way thru my career ....i would have thought about not playing anymore at about 1500 games...

Mock got mocked.

CT is quality.

LMAO at Gleeson's wobbling moobs

Gleeson's voice will CRACK and his moobs will WOBBLE precariously as his tight shirt chafes his NIPS.

Just checking but nope, randomly capitalising words in posts doesn't actually make them any more coherent or believable.

The loss to a magnificent Utah team that will stretch the Warriors means ZERO. Cats will WALK into the playoffs yet again thanks to the excellent basketball culture that has built up here.

I doubt it.

Everyone seems to forget their massive slide starting in January after leading the ladder. Two losses to the Kings in one week and in blowouts! On the form of the second half of the season they finished 5th which isn't a playoff spot. They gone.

Yes the streak can end, but I highly doubt it next season. As Captain Jack points out, they have upgraded on at least 3 of the 4 changes with only White vs Tokoto not known.

I am looking with glass half full glasses and thinking White will be Prather type albeit a better 3 point shooter but less speedy with driving to the hoop, although his highlights show he is capable.

As with any team, any number of serious injuries can derail a season, but the Cats have an import spot up their sleeve to assist in managing that risk

Personally I think the Cats will be top 4 for sure. May be a little sluggish off the line but will be consistent enough throughout season.

In a season where Perth doesn't look like a clearly top team, a bad start to the season could easily be the difference between making or missing the playoffs. So yeah, someone recruited to be a star would be replaced if he doesn't perform, but doing so still might not be enough.

It's never nice to be arrogant.

Perth supporters should never be arrogant, they can however have an expectation that their team will be competitive every year.

When you make the finals for 30+ years and have won 4 titles in the past 8 seasons, you are probably entitled to a little bit of arrogance.

That 'something' about Perth is arrogance. From both the clubs and its fans.

Has White had a decent game yet? In each of the box scores I've checked, he's seemed a bit unremarkable, but that's obviously going just by stats.

Will the Perth playoff streak end?
- unless your Nostradamus no-one can answer that unless its just a prediction or a personal desire. Will re-word this to the following 2 questions:

1. Can Perth miss the playoffs?
Answer is yes, of course.

2. Can Perth make the playoffs?
Answer also is yes, of course.

Spot on Paul.

And they'll pull the trigger on White if he isn't good enough.

Realistically they need White to score or create scores. They have good role-playing pieces as always, but will rely on Cotton and White to draw defences and make plays.

Doubt the Wildcats are "cashed up", they also run the Lynx and that costs money as well.
Those who write off their players based on yesterday's performance seem to forget that they won't have to play Utah in the NBL :)
Norton did a reasonable job against NBA guards, he will be ok against NBL guards.
Kay was outplayed, once again, he will play against NBL 4's, he has an indie/out game, he will be more than good.
Brandt is not a star, apart from Cotton nobody is, but he does his job, the Wildcats is built on everyone doing their job, he fits right in.
Their strength will be in the bigs, Brandt, Jervis, Kay, not too many NBL clubs have that front line.
Steindl improved, even against Utah he had a decent game, he got signed to come off the bench and provide offense, he will do that and i reckon consistently.
Vague, so far is a nice surprise: he has confidence, he's got a nice shot also a good size for his position, another piece of the puzzle that fits perfectly this team.
White is a question mark, but no questions about his abilities, the question is on how he will fit it.
Both Hire and Wagstaff are known commodities, both will do exactly what's required of them, rebounding, defense, scoring it's just a bonus.
How anyone can say that Perth will miss the playoffs is beyond me

Perth will be fine.
Their lack of athleticism was exposed by an athletic NBA team, that won't be the case in the NBL and their defense will grind out victories.

It'll be a very competitive comp but I don't see any reason to think Perth would miss top 4.

They have a deep Aussie group. No stars but good depth.

Elite stud in Cotton.

Cashed up club who will replace White if he's not the right fit. And will bring in a 3rd import if injuries strike the locals.

Gleeson at the helm too.

#706083 is such a good summary. Nailed it. Not so big in our small pond anymore.

1. The Aussie core of the team are already in decline and are just a couple of key injuries away from leaving gaping holes in the team's capabilities. unless the new guys take a massive step up this year I'm not convinced they've got what it takes if and when a few key pieces go down.

2. Also not yet convinced that Norton/Kay/Steindl are going to turn out quite as well as some people think. Likewise Brandt. Good but not great.

3. Locking in Cotton was smart but reeked of desperation. They know they need to provide some continuity. Building a team around one player until a better Aussie core can be reestablished makes sense but is a lot for one player to shoulder.

4. Perth have also done well through shrewd business practice at a time when most of their competitors were a basket case. It's no coincidence that the team that has matched them over the last decade has been the other consistently well-run financially stable club in the league with a strong culture and solid consistent core. With LK coming on to the scene with a bunch of cashed up investors they're no longer the best resourced or most attractive destination in the league, and this has hurt their ability to recruit.

I think yes, and it has nothing to do with the meaningless NBA stuff.
I just think they've been slipping for a while now and papering over the cracks and they have reached their tipping point now while enough other teams are improving. Also Damo is the heart of the team and he is almost out of beats. Flatline could occur at any time.

The answer is no with the 4/6 chance they’ll have of making the playoffs. You can lock Brisbane and Cairns in to the bottom two spots right now.