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Kings in for another shocker of a year?

How would a losing season for Sydney be a “shocker”?

It’s kind of what we expect from them. So no shock at all.

For the sake of the league though, I really want Sydney to have a successful season. NBL needs success in the 2nd biggest sporting market in the country.

"They got beaten badly in the opener."

They were six up with less about six minutes to play! They faded badly, but they didn't get beaten badly.

I thought that Newley was terrific tonight but when he was hot they didn't go back to him... frustrates me when teams won't go back to the hot hand.

Lisch missed some shots that you don't imagine he'll miss this season,

I made comment on this previously but Sydney don't play Perth until mid season and what we think about the Kings now will be different then whether they get their shit together or Gaze is under immense scrutiny for how poor they have performed during the season.

If I was the Kings I wouldn't be too concerned at all

I'll give you DeLeon going crazy from 3 but Teys shots were all wide open because of poor defence and/or planned (let Teys beat them and double/focus on DJ and Sobey).

Great point. Teys and DeLeon 10/11 from downtown combined. Crazy

Let's not jump to any conclusions until they play a few other teams. I have the feeling Adelaide, with their outside shooting centre and quick pace, will give Sydney problems that other teams won't. And it's not like they got smashed. Could be 2-0 with a bit more luck. DeLeon had a game which he'll probably only have once every six weeks, if that.

Put it this way, if the owners of Winx transferred it to Andrew Gaze to train it wouldn't win at a Warracknabeal Thursday meeting.

They were better tonight against a team worried about Sunday. That’s the focus this week, try and get the win they may need the confidence to reflect on at playoff time

He did have offers - from G-league teams prob. Where his arse should be playing. Seems more his speed now.

Bogut is slow to defend the perimeter, screen and roll, or the drive to the basket.
I've been saying Wear needs to go since the pre-season. Kings needs 2 more imports, the likes of Prather and Wesley. Kings would be Wrong Again if they think they can win with 1 import - in Randle.
Bowen should start.
Deng Deng should be in before Pineau.
Give Adnam more minutes in place of Lisch.

Dave the optimism is great and all but it's clear no matter who they have on that team, as long as Gaze coaches they won't get anywhere.

They got beaten badly in the opener and Bogut is close to fouling out every game, nowhere near the dominate force people though he would be and it's pretty clear he won't be. They're too old, just a bunch of egos on a team with no leaders and no coach. They would do well to try and snatch the assistant coach from the Sixers or Perth in the offseason, clean out Lisch, Randle and Newley and look for some structure.

They have only played against 1 team that they don't match up well with at all. Probably a bit early to write them off.

They lost narrowly on the road. They will be competitive, just not daylight ahead of the pack as a few thought when they recruited fast.

Thats all i want to know about.
is he a sixer so we can build a team into the future with DJ

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