Hoops

Rd 3 - Perth @ Brisbane

"The only word I can see there is playoffs :p"

Haha, 32 times no doubt.

Most of the comments (re THIS THREAD), are about how/why Perth lost. Anyone remember that Brisbane won?

Missed the 1st half but heard that Bris shot the lights out, what I saw was great as Perth were very much in the game and I, for one, was very pleased that Bris did not snatch defeat from..... as happened several times last season.

IMO, Bullets roster no better/no worse than then, but they have 2 impressive wins already. Happy to hear that Gee to be replaced but sincerely hope it's because of ball issues, not personal/family ones.

Was that supposed to be funny?

"Wasn't it a decade ago Sydney beat you by about 50 in the playoffs? ;-)"

Funny you mention Sydney - their fans during the three peat era are #1 in terms of arrogance on NBL forums of all time. F**k they were painful!

Incorrect, the other site that Hoops overtook as #1 in traffic was way more toxic before it went by the wayside and no anons were allowed. I remember even isaac giving up as the trolls (with nicknames, profiles and avatars) were so resilient and pointless.

The only word I can see there is playoffs :p

"Cats fans invaded this site around a decade ago and were super arrogant once they were winning consistently"

"Quick history lesson part 2:
We have been winning consistently since 1987, so what the OP is really trying to say is that we were super arrogant from the moment we invaded this site."


Wasn't it a decade ago Sydney beat you by about 50 in the playoffs? ;-)

The toxic nature of these forums is because anons are allowed.

They are allowed because it brings more traffic and a chance to subsidise some costs for Issac.

Get rid of anons and the quality will improve.

The three wise men from the east are against perth and favor the easterners.

Cats fans invaded this site around a decade ago and were super arrogant once they were winning consistently

Wow, what a rebuttal

USER base*

used base*

I've only been reading these forums for a few months, but holy shit is it toxic. I'm a Perth fan, and all I wanted was to find an NBL-centric forum with some informed opinions, but the hate for Perth (and what just feels like negativity in general) is so out of control that it's not worth it. Embarrassing.

* Oops, typo. DJ Quik.

Much like with DJ Quick, I think balance & options for Perth is a strong point.
Once fully healthy, Angus will be more of a weapon than he has been in the early games. That should open things up elsewhere. Jervis was not good, but I didn't think he was 6-minutes-and-that's-it level of bad. Hope he's ok.

Given Brandt + Jervis = 26 minutes, that's small ball by Cats standards. I would have expected that would mean more Steindl minutes, but he only got 10.
Why's he on such a short leash? He's putting up shots that he should be putting up IMO. If he misses a couple that's not a reason to drag him. If it's something else that's causing it then fair enough, but I'm not seeing it. He was one of few Cats with a positive +/- last night.

Anyway it's unlike Perth to give up 100 points and >50% from the field so I will let that game slide for now.
We'll know more in 24 hours once we've played United. That's a great test.

I've only been reading these forums for a few months, but holy shit is it toxic. I'm a Perth fan, and all I wanted was to find an NBL-centric forum with some informed opinions, but the hate for Perth (and what just feels like negativity in general) is so out of control that it's not worth it. Embarrassing.

The commentary is just awful. EVERY player on the court is just wonderful. Shut up when the ball is brought up the court and only comment when there is a whistle or basket. This constant non stop dribble running from their mouth's is terrible.

Bullets shot the lights out, Wildcats didn't play the D we are used to seeing. Simple reasons why Perth lost. We shouldn't have been anywhere near them the way they were shooting from deep, yet we got within 2pts. I'm disappointed we lost yeah, but it's not the end of the world. Terrico is a great fit, yeah he's not flashy, but he seems all business which is what we need. An ice cold shooter with no emotion. His defence though looked a little lazy, there were points when I thought to myself Tokoto would've contested and likely blocked that shot, but I guess it's pretty hard to find a guy with the full skill set like Ennis. Enjoy the win Bullets, cos you ain't gonna be shooting like that every game, and if you don't you lose.

Yeah it's called what happens on the sideline and court, which isn't cancer.

Good to know there is actually a limit somewhere

For his coaching and behaviour...

Okay that is going a bit too far.

I get why he is so passionate about breast cancer charities. He knows he could be next.

It's not "Gleeson bashing" it's criticism. The guy is a protected species on here for both his coaching "ability" and behaviour.

It gets boring, especially when someone claims Perth fans ruined a thread that was already rubbish to begin with.

This is possibly the worst in game thread ever. All it is, is a couple of Perth fans complaining about the refs (while ignoring their poor defence), a whole bunch of anons saying “suck shit” in 18 different ways, and the rest is Gleeson bashing. I expect that from the anons but some of the regulars participating have sunk to those lows.

Moobs is a sook

I heard a rumour that they were trying to recruit based on ability to play basketball, rather than ability to be entertaining.

When are fox going to do something about Matt Russell. I'm at the point where I have to second guess every single thing he says about the game because he is incorrect so often....

Someone get these footy bozo commentators a ref course and teach them basic signals. It's a joke hearing both Matt and Dwayne Russell spout out bullshit whenever there's a whistle

I know how - they are getting cheaper and cost cutting more and more.

Oh, and Steindl is starting to look like a mistake.

On the boring side, have to admit that without even their customary defense, Perth are very vanilla, there's just no sizzle.

Not sure how they went looking for a Prather/Ennis Hybrid, and came up with white?

White went at 44% from the field, sure some threes didn't go down, but he can clearly shoot

I like Trig too. he's got the same jokebooks as me.

And please stop bitching about the refs.
Some calls look worse than they are, and yeah sometimes they make mistakes, get over it. Didn't cost us the game.

White was disappointing with his inaccuracy. Got the job done, but at a woeful clip. I don't want him to become that guy that tops scores by taking 3 times the shots. Hope he can get some consistency.
Compared to Tokoto he's a bit bland, not so many highlights, and at times looked a little soft on D. Hopefully he will step it up in coming games.

Not sure why we bother giving Hire minutes? Might as well put them into Vague.
It seems his leg is still stuffed, he's not even getting the boards he once did.

It's funny, I could have sworn Jervis was more involved, but he just wasn't. No boards & no points. Maybe he didn't get an exit row?

Yeah, disappointed but not surprised.
Meh performance by the Cats.
Hope we've still got something in the tank for Saturday against United.

Disappointed.
Perth will lose games, it happens, but we have an easy start to the season and should be making the most of it.
Also annoyed that every random on the internet picked the risk, and Perth still walked into it.
Lack of focus & lack of D let Brissy out of the gates too much in the 1st quarter. Apart from that, it was a good, close, see-sawing game, but Perth never really recovered from that.

"Brisbane are a well coached outfit. Unlikely to put up two poor performances in a row against the same side. They will respond and adjust. Bullets by 5."

What did I say? Easy money come on

Why the hate for Trig? He does a great job

You wouldn't know it from his 2/7 bricking but White was meant to be a pure shooter

5/22 lmao Perth did nothing to improve 3PT% during the off season. Negligent that they didn't recruit a shooter.

great series for curing insomnia

Good game bullets showing signs of improving hopefully they make finals with Perth would be great series

"Gleeson whinging about the refs at the end of the game, even his perspective is completely warped by the juicy home cooking the Cats get in Perth."

He has no idea. Totally deluded.

Gibbo is a great bloke. Bullets were always going to come out FIRING after he called them out publicly

Gleeson whinging about the refs at the end of the game, even his perspective is completely warped by the juicy home cooking the Cats get in Perth.

Vintage Gleeson.

“sigh another thread ruined by crying cats”

I know, right? I came to this thread to read more about Gleeson being an utter pig, but someone people were actually discussing parts of the game!

Overrated Gleeson loses to one of the worst teams who are merely a placeholder.

Brisbane did just about all they could to give that game to Perth.