Hoops

Melbourne v Sydney Nov 24

How's the ref going in to stop Casper and Randle talking to each other

Nbl needs to spend this fortnight taking a look at the over refereeing that's going on

Yeah that would be foolish considering how good of a chance they would be to win a title with an upgrade and also considering what winning a title would do for their profile and popularity. Also let's say an upgrade gets them into a GF series rather than losing in the SF series then even if they won't win the title the extra ticket revenue probably goes a long way to paying the extra salary.

What a bunch of idiots if that's true

An interesting tweet from Steve Dunn tonight implying that the money has dried up.

@AngusH: You mean Chris Reid? He's easily a bottom-two NBL ref.

@ Anonymous; Maybe I don’t know anything about basketball if 21mins 0-2 shooting 4 rebounds and 3 turnovers doesnt suck for an import 4?

Lister is clueless. Most people know that and that'd why the clueless Bogut has both into the franchise. Both clueless.

Harvey*

Harry Lister you hired the wrong guy pal LMAO

Let us all take a moment and laugh at JVG for recruiting David Wear

Okay Hogwash.. maybe.. but I do agree it is Perth, Melbourne, Sydney then daylight.

Probably knows how to spell basketball at least champ

If goulding or ware put up the numbers randle did today shooting well above 50% too by the way the commentators would not have stopped talking about how good they are. Too busy calling everyone a star too, adnam was a star for melbourne and moller was an afl star. There are very few people who can be considered stars in any competition. Randle is averaging more assists than ware for the season as well.

Even though I think wear and a few others are garbage it still doesn't matter if they upgrade or not they wont win it because it comes down to the coach. Andrew is just as poor as his father was. Coached tigers for near 30 years and only won 2 titles with the team he had gaze, copeland and bradtke, how did lindsay keep his job

"Wear still sucks" ??

You know nothing about baksetball you flog.

Yeah I also thought refs were OK. Don't know the name of the shaved head guy that got some screentime today talking to Bogut, but he feels like one of the better refs in the league at the moment.

Oh, and yeah, Wear still sucks. Surprise.

Finally caught the replay. Uncharacteristic last couple of minutes for Lisch really cost us the game... missed lay up, missed box out, terrible pass... maybe the docs cleared him from his concussion a game too early. Still, we didn't really deserve to be in this one bar some brilliance from Randle. His last shot was bad, but hey... no Randle, and we lose this one by 15.

Bowen is like Sydney's third import, while Wear is the international development player.

David Wear pls leave.

Greg Whittington wouldn't demand a much bigger paycheck I wouldn't have thought

Wear is he going? I ask every week.

It was two weeks ago.

Early season Adelaide beat Sydney twice. Then the wheels fell off. Then you beat the bottom two teams. Now you're 'heating up'?

That was early season Adelaide. That's the point. They're a different team now.

^ top notch banter

http://nbl.com.au/games/898730?type=bs

19 point win.. unless you are talking about earlier in the season, of which my comeback could be how did Adelaide go against Brisbane? Twice. Away and home? Yup..

Good thing Brisbane don't play Illawarra every week considering Illawarra beat them

If only you played Cairns and Illawarra every week buddy.

"Adelaide wont make the four. Book that too"
I think they will. They are already equal 4th and still heating up while Conger settles in. Book it.

most teams hope for more than zero assists from their starting point guard

Adelaide wont make the four. Book that too

How the heck can anyone criticize Randle today? Oh, it was a 36ers fan still bitter they couldn't afford to keep him. He was electric to watch live and up close today. Amazing shooting. Crazy that he can get it off against some of the contests.

Semi-final 1: Perth v Brisbane

Semi-final 2: Melbourne v Sydney

Grand final: Sydney v Brisbane

Winner: Sydney

I'm not booking it yet. I'm not convinced about Sydney yet and we are yet to see what Adelaide is capable of.

United vs Kings grand final. Book it.

Lisch, Newley and Wear are merely passengers.

Lisch and Newley are really showing there age.

People have talked about this roster based on PAST reputation, not current.

Looking forward to Gazes presser. Hope he pays out on a few of his high profilers.

So after hearing from gaze with 2 minutes left that lisch is quite possibly the best player in history and so professional he misses an open lay up, doesn't get a body on his man who tips in the game winner then throws a horrible inbound pass to cap it off.

Gaze really has a clue. By the way has anyone ever heard gaze talk about what to do on defense during a time out. Every time it's what they will run next on offense. He should tell bogut to respect his man more each week and maybe bogut wont look like a fool when his man continues to pile on points.

Yeah, back when he was in Perthworld.

I can still remember when Lisch was good

That ending reminded me too much of Boomers fuck ups at World Cup and Olympics, we do teams struggle so greatly to get the ball in... really deflating ending and Lisch miss was so costly in retrospect

What was Bogut watching when McCarron got in for the tip in.

Why didnt take Kennedy on and get to the line to tie the game up.

Lisch with the cooked pass. No chance.

I want to see overtime!

One possession left after a McCarron tipin.

Because Dwayne Russell needs to be fired, that's why he couldn't get a grasp on the enormity of the Lisch missed layup... still a heap of possessions left in the game

More proof Lisch is cooked.

26-10 last quarter, well done to the Kings

Wear getting some boards at least...

If this goes to overtime then Randle for 50!

Lock it in

Ooooo, we're cooking now kids. 77-76.