Hoops

Breakers v Kings Sun 9 Dec

Totally. There's no way the Kings win this one, especially if it goes down to the wire.

Wear had a bad start to the NZ game, but otherwise he looked competent this round - not high praise, but an improvement. If the Kings could avoid those 1 or 2 quarters a game where their offense grinds to a halt, I think we can do OK with a guy like Wear who actually does try out there, and is fundamentally not a bad basketballer. He's just not at all the stretch scorer that I expected pre-season.

At this point I think it's too late to replace him, just relegate him to the bench on reduced minutes if need be - Deng Deng can soak up some minutes, and coming on in the 2nd unit might even be a better fit for Wear.

As for Webster, agree with the stuck in his own head comment Wookie. I think you could visibly see his soul destroyed yesterday when he finally got to the basket for an easy 2 only to have Bogut come across and wipe even that away.

HAHA... Yeah, "sorry FIBA, we don't want to play international basketball, if you want us, change everything around just for the NBL!" sheesh...

What was surprising was Wear had the Kings best +/-... Just goes to show that statistics aren't always everything, ey?

Webster obviously stuck in his head again... After that huge pre-season scoring game he had, I was certain that he was back on track, but things are just going from bad to worse for him this season...

Serious questions, is this some kind of hangover from the FIBA bye? Cos if so we need to fuck that right off.

Of course it is a hangover from not playing for nearly 2 weeks and yes we should get rid of the FIBA bye for sure. Just tell FIBA we're not interested in qualifying for Olympics anymore and we will carry on our season uninterrupted. Brilliant.

Match report went all in on Bogut and the Kings

Bogut in the player/coach role is really getting it done for the Kings

As crazy as it sounds I fear for the Breakers survival in the next few years if it's going to be seasons like this.

NZ fans are fickle - especially when we inadvertently have the same types of expectations to other sports as we do to the ABs.

Yeah, hard to feel too hard done by if you only put 70 on the scoreboard

Breakers make it close. But really it was the Kings who made it close. Two out of bounds and 2 TO's.
Hides structural woes within the Breakers. Jarrad Weeks and Bogut only players who can hold their heads high.

Kings consistently start running clock and stop running offense with 2 mins left in games, and this is what happens. We deserved to lose that one.

Kings do like to keep things interesting don't they

"Tyrell, don't underestimate the Kings ability to let the Breakers back in this one"


!!!!

Big night from Weeks.

Tyrell, don't underestimate the Kings ability to let the Breakers back in this one.

More points this Q already.

Bogut showing touch he hasn't had in years.

Man, Kickert needs to shoot that.

Danger time. Have to stay close going into 4th.

30% and 35% is this really happening.

Got the arm wrestle going. Kings helping by shooting so poorly. Keep it going for second half and we might pinch it. Neither team playing well!

"With present lineup I don't see us troubling Perth, Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane."

You lost to Perth in OT, Melbourne in the last minute and beat Brisbane! You haven't troubled Sydney at all though, will be interesting to see if Braswell has found a remedy.

Kings were stuck in the airport for five hours yesterday, not ideal preparation.

Our only hope is for Kings to think they only have to show up, game turns into arm wrestle, and we shoot lights out. Then maybe we win by one. Otherwise looks like another blowout and Kings coast. Breakers don't have enough firepower. With present lineup I don't see us troubling Perth, Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane.

The lions have claimed for an exemption for having 3 state u16 players, to have a game moved. However, one of these players no longer plays for the club, and hasnt since State Champs!

Is it fair that they claim an exemption, so that they can get their 2 other players for this game when other clubs can't use the rules to benefit their team?