Hoops

Taipans v Bullets Jan 3

Gliddon has always been overrated. He churns out a handful of big games a season which sucks people into thinking he's a star and then spends the rest of the season doing not much or even disappearing completely.

Gliddon is yet another fine example of your quintessential passive NBL player.

I actually like gliddon apart from his tendency to try and cheat during games but I have never seen a stat line like his before. 20 odd minutes for 1 point 0 rebs and 0 ass. It would rank as probably the worst game by a single person in nbl history

jawai got some minutes at this game and that helped ...

When a team makes twice as many 3 pointers as you you normally win.
Good to see the Taipans finally shot the three ball like they thought
they would all season .

Great to see Cairns getting a win, but not overly surprising. Bairstow's absence leaves the Bullets very thin in the frontcourt. With him and the new import they're a different proposition.

Isn't it amazing once Cairns finally isn't stitched up with Random Reid and the Fairy Princess some calls go their way?
Zero home advantage all season thanks to them and Capt America.

I'm over the bullet train thing too.

bring on the Brisbane Bullshit.

@Brisbaneworld LOL, nice one... however I believe your team have barely any fans around to take it! :P

Also this Bullet train is lame. I'm over it. I'm going to call it - Sixers to overtake them. *looks at ladder* - they already have!

Which other regular national team player is as inconsistent as Gliddon? One day hero and tonight close to zero ..ok 1 point but where was his leadership when needed? Maybe time to send him to the bench and let Gibson start?

Some idiot put a dead snake on the tracks tonight. Of course it's going to leave a mark

Bullets simply were not the same team without the big Bair.

I think we found Brisbane's bogie team...........

The driver needs to stop taking it for granted that his bullet train will just rock up on time at every station and start actually looking out the front window for obstacles. Lesson learned hopefully. They've got 3 days to clear the tracks, get Bairstow back on board and get moving again which should be enough time.

Brisbane will be crashing down now, overachieved but are terrible

If AJ Davis, Bullets are in strife!

It takes a special team to lose to Cairns by 29 and go on to make the Grand Final. This is a special team, the BUZZAS

Well done to Cairns.. commentators say it’s their biggest win in franchise history.. well I didn’t see that one coming

Congrats to the Taipans. Good stuff.

Seriously. Happy for a young gy to get his first bucket and all, but that's farcical.

Oh god. How could they count that, embarrassing.

They counted it lol

Oh please.. 29 point game and video relay on an obvious shot clock violation

New Hungry Jacks promotion idea - lose to Cairns, and the losing team has to pay for all Hungry Jacks orders in the losing team's state for the rest of the round.

Jurlina looks like a bigger Jarrad Weeks. Call him Fortnight

Lol Brisbaneworld

Good thing the Bullets have the son of an NBA player coming on board.

This game highlights the importance of Cam Bairstow, hey Jick

I can’t believe us Brisbane fans are sitting here just taking this!

Vintage Cadee leading the break.

Hodgson is such an enigma. Reasonably agile for a guy his size, moments of brilliance, but just can't seem to sustain more than a quarter or so of impact each game.

Guarding Nate in the 4th must be like trying to hug the Niagara Falls

I'm half expecting Gliddon to tear off his Bullets jersey after the final whistle to reveal he's been wearing a Taipans jersey underneath all this time.

Where has this Cairns team been all season?

@ JR; i know ;)

Yeah, calls have definitely been skewered towards Cairns tonight, have to say. Don't think it's the reason for the lead, but it's a part of why Brisbane haven't been able to get anything flowing.

He is the guy who used to play for the wildcats

Is this Kenny guy tonight any relation to that dude that used to play for the Wildcats?

Strempel is the reason why mute buttons exist.

Not a fan of Trimble after that hard screen, just dawdling around, lucky Kendle didn't get the ball open on the baseline. That's a throwback to Cairns' losing ways.

I like this crew to be honest. I thought Wortho was terrible his first couple of broadcasts, but since then I think these guys have some useful things to say and they are far from my least favourite crew.

Hall is looking like a different player tonight.

Spudee spuddin it up 1/5, you ripper.

Great to see Cairns playing with some intensity.

Big Nate means business tonight!

Only 2 more Qs like this one... C'mon Snakes!

PS - Is Cam Gliddon even playing? LOL.

It would be heartbreaking if they manage to lose this one.

Oh my Jawai over Magnay.

More effort plays from Cairns this first half than the rest of the season combined.

Only 3 more quarters like this & the Snakes are home!
Impressive 1st Q.

Cairns showing good intent early on playing positive and things are happening. Hopefully they're able to keep it up. The Bullets don't look switched on.