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Final Ladder positions

Well written Jack!
Though you've got the mighty Hawkies losing their last 3 games!

I think they can jag the win in Brissy AND beat NZ at home. They guarded the Wesley-Long combo near perfectly last outing.

So if the Hawks win out, I think they'd get there with 15-13, considering Adelaide may only win one of their games & end up 14-14. Add to that thought that the Bullets will be broken after a loss to the Hawks, doubled down by then losing at Cairns in Loughton's farewell, then they may finish 14-14 too!

NZ are gooooooone. They'll win 2 at best, they're GF was last weekend & they'll be mentally scarred.

So whilst I'm looking through optimistic red & white tinted glasses, I think this scenario is more than likely... In saying all that, if the Hawkies lose one of their games to NZ & the Hawks, Bullets & 6ers all end up 14 & 14, who'll have the best % will decide it.

When's Patrick Richard back?

NZ missed him on the weekend. Think they'll lack the firepower to win their last few without him

I have the Sixers winning only one of our last three games and think we'll finish equal with Brisbane and then they'll go ahead due to the superior percentage.

I've said it before but we've left it too late and needed to do better than 7-4 during the soft middle part of our schedule. That buzzer beating loss to the Bullets at home looks like it will be the difference between the two teams fortunes.

I just wish we had have moved on Deleon earlier than we did we couldn't afford that 3-6 start with this group.

United
Perth
Kings
Buzz

Likely outcome is Perth beats Sydney in Perth, United splits this round, and United beats Perth in the final game of the season to take minor premiership

LK did this on purpose

It's been close all season, hard to predict and that might well continue.

Anything could happen.

The top 3 are playing their last few games mostly against each other, as are many of the next 4.

Couldn't have scripted it better.

Illawara will be 4th if Jackson and shoot a 3PG.

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I can see a Brisbane vs Sydney finals

Sixers will get home court advantage I think

Agree with the 4th, but the top 3 can be any order, as they all play each other this round. Should be locked in by Sunday.

I don’t believe the Breakers will finish above the Hawks.

Why do people continue to write off the Illawarra side? While they have been incredibly inconsistent this year, they’ve really pulled it together in recent weeks (actually, teams like Adelaide and Sydney have been the most inconsistent recently). Record suggests they’re actually peaking now - the only losses since 2019 began were actually very close and the Hawks stayed in contest throughout, eg. clash with the Wildcats last week in Perth. They’re actually playing some very good basketball and Cedric Jackson is finally finding some form. Body language is up. Don’t count them out yet, they could seriously come from behind to make the 4th spot.

I’ve got the Hawks finishing in 5th/6th place, and Brisbane just edging into the top 4. The 36ers will drop a few, they might pull off a win against one of the finals teams but their schedule is the toughest for sure. Will definitely be an exciting few weeks!

Agree, great post, thanks!

Said it once and will say it again, Jack is my favorite guy on the forums... I even forgive that he is a Sixers supporter. Runner up is Isaac, always calm and a voice of reason.

Thanks for the breakdown Jack you legend

Well its the end of the minor rounds and now its time for action by a lot of clubs, both in mens and womens.
Sturt appointed a new woman's coach who was made out to be the best thing since sliced bread, but with no wnbl players they are almost as bad as Woodville and their youth league squad plus a couple.
South and Woodville showed minor improvement, minor being the word.
In the mens there was centrals doing nothing, southern improving just, south going back to how they started, looking at pulling the pin like a former coach.
And if norwood dont win the gf in the womens what do you do with one of the most under achieving coaches as cabl level?
What moves should be made by clubs? And what coaches are moving clubs?
Should centrals keep whitmore, south vikki..... Maybe trade them to other clubs and see how bad they can do there.
Thoughts??