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Kings v Sixers Jan 4

Are some of the Australian player’s issues from a productivity standpoint point guard related?

I see similarities with how some of Boston’s young players showed star potential in the year Kyrie was injured but stagnated last year when he was injured (ie Tatum and Brown).

This year with Kyrie gone the same players at Boston are performing at a very high level.

Hypothetical. Replace Randle with Machado and would we see increased performance/productivity from the younger Australian players?

Randle is clearly a talent as is Kyrie. But my opinion is the performance of some of the players is down as a result of his individual talent.

Thoughts?

Cooks not bad for 500k

Short version Adelaide not that good unfortunately.

Drimic has had a good year by his standards but still very inconsistent, he’s a bench player. Moore and McVeigh are also bench players at best. Joey is trying to put in players that play defensively, yes Teys should also be a bench player but he has a go. When most your team are bench players at best you got start someone. Joey midis touch has gone with this team. Sobey the no body became a good player under Joey, he’s now back to his average self. In the end you got have some real quality and on overall team balance Joey has not put that together, buck stops there.

Sixers need a serious roster cleanout.

Why does Teys play 20mins a game?? Surely those minutes are better slit between Drmic McVeigh and Moore???

What has Big H achieved ? no championship. No gold. No ring.
Big yes talented maybe potential yes.
Dedicated ? Committed? Disciplined ?
So people make it happen.Will Big H - hope so.

Harry needs more jesus in his life before Mike Kelly will want him up in Cairns.

But if we're trading one older fat, slow dumb centre for a younger fat, slow, dumb centre Harry Froling seems poised and ready to disappoint.

As I said earlier, Harry is an Australian athlete and should be supported. Shame on all of you mocking him for making the highest level in this country. All this bashing and negativity is coming from a place of jealousy as none of you have been able to achieve what he has. Lets go Harry!

What the above anon just said. Agreed.

Griffin was horrible, Joey said he was unguardable two days ago. Adelaide either need new coach or total rebuild as most players not listening. Taylor for the kings has ended up very serviceable for the kings. Tate Bogut and Newley very good.

I reckon he’s had his had a full with randle and trying to some production out of griffin. The young ones have been left their own devices a bit.

Got a hunch, a Froling type, in the right environment could still be solid. A Mike Kelly, who is well respected by all, could do wonders. Could.

I hope Jawai goes one more year, granted he is now more effective in 10-15 min per game.

Agreed if there's one player I definitely don't want to see back at the Sixers next season it's Froling. Any promise he showed last season he's completely undone this season. He's a liability out there just no heart whatsoever and this was actually one of his better games of the season at least he hit the boards he's normally totally useless.

He can go and be another team's problem somewhere else and I would take Jawai over him any day of the week. Jawai although off the bench in limited minutes has acquitted himself pretty well this season unlike Froling.

He'll be a good replacement for Jawai who I think will retire

Never fear Adelaide, Froling will be at Cairns next season

Glad to get a win, but man do the Kings fall in love with the 3. 15/18 from inside the arc at half time and still we bombed away. Tate should have had 30+ tonight.

What happened between Joey and Randle that everyone is talking about

The saying "cupcake league", every time I hear it, makes me cringe.

One win in our last five is not going to get us into the top four

IT'S A MIRACLE!

HE CAN WALK AGAIN!

PRAISE BE!

How good is walking?!?

Randle has to be leading the league in garbage time stat padding

With all the free throw violations called this season why is Drmic allowed to walk up and place a hand on Newley before Brad has even released the ball? Has happened a couple of times tonight. So inconsistent.

Banjo already beating Harry

I never understood Wright's approach of shouting at grown professionals and being petulant.

It benefits no one.

All it does is create a divide between team and coach in these tough situations.

I did the math a few times (I'm no Heal/Bogut level science-McTicician), but I'm almost sure an extra few million dollars would impact the outcomes of some games.

Drmic made great strides this year but his body language is back to being terrible

LOL someone clip that Froling three attempt and I'll donate for sure :)

The Randle/Joey thing was pathetic years back, hasn’t gotten any better.

What has either achieved that warrants some sort of alpha thing! I mean really, be professional and do your jobs.

Peter Adams aint ever lie.

Who the fuck knows anymore.

Refs are a crap shoot.

With all the fouls the NBL calls how does Froling get away from that?

The Randle v. Wright thing REALLY does not bode well.

Shades of the "Sure, I got physical with Sobey, so what? I coached some stacked sides to a title".

Adelaide are not a happy group.

Typically DJ being dishonest. He knows. Low character.

Ware not an upgrade over Randle LOL.. Where is that goose who wrote that now?

That said, we've done nothing to win this.

Some of the best years of my life was when the Kings were extinct

"Sydney winning is good for the league".

~the NBL, every year.



So it is, so it's always been.

Let us give thanks, grab our ankles and grit our teeth.

"Thank you, may we have another?".

Sixers should trade DJ to Forestville

Shaun Bruce would be handy for Adelaide this year :( #FireJoey

Thats it boys.. peg it back at the line by getting them in foul trouble! I believe!!

Should have been an offensive foul on Griffin. Cannot just push a player with your forearm on the inbounds to get open. They wont call it though as Adelaide need him to make this interesting.

And then we have to put up with the commentary as well, of course...

Good look by Griff. Half way down. Lets go Sixers!

Adelaide has been terrible this quarter, but this reffing is just salt in the wound. Making the game unwatchable.

Harry is an Australian athlete and should be supported. Shame on all of you mocking him for making the highest level in this country.

Griffin needs to shoot more threes. he showed he is capable against Melb United. Get him more shots and stop going to DJ!

Perthworld, they did call a foul on Griffin.