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Wildcats sign Miles Plumlee

"Sydney sign Cooks- outrage by opposition supporters.
Perth sign Plumlee - great signing, not certain I see the difference."

If you don't understand the difference, Then stop posting and embarrassing yourself.

Kuany was upgraded for a borderline Boomer.
Hunt for Plumlee is a straight import swap.

Perth brought in an nba player. There is no difference other than when Sydney do it it’s cheating and when Perth do it that’s fantastic.

Sydney also let Kauny go who never got time so I’d say that was under performing.

Both clubs sacked a player and brought in a new one, maybe take the blinkers off. Perth got form for this though, it wins championships, Cotton.

Sydney sign Cooks- outrage by opposition supporters.

Perth sign Plumlee - great signing, not certain I see the difference.

Next two weeks will decide United position on the table. Win both or even one and their back in it.

Whatever black magic caused Barlow and Trimble to combine for 1-12 from mostly wide open threes tonight, is a stronger power than any of us mere mortals!

"Given UTD has a home game against Cairns and a better percentage, still a likely to finish 3rd

United surely won't continue this poor form forever"

I feel like you're trying to jinx them...

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This did not age well]

By stay, I should've said finish. The only spot that actually matters is where you finish.

Given UTD has a home game against Cairns and a better percentage, still a likely to finish 3rd

United surely won't continue this poor form forever

The Plum will heap lead us to the title.

"United's been in 3rd position for at least the last month and will probably stay there."

This did not age well...

Actually really liked what I saw, although part of that is just personal preference. Nice to see a big body defending the paint.

But the best thing was that he seemed to know his role and was already playing it.

With him and Jook, we have a couple of slightly different options, and once he gets settled, we should be able to get close to 40 minutes most nights.
Also means that Sydney will struggle every time they have to sit Bogut.

The Plum will be better for the run today.
Give him a week of training and he will be right as rain.

The points system was total bush league. Made the NBL seem like a game of 2k. "What's this player worth?" It was horrible, and it gave us a horribly decade with pretty much only Perth and NZ. No wonder they were lowest rating finals for TV - so predictable. People were switching off by mid-January.

On the Plumlee scale from Mason to Marshall, I’d rate him a Miles.

Corey Williams has said my team will win the championship. While we hope that is true, we still have alot of work to do.

So many racist comments!!!!!!!!!!

Today's Denver/Dallas game has nothing to do with Miles Plumlee signing for Perth.

Norton isn't a top Aussie talent

United's been in 3rd position for at least the last month and will probably stay there.

Perfworld, kinda like saying LiAngelo must be good cause Melo is good.

i thought we got miles bro

In DEN@DAL today Mason Plumlee was a defensive sub on in place of Jokic to contain Doncic from potentially winning the game. Result was Mavs not even getting a shot off with 10s left.

If you look at their NBA stats over the past couple of seasons, it appears that Plumlee compares favourably to Bogut.
Not suggesting that their CAREERS bear any comparison, and Bogut is FOUR years older, but in terms of their impact, it could be similar.

Of course it all depends on fitness. Bogut has been playing on crook legs for years, and still earnt a recall to the NBA last year. That would possibly nullify his height advantage. Except Plumlee has had knee injuries too...

Perth look after their players which is why they rarely leave the club.

#490 it certainly happened.

Plus he’s white. Plebs not even going to know he’s an import. I loved when 36ers were playing Randle, Dillon, Moore, Griffin, and Kyei and some idiot asked how Adelaide could play 5 Americans!

Others teams could've upgraded.
Perth broke no rules.

they h8 us cause they aint us

Wildcats are second on the ladder. Clearly that's below their usual standard so I can understand why they'd want to make a change.

not even a good troll.

Suffer in your jocks anon. Not only do we spend above the cap, and sign great local talent... we also get free old white guy OKBoomer polos for free.

Prather hasn't had a clean run without injuries for 3 years.

^Kings supporter.

I loved the interview with Gleeson during the Perth 36ers game. The reporter asks “what is it that makes the Wildcats so successful”? Gleeson replies “we just have a great culture and respect for each other”

And $2,000,000 more to spend annually on your roster you twat. Perth have amazing imports each year ( paying overs ) then recruit top local talent like Kay and Norton and think it’s remarkable they’re in the finals each year.

Enjoy your WWE wannabe white boy Pussycats. I’ll be cheering for anyone but you cheats

Hard to tell uch from highlights, except that he likes to dunk.

Eased in...

http://www.wildcats.com.au/news/article/plumlee-to-debut-on-friday-night

At least he came over from China which is the same time zone as WA I'm pretty sure. No jet lag.

Josh Boone has been a decent scorer in the NBL, but isn’t really a “scorer” as such. He’s fairly limited offensively but still managed 15ppg or so over the past 3 years.

He's 6'11 and a big time athlete. Would not surprise me if by the time playoffs come around that the Wildcats have a player in the mould of Shawn Long.

Defend the paint and get buckets in close proximity to the basket. He will be every chance to clock 15 points and 10 boards every game. In a team that already boasts Cotton, White and Kay, that's pretty handy.

Will be eased in on Friday v Illawarra you would think.
Having 5 of the remaining games at home will help him settle with the team and get regular training.

We'll get a decent idea of what he brings on Friday, I don't seem him as having trouble with foul calls like some imports as he doesn't seem overly reckless in defence.

Hard to guess without knowing his fitness levels

But I wouldn't be surprised if, by playoff time, he's getting 10-12ppg, 8 or 9 rebounds.

His size is a factor- Cats frontcourt was, until now, pretty small. Lacked the same presence they've had in prior years with the likes of Jawai, Brandt, Jervis

12ppg. 8.5reb. and more of a defensive presence is my prediction.
Better length too will block and alter more shots.

I wouldn't be surprised if Plumlee averages almost identical numbers to Hunt say 8 & 6 I wouldn't expect more than that out of him.

His value vs Hunt will be he's taller, longer, more athletic and his name and reputation alone will alter some shots and have guys second guessing going into the lane.

Plumlee will bring presence, toughness

Much of the difference won't be directly measurable

No Wildcat 5 man has been a big time scorer in recent years. They don't need to be.

Wildcats have a history of using their bigs, in the NBA Miles was not even 2nd, 3rd or 4th option on any team, he now will play big parts of the game as the #1 option when we need it.

I'm not expecting massive numbers, but I'd bet he averages a double double with a few blocks per game.

Prather played 7 games in two different groups with another injury in between. In those 7 games, he was on his way back to full health (which never eventuated), coming off the bench and playing 18 minutes a game. How much difference do you think it would’ve made if United had a healthy Prather all year?

Look at NZ with Hopson over the past few weeks- how much difference would it have made if he was healthy all year?

How many games has Perth won against NZ and United this season, when Prather and Hopson were missing?

If Perth had comparable injuries they’d probably be 4th on the ladder right now, at best.

Those 2 games were vital and we lost both, similar to losing every time Damo's gotten injured in the past, it could've been the difference between finishing 1st and 2nd, barely any injuries yes, but this one hurt as much as any.

[You're assuming United finish 2nd or 3rd, just as likely to finish 4th]

United's been in 3rd position for at least the last month and will probably stay there.

["Perth and Cairns have barely had an injury all season until Noi went down for Cairns"

Damo is arguably one of the single most important players to any team in the NBL,]

Yeah, and he's missed the last 2 games.

As I was saying, Perth and Cairns barely had an injury all year until Noi went down for Cairns....

Perth has - along with Cairns, Brisbane and Adelaide - had a very smooth run.

"- I'm no longer that confident United will beat them in the 2 vs 3 semi. Not too confident at all"

You're assuming United finish 2nd or 3rd, just as likely to finish 4th and get romped by the Kings.

"Perth and Cairns have barely had an injury all season until Noi went down for Cairns"

Damo is arguably one of the single most important players to any team in the NBL, and it has shown in the last few weeks.

"Those expecting massive numbers will be disappointed, in his prime he never averaged double figure scoring (averaged 4.9 in 16.4mins in the NBA). As a comparison Shaun Long averaged 8.2 in 12.7 mins."

Wildcats have a history of using their bigs, in the NBA Miles was not even 2nd, 3rd or 4th option on any team, he now will play big parts of the game as the #1 option when we need it. I'm not expecting massive numbers, but I'd bet he averages a double double with a few blocks per game.