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I'm embarrassed and disappointed at NBL: Bogut

I didn't really understand Bogut's complaint. He said he wanted the league to be more Pro active in providing options or solutions. But it seems they did and the Kings declined them all

Shame NBL! Gleeson doesn't care about public health or social distancing, he is simply a pig jostling to get his nose in the trough. Bogut has eloquently outlined a number of very reasonable criticisms of how the league handled this global health pandemic.

The team got solidarity behind their imports which is great but it cost the Australian team mates any chance. I’d think most of the Australian players would’ve wanted to play on but followed like sheep. At a guess after game three Bogut didn’t have a lot left, looked injured.

Further to that he cites imports' grandparents with 1-2 years left and they NEED to get back.

Ummm....where was that 'need' 1, 2,3 months ago?

You made that sacrifice closeness with rleatives when you play abroad.

Play in the G-leage then if you want closeness.

"Bogut described a meeting that had differing views going in — the 35-year-old said he was for playing on when he entered the discussion — but one that had near-unanimity by its conclusion, with a particular focus on the imports who needed to travel home, as well as the players with ill family members."

So Bogut admits he was on the same page as the NBL. Then to cite ill family members of his own teammates and imports on his own team worried about being able to travel home as factors to change his mind. Seems a bit rich to then complain about the NBL's position to continue to play game 4.

Bogut is an owner of a team now, hope the NBL remembers this when they apply for 4 imports.

Good. Now fine Bogut for comments that are detrimental to the NBL.

The embarrassment is with the Bogut and the Kings.

Game one - Kings had no issue with a crowd.

Wildcats win and then they demand no crowd in game 2 even with no directive for the chief health officer.

Game 2 - Kings win but don’t demand to end the series.

Game 3 - Wildcats win.

Then the Kings decide not to play with no directive from the chief health officer.

Then the owner claims that the NBL and Wildcats of breaking an agreement that if the virus stop the series, then their would be no result.

The Kings not the virus stopped the series as they had little chance of winning.

He’s entitled to his opinions, and he’s entitled to air them, but the game is bigger than he is.

It would be a shame if the respect we have for his play is lost by annoyance at his outspokenness

I saw one of the Sydney Kings prominent bench players in Cairns Bunnings earlier this week. He obviously wasn't concerned about travelling.

So why did they just make a decision instead of contacting both the NBL and the Wildcats and say, look, this is what we're about to do, are there any solutions we can come up with. They just decided and informed the other parties, not sure what their gripe is about?!? Those players have already been playing and travelling so they shouldn't be in contact with their elderly family members like the rest of the world. I saw a girl show here engagement ring to her grandfather through the window of his nursing home room, and another son park in front of his dad's window and call him every day while they look at each other. Incredibly sad, and I'd be pretty worried if those King's players have had contact with their elderly family members after this.

Bogut is such a hypocrite. He calls out the league office for not being proactive in times as uncertain as these.

History shows he doesn't shy away from expressing his view about shit he has little clue about. If he was so knowledgeable, he would have said something. But he didn't until after-the-fact, because he's a hypocrite and not nearly as smart as he believes.

This is entirely about his frustrations regarding Perth being awarded the title.

Bogut and Smith belong together.

The afl and rugby’s are jokes of sports, not certain why everyone gets so excited because there playing. I ignore them as much as possible.

Don’t know where we said that? Both teams played. Personally don’t agree with finals going ahead at all.

At least our championships don’t result in us folding.....

Well done Perth Champions again. What is the Kings' war next year? Go hard or go to Sydney? The Violet Crumbles? The Sydney Queens?

And everyone knows that was a huge anomaly.

Could he be retiring. He is basically done. Disappointing season in context. Clearly game past him.

What championship team in any professional sport isn’t one of the best backed financially?

I’ll wait...

That Age article (#898) is a joke. Even if that verbal agreement was in place (which the other two parties deny) that is surely changed by the Kings refusal to play. They withdrew. The league and the cats wanted to play. If that agreement was as simple as Smith appears to think it was then all any team had to do if they were 1:2 down (or 0:2) is refuse to play and guarantee a drawn series and no title awarded. If the league had nixed it on health and safety grounds (and both teams wanted to play on) I would agree it is incomplete and no winner. But it was made clear by all, including Sydney, that it was the Kings who withdrew from the series.

There is no way that agreement, if ever in place, would have had the intent of allowing one team to withdraw from the series so as to guarantee themselves that they wouldn't lose the series - that is ridiculous. The Kings actions clearly voided the agreement (if it ever existed). I think Smith is just furious that the league refused to call it off when the Kings asked them to thereby painting the Kings into a corner where they had no choice but to announce themselves as the instigators of the cancellation and effectively awarding the series to the Wildcats at the same time, which the league has rightfully upheld.

Did he tweet about being disappointed last NBA finals when the Warriors lost to Raptors?
Seems to make overwhelming favourites with seemingly extra talent than any other teams in league lose in finals!

Someone garbage can be someone else treasure, you might not like his tweets but he’s allowed to tweet them just like you are and he doesn’t have to agree with yours.

"Show some respect"

Why should I respect someone as a "person" who post's trash on his Twitter account? Total respect as basketball player, but none whatsoever as a public figure.

He might have not played for Perth but he’s certainly got more pull in the nba than you and any Perth player.

Show some respect, while I probably won’t agree with him he’s entitled to his opinion.

Players may have a lot of pull in the NBA, Bogut however is not one of those players...

Wait and see what he has to say before passing judgement...

Bogut is ex nba, players over there have a lot of pull, management walk to there talk, he’s not used to having it different in Australia.

Plus he is an owner now.

In fairness to Bogut he does say it has nothing to do with the result.. At least wait to hear him talk about it tomorrow before we jump to conclusions..

Bogut is the loudmouth man child Dipshit you have in class from years 7-10. Cool and funny at the start but by the end of year 10 everyone just wants the guy to dropout and leave the rest of us to move forward.

Great player probably our best so far, but sometimes you just got shut up and get on with it.

He believed in Pizzagate. Anything he says gets a line put through it immediately.

Getting a bit sick of the pissing and moaning from Bogut. The NBL couldn't have handled the GF series any better IMO.

I don't want to hear any whinging from the Kings after the NBL bent over backwards to get them into the GF this season first with allowing them a fourth import and secondly in allowing them to swap out Kuany Kunay for Xavier Cooks.

Gagf.

https://pim-resources.coleparmer.com/instruction-manual/adam-nimbus-usermanualnblrev2.pdf

Waiting for Bogut to tell us to Google where the headquarters of the f***ing NBL are

Dickhead gunna dickhead. Complete and utter moron. Time to retire now.

Just announced on Facebook that Marty & Rat have not had their contracts renewed.

Marty & Rat not renewed