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Mutley

Years ago

LIVE SCORES HERE SIXERS V CROCS

"Townsville rebounded better than us and defended better than us".

That bothers me as those are two things that are primarily to do with effort.

And Anon, as far as my not being a Sixers fan, that is bullshit. But I won't begin to sound positive about the chances of Cooper and Rees against Burgess. Cooper has not scored for 2 games and Rees should never have been signed again as he simply cannot step up and fill the void when Cooper struggles anymore. Unlike what Hill has done in the past couple of games, and even Gower, Rees just CANNOT step up anymore at NBL level. It amazes me that the same people who are happy to bash Oscar for "only" averaging 4.5 rebounds a game are quite happy to let Rees slide by averaging 2.0!

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Years ago

It may not be of concern to you phil if you finish third or fourth but is for me! Finish third, win the knockout final and your coming to Melbourne :-)

Finish fourth, win the knockout and your going to Sydney.

Looks like it will probably be the Bullets again in the knockout final so that will be a BIG enough ask anyway.

Maybe that's what phil is indicating, dosnt matter if we finish 3rd or 4th as the knockout is to hard for him and breheny to coach. :-)

Reply #67652 Report this topic

Years ago

Just saw this quote from phil, explains his attitude a bit better grrrr

36ers coach Phil Smyth was philosophical about the loss and said he wasn't overly concerned where the team finished.

"Third or fourth place isn't an advantage either way," Smyth said.

"Although it was a loss there's some things we can take from it.

"Townsville rebounded better than us and defended better than us."

Reply #67651 Report this topic

Years ago

3rd place is by no means locked away for the Sixers.

3. Sixers W19 - L11
4. Hawks W17 - L 13

Sixers to face Taipans Away and Bullets Away
Hawks to face Tigers at Home and Razors at Home - Keep in mind they rested Saville last night and Ballinger only played the last 11 minutes of the game (5 of which was OT)

AS Isaac mentions if we drop both they win both than Hawks will go to 3rd based on season split.

Friday, October 14, 2005
36ers 113 v Hawks 103

Wednesday, November 9, 2005
Hawks 112 v 36ers 95

Friday, December 16, 2005
Hawks 96 v 36ers 93

Reply #67650 Report this topic

Years ago

I will not pretend to know more about the game than what Smyth does nor any of the posters on this forum who really are quite cluey about the game but if we are guaranteed a 3rd position on the ladder regardless of what happens now, why would you over use your main players. Have you all stopped to think that its not just this game he is happy to throw away but the last two as well as long as he doesn't over do it with his main players and risk injury. The most important game to us now is the 1st playoff game at home. Nothing changes that at this stage. He needs all his key players fit and healthy for that one. If it means resting them for all 3 of these away games and giving them a good chance to heal any minor injuries, then that is a good move from the coach.

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Mutley

Years ago

Again Isaac is right. We are now faced with the realistic possibility of going into the playoffs on a three game skid, rather than with some momentum.

Not at all smart.

I can't wait to see what Burgess does to Cooper and Rees tomorrow night!

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Mutley

Years ago

Isaac you are spot on. I mean, and let's say for a moment that you would be happy going 1-1 on this road trip, which game would you be trying to win: Townsville has been shit all year and to be honest we should be able to beat them even without Dusty. If it was me, I would have wanted the guys busting their asses to win tonight and then we'll see what happens tomorrow night.

Every time you lose to a team like Townsville you end up having to beat a team like Cairns or Brisbane.

That said, it was good to see Gower and Hambour get a run, and at this point I will mention that Hambour outscored BOTH centres who play ahead of him.

What is up with David Cooper?

Also, as far as Smyth goes, he sat on his ass while the score went from 47-47 to 76-58 and did ABSOLUTELY nothing! So no, they were not trying to win that game. That's not really the attitude you want to see from a club in financial peril.

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