2017/18 NBL Season/Boomers/Off-Season news

[DOC]

Calling it now. 20 up with 3 to go.

[Gozu]

Final

Sixers 111
Hawks 87

[Spargo]

So win next week & secure second spot & home court advantage for the first round.
I’m actually going to my first game in over 20 years next week, just happens to be against the filth.

[Brodlach]

Why do you dislike the Bullets so much?


Good win today, DJ is under rated

[Gozu]

So win next week & secure second spot & home court advantage for the first round.

Yep, or if we lose that game we can still finish second if Perth lose one of their last two games at Melbourne or at Cairns.

I’m actually going to my first game in over 20 years next week, just happens to be against the filth.

Anthony Petrie's last game too.

[Gozu]

Why do you dislike the Bullets so much?

Maybe for poaching Gibson & Petrie from us?

[Brodlach]

Why do you dislike the Bullets so much?

Maybe for poaching Gibson & Petrie from us?

We poached them from elsewhere

[Spargo]

Why do you dislike the Bullets so much?

Maybe for poaching Gibson & Petrie from us?

Nah, goes back 30 years. Dorge, Radliff, Sibley, Bruton, Kerle (father & son), then Heal...
Despise them.

[Gozu]

Why do you dislike the Bullets so much?

Maybe for poaching Gibson & Petrie from us?

We poached them from elsewhere

Not really the Gold Coast Blaze folded.

[Gozu]

Why do you dislike the Bullets so much?

Maybe for poaching Gibson & Petrie from us?

Nah, goes back 30 years. Dorge, Radliff, Sibley, Bruton, Kerle (father & son), then Heal...
Despise them.

Fair enough I saw Dorge & Sibley sitting baseline at a Bullets game the other week. Haven't seen Ronnie The Rat in years.

[Gozu]

Round 18 results:

Brisbane 99 (Kickert 21, Holt 14, Young 13, Trice 12, Gibson 11) def Illawarra 91 (Conger 21, Clarke 20, Martin 13)

Melbourne 89 (Ware 26, Wesley 19, Boone 15, Goulding 11, Felix 10) def NZ Breakers 83 (Sosa 22, Christmas 11, Loe 11, Newbill 11, Abercrombie 10)

Cairns 85 (Gliddon 19, Weeks 17, Egwu 12, McCarron 10) def Perth 83 (Tokoto 23, Brandt 16, Cotton 14, Wagstaff 13)

Sydney 92 (Randle 24, Ellis 17, Cadee 15, Lisch 12, Humphries 10) def Brisbane 80 (Kickert 18, Trice 17, Holt 16, Te Rangi 11)

Melbourne 100 (Goulding 21, Boone 19, Hooley 13, Barlow 11) def NZ Breakers 82 (Sosa 25, Christmas 13, Newbill 13, Vukona 11)

Adelaide 111 (Johnson 21, Shorter 20, Creek 16, Sobey 15, Childress 14, Drmic 10) def Illawarra 87 (Conger 27, Coenraad 15, Norton 15, Ellis 12, Kay 10)

[Wedgie]

Had to go to work at 3/4 time yesterday and was quite worried, very relieved to see the final score. Must have been a great last quarter.
Looking forward to working courtside next weekend, go 6ers!

[Gozu]

NBL ladder after 18 rounds heading into the final round of the regular season:

Melbourne 19-7
Adelaide 17-10
Perth 15-11
NZ Breakers 15-11

Cairns 11-16
Illawarra 10-16
Brisbane 9-17
Sydney 9-17

[Gozu]

Round 19 games & times:

Thu 7pm Sydney at Brisbane

Fri 5pm Illawarra at NZ Breakers
Fri 7pm Perth at Melbourne (11:45pm ABC)

Sat 5pm Brisbane at Adelaide (SBS Viceland)

Sun 2:30pm Illawarra at Melbourne (SBS)
Sun 4:30pm NZ Breakers at Sydney
Sun 6:30pm Cairns at Perth

[Gozu]

Star import Casey Prather will make his long awaited return tonight for Melbourne United against his old team Perth. An interesting decision as Melbourne has played so much better with his injury replacement Carrick Felix than they did with Prather. David Andersen will also make his return tonight with Chris Patton joining Felix on the sidelines.

http://www.nbl.com.au/news/article/4024 ... inst-perth

[Spargo]

Star import Casey Prather will make his long awaited return tonight for Melbourne United against his old team Perth. An interesting decision as Melbourne has played so much better with his injury replacement Carrick Felix than they did with Prather. David Andersen will also make his return tonight with Chris Patton joining Felix on the sidelines.

http://www.nbl.com.au/news/article/4024 ... inst-perth

Hope it bites them on the arse.

[Gozu]

Star import Casey Prather will make his long awaited return tonight for Melbourne United against his old team Perth. An interesting decision as Melbourne has played so much better with his injury replacement Carrick Felix than they did with Prather. David Andersen will also make his return tonight with Chris Patton joining Felix on the sidelines.

http://www.nbl.com.au/news/article/4024 ... inst-perth

Hope it bites them on the arse.

Could very well do. I honestly thought they would tell Prather just to take the rest of the season off. Big risk working him back into the team now.

[Wedgie]

Melbourne win, guaranteeing the 36ers 2nd spot.
Our semi finals will be played on Saturday the 3rd at home, Friday the 9th away and Sunday the 11th at home if required.

[Gozu]

Melbourne win, guaranteeing the 36ers 2nd spot.
Our semi finals will be played on Saturday the 3rd at home, Friday the 9th away and Sunday the 11th at home if required.

I wouldn't be surprised if we rest a few or play them limited minutes tonight.

It was interesting watching the Breakers vs Hawks game last night, the Hawks came back and just got up with NZ playing benchies down the stretch. The insinuation is NZ didn't want to win to try and ensure staying in 4th spot to avoid the 36ers as they feel they match up better against Melbourne.

[Gozu]

Qtr time

Sixers 30
Bullets 28