2013/14 NBL Season + Off-season news/Boomers

[Gozu]

Was awesome, first game we've been to this season. What surprised me was Perth's 3pt % was better than their field goal %. That and the 6ers not hitting one 3 pointer. Bizarre...

Sure was bizarre but really only a good thing not hitting a 3 all game and not giving a 4 quarter effort (yet again) and still beating the best.

[Gozu]

Damian Martin's awesome block:

[Gozu]

Round 7 results:

New Zealand 81 (Abercrombie 24, Corletto 16, Wilkinson 12) def Townsville 74 (Blanchfield 14, Conklin 14, Pace 14, Markovic 11)

Adelaide 91 (Johnson 24, Ervin 22, Cadee 10, Gibson 10, Petrie 10) def Perth 86 (Redhage 30, Beal 18, Ennis 13, Martin 11)

Wollongong 75 (Clarke 27, Tiggs 15, Martin 11) def Cairns 73 (Loughton 18, Tragardh 18, McCamey 17)

Townsville 90 (Pace 18, Markovic 15, Conklin 11, Crawford 11, Blanchfield 10, Holmes 10) def Melbourne 75 (Goulding 25, Worthington 14, Tomlinson 13)

Perth 98 (Ennis 18, Knight 16, Beal 14, Redhage 14, Wagstaff 12) def Sydney 55 (Carmouche 15, Young 14)

[Gozu]

NBL games coming up on TV this weekend:

Friday night: Wollongong @ Adelaide at 9:30pm (One)

Sunday afternoon: Sydney @ Melbourne at 2pm (Ten)

[Gozu]

The 36ers got out of jail tonight against the Hawks, winning 82-81. Seemed to be a lack of urgency all game.

DJ & Ervin both scored 16.

[Brodlach]

Many if the players were struck down by illness during the week. Then Earvin had a back problem and Frye with an injured ankle. At no time did the whole squad train together this week, one day only a third of the squad trained. Gibson barely trained at all. They should have lost but somehow managed a win

[wristwatcher]

The 36ers got out of jail tonight against the Hawks, winning 82-81. Seemed to be a lack of urgency all game.

DJ & Ervin both scored 16.

Not sure I agree with that chief. It felt like we always had their measure and we had that 6-9 point buffer for a lot of the last. We were 4 points up with a second to play. I didn't think we were ever gonna lose that. Last year we would have without any doubt what so ever but this year at 8-2 now there is a real sense of confidence and on court calm Bring on the road trip

[Gozu]

The 36ers got out of jail tonight against the Hawks, winning 82-81. Seemed to be a lack of urgency all game.

DJ & Ervin both scored 16.

Not sure I agree with that chief. It felt like we always had their measure and we had that 6-9 point buffer for a lot of the last. We were 4 points up with a second to play. I didn't think we were ever gonna lose that. Last year we would have without any doubt what so ever but this year at 8-2 now there is a real sense of confidence and on court calm Bring on the road trip

Another couple of minutes and I think we would've been beaten. Yes, they came home with a wet sail but all game we looked like we were just expecting to rock up and win especially with their best big man out. I know some of the guys were crook but that was probably the worst I've seen us play this season.

Very much looking forward to seeing how they go on the Nth QLD road trip.

[Gozu]

Round 8 results:

New Zealand 84 (Abercrombie 14, Vukona 14, Johnson 13) def Melbourne 74 (Goulding 23, Morrison 21, Worthington 11)

Adelaide 82 (Ervin 16, Johnson 16, Cadee 10) def Wollongong 81 (Clarke 19, Forman 16, Martin 16, Tiggs 13)

Perth 85 (Ennis 33, Redhage 17, Beal 13) def Cairns 75 (OT) (Tragardh 22, Loughton 14)

Sydney 67 (Young 27, Carmouche 14, Ogilvy 10) def Melbourne 63 (Goulding 20, Morrison 20)

[Gozu]

Good news with 36ers coach Joey Wright being named NBL coach of the month for November in a unanimous vote in which the Sixers went 6-0.

Also Tigers star Chris Goulding was named player of the week for November beating out the 36ers Gary Ervin by just 1 vote.

[Gozu]

NBL games coming up on TV this weekend:

Friday night: NZ Breakers @ Perth at 9:30pm (One)

Sunday afternoon: NZ Breakers @ Melbourne at 2pm (Ten)

[Brodlach]

James Ennis on a fast break throws the ball up against the backboard then jams it. WOW

[Gozu]

The 36ers went down to the Crocs 98-94 in Townsville tonight.

When Steven Markovic hits 5 3pts in the first 5 minutes of the game you know it's probably not your night. Markovic finished with 31 hitting 8/11 3pts and for the 36ers Gary Ervin had 22 but probably spent too long on the bench in the 4th when the Crocs made their charge with so many crucial plays.

Hopefully the 36ers can bounce back in Cairns tomorrow night.

[Gozu]

James Ennis on a fast break throws the ball up against the backboard then jams it. WOW

That Ennis dunk even made headlines in the US:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1878 ... red-boring

[Gozu]

Round 9 results:

Townsville 98 (Markovic 31, Pace 18, Norton 12, Blanchfield 10, Conklin 10, Holmes 10) def Adelaide 94 (Ervin 22, Johnson 17, Petrie 16, Cadee 12)

Perth 95 (Ennis 31, Beal 30, Knight 12) def New Zealand 91 (Wilkinson 19, Vukona 17, Corletto 14, Abercrombie 11, Johnson 10)

Wollongong 73 (Clarke 27, Martin 13, Tiggs 12) def Sydney 69 (Young 16, Madgen 14, Carmouche 13, Garlepp 11)

Cairns 98 (Wilson 30, Loughton 20) def Adelaide 78 (Gibson 20, Johnson 12, Cadee 11)

Melbourne 84 (Worthington 21, Farrakhan 20, Goulding 14) def New Zealand 82 (Wilkinson 20, Abercrombie 18, Te Rangi 11)

[Gozu]

NBL games coming up on TV this weekend:

Friday night: Townsville @ Cairns at 9:30pm (One)

Sunday afternoon: Cairns @ Adelaide at 2pm (Ten)

[wristwatcher]

Big game Sunday. Need to bounce back from a poor road trip.

[Gozu]

Big tip slam by Clint Steindl in last nights game against the Crocs:

[Gozu]

Big game Sunday. Need to bounce back from a poor road trip.

Good to see the Sixers bounce back in a big way today 91-67

[wristwatcher]

Huge win. Great work by the boys