2020-21 NBL Season + Off-season news

[beef]

And fully deserved the hit.
7 up with 3 seconds to go, you don’t go dunking.
Unwritten rule since forever.

Never understood why
Play to the final siren, if you're getting blown out, boo hoo
No different than in other sports when someone gets an easy score or stat at the end of a game
Normally its ok in Australian basketball and in europe, just the americans who dont like it.

[Spargo]

And fully deserved the hit.
7 up with 3 seconds to go, you don’t go dunking.
Unwritten rule since forever.

Never understood why
Play to the final siren, if you're getting blown out, boo hoo
No different than in other sports when someone gets an easy score or stat at the end of a game
Normally its ok in Australian basketball and in europe, just the americans who dont like it.

I think it’s a respect thing.

[MatteeG]

I think it’s a respect thing.

I always piss myself when people in basketball talk about respect. You can run your mouth off the whole game but dare not make a basket when the game is 'over'.

[Gozu]

Normally it would be considered a disrespect thing (not that I really agree with that) but in this circumstance the NBL Cup gives points not only for winning games but each quarter. The 36ers got 3 points for winning the last three quarters.

Jack White probably knew it was close so was making sure United got as close to winning the quarter as possible and Tony Crocker likely knew the same. So for me no issue with the attempted dunk or the attempted block it was unfortunate what happened to White's finger but my issue was with Crocker getting an unsportsman's like foul. I thought that was harsh.

Anyway the Sixers now play the Breakers tomorrow evening and they'll be missing both Lamar Patterson (injured) & Rob Loe (personal reasons, returned to NZ out for the season) their team is basically in complete disarray so we need to win that and get back above .500.

[Gozu]

Qtr time

Breakers 32
Sixers 6

[Jim05]

Qtr time

Breakers 32
Sixers 6

Lol, asleep again at the outset and will cost another win

[DOC]

Having serious doubts about the coach.

[Gozu]

Agreed starting games like this no matter how bad your talent level is which is actually alright for the Sixers, is basically 100% on the coach.

They've either tuned him out or at least in the process of doing so.

[Gozu]

H/T

Breakers 60
Sixers 30

[Brodlach]

Having serious doubts about the coach.

Be far better with a second import but I think our squad is very thin with Dillon and Teys on the roster but neither were the coaches decisions

[Gozu]

3 Qtr time

Breakers 82
Sixers 51

[Gozu]

Final

Breakers 106
Sixers 62

[Jim05]

Coach should be sacked on the spot

[king neptune]

Didn't think they could get any worse than the 8 points in the 1st quarter vs Melbourne but there you go...

Beyond embarrassing.

[Gozu]

Round 7 results:

Sydney 96 (Hunter 24, Vasiljevic 20, Ware 19, Moller 11) def NZ Breakers 78 (C. Webster 24, T. Webster 18)

Melbourne 82 (McCarron 18, Hopson 14, Landale 12, Lual-Acuil 11) def Adelaide 73 (Johnson 14, Crocker 13, Giddey 13, Kendle 12)

Brisbane 97 (Law 29, Sobey 18, Hodgson 12, Drmic 11, Cadee 10) def Illawarra 91 (Jessup 26, Harvey 15, Froling 13, Simon 13)

Perth 89 (Cotton 23, Mooney 17, Blanchfield 15) def Cairns 69 (Oliver 19, Krslovic 10)

NZ Breakers 106 (C. Webster 29, T. Webster 29) def Adelaide 62 (McVeigh 20, Johnson 17)

Melbourne 83 (Landale 20, Hopson 14, McCarron 13, Ili 12, Baba 11) def Sydney 80 (Vasiljevic 22, Ware 21, Bruce 17, Newley 10)

SE Melbourne 93 (Creek 25, Moore 22, Gliddon 19) def Illawarra 76 (Harvey 14, Simon 13, Bairstow 10, Deng 10)

Brisbane 115 (Sobey 30, Drmic 20, Froling 15, Law 14, Cadee 11) def Cairns 95 (Machado 26, Oliver 21, Noi 11)

[Gozu]

The 36ers have announced the signing of Jack Purchase as a temporary injury replacement for Isaac Humphries who is out for 4-6 weeks with a foot injury. The 6'9" PF son of former Melbourne Tiger Nigel Purchase was a development player with Melbourne United last season.

https://nbl.com.au/news/sixers-sign-jac ... eplacement

[Spargo]

Boti Nagy on the radio TAB Sports breakfast show, “Adelaide’s biggest problems are that Tony Crocker is below average & (@DOC) Keanu Pinder simply can’t play. He can’t shoot, he won’t defend...”

[DOC]

Hard to argue.

Any forward/center that does not take advantage of his lack of ability in defence is either plain lazy or poorly coached. He has size. Full stop.

Crocker is yet another import who will not go past one year. How I long for the days of recruiting someone who is after a career (Green, Davis,etc) rather than someone who is already looking for their next team.

Humphries out will be very hard to cover and the recruiting of Purchase will be interesting. IF he is any good then keep him and send Pinder off to do his hair.

[Spargo]

What a terrible call by the ref, just no understanding.
One of the best games I’ve seen in a while.

[Gozu]

Not the first time either Cam Gliddon has been called for a ticky tack foul in an end of game situation guarding Bryce Cotton.

I wish the 36ers still had Kyle Adnam!