raytri
Years ago
Must say I agree with everything Boti had to say in todays paper. In particular his reference to former Boomer "Motts". Loosing minutes at the expense of Cooper.
hoop fiend
Years ago
I cannot believe Coops as solid as he is, has recently been getting double the minutes of Motts. I can only think it is because he is being hampered by the broken nose or foul trouble.
When Motts is on the floor the team appears to perform better defensively and board better.
But i am happy with Boti as just a reporter.
kad
Years ago
Umm - You are all forgetting that Motts is a foul machine.
Add to that, Cooper is a way better defender. What is Motts offering that Cooper doesn't? Offense? No Really. If we want points from a big, we will feed Balls. If we want someone to play solid D in the paint, we run Coops.
raytri
Years ago
Coopers defense consists of going out to the man making the shot, only to sag off him to get a rebound which in most cases he tries to hit out to another player. This often leaves the offense with an uncontested shot.
Mottram is strong defensively under the bucket, one of the few in the team who is. Maybe thats why he attracts the attention of the refs. Remember it was Motts who helped us get back to within 5 on Wednesday before he was subbed off.
What happened then?????
lockstock
Years ago
Motts is massively over-rated. Coops isn't that great either, but bring in Schensch and then have them both coming off the bench for limited minutes
Isaac
Years ago
Just wanted to +1 that I thought Mottram was the best we had against Rogers. I remember thinking "Rogers hasn't scored in a bit" and then spotting the mask!
123abc
Years ago
Bizzy: if he got to the NBA, you would think he is... it would be nice to have a South Australian born player who can get 20/10 regularly at his height...
I like Mottram, he just needs to be careful on defence sometimes and really force the ball up more in the post, he is very strong and can do more. Terrific rebounder too. Cooper is a blocking king, has a nice jumpshot from just inside the 3 and has gets a few nice layups or dunks. His freethrows are accurate aswell.
Linton
Years ago
why do people rate coopers obviously crappy defence? do u guys actually watch him play and notice he is always out of position and leaves huge gaps in that zone which leads to easy opposition baskets, never gets a rebound because when the shot goes up he never boxes out and just follows the ball and stands under the ring so it just bounces over his head every time. Why does he stand outside on offence? he is no david stiff.
thomo
Years ago
a coach who could utilise these bigs would be a plus for a start.
+1 to isaacs comment motts definently matched it with rogers
as a junior coach Boti makes an outstanding journalist
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