Corey
Years ago
Almost 48 hrs until tip-off!!
Who is pumped for the first game, backed up by another game in 5 days time? I certainly know I am pumped for this season!
I'm looking forward to a few things:
- New look team & coach
- New look plays & teamwork
- New sound system
- Cold Beer!
- Just being there & the atmosphere (hopefully will pull a good crowd first up!)
Let's go u 6ers!
sharpeshooter
Years ago
Anyone know what the ticket sales are like for fridays game... not sure if i'm gonna need to pre book or rock up at the gate?
well u should pre-boobk regardless of sales to get best possible seat. otherwise u could end up behind backboards or a fair way away. I booked at venuetix a week before the game a got a seat 4 row from the back of the gold section near the centre line.
My non season ticketing mates have already got their tickets.
Pumped for this season for sure. Aaron Bruce is a stud ! Elite !
Isaac
Years ago
For those interested, David Cooper is playing his 200th consecutive NBL game - excellent record for a centre:
Adelaide centre David Cooper is playing his 200th consecutive match since he last missed a match in February 2002. Cooper has blocked more shots than any other active player in the past five seasons, with Cooper having blocked 199 shots in his 129 games with the Sixers. He is third all-time on Adelaide's shot blocking chart behind Mark Davis (301) and Bill Jones (243).Well done Coops.
In addition, Luke Schenscher and Aaron Bruce will try to become just the third and fourth Australian players in 36ers history to score double-figures on debut, an exclusive club.
Adelaide's three new players gives them the freshest team in the competition this season with Sydney's two new imports making them the only other team in the NBL that is introducing more than one new face in their main squad. Mark Tyndale, Derrick Low, David Gruber and South's Tremmell Darden make up the list of only four imports that are new to the league in 2009.
That club currently stands at just two with Brett Maher the most recent with 11 points in his first game back in 1992. Darryl Pearce was the first when he posted 14 points for Adelaide City back in 1982.
XztatiK
Years ago
Can't wait to see the new lighting system (old system but without the glare from Smyth's head)
DB5
Years ago
3rd all time already in blocked shots. Great work Coops.
Mantis
Years ago
I'm glad someone started this thread. I'd almost forgotten the season had even started. In fact I did forget the actual season start, I only realised the games had started when they showed the empty Sydney stadium on the news. Great marketing, Chuckster!!
Sturty6ers
Years ago
New Coach,
New Offences, and
New Sound System.
Hopefully the food outlets will be new and the Coopers flowing.
hooray...i got my ticket, not too many seats available from what i saw but i picked after looking at 2 sections...
Kent Brockman
Years ago
I see a little problem with that NBL quote
"Adelaide's three new players gives them the freshest team in the competition this season with Sydney's two new imports making them the only other team in the NBL that is introducing more than one new face in their main squad."
Ah
Tigers, recuited more than one new player
Breakers same
Hawks yes
Perth yep new faces there
Ben Fitz
Years ago
I will also throw in another error. Brad Hill had 17 on debut as a sixer.
Mantis
Years ago
Judging from their math skills, the NBL staffer responsible for those quotes must be the same one who checks for salary cap breaches.
XY
Years ago
Kent, by new faces, I assume that they mean new to the league. Adelaide has Schencher, Bruce and Tyndale. I don't think that the Breakers have any do they? Wildcats have Weigh and that is is. Tigers have Daniel Johnson (although I don't think he is in the 10?). Wollongong only have Tylor Goodall.
I agree it is confusing, but I am not sure it is an error.
XY
Years ago
I just read the article, and a couple of paragraphs further up it was referring to 'NBL debuts'. I can see how the 'freshest team' though is open to interpretation.
Mutley
Years ago
Ben Fitz, Hill had 17 in his HOME debut, but 8 (from memmory) in his first NBL game (in Sydney?).
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