Please let us know how James goes!

James has 6 points at the half on 1 of 7 shooting and 4 of 4 from the line. Hoping he lifts in the second half

Yeah, oh well, first game on Aussie soil, he will get better!!! Getting Damo, knight and Jermaine Beal in will help him a lot

Give drake that last spot! Definitely didn't look out of place

Good to have a first look at the Cats. Here are my thoughts on some of the players.
Redhage - looked in good form and fit. Playing overseas in the off-season may see him primed for a big season. Rough MVP chance?
Hire - usual self, but got fouled off early in the third
Wagstaff - shooting was on today, looks like he may have bulked up. Will be needed to cover Knight if they don't sign a replacement.
U'u - didn't look out of place out there. Ran the point, scored a bit. A few turnovers though that Gleeson wasn't happy with.
Ennis - shot a few threes, none went down. Looks to be able to run the lanes and get the to hoop relatively easy.
Jervis - looked a bit soft and skinny. Didn't get many boards and this was a game against his SBL peers...
Masunda - not sure who he is or where he came from. Played the point for a bit to allow U'u to play the 2. Not a bad shot. Unsure if it is him vs U'u for that last guard spot?
Louis Timms - looked very good, couple of block and a dunk. Again not sure who he is or where he is from, but a potential DP, player of the future.
The rest - some SBL/training players to cover the injury gaps. Purser looked like he has improved.
The missing - Martin, Beal, Knight (not at the game), Burdon (wasn't even on the bench - still in SA?)
Matt Nielson - spotted in the building, perhaps back living in Perth with his wife (she is from here)

Makes me laugh that people are so desperate to see the Cats fail that they take one meaningless practice match to predict how things will pan out for the season.

Agree with situation on that one a hand full of top players missing and Ennis a bit rusty in first practice match hardly cause for concern. We are soft at centre without Knight hope Nielsen can fill in (fingers crossed)

Wow... Some people have no clue.

Whole billed as a pre-season game, this was nothing more than a training session scrimmage. A light one at that.

Ennis was CLEARY taking it very easy.

This game was a try out/test for Uu and fringe development players as well as a chance for the cats to get through some specific plays and offensive rules.

Casual fans need to up their Bball knowledge if they want to throw out outlandish comments like sacking Ennis.

^ u have no clue.

It's a training scrimmage.

If rather my investment take it easy and not get injured.

You have no clue. Ennis performance is being closely monitored by the heat.

If Ennis wants in on the NBA he'll need to perform at a superstar level to impress them.

There is less risk of Ennis "collecting a pay cheque" than hiring a 25+ year old import who's just a journey man.

This whole "there's no such thing as taking it easy as a Wildcat" is some idealistic foo foo that small minded fans throw around like there's this holier than thou thing about being a Wildcat.

It's a preseason game. The coach has specific goals which fans aren't privy too, but if u know anything about the game of basketball when u watch the game u can see what they are trying execute.

U're entitled to your opinion but you should really sve your breathe instead of looking like an idiot.

" I'm really not an idiot..."

...but then...

"He will verse some better players..."

The point is, its one game. If you're the same guy who suggested he should be sacked already, then its hard not to think you were being idiotic.

Sack Ennis, sack Gleeson, Martin and Knight didnt even play so sack them too.

Burdon wasn't on the bench. Probably got sacked too.

Already gone is the mail.

Serious?

Do you really think Im serious?

I only asked because it seemed unusual for him to not even be at the game.

Maybe he had shaved his beard?

Possibly. There was one guy at the end of the bench who I couldn't identify but it looked like he was in civvies. I may be wrong, it could've been him.

Sorry, not "civvies." He just didn't look like a player at all.

Anyway, thanks for the confusion!

Thats it, youre sacked.

Well, I am none from 4 in this thread

Didn't suit for the Pioneers so could he be injured?

Being serious for a second, he is out with a groin. If he wasnt that guy on the bench he could well have been in Mt Gambier with his team for the SEABL Conference Final (or still on his way back).

Burdon has been in Perth. I'd find it odd for him to leave and then return if he's injured. Mathiang Muo was at the game on crutches, but Perth's new resident hipster Burdon was no where to be seen.

I also asked my friend if he'd been quietly let go?

Matt Neilson was also in the building.

To the anonymous not-idiot: Ennis is unlike any other import to come into the league. Do some research, find out why he's different to other imports to play in this league.

If you can't work it out based on the info available online then unfortunately you are an idiot.

This isn't a personal attack, it's just common sense.

Correct on both counts.

Timms has got a lot of game and Kuhn is the only coach in WA that knows what he is doing.