How hard is to have F1 racing on one channel and basketball on the other!

Disgraceful. I hope ten gets dissapointing ratings for the F1 as a result. Everything else has failed for them. Absolutely no reason to put it on both channels. Just arrogance.

There is a reason for 10/one to show the f1 on both channels. It has to do with anti siphoning laws. The rights holders to the formula 1 must show it on there primary channel which at the moment is the SD Ch10. They would also have contracts with the f1 that they have to show in HD as well, not to mention the hundreds of thousand aussie fans that would bombard them with hate mail if it wasn't in HD live. Unfortunately until the digital re-stack happens and the analogue signal is 100% gone this will continue to happen on all stations for major events.

hmmm OK - Well do they have to show the NBL game at 11:20pm though?? There's no chance they could have put it on at 5pm on One once the F1 had finished?

I get the anti-siphoning laws, but it just seems so unfair to the NBL being a minor sport with a bad TV contract. No doubt they would do this even if it was a grand final too. Its disappointing given that ratings have been steadily improving in recent weeks.

Oh well, used to it by now anyway!

Yeah, it's not just the F1, they then air athletics, the news, Have You Been Paying Attention, David Attenborough, Graham Norton, a repeat of the earlier Have You Been Paying Attention, to which the answer is presumably no because you didn't notice it was on hours ago...

Yes, but on One from 6pm they have MASH, Get Smart*, Million Dollar Catch, Hardliners and Extreme Fishing. Forget putting on Channel 10 at 6pm - put it on One instead of the crap they're planning on showing.

*Note: Get Smart isn't crap - I used to love that show, but my point of One putting on old and dated re-runs or shows with average appeal instead of an NBL game which they are obliged to show is still valid. Shoving it on at 11:20 on a Sunday night - they may as well not bother showing it at all.

What a game this will be. Kings out of the 4 as the Gongers time their run home to perfection. It's like cooking the perfect steak and Gordie is the tong master.

There's been plenty of instability this year at the Kings with imports, players etc etc Just when you think they have found there mojo, a hand grenade lobs into the middle. four losses in a row is the form they carry into this game. It's like they are deliberately losing to tease the Red Fox and saying "take our spot in the 4 if you're good enough"

The Kings actually play well against the Sixers. Olgivy's physical presence around the boards has been a problem for the Sixers with Young playing more like an NBA player than some of the other more fancied players in the league. Madgen from outside the arc is always a problem for any team.

Perth supporters reminded us all that Perth was just going through the motions in last night's game after their loss (they looked pretty serious to me!) The same could be said for the Sixers in this game, but really?

The Sixers have no pressure on them to win the game except to carry form into finals. I hear Gibbo is sore, but OK to play. It could be an opportunity to let "Crocodile Cadee" shine in front of mum & dad. The pressure is all on the Kings. How have they responded to pressure all year?

They might lift, then again.......

Only live broadcast of today is NBL.tv and Kings Radio on the Sydney Kings TV youtube channel.

Adelaide will probably play their starters similar or even less minutes than Perth game while Sydney are desperate and playing for their season.
Still I hope sixers get up and thump Sydney.

Not to mention One HD's coverage of the F1 finishes at 7:00pm, but naturally Ten prefers to shaft the NBL to 11:20pm in favor of (I kid you not) 90 minutes of fishing shows and an encore of Bondi rescue...

What a freaking joke of a network.

I have no problem with them not showing it live as they pay a lot for F1 and its a one off (also a fan of F1, so take that for what its worth). But they should replay it earlier.

Onto the game, we are playing very well so far.

The Sixers are giving their starters a decent run today. That proves that the Wildcats didn't rest players the other night.

That's true Tornado. It also proves that Elvis is still alive.

It's 1 v 4 and 2 v 3.

No. Why would second play fourth?

First plays fourth, second plays third. Winners advance.

Previous post is a response to Anon, not Steven.

Will be interesting to see how sixers and tigers approach next weeks final game against each other.
The game itself will be a dead rubber but both will face off in semis straight after.
Perth could end up in same scenario v Wollongong.
Cairns and NZ both eliminated.

Cadee said Gibson might miss a few week in the post game interview. Hopefully not the case.

Hahahaha....Perth fans dribble so much shit they make diarrhoea jealous!

Not our fault you struggle to understand the simplest concept.

It was so difficult to listen to the announcing of Carfino and Rosen for todays game. It would be a difficult task but they have to remember that there are listeners from all over the league watching and listening to there discription of the game. At todays game, the two announcers were discribing how great of an effort Cody Ellis' missed shot was while Schennsner dunked the ball on the return after the miss. Luke got a luke warm mention.

It was great to see that Teys got rested a lot.
He definitely is the X factor for the finals.
The only worry is that with Kobe out for the rest of the season, Lakers are looking for a replacement.
And apparently Phil Jackson is on "vacation" in Australia...
Now, if you put 2 and 2 together.. (for Tornado's benefit only - it makes 4)

Tornadoes post about Perth fans dribbling shit and making diarrhoea jealous sums up his/her level of maturity

It's not actually basketball stuff. It's simple maths.

Go kings

Rets ro rixers, rets ro!

"if you put 2 and 2 together.. (for Tornado's benefit only - it makes 4)"

No it doesn't. It makes 22.

Wonder how much of this result was missing Gibbo and backing up on the road, and how much was the 36ers not being able to fire up because they felt like they'd won their big game for the round.

It'll be interesting to see how they approach this next Tigers game given Melbourne will be the semis opponent. Test them out but don't go so hard as to risk injury? Try to get confidence from a win? The team will always say they're about the win no matter what, but the mental side of things can be less in their control, I suspect.