Muo has such a beautiful shot.

Would love to see more of him.

Looks like he could be one hell of a player down the track.

Wagstaff flopping again. Patton with the most perfect box out technique you'll ever see and its called a foul because Wagstaff (on cue) goes to the deck.

Disgusting really.

I'm not a Melb supporter, but even if i was I wouldn't deny that Wortho flops.

He has done it for a long time now.

I've just noticed how bad Wagstaff is getting with the flopping and its disgusting.

As I said in the other thread, why do Perth fans get so angry when we call out their players for flopping.

I means it not some subjective opinion...its fact. They flop..i don't believe there is a need to get butthurt about it.

Agreed with flopping in the game. Terrible to watch

Wagstaff did it last week against Childress next to the ring. Thankfully the refs let it go and Childress just made an easy bucket bcoz Wagstaff was laying on the floor boards

Good too see United get a win over the cheating flopping wildcats. Tell me how they have 5 Americans in their team, Shaun flopped redhage, deandre not ennis Daniels, jeemaine 0/11 beal, muo and Ernest Guam is not part of Oceania Ross.

When is someone's going to stand up against this organisation.

Well done United united, just shows how some people in this forum have no idea. Muo is not American hes a Sudanese refugee who came out to australia. Not wildcats fault FIBA has Guam in Oceana, and redhage is a naturalised australian.

Give me another reason as to how the wildcats cheat. I think opposition fans should quit their whinging about perth it's so old now and maybe look at your own teams and how they are run.

Muo is not American. You forgot U'u.
Not going to win with Beal and Daniels combining for 3-28fg !! With two of those in garbage time.
Breakers would have to be favorites imo.

So that's 6 Americans then

I can't believe Melb have missed some open shots. That can't be right. I hope Boti doesn't go soft on Melb this week for not shooting over 50% from field.
Seriously though Perth are not playing at their best, but still manage to fight their way through it. Sixers will rue that missed chance on Friday.

Where do you get 6 Americans from United?

United United.

Muo is from Sudan.

Clue : Sudan is not a country in the Americas.

After being told he was not American you still counted him...do you have that extra chromosome?

Melbourne had to split this round, just to stay in touch. Daniels will be fine, they need to really change his role in the team tho

The only problem with the flop is you won't get the charge call to go your way if you don't fall over. Until the refs stop blowing the whistle and rewarding someone for falling over, nothing will change.
Barlow half put his arm around Redhage. Redhage then grabs and holds Barlows arm and uses his other arm to lock it in, and Barlow gets the holding foul

I never said he lacked a chromosome, I asked if he had an extra one. Try comprehending next time.

Daniels is good on the boards he had 12 today maybe they should bring him off the bench again to play that Greg hire role for a couple of games to get his confidence back,or run some play where he's a lot closer to the bucket not 20 feet away, what do I know anyway I'm not the coach of the wildcats haha

Agree with Keany - Melbourne really needed that to stay in touch. Would be the least selfish I have seen McRae play however you don't win many games if you get outrebounded 49 - 31.
Perth have zero outside shooting at the moment it was their mistake getting Daniels when they knew he was a 4/3 they need a true swingman instead. They rely on Beal for outside shooting too much at the moment so they should cut Daniels in my opinion but whether they have the guts to do that I question with the potential NBA connections right now. Liked the look of Muo out there and hopefully he gets another gig with another team once Hire is back.

Yeah melbourne did get smashed on the boards and they didn't shoot real we'll from the charity stripe but they played Perth like d at times today, the key was shutting down beal he had maybe one open shot for night

United united - 36ers won the title in 1986 with 4 USA born players on the team - 2 imports and 2 naturalised. I didn't have a (big) problem with that then and I don;t now. Naturalised players have added a huge amount to the quality and entertainment value of the NBL as players and coaches over the decades. I'm glad they have and I'm fine with Perth managing to keep some of those naturalised players in the league.

The Ross issue is a different kettle of fish, given the intent of the Oceania rule (to develop the quality of Oceania basketball). But, as pointed out in another thread, professional basketball is all about pushing the rules and challenging the referees (and administrators) to make the calls. The basic tenet is that the spirit of the rules is secondary to the letter in professional sport.

Has anyone looked at the footwork of Muo? Every time he gets the ball the refs let him travel. Before anything he does.

"I never said he lacked a chromosome, I asked if he had an extra one. Try comprehending next time."

Camby, paying out a poster by implying they are mentally disabled and have down syndrome isn't exactly good form, in fact, I would argue it is pretty poor form and not wanted behaviour on this site. The vast majority of your posts are pretty poor form in general and lack any evidence of basic basketball knowledge. The general quality of the posts on this site would be much higher without the rubbish you generally put forward.

I found this a relatively entertaining game to watch, particularly in the first half. I actually thought the refs did a half decent job in what was a pretty tough game - Perth always put the heat on the officials to make the call with their up and in defence and United were matching that today also. Jordan Mcrae has a pretty awesome offensive game. He is a player who can create a shot to bail out the offense when the shot clock is winding down, a valuable asset when playoffs come around. He is the type of player I would have liked to see at the sixers this season rather than Wilson of whom I have never been a huge fan.

The offensive fouls that were called (against Perth) in Melb never would have been called in Perth.

Well done united on a good win.
What I was wondering is why the hell would Gleeson not use Knight down the stretch and stay with Daniels and Beal even though they were having a tough scoring game..
Late in the 4th the lineup should've been Martyn, Muo, Wagstaff, Redhage, Knight..
You gotta go with the guys who are actually scoring when you are 10 down in the 4th quarter..
Take nothing away from United on a great win but we have a muppet coaching us.
Talent hides that

Muo and defence doesn't equate. Nor does the refereeing not watching him every time he travels before making a move. Fairly basic mistakes. Aylen and the spuds under him MIA.
Where are you Mal?

Perth will regret getting rid of Muo I reckon. Has played decent so far and can shoot. Damo, U'u, Ross, Hire and Daniels aren't really shooters - Redhage and Wagstaff are far better shooters than all 5 in my opinion.

The roller coaster continues...

United continue rollercoaster season, upset Perth

'910...

You forgot how the Sixers were fined $125k for 'blatant salary cap cheating' in 1994.

Face....meet egg.

Bottom line anonymous we have 6 championships and average 12k to our games,

Bottom line, we've never been caught over salary cap.

A lot of people fail to realise apart from basketball, Wildcats do a lot in the community.

If the rest of the league is happy perth lost one game today, you are very short sighted my friend.

Also another bottom line, the position the wildcats have finished for the past 28 seasons :)

Trevor Gleeson is the best coach going around right now.

He played his chargers perfect for a 2nd game of a tough road trip.

FAN u r a flog!!

Good to see that Mrs Gleeson is on the board again!
Could you tell your boy, Mrs Gleeson, that coaching is not about just pulling faces and waving your arms. You are supposed to watch the game, read the game and understand the game. And react to what is happening on the court. Trevor is a nice boy I'm sure, but most of the time he has no idea what is going on. He persisted with Beal, he put Knight on the bench, he had no answers to an average Melbourne team.
Wildcats took 83 shots to Melbourne's 62 and had 49 rebounds to Melbourne's 31. Also Melbourne missed 11 free throws.
Lucky for United they had Trev on their side.

Well, that dark horse has gallopped into contention and all of a sudden there is life in the NBL finals series to come, cheers to that...

Muo will be a good pickup for one of the new franchises. Shame Brisbane has the jump on the other possible contenders,

Wild cats fans - All about the money which has brought success.


Any club could have succeeded and have the same record with the same government and millionaire backing they have had.

Just stop responding to the Cats fans as they will never get it and when they feel the need to post on other clubs Facebook sites, just press the hide button or invade their site !!!!

Annon - disagree with that. Not all about money propping up the Wildcats, that record of 28 finals appearances in a row is incredible. That speaks to great organisation at every level, putting and keeping good teams together with good chemistry over decades.

But that incredible record does have a huge asterix against it:- Perth did benefit from the period where there were 8 teams in the finals in an 11 team competition. Between 2003 and 2006 Perth came 7th three times with a losing overall record - their 'finals' record is saved by the ridiculousness of the finals system at the time.

It hasn't been talked about at all, but Perth's offence has changed a lot since Lisch left. They were the epitome of 'team basketball', but the ball stops way too much these days. There are flashes of it here and there, but nothing like 2011/12

Wonders,

I am not so sure their offence was as good during Lischs' era as you think.

They were just a better defensive team.

That team still had some ugly offensive games, but it was their defence (Rob Beveridge take the floor) that won them a lot of games.

shot Melbourne :)

Perth may currently have the best defensive record, but Melbourne blasted holes right through it on the weekend, at times scoring with ridiculous ease.

interesting game to watch - top team , perth don't lose all that much and adelaide below the standard of these two

Its great to see Wildcats fans not blaming the referee for the loss, but purely beaten by better team, as most other fans from other clubs do when the wildcats win. As a Melbourne guy, I can see why their club is healthy and thriving....

"Teams will really hone in on Beal and make the likes of Damo and Daniels beat them from the 3pt line."

In 2010 and 2014 Martin shot around 50% from three in the regular season and it's no coincidence Perth finished top and won the title both those years.

Watch the Adelaide game again and clear your heads. Watch the calls from the refs and who is shooting it up for Perth. Adelaide almost where they need to be. Don't be so ignorant. Watch all the games across the league and you will learn, not just your own teams or the score board.

mostly i watch my team, but i know my song well before i start singing.