Purely statistically, the difference between winning and losing for the 36ers is dropping from a 1 in 10 chance of playoffs to a 1 in 250 chance. Huge incentive to win it.

With the Sixers now starting to find their mojo, they have put themselves in the slightest of contentions for a playoff berth. With the team finally starting to play with a healthy roster, thanks to the returns of Mitch Creek and Jamar Wilson, Adelaide will need another win on the board tonight if they are to sniff a playoff chance.

Preview: 36ers come to Melbourne carrying playoff hopes

I think that Melbourne should be too good at home and win by 3.

Lost because Wilson.....oh wait...

By my reckoning, with the win Adelaide move into 5th?

Yes - 5th

Hard run for MU away at those venues. With Knight out, Wollongong, well Wollongong and Homey game they can do this. Like to se DQ back and take away Crawfords minutes as he can hit the shots, has great rebound ability and knows the systems..

Maybe see Jamar and Gibbo never on at the same time.. Pair Wilson with someone else and Gibbo with someone. Hedge your bets....

Now Can we have our replacement player please !! We earnt it !!!

I wonder what DJ is up to...… Might be better here pairing up with Motum for that shot at the NBA next season ??? FFT

Sorry Annon DJ is heading to perth as injury replacement for knight ;)

Bait taken. His Team is currently 3rd and he had 12 minutes last game.

Awesome win! Sixers are on a roll and the cats are cooked i reckon they are primed for another upset at the arena next week

BOL BOL - Perth is set to sound out the availability of hard-working forward Dave Gruber, who was released by Wollongong in October. New Zealander Jeremiah Trueman - who is currently in the United States – and SBL rebounding king Jarrad Prue are also on the radar.

Gruber would be my pick.

Let's poach Diamon Simpson from Spain for the next 2-3 months.

Diamon Simpson.....Yes please!

That will improve our chronic free throw deficiencies - not.

Don't understand the Rose coloured glassed DS is seen through. Best of a very ordinary crop of imports on the Sixers import roundabout during our worst period in history.

Simpson would be a very nice addition indeed! Gruber would be a good fit for the cats

@ XY

Your comments have some validity but there is no doubt in my mind that DS was all effort in the paint and dominant on the boards. He lacked full match fitness and was poorly used and disrespected by one of our worst coaches ever. We did have some poor recruiting at the time and even worse management but DS pulled some pretty good stats despite that. Enough at any rate to get some gigs better paying than here.

His free throw deficiency was definitely exceptional.

I havn't followed his career, just respected and valued his work ethic as I saw it in his time here.

Diamon Simpson.....good player, don't get me wrong. But I would rather Peach, BJ, Brock (who has started to get consistency in his game) and would welcome back DJ before signing Simpson.

And no offence to DS but XY is right, couldn't hit sand from the free throw line if he was in the middle of the Sahara. Adelaide are bad enough at the FT line this year without Diamon's efforts.

"Gruber would be a good fit for the cats"
No he wouldn't, he's not American!

Oh, hang on, born September 23 1981, Iowa City, IA

Roll out mamma's Apple Pie, the Hawkeye State boy would be a perfect fit.

Anthony - 48% foul shooter this season
Simpson - 54% foul shooter in 2011-12

Is Starling around...Crawford plus BJ trade off..

Not sure Simpson is the cerebral type. All effort though.

Anyway, here's the +/- from this game:

HOME TEAM
S. Dennis: 6
D. Kickert: -5
D. Barlow: 3
M. Worthington: 3
J. McRae: 5
C. Patton: 1
O. Odigie: 0
N. Tomlinson: -14
L. Walker: -5
D. Corletto: -6

ROAD TEAM
A. Gibson: -6
J. Wilson: 4
B. Motum: 2
A. Petrie: 4
M. Creek: -6
L. Schenscher: -1
B. Teys: 4
P. Crawford: 7
T. Daly: 2