Isaac
Years ago
The second of three games today in the NBL. Illawarra at home for the first time this season and trying to arrest a 0-3 losing slide. Bullets are 1-1.
Hawks were decent in Cairns and Perth before looking very out of sorts in Sydney. Is it time to put Rotnei Clarke back in the starting line-up? Who out there in that starting group is otherwise spreading the floor?
Oh noes Kevin Whit the captain is out.
Also note to Shane Heal: it's 2017 so you don't "tape" things anymore. You're soooo dumb!
Jick
Years ago
Bullets really lack finesse without the great Cam Bairstow
Ilawarra lost to Kings, and continue to stink it up. What is going on in the Gong?
AngusH
Years ago
Martin just standing no the corner with no defender near him or in the middle of key... A simple cut to the basket, 2 points.
Jick
Years ago
Bebop really giving it to his team for their insipid defence
Martin is the worst player in the nbl at present.
Wtf is with Bevo dead set he has gone from a good coach to a total turd.
Zodiac
Years ago
The Hawks started 1-4 last season and made the GF I wouldn't write them off just yet.
LoveBroker
Years ago
I am confused.
Hawks 1 USF and 1 Tech.
Bullets 3 USF.
Why aren't there some cancelling out going on?
FM
Years ago
Initial USF then Tech ( don't cancel each other)
Then then 1 USF each team Cancel each other.
1USF remaining
Hence they got it right, Hawks 2 shot, bullets 1 shot, Hawks 2 and side
Bullets even with the huge headstart still prove to be useless.
Gee whiz, that must've been some third quarter from the Hawks. Looks like they still have big firepower.
Ben
Years ago
Rhys Martin gave Trice the business on multiple occasions. Huge x factor in the win tonight.
Henry Snow
Years ago
Another game, another refereeing disgrace.
How many times did Trice get knocked driving to the hoop and get nothing, while Clarke goes down like a sack of $hit and gets the call every time.
As for the 'brawl'... if Kickert gets an usportsman like then so should all 5 Illawarra players. What a f’ing joke these NBL referee are, year in, year out.
Isaac
Years ago
Hawks were awful early on. Started wondering what they needed to change given it was following a pretty crappy game in Sydney too, but things thankfully improved. 39-16 third quarter! There was a time years back when the third quarter was almost always their worst point.
No minutes for Ellis?
Missing White might've been helpful - more minutes for Norton and Clarke who are their best guards. Norton +23, Kay +25.
Johnson is not a shooter...
koberulz
Years ago
No minutes for Ellis?Ellis had white compression gear on, so he may have been ineligible to play. Not sure how the NBL's handling that.
Big Ads
Years ago
Spray on compression wear is not authorized by FIBA.
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