nbl.tv broadcast out at the moment too!

I've had no problem with nbl.tv

Hawks shooting over 50% from 3.

They've comeback but is shooting that kind of clip sustainable.

If Hawkies get up tonight, Melbourne is a genuine shot at minor premiership

Which would be a better backup point guard... Jarrod Kenny or a paper bag?

Lol conger getting in the face of a guy who has played about 2minutes all season

^^^ Brown paper bags are how LK and Melbourne United build their team

School holidays in full effect.

Hawks hitting everything and playing the most intense d I've seen this year.

Damn good first half of basketball I thought.

Kenny is a complete lability. Slow thinker, slow mover

AJ Ogilvy is just a big lump of coal these days. Adds bugger all to his team

Dam cats can't hit an open 3 aside from cotton. Game won and lost beyond th the arc

Wildcats bench has failed them big time.
Steindl hasn't done anything since joining the club and Wagstaff has been shocking today

Couple minutes left and Cats have been to the line twice, pretty sure both first quarter lol.

On he plus side they are a perfect 4 from 4.

Haha you're the only joke here, #835

Bevo ball is a beautiful thing when the whole team is up and about like this.
Cats failed to match the intensity. Pretty disappointing coming off a rare home loss.

Bev calls a timeout the 14 left and up 9, righto

TOKOTO UNSPORTSMANLIKE?!?!

Seriously refs, get your shit together. He hugged him

lol, what a shit show from Perth

Short changed? Pffft ... We got out-worked by an undermanned team who fully deserved the win.
Cats have got some issues atm, and will have to deal with them on the road for a few weeks.

Wildcats played like cap but the home cooking was atrocious.

It's the old Bad Boys theory, if you play intense D and just keep fouling, the refs can't call everything, the flow of the game just becomes physical.

I wish there was a way to properly quantify a player's entire contribution to a team; be it tangibles and intangibles.

Damian Martin would probably be the best player in the league

When I checked late in the game the FTA count was 8-10.

To me the 3rd import needs to start, no point having a role player as an import period!

Illawarra wanted it more and simple as that! What happens if Martin retires tomorrow? Sydney will pull our pants down!

Also think this game showed why cotton is a shooting guard first, not a point guard. Finds it hard to distribute with his small size and is easily knocked around putting him off balance. Resulted in a lot of turnovers.

Loss is on cats role players though, they missed every open shot created when hawks doubled tokoto or cotton.

"Greg Hire is worse than a potato"
Well #832 he was better than any other spud on Wildcats bench today.

@Manu - I was think the same thing about Martin. Perth are a totally different team with him out. You would think with his stats that a perth could cover him adequately but nope, irreplaceable.

I guess from day 1 Perth recruits are told Damo is the guy you look to and listen to, and if he's willing to defend his ass off then you are too. That's just how it is. You hustle here

Doesn't really explain why our offence sucks so hard atm though.
Great D creates some easy buckets for sure, but last season we had a genuine inside weapon in Angus Brandt. This season either he's not the same player, we're not using him as well, or teams are better at countering him. Either way, taking away that dimension from our game has left us looking pretty ordinary in the half court.

Yeah, he is a point guard after all. Generally speaking, the position has obviously changed and they may as well be called 'points guards', but Martin is a throwback. Actually runs sets and organises shit. He's smart as and dictates their offensive tempo. Playing off the ball allows him to step back and see what is working too

Plus he is one of their most reliable spot-up shooters

Yeah pretty much all been said.
Kenny is a fantastic backup PG, especially as backup for Damo. He's been a great addition to the team. That 3-man rotation of Martin, Cotton, and Kenny is very reliable. But Martin is the lynchpin. Kenny isn't starting 5 calibre.
Cotton can certainly handle the ball, but much better as the SG where he cops less close checking. Plus defensively nobody can match Martin when it comes to guarding opposition PGs.
Don't know WTF it is with Wagstaff, but has been this way for a while now, either runs red-hot or stone-cold.
Brandt must be carrying an injury? Started the season well, but now seems to be struggling.
Steindl. In theory it seemed like a great idea. Why wasn't he playing NBL. GF in Perth, seemed almost serendipitous.
But whatever he had a couple of seasons back, seems to have gone. Lost confidence maybe?
Cooke? Nah, we need somebody who is starting material, and then imagine Brandt coming off the bench.

Congratulations Oscar. A great journey from the Under 14 Nationals in Perth in 1995. Well done!

I'm happy to congratulate Oscar when he does get to 500.
Great career can't see too many more players hitting that milestone

Perth need a clean out on the bench next year.
Steindl is already signed on, not sure why based on form.
DKD, Kenny and Hire need to go.
Bring in an import big and bring Brandt off the bench.