Hate to state the bleeding obvious but we really need this one.

I expect Cairns to win on the weekend against Perth, so if we lose this we drop out of the 4 and they go up.

NZ to win.
Moore is a big out for Adelaide.

Well apparently Creek won't take any S_ _ T.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/basketball/adelaide-36ers-look-to-bounce-back-to-form-against-nbl-leader-new-zealand-breakers/news-story/e95b27d0f21849bc9b162335aeb1b11e

Who is the goose asking Creek such things?

"We go home and people stop us in the street and go, 'can you guys win a game already, can you guys stop sucking'?

Ramone will play is my mail.

Does sportsbet pay out for the correct number of unsportsmanlike and tech fouls in the last 2 minutes of a game?

Breakers by 28

So Homicide is doing Adelaide games now?

I'm watching less than half the games after watching every single game in prior seasons. I keep planning my days around watching games only to turn them off within 30 seconds of the broadcast starting, and have no idea what's happening around the league anymore.

If I didn't have a Wildcats membership I'd already paid for I'd just stop watching completely.

CAnt get onto nbl tv

Johnson and Hodgson do not work together .
They clog the middle and Hodgson has zero post game .
He is solid at stepping into the space for easy ones , nothing more . Both of them are a liability on D as they are both slow footed and not physically strong enough to make up for the lack of speed .
Why can Joey NOT see this .

Are the refs allowed to call both a charge and a flop on the same play? That would help significantly with getting guys to realise they can get a call without falling over. Actually giving them the call without them falling over would help too.

That play was a blatant flop by Teys.

Hate how they call charges after the pass has been made. Basically the rule expects an offensive player to be able to stop on a dime and it rewards defenders 'sliding' under players in such situations.

Agreed Macdub. It stifles the offensive team too much and rewards mediocre defence.

No tech on Deng??

I like Adelaide's balance. They are probably the most balanced teams in the league..from 1 to 5..they have terrific players with major areas of the game covered well (rebounding, shooting, playmaking etc.)

Hate how they call charges after the pass has been made. Basically the rule expects an offensive player to be able to stop on a dime and it rewards defenders 'sliding' under players in such situations.

This needs to be the last season for DJ in a Sixers uniform . Not worth the $$ .

Agreed should be the last season of DJ.

Penney's played on a year too long the problem for NZ is he's still got another year to go on his contract.

"Why should it be any different to if they keep the ball? Passing off shouldn't give you free rein to run defenders over."

I don't know what good there is in equating it to a scenario where one retains/keeps the ball. Obviously in that situation they have possession, they have made contact and they have been advantaged by 'charging' the player.

The offensive player hasn't been advantaged if he passes the ball, the defender chooses to anticipate the contact and falls to the ground after the player has already given up possession (some may say the offensive team has got an advantage by having an opposition defender 'on the ground' however thats arguably the defenders own fault).

I agree that passing off shouldn't give you free reign; but players aren't exactly using 'free reign' when they hit the player. Heck they usually don't even the opportunity to stop. That is the problem.

I'd rather only reward the charging call for good defense. To me, 'beating' a player to a spot on the drive = absolutely. But simply waiting until some guy comes down from the air = no charge.

In any event, I thought it was always a charge to 'slide' underneath a player mid-air - which is what happens in these situations (and in this particular situation).

some may say the offensive team has got an advantage by having an opposition defender 'on the ground' however thats arguably the defenders own fault

they usually don't even the opportunity to stop.

Probably the best game I've seen Shorter play.

I'm a NZB supporter. Yes, Adelaide are getting home cooking with some very favourable calls.

But who cares? We get home cooking and favourable calls in NZ..and so does every home team.

Swings and roundabouts.

Deng's certainly not shy tonight

Don't call crap like that

Not sure of Loe's contract situation; but please oh please can we not re-sign him next year/cut him. He is horrendous.

Tough offensive foul on Sosa. Very minimal contact..looked like Sobey kept running to oversell it.

Sobey should attack more and more; rather than settling for jumpers. He is such an athletic finisher..with an incredible first step. Either makes the basket or gets fouled a high % of the time.

Pretty sure Loe only re-signed for 1 year.

Good crowd 7236

Massive game from Chill in this one.

Game bookended by shit ref calls.

First possession: Hodgson jumped from out of bounds to get the offensive rebound and score.

Last possession: Should've been an unsportsmanlike on Abercrombie.

Second-last*

Need one of the nerdier guys on this site to tally which commentators have called the most games this year.

36ers got out of jail really excellent fight back by NZ but Shorter turned up tonight.

Top spot up for grabs beware Melbourne United.

Deng seems to be stepping up when required. I like his game

I'm not sure Casey liked that Shorter jumping in

Henare not a happy camper in the presser

At least the refs were on top of Vikona's usual pushing and holding crap.

^ So you're saying Joey influenced the refs somehow tonight and that's the reason why Adelaide won the game? Seriously??

Sosa set the table so many times for the NZ bigs only to have them miss a chippie of fumble the ball away.

Seems Sosa's individual success is completely inverse to team success

Creek was ready last game

Nothing to do with the "Home Cooking" for the fouls but more the nature of the respective offences in the first three quarters. NZ took and hit a lot of outside shots while 36ers mainly shot contested shots in the keyway. Therefore there were a lot more fouls called on NZ. From about halfway through the third quarter, NZ put the ball inside a lot more, hence there were more fouls called on Adelaide and most probably were about even from then. Same thing over the past few games with NZ.

The laugh on the foul count is that all three refs have teamed in various combinations in NZ. Why would they ref differently?

Never rely on boxscore crowd figures. The stats guys just throw any figure in there.

Had Deng in a headlock

NZ look old and slow and only have one decent import at the moment. 36ers too quick for tgem.

I think the Breakers have the oldest roster ATM.

Breakers really need to add another import or risk slipping down the ladder

NZ racked up fouls because Adelaide kept penetrating and moving the ball quickly. NZ looked ok late when Adelaide slowed down a bit.

If you penetrate and dish around on offense and defend the 3 point line on offense NZ seem a bit lost.