What's better than beating Perth in Perth? Beating them twice in the same round!

Oh, I was expecting a blood bath in Perth on Friday, but not from the pussycats. What was Sydney's secret plan?

This rematch should be a beauty. Perth's ego dented, no crushed, like a beer can discarded after an Australia Day BBQ. Sydney have had time to go into the room of mirrors and say "how the heck did we do that?"

If Sydney are smart they would keep to their secret plan. Maybe Gazey just needs to stand on the sidelines and let the boys call their own subs.

Two wins over Perth in the same round would be very special.

This has suddenly become a pretty important game for Perth's whole season.
(I think the "secret plan" for beating us atm though is simply to play us, and limit any choking to < 20 points in magnitude) We're 1-3 in our last 4 games, with that 1 win being lucky as hell.

Like a few others I'm seeing some worrying signs in our team chemistry/character recently. We're on shaky ground as it is with form & personnel issues, but if we don't get the other part right then a serious slide could be on the cards.
Needs to start today I reckon. This game will reveal what we're made of.

Best thing that could happen to the Kings today would be Gaze getting ejected in the first quarter

Brandt picks up a dumb foul within 10 seconds of the game starting. Fkn grrrrrrrr

Wildcats are so shit right now and god it's glorious.

I may even dislike the 'Cats more than I like the Taipans

We certainly are :/

When we have Hire and Kenny on the floor at the same time....hopeless

Gleeson offense is in a rut.

Last two games cats have had huge comebacks when they threw the playbook out and let the stars create.

The plays being run don't allow cottons movement, keyway clogged up and kings playing passing lanes well.

Loving Cadee's ability to draw fouls. James Harden-like.

Hey Luuuc, I guess you have one bullet in the chamber... 'We're lulling the league into a false sense of security'. You can use that sometime over the next couple weeks of you like

FFS...Steindl...worst recruit in living memory

Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.

If you like*

Bring back run stun and have some fun.

All 3 imports fast, athletic and creative...but hey stick them in routine half court sets that stifle their raw talent.

LOL

^mocking the anon, not the 'Cats

Kings just toying with us atm. Would be a fun game for their fans the way Randle is carving us up at will.

Shocker, let cotton have the ball and clear the keyway leads to a drive and foul and a drive and score.

So the question is who wins the title now?
NZ or Melbourne

I would LOVE Jarrad Weeks to be Perth's starting point guard. Bring it on!

I'm also Derek Cooke Jr's biggest fan. He's high on my hit list as Perth coach. I'm busting my ass to get Jerry Evans Jr as well. And Adam Doyle.

Hogwash... You're wrong on both accounts. Those two can't beat Adelaide

As a Perth fan I am feeling rather salty!!

Hasn't lost the team, but he’s trying the grind it out stuff that made him successful. Half the team is different and the other half is getting old. Needs to adapt.

Down 20, 3 games in a row.

Shooting % has been woeful a while now.

Fucking refs are killing us today!!!!!!!!

This is just beautiful.

I'd be giving Cotton a rocket if I'm Gleeson. Poor attitude. Yes he's being targeted extensively by Sydney, but grow a pair son

Tokoto a lil' B. Glad you're all seeing it now

Season looks very much done sadly, and for those saying look at last season at same time. We had multiple injuries that had caused the poor standing, we are at full strength and rely on Cotton and Tokoto far too much. Too many inconsistent players ie: Cooke-Wagstaff-Walker-Kenny and Brandt.

They may change come finals time, but for me Adelaide v Melbourne GF at this moment.

How can Perth's defence be so terrible when they have so many coaches and support staff? What do all these people actually do?

Steindl is a brick and turnover machine

Better open 3pt % down at the local on a Wednesday night

Those who were trying to stir me about Cotton's game winner 7 days ago, where you at?

Take out Kenny's 2/3 3pmt shots, the rest of the wildcats are 3/20 (15%)

Perth just look awkward

Kenny the only player showing any spark.
Without him Perth lose by 40.
Sack Gleeson

Refs not a factor today...and any of my fellow cats fans who say it was don't want to see the truth.
We have Zero scoring punch off the bench, Cooke, Wagstaff, Steindle, Hire, DKD, Vague are a liability on offence.
Since Knight’s retirement there is no inside D, teams are starting to realise that if you drive you are either draining the basket or shooting FTs.
I’ve defended Cooke all season but I’m done, keep him in Sydney...it’s a cheaper flight back to the US

Manu, Cotton only one who turned up. Try trolling a different player

This game will reveal what we're made of.

Took Rhys Vague to get final bucket and avoid lowest score in Perth history.

That said 56 points is pathetic.

Adelaide fans feel free to sink the boot in.

Best decision i made was to go to ikea and decide if the replay was worth watching.

Maybe Gleeson should have listened to Hammer and Homicide's advice about Cooke jr.

Didn't see game, only boxscore.

Any reason Newley came off the bench? Not that it was to Sydney’s detriment.

Timberrrr, I disagree. I reckon Waxy put in more than Cotton today. Cotton is the leader, there is no doubt. He needs to own it. If he faces a hard show, yes pass off, but go get the ball back. Went into his shell.

Side note, this sideline reporter is super switched on. Knows her stuff.

Perth are getting even worse. 9 point last quarter 19 point second half. How does that even happen with players that get paid that much?

Lose by less than 20 = The refs fault
Lose by more than 20 = Sack Gleeson

This current Wildcats roster might have to strap up their shoulders from here on.

Have they put their playoff destiny in the hands of the Sixers and Breakers? If both drop their games against the Hawks but take down Perth then there might not be any games being played in Perth this post season.

They may have done enough to get to the post season but I can't remember a worst month this decade for a Wildcat squad at full strength.

They will certainly make playoffs and I reckon they'll win back at home against Adelaide next game.

Don't forget they have 2 home games against Cairns to finish The regular season

Last few games I've really had to will myself to watch to the end the last few games. It’s hard seeing your team getting thumped but not trying anything different. The 3 ball wasn’t dropping but Gleeson just kept going to that empty well.

They have NZ next week Manu. Adelaide twice the following week (home then away).

Adelaide just scored 39 points in tbe first quarter in Illawarra. 9 points in the last against Sydney just got put in perspective.

Ah right, NZ in between.

2 home games in a row... they'll get at least one win out of that

Cats need to bite the bullet and release Cooke Jr as I was a fan of his recruitment but he is a very poor basketballer. Apart from a dunk/block or 2 he is a very poor import.
Gleeson is showing he has nothing to fix our issues. It looks like he is pissed off at the players and the players are pissed off at him.
So in saying that at the end of the season no matter how far we or dont get get players that need to be released and the team rebuilt are:
Cooke Jr (if we dont release him now)
Hire (should have gone seasons ago)
Kenny (see above)
Vague (no place in NBL for him)
Kernich-Drew (focus on Steindls form)
Walker (Old and Tired but could be backup off bench)
Cotton (Too inconsistent and too much money paid for that)

Yep, only 6 games to go for Perth so that ship has sailed and Cooke wasn't aboard.

Only reason to get rid of Cooke us because he is an import. You would get rid of the Aussies before him. He has shown more than Brandt and Walker.

Only the Kings management know the answer to that.

UDog/anon

If we have learnt nothing else about current Kings management, it's that they don’t know anything about responding to present circumstances, let alone planning for future circumstances.

Kings management serves best as an example of entropy in action.