Pre-season lol

LOL

Don't forget Wildcats were without:

Damien Martin
Angus Brandt
Terrico White
Mitch Norton for 75% of the game

I will humour some delusional Adelaide fans and change my tip for the title.
Adelaide to win 2018/19 NBL championship

Actual basketball question below:

When was the last time a team did well in pre-season and backed up with a legit title run in the real season???

In 8 team NBL, maybe qualify by saying playing off for GF in both

@UseTaHoop Melbourne last year..

Pre season.

Brad Hill

Ben Allen


If you know what links those three then the word eating will probably stop.

What happened to Norton? Any team that avgs 20 more fta per game is likely to be difficult to beat. Across most games there had been some real head scratching interpretations, it needs to improve

Look at some of the losers on here. Can't stand to see how good Adelaide are year after year. EAD. Kings won't make the top four.

Where were you flogs last year? Went silent when Adelaide dominated and made the grand final. Typical.

You do realize Adelaide haven't won since 2002 don't you.
Its a meaningless preseason tournament with key players missing for most teams.

They didn't play Sobey Today either and DJ played limited minutes... still blew out Perth who look once again like they'll be held up by cotton all year.

Nah Illawarra were far more impressive with their small ball lineup than I expected and I think they will play in the playoffs this season.

As far as Adelaide go, they are getting a lot of offensive contributions from Drmic but he isn't a great player at all and you're kidding yourselves if you think he is good for 20ppg

Hahaha. Oh proud, you don't watch much basketball do you. Lol. Hilarious comment. Drmic doesn't need to score even 10 points a game for Adelaide to still win. Drmic is a sick player. Shits on Kennedy.

Drmic is mediocre.
Did he get the Brad Hill medal for his blitz performance..

No damo, brandt or white. Yep i can see why you would lean on your mvp. EYW were was this optimism when perth blew adelaide away a few weeks back?

Don't know what's more embarrassing, EYW thinking Sobey not playing is equal to Brandt, Damo and White not playing or listening to Sobey's interview where he talked about wanting to posterize Rudy Gobert.

Kings didn't play their starting 5 today..I'm guessing EYW thinks that Sobey is a bigger out than Bogut, Lisch, Newely, Anderson and Randle.

Look for Mojak Deng to dominate this season and Adelaide in the granny

Perth fans can't accept a loss, shitstains.

J Adelaide were without Drmic, DJ and also Sobey in that game and they played randoms with no structure. You've got nothing J.

We found out being the Merloin competition champions doesn't get you the Grand Final prize.

To be honest, I feel the Sixers haven't changed as much as other teams. They should be getting it together early.

Hopefully we get 6 out of our first 8 games, the area we have struggled each year is winning the winnable first month of games.

Remember Creek has said he won't play for Adelaide again, doesn't mean he won't return and play for Joey.

When good teams leave players out and give time to junk time players and lose, fairly the fans of those teams won't be concerned in the slightest.

When a team not expected to do well plays well and wins the preseason it’s a glimmer of hope for an over achieving season ie. good chemistry, Sobey playing well again, majok and Drmic going next level and imports being strong this year.

EYW, perth had no wagstaff, brandt, kay, norton and white in those games, played a larger group of nobody's... do they teach math in SA?

J they certainly don't in Perth, what a filthy mess of a state. So glad it is isolated away from the important parts of Aus.

You keyboard warriors in mummy's basement all counted Adelaide out last year and we saw how that went. You all ate your words. You'll do it again this year. If you actually watched the Adelaide game, you'd clearly see even their bench players were hitting shots, no one can control their offense, no one can keep up with them. They'll make the playoffs with ease.

I guess Perth losing today to us bought up memories from when we knocked you out last year... seems like this year will be more of Cotton holding up the entire team.

Wow. I saw lots to like in the games Adelaide played but a little perspective might be needed before making major predictions on the season. As long as they're exciting to watch and competitive again I'm happy.

Is Wagstaff ok? I know he might of got the foul call, but seriously. Man bun or not, you just can't front the pub to chat with mates when you got flattened by Larkins.

@OP - Jesus christ dude, settle down - its just the pre-season.

Its all about teams getting their players warmed up and trying a few new things. None of the teams are showing their cards yet. 36ers have played well but lets not get too carried away.

RE: Perth v Adelaide - Given that both teams play each other in RD1, both teams would be far from showing their full bag of tricks. Perth were 3 starters down and coached by their 3rd string coach.

EYW you're right, knocking out Perth is a 36ers "championship" these days, its been a while since your last actual championship hasn't it? Luckily you don't sabotage your relationship with the best aussie talent, build long term winning culture...

"You keyboard warriors in mummy's basement all counted Adelaide out last year and we saw how that went. You all ate your words."

how did anyone eat their words?
Is just making up the numbers in a GF series the pinnacle of sports for you?

Save that rant for when they actually win something.

Is just making up the numbers in a GF series the pinnacle of sports for you?

I don't get the making up the numbers in the finals comment. 36ers have probably won more total games than any other team the past 2 seasons regular/ finals combined. Regularly score 100+ points and run rings around opposition defence. Game 3 was the turning point in that series. Losing Childress and ejecting Sobey but not Prather for doing exactly the same thing. 36ers could have easily won that series had things if not for a few questionable decisions and injury.

lol

I don't get the making up the numbers in the finals comment. 36ers have probably won more total games than any other team the past 2 seasons regular/ finals combined. Regularly score 100+ points and run rings around opposition defence.

and yet no title........

Is just making up the numbers in a GF series the pinnacle of sports for you?

I actually want the Kings to make 4th place but be eliminated.

If Gaze doesn't make the playoffs he will be fired and we know from experience what happens when good teams get rid of bad coaches and replace them with good ones, eg Dean Demopolous -----> Dean Vickerman.