If Adelaide can't win today they have issues.

I'm real excited for Patterson.

Will take him a while to flourish imo because he doesn't seem like the kind of guy who makes things happen himself. But he should be really good

Appreciate the bright start to this thread Jack.

Looking forward to the refs putting on a clinic today.

ZERO CHANCE the Bullets take more FTs than the 36ers today.

ZERO

Dumbass Teys. Why.

Patterson is looking... large

These USF calls are only to encourage flopping/accentuated contact. Guys will take the risk..if the get the call they get an USF for their team, if no they only get a flop warning.

Gliddon sold that call beautifully.

What the hell has happened to our game that that is an USF??

Patterson can't stay in front of anyone on the 36ers. He couldn't stay in front of Teys.

Good to see referees starting to pick up on Vukona's secret tactics and whistle it - now that he isn't playing for NZB ;)

He looked in total shock that it got picked up!

Yeah, Patterson is certainly in some kind of shape... A sort of roundish, spheroid one.

Hodgson looks like a totally different player.

Patterson's dog getting more air time

#freeKobe

Heal doesn't get it. In the US and on US airlines you can have small dogs in your bag in the cabin. So Patterson assumed it would be the same in Aus. Funny story but if you've flown in the US it's standard.

Patterson must go to the same gym as Boris Diaw.

NBL and coaches need to work something out re language in time out huddles.

It's a bad "look" on commercial fta

Congratulations South Australia you are eating tonight!

Can't you eat home cooking for lunch in the West?

Even in AEDT it’s too early for a cooked dinner.

Legit personal reasons this time though as he will be missing Kobe.

Adelaide have to be the only team in the league with defense bad enough to make the Bullets look like... well... the Sixers on offense.

Cadee best player for Sixers. Keep it up. Selfish

LOL Cadee. Bricks it badly and now a stupid foul.

Cadee is really coming through for Adelaide in the final minute.

But guys Cadee is entitled to take horrible threes since he is a star because he has his own clothing line.

Gliddon 30 point game with a buzzer beater (well 0.5secs left)!

Brisbane too good for Adelaide.
Adelaide now 1-5 against non Sydney teams.

Surely it was the refs fault that the floppy 6ers lost.

At least Adelaide fans can commiserate their loss with Hungry Jacks.

Sack Joey?

Hodgson 15 & 10.

Wow, DeLeon is just a bum

Unfortunately Adelaide is look like 1/3rd of the team it was last year, and possibly only 1/2 the team it was thge your before that.

I think that joey is looking for an exit strategy.

Qite sad , in that they did come so close.

Does the 25%/7 game rule still apply when imports contracts become fully guaranteed for the rest of the season?

If so that being our 8th game would mean Deleon is unlikely to be going anywhere.

Good question Zodiac I thought it was maybe a bit later in season that contracts become guaranteed.

I think the 25%/7 game rule applies to finals eligibility.

Anyone know how long Ramones will be out for?

I'll say it before and I'll say it again, Jason Cadee is the most overrated player in the league. He could brick 10 threes, and when he hits one he, Matt Russel, and Shane Heal will celebrate like he's some sort of basketball savant. The dude looks like he should be a good player but he just isn't. He is certainly not a starter level player in this league.

Deleon may have hustled his ass off but he's not bringing enough on offense to justify his spot. Brendan Teys is bringing more offense for crying out loud. Sorry, Deleon, it's done. Please pack your bags.

And if Moore isn't over this injury very soon they need to move him on too. They cannot continue to wait this out another couple of weeks. The league is too tight. They run the risk of severely hampering their playoff prospects right now. We literally do not have time to "wait and see" on an injury that was meant to be a 1 game injury. Be back soon or go home.

Losing to Brisbane at home with an effort like that is a travesty. They're nowhere near what they were last year. And now that Sydney has woken up I don't see them beating them again unless they have Moore back.

"Unfortunately Adelaide is look like 1/3rd of the team it was last year, and possibly only 1/2 the team it was thge your before that."

Well they have lost Mitch Creek and Josh Childress, which was one of the best forward combos in league history, so they were going to need others to improve to cover that loss, and always unlikely to be as strong a championship threat as last year.

That said, they are currently 3-5, last year they were 4-5, the year before they were 3-6. They obviously need Moore back, then everyone goes back to their normal roles and they can assess where they're at. Important they leave the panicking to the fans.

And if Moore isn't over this injury very soon they need to move him on too.

"It's the old mates act with Heal, Cadee can dono wrong, you'll notice it now with Froling, who’s going ok but struggling defensively."

I thought today was one of Froling's better defensive games, he is playing with more intent at that end, which is great to see for such a young player. He's going to make mistakes but he is such an exciting prospect.

This thread is getting a run for its money with the no gender one.

I wonder if the 36ers created the gender thread as a distraction in case they lost?

Disappointing result for the Sixers today. Cam Gliddon on fire won the game off his own hand.

Momentum is building, Paul.

The Bullet brigade is mobilising.

Recognise.

It will only take one loss for the sack Lemanis calls to start up again, you know that!

LeManis is't much better. Like Gaze this will be his last season.

Sooner than I thought!

typed it before and I'll type it again. 36ers need to shoot more 3's. Four in a whole game is just not good enough, especially when one is shot by your centre. Glidden hit more than the whole 36ers combined. That's the ball game right there. 25% from 3pt land. Sixers should have won that game by plenty. Had the Bullets on their heels just before the half. Cannot stop anyone from scoring. I personally think the 36ers are physically soft. They get pushed around and do nothing about it. They need to push back. That is what Creek gave. He didn't let anyone push him or his team around. Even Shorter too. He stuck up for himself. Terangi was just running into them all game with his chest doing whatever he wanted.

Having one good import and 2 role playing imports with one out injured (Moore), is not going to do Adelaide any favours.
Can see them missing the playoffs.

We'll see if 36ers are serious or not by their actions. They are playing a man down on their roster by keeping Deleon. Offering little offensively. Can hardly recall him getting his teammates scoring with his passing. Defensively he can't cover switching. Randle was unable to defend as he couldn't switch, but he could carry himself offensively. Shorter could defend in the paint and averaged a few assists and points.

They are a very competitive team, it's just whether they can convert enough of the close games over the season to make the four. They need Moore back desperately, they were light on for wing depth to start with.

This team is thin on depth and that's all there is to it. You take out Moore and it’s ruined rotations, your giving more minutes to Teys drimic McVeigh Doyle etc that have no right to even be on an nbl court. Adelaide are already one quality player down on last years roster and two weeks without Moore has really hurt. The depth isn’t there to cover any injury to a starting five

I can see the season going pear shaped from here as Deleon is a liability out there. Puts up hero shots and can’t defend the switching big man every team just exploit. Like a commenter earlier said any hope we have of cutting him pretty much looks gone considering the reason his here is because of the shoestring budget like management will pay him and sign up another.

I actually feel ripped off as a member getting reamed the extra 20% and then we get this rubbish roster. Childress was getable if we paid what his worth and creek should also still be here should the nba contract not work out which it hasn’t. Management found a way to totally screw that relationship up as well

Froling has been the one positive the past couple of weeks. I’d like to see him play more minutes and even with dj on the court as well.

I started to write my views on the game but everyone with basketball nous recognises what the issues are. The frustrating thing is that nothing seems to be done to fix them by either the coaching staff or management that is visible to the supporters.

I don't think it's all doom and gloom.

The one thing to remember this season is, it's close there are no easy games.

Go in without focus and you'll lose.

New Zealand lost at home to Brisbane.
Perth under-estimated Brisbane and lost too.

So I don't think losing to them is a big disaster BUT we do have to make up this with one or two good road wins.

When talking Deleon we need first to remember that he is supposed to be the third string import. Sydney and New Zealand are ahead of us but they also have Wear, Armani Moore and Richard. There are no teams with three gun imports, Perth don't even have a third import.

Overall, Sixers need to shoot better from deep and that I imagine will improve with Moore back.

Need something to charge. Yes supporters who jump as soon as team drop a game. Doom and gloom.

Just recognise that Brisbane are a top 4 team and Adelaide aren't.

Brisbane can't "surprise" other teams for much longer before dumb people realise this!

Adelaide are better than Illawarra and Cairns so worst case scenario they will finish 6th.

Here's hoping that the Bullets good early form isn't wasted and can actually get some fans along to their games. They're a pretty watchable team this season.

Agree re DeLeon, though yesterday Sobey also over-dribbled and help up the game almost as much. He's just better offensive value than DeLeon. Team actually looked better with Doyle carrying & distributing the ball.

However, for me the big issue was the decision making on offence. There was minimal ball movement in the half court and everyone seemed to want to dribble the ball into the paint - even DeLeon when he knew Hodgson was in there and in the form of his life. And the number of times Johnson was in the keyway facing the basket from two metres away under minimal pressure and gave up a nice short jump shot option to force some crazy pass down low or try to find an opponent to lean on and attempt some sloppy one-handed finger-roll or leaning hook ... spare me.

The defence - particularly perimeter defence - was poor as it has been for years, but for me it was the hero ball by DeLeon and Sobey and the atrocious decision making in attack - and on the bench - that were the big issues.

On the question of bench [coach] decision making [which goes beyond Joey, by the way] - just what does McVeigh have to do to get a reasonable time on court? I was impressed by what he showed - and did - in his very few minutes yesterday but he was ignored [or overlooked] for the rest of the game despite, for example, Johnson lite getting [relatively] extended time. [And yes, I know they play different roles/positions.]

Re: Cadee, as a Kings fan I've been critical of him for years, but he's definitely got a role in the NBL - a bench sparkplug/1st guard off the bench. If he knocks down a few 3s, leave him out there, if he misses a few, sub him out and try again next game. His shot is too streaky to overlook all the faults in his game.

I'd hoped he would stick around on our bench this season, but to be honest I think Adnam provides that scoring punch with more consistency - and I think Adnam works a lot harder on D, too.

The Bullets see Cadee's value more in his ability to run the offence, rather than just as a scorer where he is streaky. Cadee has played that role under Lemanis since the 2013 WUG and has performed well, so I imagine there is a fair bit of faith in his read of the game and understanding of the system.

That said, while he is doing that well so far this season, the fact he isn't hitting shots and is a poor defender means he's been more of a negative so far for the Bullets than a positive.

Agreed, AngusH, I had my doubts about Adnam and had wished the cadee could have seen the benefit of coming off the bench for teh Kings, but I think Adnam has played his role really well and defensively is a huge step up...

Even though our 6ers lost,i really enjoyed the game.

Joey needs to hit up his contacts and secure you a "Next Star". A good young import, paid for by Lazza, could be just what you need.

Joey needs to hit up his contacts and secure you a "Next Star". A good young import, paid for by Lazza, could be just what you need.

Unlike Mayberry? Haven't noticed him tech fouling anyone for stepping over the side line but he often seems to spend more time watching the benches and waving his arms in the air trying to get players to sit down than looking at what's going on on court.