Good analysis JT.

Even those LK haters would surely want United to win, to set up the top spot clash on Sunday? Cos if United lose, it belongs to Perth (if they beat Adelaide).

"Even those LK haters would surely want United to win..."

False

Even those LK haters would surely want United to win

There is very very little chance that United lose this.

There is very very little chance that United lose this.

Soneone tell Loughton he doesn't have to play for a contract next season.

Everyone bringing their D game against Cairns lately it seems.

Kudos to Loughzy, lapping up the final moments of his career. His love for the game is why he's playing like this

WTF indeed. No standout team in the NBL this season.

Vickerman just went full Gleeson, you never go full Gleeson

Vickerman just went full Gleeson, you never go full Gleeson



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6WHBO_Qc-Q

Someone tell Barlow to go outside once in a while, the bloke looks like a fricking vampire.

People criticise fake tans and tanning salons but they are preferable to looking like an unhealthy ghost

Refs were trying to get melb back in the game. Melb just refusing to hit their shots.

Kelly had every right to call the ref out for refusing to review. May have gone a bit overboard. But funny. I enjoyed it.

Wow refs cooking for united. Only review for one team...

Fucking bullshit! HOME COOKING

Lol.....

Gonna enjoy LV bitching bout the refs from this game.

Why is Newbill on the floor? Three consecutive possessions he's fucked up now.

It's not like this is a new thing he's horrible late in games.

WTF "Jick"

Happy to spoil MU's party...

Good to see Cairns get the win just a shame Newbill made it that close.

Cairns have proven what most of us already knew. They're better than a 6 win team

Newbill's run in the third quarter was huge.

Steadied the ship, just when it looked like United was about to run off with a double digit win

Jack, do the preview for Perth Adelaide asap! That game just took on more meaning, finals or guaranteed top spot!!

Of course not a peep from LV about the next level home cooking.

Cairns won tough....first time this season.

The last one was obviously off Newbill

Agree- on the no replay tho. 1:58 on the clock, if it was close (I wasn't paying attention on that play) should've been reviewed

Not sure about next level home cooking though. Refs put whistles away- late for both teams. Few crucial calls against United too. Trimble's learnt some lessons off Goulding on flopping maybe

Agree- on the no replay tho. 1:58 on the clock, if it was close (I wasn't paying attention on that play) should've been reviewed

The last one was obviously off Newbill

Oh piss off

Whether it's out or not isn't reviewable.

Rob Loe stopped trying to hit the outside 3, got some shots to drop inside and managed to (mostly) stay out of foul trouble, at least by his standards. He's been a massive disappointment for me but he did show glimpses of what he could do tonight.

A few years ago post the Melbourne-NZ debacle, the NBL made a public statement that all calls in the final two minutes were reviewable. Has that changed?

I thought I remembered seeing reviewed within the last year a block/charge involving the charge circle. Maybe it was NBA, but something tells me it was NBL. Weirdly, they checked the charge circle (objective check), then while they were there checked the subjective aspects of the call and changed it based on that

From three seasons ago:

"The NBL on Monday night responded by implementing a new rule, allowing any decision in the last two minutes of a game to be referred for review by the IRS at the referees' discretion."

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/basketball/nbl-referees-stood-down-over-farcical-finish-to-melbourne-united-v-new-zealand-clash/news-story/32148e20587c59d18c42c45629966779

Ref's tried very hard in that last qtr to get Melbourne home.
Maybe Lovebroker called them,as there was little chance of Cairns winning apparently?

Cheers for that info anon, do you know why it was abandoned?

So when the refs reviewed the OOB between McCarron and Newbill, could they have used that to call the foul by McCarron? (He appeared to hack Newbill across the arm.)

So in the past week Vickermann has been owned by his ex-head coach Gaze and ex-assistant coach Kelly. Interesting.

To much procrastinating about the refs

That's not what that word means.

LV will make sure that Melbourne win.... Oh hang on.. Maybe he isn't able to control the results?? Or let me guess he orchestrated a loss so that MU play away and still win? Not sure....can someone let me know that now MU have lost how the LV 2019 conspiracy narrative is set up....

The LV conspiracy is still in play