I think United will get this, such games they really can't afford to lose given their 0-3 start.

I assume Pledger is still out which is a nice plus for Cairns as Nate often has problems with Pledger's size, if Long get's in foul trouble this leaves Smith-Milner *gulp*.

Cairns' trio of Machado, Oliver and Newbill is one of the league's best import trios. It's just that the rest of the team let's them down.

Before the SEM game yesterday United boasted the top 3 scorers in the league, 20+ each, now they are 1st, 2nd and 4th with Roberson 3rd. That is an insane amount of firepower with McCarron, Barlow there as well, then there is a guy called Prather to play too.

Cairns should be too strong at home.

I like Cam Luke but I can't handle another night of him calling Jawai "jay-why".

Majok Deng sagging off knock down shooters left and right and hasn't paid the price yet.

Jarrod Kenny ejected for that haircut

^^^ Yes, the haircut is definitely worth 2 tech fouls per game minimum!

^^^ Yes, the haircut is definitely worth 2 tech fouls per game minimum!

Yeah, someone in Kenny's life needs to organise an intervention.

Jawai is limited, but he's a load when he gets it down low. More good than bad from him tonight, I think people are being overly critical.

Cairns are taking the mullet ejection personally.

Oliver has to be one of the most fun dudes to watch this season.

Melbourne playing much too casual, especially Melo.

Melbourne United - what a cash burn.

Ok Djeric, time to go back to the bench.

So I see Utd were up by 13pts at one stage and traded at $1.01 for the win? This is gold.

"defensive breakdown by Majok Deng"

No kidding, he finally pays for it.

Melo looking like who we thought he was last year - high usage, low efficiency

3,920.

Homicide is gonna be maaaad.

Oliver's dunk early in Q4 was a play that illustrates why United had no business being the short priced pre season favorite.

Long's athletic and blocks shots but his D was woeful. Boone would've contested that every time.

Lots of work to do.

Great win by the Taipans
Hope the NBL fines the Melbourne coach for kicking the chair .
Really poor form and did nothing to motivate his team .

United were stupid enough to give Prather a 2 year deal too.

He'll be there next season after they throw money at him.

"You wonder if Prather was underplaying his injury he carried last season, perhaps more stringent medicals. In hind sight they should of put him on injury waver and get a fill in."

No, Melbourne knew there was a chance he'd need a clean up at some stage, and it came reasonably early in the season. Prather started running last week, so could be back in the next week or two. In hindsight, they may have got themselves a better replacement given the number of games he's missing.

Cant believe Vickerman kicked the chair into the crowd and hit a spectator in the face. Keen to see what happens to him. Imagine if the spectator had come back at him.

Cam Luke was not great on commentary.

They approached the offseason like it was a game of 2K, just sign the guys with the highest OVR ratings.

To be fair, I expect them to turn it around and end up in the top 4, but I don't think the signings were great basketball decisions as Long/Trimble's skillsets all overlap with the guys they already have. I'm not sure a healthy Prather is necessarily the perfect fit next to them either, although a good individual defender.

There is too much talent for them not to win games though, they will peel off 4-5 wins in a row at some stage.

The chair that Vickerman kicked didn't hit anyone in the face although that was more by luck than aim . He did apologise but did not look me in the eye when he said it . I do not know of any other sport where a coach can kick a chair into the stands with impunity . Had I done something similar I would never be able to attend a Taipans game again .
Really glad the Taipans got the win .

Front row right behind the coach

Happened half way through the third quarter .

It's an old trick used by coaches to get a tech foul, which then is meant to lift the players. They’ve done it in the US for years.

True - not into the fans. There are other things you can do with the fans ;-)

"The chair kicking happened right at the beginning when Dean found out Cam Luke was commentating the game."

Hah!