The Next Star program has had a lot of positives. But is this one of the negatives? That if your Next Star commands minutes and plays in a critical position, you may not have the results you want?

Game almost sold out again.

The media keeps talking up that the Breakers are giving away a lot of tickets, but how do you get one of them? It seems that they are selling a lot of tickets and are using clever digital marketing techniques possibly to push to new audiences, particularly the previously I only watch NBA crowd. I wonder if it's been a Hampton / Ball thing this year or if they've made genuine strides in ticket sales or there are mystery giveaway (somewhere).

Very tough for Breakers without Webster and Hopson. Loe still out as well. Hawks should win.

I'm keen to see if Lamelo and Sunday have mad more improvement to their game.
After seeing’s the videos of melosunday pre game and post game 2 am training sessions I’m beginning to see what it takes to make it to the nba draft.
Maybe all the hawks team need to train this hard, and any young NBL players should take note.

Go melosunday .....or Balldech....what ever sounds best.

Yep^
Melo has quietly working had behind the scenes and its paying off, what I didn't realise was Sunday was doing the same, Sunday has made huge improvements in his game and if he keeps going like this, maybe he will make to the nba.
Makes me think a bigger effort is needed by all the young and not so young NBL players.

Hi, Where can I find the latest team list?

Breakers playing some defence and getting the chance to run.

Majok is not NBL standard.

Abercrombie shutting down Melo.

You talk shit Perthworld.
We don't care.

Carry, carry, carry, rewarded with 2 FTS.

Refs wonder why they are treated the way they are....

Why don't majok and deng get any minutes?

Because they're shithouse players.

Majok can't keep up with the game speed. Deng should be given some minutes, but Ngatai hasn’t been too bad defensively.

Anderson is ageless. Still better than anyone on Melbourne bench.

Isn't it supposed to be 69 points?

NOT ALLOWED TO ROLL?!

We want RJ goes up in the stadium.

Great second half of game. NZ deserved winners. Ball is a freak and Hampton is very good as well.

(Isn't it supposed to be 69 points?)


Yep

Good work ^

Ok so Blanchfield, ogilvy, Boone and the rest of the bench besides Coenraad should be in the gym 2am tonight.

Boone as I have said al season is broke.

Hawks should get a decent import to play at the four. Ball, Dech, Coenraad, Import, Anderson to start. Ogilvy and Blanchfield are shit.

Breakers still have problems

sek over dribbles and poor shot selection. Ngatai couldnt guard Ball. Hampton should have been subbed on earlier. No set plays.

Thought the coaching was average.

Ngatai did a good job. Ngatai wasn't there to lock Ball down, he was there because he had the length to contest Ball but had the experience and IQ to switch correctly off ball on certain Hawks actions. That’s why RJ was off because RJ gets lost defensively and doesn’t communicate with his teammates very well at times.

No set plays? They repeatedly ran a simple shuffle cut, down screen into high pick and roll. Shamir is running really simple sets, doesn’t mean they don’t exist.

No Shamir is running 5 out and very basic on ball screens. In the second half anyway. Those sek Henry shots were big, but low percentage off if poor offence. Compared to what other teams, it is a very low level of execution.

Ngatai didn't influence the game at all. He has very little length and Ball got to key at will with Ngatai guarding him. That was how the hawkes came back into the game.

Hampton is statistically our best defensive player, the narrative that he gets lost is weak.

Is Rice still in new Zealand?

" No Shamir is running 5 out and very basic on ball screens. In the second half anyway"

Lol is all I can say.

“ Those sek Henry shots were big, but low percentage off if poor offence. Compared to what other teams, it is a very low level of execution.”

The execution was to keep the ball in his hands and play off that. Ilawarra could not contain him. Late game they also tried to double Henry, which is also why Breakers had spread the floor and Illawarra struggles to defend the athleticism across the floor. Watch Abercrombie and Hampton's dunks, it’s really simple offence and it works, but perhaps it relies on a bit better decision making and discipline not to put up bad shots.

Is there any idea on the amount of viewers from last nights game yet?
The hawks v taipans game last week had 10 million viewers across all social media platforms.

"The execution was to keep the ball in his hands"

Yes, one on five.

"And yes it works"

Yes it is swell