Perth are not going to let first place go and Adelaide ain't that good. Perth by 20

It might be a new decade but Perth stays the same, winning the nbl title.

Perth should win with some ease. Adelaide look completely out of sink and team chemistry or patience with Randle taking every shot, looks like it's at an all time low.

Regardless, it’s the nbl, so who knows, but on paper and off recent form, cats have too much to play for and should be locked in. Kings have left the door wide open.

Solid reasoning, Andrew lol

Classic trap game for Perth. Adelaide to fire up and win comfortably.

Despite losses the team playing consistently...

No, that's not really true. They’ve been terrible. They’ve gone missing for major periods of play, and they have their heads down most of the time, watching on as Randle dribbles out the shotclock. Disheartened bunch.

Lol @ the few guys chanting hungry jacks during Adelaide freethrows

Gee Teys has looked good. Two three point swishes and also an ankle breaker

Yeah it's a misleading stat. In other news, somehow someone has got through to Jerome Randle about passing ball.

He has, but big men will stay engaged when the ball gets to them.

Norton with a dart from well outside!

That Norton shot was the play of this decade

Gleeson whining about the foul count to the refs, obviously got short term memory loss re there home court advantages and most away courts.

Sick burn

how many rebs don't Matthew Knight get in the NBL

I just wish they would call some more cheap fouls on perth.

Yep that was def a foul on Kay, more adelaide free throw gifts!!!

Adelaide aren't a great team, but please, leave the refs are shit excuse for when it’s a factor.

It is a factor, should be a 5pt game. Too many cheap fouls on perth not getting called the other way.

Come on Sixers. Beware of the refs try even it up though, Gleeson whining like an in oiled door hinge.

Adelaide might have Perth's number this season. Spanked them the last time they met too.

Good call Dazz. 3 points in 8 minutes is insurmountable for this useless cats team.

Adelaides issues are very deep. This loss will break them

Refs coming good for cats as usual.

Controversial call by the ref, here's a replay of something from 5 minutes ago brought to you by the hub

Dear god, Randle has some issues with reading the game. Back to back hero ball plays, and look at josh team
Mates body language.

His* team mates

Hunt and Majok fouled out, Kay on 4. Yikes this could be ugly if Kay fouls out too, especially if there is over time.

Perth with a run, let's foul their 5men out for a laugh... joke.

No it doesn't Dazz.

Anyone want to give teys shit for that dive, got kays 5th foul though....

That teys dive was a fkn joke

Cry all you want Dazz but sixers the better team so far this game deserve the lead

Was Moore's steal a foul?

No

referees are the true scum of the earth

Sixers too smart, too composed. Cats too much dumb panic play.

Home cooking is only bad if it happens in Perth.

I think we've got this, but not a good way to win.
Bad reffing all round, but can't deny it hurt Perf more

NBL is a joke league. Fouling out one player with a questionable soft call? How about 3..#seeincredible

These refs are pathetic it's so frustrating to watch any close game and it just coming down to boring foul shots/fouls stopping play

Sook it up Perth fans. Can't lose with any dignity.

The game and momentum completely changed after Kay fouled out

Also if any of the above dickheads are actual Adelaide fans, rather than just Perf Haters, kindly hang your heads in shame. If there's one thing 100 times worse than a sore-loser, its an ungracious winner.

I really enjoyed the strategy and skill at the end of the game made for great viewing. Ruined game by terrible calls.

the men in green making their shit-stained mark yet again

Lol, the highlights package had an Adelaide drive where drimc parked himself in the key for longer than 3 seconds to shove the central zone player our of the way of the drive. What an OMG moment.

Perth fans whinging about home cooking, FMD, get a grip.

Fantastic game of basketball and I don't like either side. Best side won and Joey was right to sit down Randle for hero ball.

says the guy who said the refs stink if Adelaide wins

Adelaide got the favourable whistle tonight, but to be fair they were the more energetic team.

Still a tough team to beat when they play like that at home.

I'll take the win, but its a bit sad. Adelaide best team for 2 quarters, Perf best team for 2 quarters. Game decided by the refs.

I thought that Gaze, Russel, Rosen were great. More of those three together thanks.

Plus one more thing, I'm still waiting on the apology from those so-called fans who have derided Griffin all season long. Easily our best player, carried the team to victory, and 100% better than Hunt.

"Perth fans whinging about home cooking, FMD, get a grip"

So you're OK with home cooking if it happens against Perth...

Man Adelaide is the team of fuckwits. Between Teys, Drimic and McVeigh. Act tough,pump there chest and flex when they are built like bugs bunny but honestly they couldn't fight there way out of a paper bag.

"Perth fans whinging about home cooking, FMD, get a grip"

"So you're OK with home cooking if it happens against Perth..."

I hate the double standard about home cooking on here with certain teams like Perth. Some people seem to turn a blind eye to it and tell Cats fans to stop complaining when Perth get screwed playing away, but then when Perth have calls go their way at home those same people complain about Perth getting home cooking.

Lets face home cooking is a fairly common thing, and if the refs are trash (which they often are in this league) they can be called out and complained about.

"Perth fans whinging about home cooking, FMD, get a grip."
First off, why should Perf fans be any different? Second of all, to be fair I feel most have only whinged because it had an effect of the result, which it did. Some games have terrible reffing that doesn't really effect one team more than the other, but losing their 3 talls in succession clearly impacted the result.

Saddest part of Hoops, complaining about the refs if their teams lose. I'm pretty sure the refs can’t stop a swish. As a neutral observer, it was an entertaining game, and either team had their chances at the end.

I thought that Gaze, Russel, Rosen were great. More of those three together thanks.

Good call I thought they were much improved. As much as Derwayne gives me the sh#ts credit where credit is due.

You're probably right. Three saddest things about Hoops:

Complaining about the refs;

Complaining about other teams fans (almost like people view them as aliens);

The lack of any insight into actual basketball play. Some of the stuff people say would make Homicide cringe.

Adelaide 36ers are clear front runners for team of the decade atm

Joey Wright did his best to lose that game

Salty Perth fan whinges for several sentences about nothing in particular and does not offer a single word about the game. Probably does not realise the irony of his storming away until the board improves.

I know how you feel "Flop Warning" I would love a forum that discussed the game without the immature flogs continually complaining about home cooking (the refs are terrible regardless of home or away) Sydney/Melbourne spending so much more $$ than every other team (Yawn)
I was thinking about starting a topic if 36's would play finals this year but knew it would have denigrated into Teys flopping and Froling being fat... Good bye all....

The definition of irony, Perth fans complaining about refs and flopping.

A side that gets more home town call than all other sides and have flopping champions flopstaff and Cotton.

How is complaining about an obvious Teys flop seeking favouritism?

Remember the time Knight flopped on Randle and it cost Adelaide the game? Pretty sure all of Hoops turned into biomechanical experts and complained about that call for years. Now the tables have turned and it's "LOL salty Perf fans." Make up your minds.

Sadly there are a couple of factions that sneak in here masquerading as Sixers fans. The first group I suspect think they are fans, but do nothing but whinge and attack regardless. They were either going to bitch about Joey and the boys, or Perth and their fans. These are the ones who have attacked Moore and Griffin all season long, and now have turned on Randle. The second group you'll seee in every game thread involving Perth. They don't actually appear to support any team that I can tell, but just love attacking "Perf". Must be a pretty miserable existence.
Like I said I will happily take the win, but can't blame Perf fans for being cheesed at the poor reffing.

Stuff the ref talk, it won't change.

Interesting point about Moore, he has been woeful at best. If randle continues to pass the ball and buy into a team basketball concept, and the 36ers could upgrade on Moore to an import that’s a true threat, not just another floater, which yes would cost money, they’d be a real chance at the playoffs. Having said all that, as is, cairns will get 4th I think and may push whoever gets 1st.

I'm not sure people understand the ins and outs of 'getting rid of an import’, nowhere near as simple as it sounds

Vic wildcat, Perth did control what they could, by your own account they started going inside, even hit the front, rhen what happened? 3 bigs removed questionably. Thats what is so frustrating, Adelaide never had to adjust once perths bigs got fouled out, they had a clear advantage and it won them the game in the end, pity we didn't get to see a real finish to the game.

Cairns will get the 3rd, NZ the 4th!