Tough assignment for the kings, Sixers got finals spot to play for so should be up for this contest but have been very inconsistent. Griffin v Tate could be interesting with height and agility v strength and smarts. If Johnson starts hitting threes on Bogut, Kickett going to have a busy night. Ware v Randle could be interesting, will both play hero ball or team first. This could be Newley game to take over offensively. This will be a high scoring game, certainly with Moller and now Didi out.

Adelaide by 3.

Adelaide have been phenomenal at getting teams out of form, to find form real quick. They'll most likely bow down to the kings, and people will see the few wins they get against the cats each season is just a case of oddly good matchup for them.

Saw on Twitter that Van Groningen is being interviewed on radio prior to the game. It's being streamed from 6:30 for anyone interested at swr999.com.au/nbl

I'm sure that interview will be a nice fluff piece haha

Article on kings website say Didi next week Moller and lisch February. Nbl website game write up is actually now realising how much Moller has meant to the kings. Rebounding and being able to defend multiple positions. Tate, Newley Ware haven't looked as good with him out and his help out D.

The haters can now say his crap but stats don’t show that.

Seriously Kyei , put that that f..kin jumper back in the never to do list . You can NOT shoot so just do what you do but NOT that . Awful

Griffin got him self some pogo stick legs ... thanks Derwayne

Good to see the kings flopping around like usual

Is randle injured?

"Is randle injured?"

No, Wright is just a stubborn old cranky prick, still angry because Jerome back chatted him against Perth. Almost cost the game then (lucky the refs bailed them out with "fouls" called on Hunt, Kay and Majok kicking them out of the game), and will probably cost us today.

"Good to see the kings flopping around like usual"

You misspelled "Adelaide" there buddy

Joey and Jerome at it again.

Wagstaff and Goulding have flopping reputation but ever since little Brenda Teys started to get some regular minutes and put up some numbers, he has been way up there in the flopping stakes. He or Magden has to lead the league in flops per36

Agreed, big Harry, don't hate the player hate the game mentality! Refs are creating it, players simply adjusting to what gets results.

DJ.. Soft as butter. Why not just go strong?

As an impartial viewer it is hard not to like what Moller brings to the NBL. Sydney and Melbourne both finding it hard without him. Credit where credit is due.

Randle tries to take a speckie and somehow gets free throws lol. Only in Australia

Griffin is a nutter. Not the first time he has acted like a bitch on our shores.

Griffin slapped him how many times, but yes Perthworld.. it came off Andy after all the fouls.

Dwayne.... imagine considering a win against the 36ers at home 'pretty big'

Good to see Harry still being incredible and missing from 0 feet out.

"Griffin slapped him how many times"

There was 1 slapping action but ok, Griffin did push off on the rebound though, but that wasn't called

Froling is so lazy this season

Funny how Big H thought he was NBA bound but gets outrebounded by Kickert!

Some absolutely putrid shot selection tonight by the Sixers .

"You want to see Harry Froling pull out if he cannot get the ball"

If only Shane pulled out!

Griffin needs to shoot more threes. he showed he is capable against Melb United. Get him more shots and stop going to DJ!

Harry is an Australian athlete and should be supported. Shame on all of you mocking him for making the highest level in this country.

DJ is such an overrated goon ... sure he gets his numbers some games but he is softer than butter , plays no D and his attitude sucks ass .

Good look by Griff. Half way down. Lets go Sixers!

Should have been an offensive foul on Griffin. Cannot just push a player with your forearm on the inbounds to get open. They wont call it though as Adelaide need him to make this interesting.

Thats it boys.. peg it back at the line by getting them in foul trouble! I believe!!

"That's a big blow to the jaw"

Margin goes from 18 to 21

Shaun Bruce would be handy for Adelaide this year :( #FireJoey

Sixers should trade DJ to Forestville

Bet you weaver will still find something to complain about post game

Some of the best years of my life was when the Kings were extinct

Bring back the Sydney Spirit

Ware not an upgrade over Randle LOL.. Where is that goose who wrote that now?

Typically DJ being dishonest. He knows. Low character.

Adelaide are not a happy group.

With all the fouls the NBL calls how does Froling get away from that?

Peter Adams aint ever lie.

The Randle/Joey thing was pathetic years back, hasn't gotten any better.

What has either achieved that warrants some sort of alpha thing! I mean really, be professional and do your jobs.

LOL someone clip that Froling three attempt and I'll donate for sure :)

Drmic made great strides this year but his body language is back to being terrible

Banjo already beating Harry

With all the free throw violations called this season why is Drmic allowed to walk up and place a hand on Newley before Brad has even released the ball? Has happened a couple of times tonight. So inconsistent.

Randle has to be leading the league in garbage time stat padding

One win in our last five is not going to get us into the top four

The saying "cupcake league", every time I hear it, makes me cringe.

What happened between Joey and Randle that everyone is talking about

Im not sure if it was a one off incident, or an ongoing deterioration, but they don't like each other. Both at least appear to think they are the alpha dog and all they do is buck heads.

I hope he is! I like Froling, I somehow doubt he is getting the direction he obviously needs to truly become a pro at this level.

Froling will NOT be in Cairns next season. No way Kelly is risking the culture in a low budget club. That's a joke tha he's not getting the "direction" in Adelaide!!! If you don't get it from Joey then I hate to tell ya it's not coming from anyone else. Harry needs someone to not baby him! It's his off court team not giving him the direction! Filling his head with NBA nonsense and not giving him the hard truths that's he's fat, slow and looking unplayable at that sloppy weight! Everyone is dancing around it but that's it! Joey has obviously tried and he's not gonna sacrifice the culture of the Sixers for anyone!

What direction has Joey given him?

Got a hunch, a Froling type, in the right environment could still be solid. A Mike Kelly, who is well respected by all, could do wonders. Could.

I love the rivalry with Perf. It is the longest genuine rivalry in the league.
I just wish we would get up for other games. Disappointed we couldn't do better against the Crumbles.
I don't know what has happened this season. Joey usually does a good job of bring on young talent, but Froling and McVeigh have gone backwards.

I reckon he's had his had a full with randle and trying to some production out of griffin. The young ones have been left their own devices a bit.

Griffin was horrible, Joey said he was unguardable two days ago. Adelaide either need new coach or total rebuild as most players not listening. Taylor for the kings has ended up very serviceable for the kings. Tate Bogut and Newley very good.

What the above anon just said. Agreed.

Froling showed in his college career he couldn't handle adversity, in fact didn't all but one Froling sibling leave their respective school. But 2 schools for Harry should have been a red light. Expect him to have a very short career.

As I said earlier, Harry is an Australian athlete and should be supported. Shame on all of you mocking him for making the highest level in this country. All this bashing and negativity is coming from a place of jealousy as none of you have been able to achieve what he has. Lets go Harry!

Harry needs more jesus in his life before Mike Kelly will want him up in Cairns.

But if we're trading one older fat, slow dumb centre for a younger fat, slow, dumb centre Harry Froling seems poised and ready to disappoint.

You go support Harry and all Australians athletes like you say! This is a sports fan forum where people talk about what's best for their teams!!!! Not kids help line! If a player has let themselves go and is not been professional or taken care of their conditioning they get let go and moved on! This is not Harry not being instructed to fuel right to be a pro! I know we live in a "everyone's a victim" world but Harry is no victim here.

Joey is a great motivator of players and trains extremely hard. If you're a immature player who talks back and always thinks you're right then Joey is the perfect coach for you! He doesn't take any crap and he will drive you to be the best you can be!

You think Mike Kelly is a push over but he still has the respect and has to place discipline on Machado and Oliver plenty.

This is not a day care centre where we need to encourage and baby kids! This is a pro league! If you disrespect it you will be out.

Harry looks unplayable right now! This ain't on Joey!

No one is mocking him for "making the highest level" and that is a ridiculous thing to say. They're mocking him cause he's fat!!! And being fat is a really tough thing to overcome in a profession that relies on your speed and mobility! They're mocking him for his work ethic!

God people can spin some crap to make everyone a victim

Joey Wright is the only employed coach in the world that doesnt understand that playing your best players more minutes than your worst players helps you win

Love the Sad Sixers imploding.

Drimic has had a good year by his standards but still very inconsistent, he's a bench player. Moore and McVeigh are also bench players at best. Joey is trying to put in players that play defensively, yes Teys should also be a bench player but he has a go. When most your team are bench players at best you got start someone. Joey midis touch has gone with this team. Sobey the no body became a good player under Joey, he’s now back to his average self. In the end you got have some real quality and on overall team balance Joey has not put that together, buck stops there.

Cooks not bad for 500k

Are some of the Australian player's issues from a productivity standpoint point guard related?

I see similarities with how some of Boston’s young players showed star potential in the year Kyrie was injured but stagnated last year when he was injured (ie Tatum and Brown).

This year with Kyrie gone the same players at Boston are performing at a very high level.

Hypothetical. Replace Randle with Machado and would we see increased performance/productivity from the younger Australian players?

Randle is clearly a talent as is Kyrie. But my opinion is the performance of some of the players is down as a result of his individual talent.

Thoughts?