Any updates on Damo?

I think we bounce back here, we usually murder the Hawks. Should be a high scoring affair I would think.

Damo is not expected back until February

"Damo is not expected back until February"

Cheers.

Frankly I'm surprised we didn't have a better "Plan B" for Damo's inevitable injury.
Obviously we're in good shape having Norton to step up and play 25~30 minutes, but then the backup PG cupboard is pretty bare.
In the past we've had TPs, like Dech, but I don't even know who they are this season. Given the requirement will soon enough become permanent, I'd have thought we'd have somebody in the pipeline. If Britt is it, then maybe we should have gotten a few more minutes into him.

This will be an interesting intro to the league for Plums. Watching he and Boone go at it should be entertaining. Hopefully we get a nice poster of him dunking on AJ. :-)

Is their any sign of Lamelo?? The others have all stepped up in his absence, and even Hobson is looking good. But I just can't see Perth losing this.

What's the injury that's keeping Martin out til February

Hawks have been playing reasonably lately, and Perth have lost a couple in a row.....which means Hawks are due for a shocker and Perth will be hungry, so Perth should win this comfortably.

Perth with ease not even close.

Naar over 15.5 pts and assists, lock it.

Cats by less than 10.
Plumlee to play less than 8 minutes and everyone to jump on the bandwagon that he's not good enough and the Wildcats are doomed. 300+ comments in this thread followed by 3 new threads about the same thing in the next 24hrs.

"Their plan B for Damo's retirement is get an import PG when Bryce gets his citizenship."

If that's plan B for his retirement, then what's plan A?

Norton didn't sign-on to backup an import, and won't hang around to go backwards, so we'll still need another backup PG

Norton has time to improve only 26.
But best spot for him is backup point guard.

Martin + Norton was a perfectly fine plan for this season's PG spot, especially considering Cotton can fill in as well when needed. The salary cap specifically limits how stacked your backup spots can be. Some people seem to be forgetting that.

Norton's best is at backup, unless he had some significant talent like Damo's defence then it's pretty unlikely you will be a starting Aussie PG in the league.

Plumdog Millionaire!

Plumlee to play less than 8 minutes and everyone to jump on the bandwagon that he's not good enough and the Wildcats are doomed. 300+ comments in this thread followed by 3 new threads about the same thing in the next 24hrs.

Please excuse my brother he doesn't always think before posting.

no need to think we just win

If the Hawkies DON'T play that cancerous waste of space, playing in a dinner suit Hobson for 30+ minutes they'll get the W!

Hobson plays with the passion of a 50 year old factory worker. Somehow manages good assist numbers, but jacks too many 3's without being able to shoot them well.

Spot on Senator11.
His good assists numbers are negated by his weak D reads, lazy 3 misses & lazy or hero turnovers : (

Cats keep talking about how Plumlee will be on a minutes restriction as he learns the plays. I reckon they're foxing a bit here. With their weakness at C, if he shows any form at all, I reckon Glesson will run with him.

He's going to have to learn the sets at some point, and no harm in learning them in a game against the cellar dwellers.

People see something they like, and wanna join in......
...I enjoy reading hoops.com.au.
This'll be good game t' watch.......
......i will stay in town.. drinking lemon squash ... and cooling down.....

If Ogilvy plays, expect him to get dunked on...hard.

Ooof, I was sitting a few rows back from courtside for that game, everyone got on their feet...except for Ogilvy...

That's old news

"I'll never mock a man who attempts a block or to change a shot, and gets dunked on."

Ditto. One of the reasons I like Aron Baynes.

"The salary cap specifically limits how stacked your backup spots can be"

There is no salary cap. There is a luxury tax threshold.

Miles is on.

Norton hits 2 early triples.
Hawks: yeah let's leave him wide open for a third one

Cheers guys

At least he gets to debut against AJ.

2 fouls in 3:33 not the ideal start for him

How good is this shooting

It's raining threes for Perth.

Perth shooting like they did in the 2nd Q vs the Kings last time.

Wildcats not even needing a centre the way they're playing.

Only thing you can rely on Blanchfield for is being unreliable.

how bad is illawara shooting

It's hard to adjust back after facing Adelaide's weak D, especially for Blanchfield who was made to feel like a sharp shooter again.

How cheap are the Hawks only contributing $300 to bushfire relief so far :)

^^ Fair call anonymous!!!!!

Hobson's D is worse than his shooting

Hobson is atrocious

Hobson is the worst basketball player in the world

Wildcats starters will come back in to start the 4th and the lead will be 20+ 3 mins later

Yep, I've liked what I've seen from him. Just what I was hoping for.

Plumlee have that rim protection we needed desperately, feels like it took a lot of pressure off the rest of the team. Hawks looked best when Naar was running the show, gets benched though to finish the game, terrible coaching. Best moment of the game, Steindl putting Glover in his arse then blocking his shot on the very next play.

Miles is an upgrade on Hunt no doubt, smarter but also taller which is the missing piece of the puzzle for us.

Shocking crowd tonight 2,532.

"The salary cap specifically limits how stacked your backup spots can be. Some people seem to be forgetting that."
It doesn't limit your TPs, nor your selection of DPs.

Martin STILL in a moon-boot is a worry.

I like what I saw of Plumlee. Good to have a genuine big who can take on the others in the league, and loving the physical D.
Plus I like that one game in, after limited practice, he knows his role and plays it well.
Also loved how engaged he appeared!
And hey, so far, bucking his F/T average.

Martin last season is coming to a close.

Wildcats will have Machado, Plumlee, Cotton, White next season.

When Damo is gone it will free up some big money to go after Machado...once Cotton naturalizes. Good times.