It's not you Jack, NBL is a league of surprises

With that in mind, Kings by 6

" Has any NBL team ever forfeited a game because of lack of players?"

Reminds me of Portland, even their coaches were out due to injury incurred in practice as they needed to fill in due to lack of players through injury....

Blast from the past moment (2009)
"PORTLAND, Ore. -- Portland Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan ruptured his right Achilles tendon during practice Friday and will need surgery.

McMillan will coach Saturday night's game against Houston, but he will miss next week's four-game road trip.

The Blazers say McMillan will have surgery on Monday.

Assistant coach Dean Demopoulos will take McMillan's place starting Monday in New York"

LV, that happened in the NBL in 2011 when Matt Flinn then an assistant coach had to play in a game for the Hawks due to having so many out, coming out of retirement after 16 years.

Cooks, Louzada, Kickert, Glover all out for the Kings which probably means the Sixers will find a way to lose but I think they'll just get over the line.

Sixers by 3

No way should Kings be favourites tonight.

Totally agree. Coach Forde really has no clue. Refs are taking a couple of minutes to review a decision, and the play Forde comes up with with 6 seconds left is inbounds to Casper so he can try to go one on one for an off balance 3? Really?

Forde is a coach that depends on superstar players to bail him out of his pathetic coaching performance. Unfortunately for him, his stars cant shoot. Heal hit the nail on the head, why weren't Martin and DJ getting the ball more? The plays were set up for that pathetic excuse for a centre Hunter.

If Weaver had this team, we would be in such a different position. Surely Paul Smith wont stand for this for too much longer.

DJ: 12 points in 7 minutes in the first quarter

Forde: "Right thats enough, get on the bench"

Jarrell: i like iso step backs mid range and driving from the wing.

Forde: "Let's get Hunter more touches and postups"

Turnover

All Covid rules are wierd and even stupider with no cases but huge sums of taxpayer money being spent on testing.

Its not that they have no heart, it is that they dont know what they are doing....that is all on Forde.

Miller consistently getting away from breaking line on free throws. First noticed when he got away with the offensive rebound against Cairns.

Moller

Three point advantage vs. this depleted Kings side? How ordinary.

Alright well now it's eight.

Casper is DONE! Glory days are far behind him. This Kings team needs to clean house next year.

51 points in 3 quarters. 51!!!??

Cant beat too many teams scoring like that.

Forde just said it best just then, "I don't know what to tell you!" Thanks coach!

but he has tatts and a cool jacket.

Its almost enough to become a Perth supporter.....almost

Giddey is thr most overrated Aussie prospect perhaps ever.

Thats game....willing to see this on Freezing Cold Takes.

If he said Casper I probably would have left him alone.

Bad Coach....thats it.....thats all.....onto next year when we clean house.

Hey Anonymous, where were you when Dwayne McClain Kenny McClary, Mark Dalton and Dean Uthoff were the iron wall of the NBL? Are you even a Kings supporter?

Is my venting annoying you? Gotta be passionate about your team or spend your life trying to make yourself feel better by meaningless, throw away comments.

NBL credentials? Ask Skip Bayless about how stupid your comment is.

Love your team and fight for something. Youll be happier.

Hey idiot anonymous, did I bag the players as a group? Im not the one who said they didnt play with heart! Can you read? Over my 50 posts I clearly said it all falls back on poor coaching. This guy is as good as Ian Robilliard when he coached and we all know he only ran one motion set.

If youre a passionate Kings supporter why want me to talk? If you dont agree thats one thing but to tell me to shutup?

Your debating skills are for the masses.

"Kings pick and roll offence is woeful, they actually played reasonable defence. Adelaide I cannot see missing finals, and I think that Forde will take time to settle in, just like all other first year coaches. He certainly has not yet. Weaver had a lot more team offence going."

Completely agree. Good take.

Oh great argument. You got me there you intellectual powerhouse you.....hey I thunk im getting the hang of this sarcasm thing!

Humphries earning his money these last few games!

Filthy casual

Is Casper done? The guy was absolutely mighty for MU... but really hasn't done anything in a Kings jersey. Indeed, for the last 18 months his shooting has been woeful given his useage.

He is supposed to be the answer to Bryce Cotton, but right now he isnt even the answer to an 18yo Josh Giddey.

A wins a win, nothing special really. Isaac continues to impress. Sloan, not so much. Hit another buzzer beater. Seems the only shot he can consistently make. Real worry when he drives, no lift or burst of speed to help him finish. Dech has been impressive on d.
Sixers got the win as they should have. Big test when they hit the road

Overall this game wasn't to the standard we have been seeing this season and Sixers should have won much more easily against a injury depleted team that didn't give up.
Apart from Humphries both on D and offence and Dech on D and maybe Crockers start not a lot to get excited about from 36 ers.
Though Humphries seems to lose a bit of impact in 2nd halves.
Sloan again was embarrassing and Giddey apart from couple of highlights struggled.

These games you're expected to win can be tricky. Just got to get the job done at the end of the day.

Adelaide didn't look like they were prepared for the trapping and pressing at the end so there's something to learn from and you'd expect they'd handle that better next time.

Dech was a really smart signing and very underrated I still think.

Adelaide only using 8 players with McVeigh and Pinder being two of them. I think they're doing well.

Adelaide have played a fair few games in a small period of time, that has a fatiguing aspect as well. Most teams will need to be good at adjusting given the covid nature of the fixture.

36ers want to get the wins while at home, it will be extremely tough playing 6,7,8 away games in a row.

Sloan isn't up to it. A better import would make a world of difference considering how well DJ/IH/JG are doing offensively, Dech/IH defensively. I’m beginning to like Crockers spark.

Sadly, if we had Randle and made him able to dribble less and move the ball more, 36ers would be looking very strong offensively - didn’t think I’d consider wanting him back!

No place for Mudronja, or even Dillon really tbh.

Definitely missing that gritty clean up defensive big!

Giddey struggled against the full court pressure - however I’m glad Henry showed faith and kept him in for most of that pressure time. Good development and Giddey isn’t stupid, so he will learn from it

By my reckoning, if Sydney have 4 injuries out of 11 rostered players, that leaves them with 7 rostered and (up to) 4 injury replacements, at best. I know that injuries are "part of the game" but 3 starters and a solid bench performer, at once, is hard to take. Add to this condensed game schedules, meaning additional tiredness issue and, of course, the risk of further injuries as a result. All away from home.

When the originals are all healthy you will have a Sydney, mid-season, who are learning to play together as a regular rostered. Meanwhile, everyone else is ramping right up, fighting for ladder positions. I feel as though the Kings will be contesting the spoon this season, and largely, at that end of the season, mostly at home.

Not a Sydney fan but can't help feeling for them.

robt, agreed. They just have to battle through it for now.

I wouldn't be expecting to get much out of Cooks this season he's expected to miss at least the first half of the season.

Yeah nah.. sure they have injuries but Forde is a bum coach

Hey, at least he was being honest!

I'm a fan - like most - of watching full teams play each other, and hope that all teams are competitively placed talent wise.

Kings with their absences sucks for kings fans and NBL fans alike.

Sixers were really in control of this game, should have put their foot on the kings throat when up by 17 early in the 4th. The change to full court D changed the momentum and refs put whistle away. Sixers should have engaged with it and attacked the rim, instead they went down the take time off the clock route. When they got the ball into front court Sixers turned down multiple options to attack the bucket and score to keep the margin above 10pts.

I think it's a mistake to promise a DP a full time position after that one year. I realise the argument is about locking up young talent, but I'm not convinced it's necessary in order to do so. Plus Adelaide were already so guard heavy and that's after getting out of the White contract. Didn't leave much flexibility for Henry to work with.

Mudronja looks talented and I like he's a local,but it's pretty hard to know exactly what his role is behind Giddey, Sloan, Dech and Dillon. He might just not be up to it yet.

The bench will be the issue moving forward.

Plus Mudronja is the only local player on the team which is something to dangle in front of members, sponsors etc. so his 'value' goes beyond his actual on court production. I even saw an interview with him on SBS Courtside this morning before the NBA game.

Isaac White is an interesting one I'm not up with the state league but when the Hawks signed him a few on here said he's not even NBL standard that he struggles in the state league when he comes back each year from his college yet he's looked quite solid so far hopefully not another local product the 36ers let get away from them like Ingles, Newley, Madgen.

"Mudronja had a fair bit to say after Joey Wright was sacked"

Nothing wrong with what he said.

"don't think the club was too impressed and he is paying the price."

That is nothing to do with him not playing minutes. Nice try anyway

"Rigoni struggles with the athleticism and physicality. Will be guard size at NBL level but has PF quickness."

He has deceptive pace actually.

Look at him more of an Ingles type player - he's got a high bball IQ and can knock down the three in a way none of the 36ers can at the moment

Was issue in QLD too that Muddy and couple others hooked with.. surely he not paying the price for speaking up ....