A big game regarding the top six, Sixers win they can open up a gap, cats need it to keep close to final.
Which cats turn up, if the last start cats turn up they can win this, if not sixers will. Who knows, I'll guess cats by 6.

DJ's 400th, Sixers should win this one.

What happened to Randall?

Two pathetic turnovers from Travers then Majook... so lazy

Majook is total ass.

Great game this far

Good game, Thomas showing what he can actually do. Sotto doing well as well.

Well that lead evaporated quickly.

Webster looks like he has found his niche at the Wildcats

Webster and Thomas

Cotton could struggle gor 38 minutes but will rip you're heart out in 2 minutes

Cotton dayummmn

The Bryce man cometh

Adelaide ran an ato play for Dech to come off a screen and shoot a contested three? Yuck.

6/7. Maybe Adelaide have been overrated all along.

Why foul so late FFS?

Perth seem to finally found a starting 5. Still getting monsters on the boards but this starting 5 has more scoring punch and speed

Yay, with that win we're 7-7.

These are two mediocre teams representing the best NBL fanbases. Sad times.

Cotton still the best player in the nbl
Cats starting to look much better
Rillie understanding his team better, Blanchfield 10 minutes
Franks minus 13
Drimic got player smarter
Sixers either need a big or play Mccaron at three and get point guard.
Rillie probably won the coaching battle
Very good game, refs certainly even handed.

The cats could be a pretty good team if they could only rebound.

Getting out hustled by the opposition guard for 13 boards says it all.

Still heaps of room for improvement and if a few of the passengers find some form they'd be very dangerous come finals.

Time to bring in a 3rd import ,Johnson to come off bench

Terrible way to show respect to DJ on 4000th game..nothing less than victory lap and celebration for this icon champion legend ornate of the game...
Need to find consistency guys... up down win loose best is scintillating...come on sixers...

Bruton probably should use his bench more, specially if they are playing well anyway. Have starters playing with more energy in the last minutes. Sotto in particular gave the offense momentum in the first quarter. Made several assists and ran the floor to finish with a lay up. Then played very little.

7 things we confirmed tonight;

1: CJ can't coach.
2. Cotton is still the best player in the league.
3. 36ers need that 3rd import yesterday.
4. Drmic will give up as many points as he generates.
5. 36ers have no go to player.
6. 36ers have no offensive structure.
7. 36ers have no defensive structure.

So how long would it take to get import here, playing and fitting in. Would take a special sort like Childress who did it. Would take a month before they get up to speed and even then what would their role be.

Did they cut the ribbon to the Daniel Johnson memorial toilets tonight? Brett Maher got a court and Davis his bust, what better tribute to the most frustrating player at the club than to say I'm going to drop a DJ in his office.

Sixers need a 3rd import or better coaching?

Sarge "Sotto in particular gave the offense momentum in the first quarter. Made several assists and ran the floor to finish with a lay up. Then played very little."

You might want to go back and watch the game. Sotto was a massive defensive liability every time he was on. That is why they stopped giving him minutes

Sotto was plus 5 when he was on the floor, the only Sixers player in the plus. His defence can't have been bad as the team went up on the score board when he was on. I’ve been critical of him but probably deserved more time today.

Sotto's defence can be iffy but the same goes for Franks and Johnson and they both disappeared in the final quarter. He deserved a few more minutes tonight especially since he brought some some energy and playmaking today.

Pretty competitive and entertaining game I thought.
McCaron was an absolute menace, but fortunately Bryce had enough killer in him tonight to get us over the line.

DJ on defence, the only Iffy part is Iffy even plays it. Frank's is the same, what they do on the defensive end of the floor cant even be called defence. They either lack a fundamental understanding of the game and how defence works or they just can't be bothered trying. Trading wide open layups for shit threes will be a very tough way to win games.

The offence is just dribble hand off to dribble hand off around the 3 point line until someone shoots a shit 3. McCarron avoids shooting as well as DJ avoids defence so tough to win playing 4 on 5 on offence and 4 on 5 on defence. Move McCarron to the 4 if he wants to play in the post. He could post up point guards but never really does.
Last time we exploited cotton by posting up Cleveland or McCarron and now we don't bother doing it again. It's a frustrating team to watch.

Perth still look a level below Sydney but there as good as anyone else now that Webster has found his mojo. He gives them that second go to scorer that they lacked behind cotton.

Teams playing Sotto salivate when they see him on court. Continue to put him in pick and rolls. His d has improved but struggles to not commit dumb fouls.
Those continuing to hate on Mac make me laugh, gets 13 rebounds now you suggesting he play 4. He had 6 assists last night would have had more if players made their shots, has had 20 plus in last 3 games. Chipped in with 20 points as well but hey the haters going to hate.

Not hating on McCarron at all just need a point guard who can be a threat from outside the paint, love the hustle! But you can't pass up wide open shots for a contested 3 from Franks. Several times he dribbled into the space and we settled for rubbish passing a wide open 3 to the guy in the 3rd row. Just shoot those shots.

who was the person/people talking sh!t to Cotton near halfway? Rookie error. Dont poke the bear

I think CJ has shown he shouldn't be back. Can argue last year was difficult taking over at last minute, but this year hasn't shown he is capable of out coaching anyone.
Was great to take frustrations out on JVG, he was a total nightmare and we're still dealing with his aftermath.
MM is good, not great as his bank account is showing. Jack of all trades, master of none. Can rebound from the pg spot but that's like having a chicken that can swim, interesting but doesn't really help.
Can't have DJ and Frank's together on defence. Can accept Sottos struggling at times because he's learning and it's hard for a guy that size to get it immediately. But he does seem to try unlike those other two.
Dollars have certainly been spent, but like a fat kid in a Lollie shop. There may have been red flags on Randall, but at least there should have been a plan B if he was a true cancer. But the club has sat on its hands regarding new import, too late now except to bring in a token replacement to try and keep fans excited for next year. And if they're holding out because a player is expensive, he'd better be worth it. And if I see CJ smiling saying they're looking and weighing up players to come in, the remote will go flying at the screen.

"too late now except to bring in a token replacement to try and keep fans excited for next year."

Are some Adelaide fans really so traumatised that being 0.5 games out of a post-season berth midway through the year - having already beaten the teams in 1st and 4th and narrowly losing to 2nd and 3rd (in OT) - is the time to start keeping fans excited for the next year?

I'm stunned that Adelaide supporters don’t grasp the fact that the only way you can attract players to Adelaide is paying big bucks. You got MM because you outbid others that were after his services. His role in Melbourne was going to be diminished cause they had an NBA player coming to booster the ranks.
Wishful and fanciful thinking that there other Australian/naturalized players that you can just name, would be willing to move to Adelaide shows your lack of understanding of the real world.
Re imports, with the way they have been treated in the last few years I image agents would be advising their players to avoid Adelaide . It’s starting to be a place to end your career instead of a spring board for better things.

"You might want to go back and watch the game. Sotto was a massive defensive liability every time he was on. That is why they stopped giving him minutes"

Perth scored 23 points at 75% in Sotto's eight minutes, which is indeed ridiculously high, but Adelaide scored 27 points at 67%. Had Sotto played the whole game, at that rate Adelaide would have won 135-115!

As previously said, Sotto was the only player in the plus for Sixers, he should have got more time. Mccaron was minus 8, Franks minus 13. Sotto plus 5. Mccaron does not play like a point guard, yes United won a championship with him in gun team with Illi the back up.

McCarron obviously plays like a PG, he's all about setting the team up, but he needs help. There aren't many, if any, point guards in the league who can be effective without a decent back-up.

Adelaide can still turn it around, but there is just too many patterns emerging that are the concern.

The Franks & DJ pairing is not just bad defensively, it also makes it awkward offensively & DJ can't really delegate to a lesser but equally effective role because he is not that type of big, plus still has claim to be a focus on offense.

Again, there seems to have been a bit of complacency from the minor improvement post-Randall, and I still don't know why Adelaide and people in general have talked like they might not need a second import or have the luxury of time to find the best fit, when they are now 6/7 & likely 6/8 after tomorrow.

And honestly, I think the recruitment has been a bit overhyped overall...

Dunkman/Anonymightymouse +/- is a stupid stat for someone on limited minutes. I could play 1 minute stand in the corner and not touch the ball whilst my team mates score 10 points making me +10. After the game I am a player with the best +/- so by your definition I am the best player and deserved more minutes which isn't true because I didn't even contribute. Sotto was a massive defensive liability when he was on, it just so happened his team mates were efficient during that time.

"Those continuing to hate on Mac make me laugh, gets 13 rebounds now you suggesting he play 4. He had 6 assists last night would have had more if players made their shots, has had 20 plus in last 3 games. Chipped in with 20 points as well but hey the haters going to hate."

and what did he do in the 4th quarter? One time he had the opportunity to attack the ring or shoot the open 3 instead he shit himself and threw the ball out of bounds. And this is the problem that when it matters he is absent and the team plays 4 on 5 in offense. His defense throughout was rather poor also.

Another over hyped season going the way of all others. Something rotten at the core of this club. Time for new ownership

There are 15 games left.

Vickerman suggested 14 wins is needed for the playoffs.

But for a team that is low on points % we'd likely need 15.

Thats 9 from the next 15 games which is a pretty tall order.

When is Ian Clark arriving? Its not looking promising unless the guys do a Boston 'Energy is about to shift moment'.

What is it with the Sixers that give crap players breakout games against us? First Manek now Thomas.

Hahaha! Thomas, the All-First Team centre in France last year, is a crap player!

and what did he do in the 4th quarter? One time he had the opportunity to attack the ring or shoot the open 3 instead he shit himself and threw the ball out of bounds.

Opposition bigs have always torched us, LB and will continue to do until DJ's gone.

One big concern is McCarron scored 20 knowing Cavs scouts were in the building to watch Travers so will likely go back to his usual 6-7 ppg now.

Someone said it's hard for McCarron to be effective without a proper PG, he was even worse last season when he did have a back up PG in Dufelmeier. Duf performed adequately enough when he got minutes last season but clearly CJ didn't rate him as he seemed to spend most of the season in the doghouse.

Even if we didn't bring Duf back I thought it was a pretty big mistake not to sign a back up PG this season and was under the impression DJ being in the last year of his contract we would've told him with Franks coming in to play as a traditional centre and just concentrate on rebounding and playing some semblance of defence if he wants to be back next season, clearly that conversation never happened.

One thing that stands out like dogs balls this season is we're a much better team on the road than at home for whatever reason so we should still be in with a good chance tomorrow against SEM but if we drop that game too and if no third import imminent it might be time to send CJ packing.

1.5 seasons in now and CJ still hasn't shown an ability to coach especially in game situations so perhaps Pearlman or Downer could get more out of this group in an attempt to salvage the season.

Zodiac, but that's why it's always been a mistake to never pair DJ with a defensive ly focused import.

@ Sixers fan.

Unless the defensive team gives you the ball back five times in a row while you stand in the corner doing jack as you say, and your side goes into the plus then you can tell me it's useless.
Sotto had to play defence in his minutes, and like no one else fro Sixers he was in the plus. You understand both sides get the ball.
While I do agree it’s no the end all and be all of stats, it’s still a good indication. Sotto should have played more.

Hahaha! Thomas, the All-First Team centre in France last year, is a crap player!

1.5 seasons in now and CJ still hasn't shown an ability to coach especially in game situations so perhaps Pearlman or Downer could get more out of this group in an attempt to salvage the season.

"If you set aside the external credentials"

Why would you do that when it's the majority of his career? If someone described him as "struggling" I'd agree, but it's very clear he's not a "crap player", he is quite the opposite.

I would have been happy if they poached Goorj this season.

I don't know what CJ's contract is in terms of length but if there are no playoffs this year, its time for a new direction.

Sixers should've got a defensive 4/5 and a scoring wing instead of franks and Cleveland.

Both are good players but don’t fit with McCarron and DJ.

A Hopson/Patterson type player and a Akil Mitchell type player would’ve fit better

IMO they have good enough players that just need to be used better.