Phoenix scored 46 at the half, probably be happy with that, what's not so good is the 66 united scored.

Much better quarter from SEM, back to -13. Kelly has clearly shown he's a quality coach, I didn’t rate them at season start but whilst they probably won’t be champions they certainly competitive.

Media talking bout JLA coming back in with 3.09 left in a blow out !


It was to get some burn sharing the court with Hukporti, getting some reps into the double big lineup...

Creel limited off, injuries could hurt SEM again.

Refs are putrid and looking foolish Ben ayre plays like it's nbl 1

Well this game certainly lived up to it's much-hyped tagline, in that the Phoenix THREW themselves DOWN to the ground whilst United embarrassingly pummeled them.

My two takeaways from the game:

1. I appreciate Tanner's continued commitment to maintaining a hairstyle that almost certainly is modeled from a 2001 Justin Timberlake who at the time was starring in NSync.

2. Rhys Vague looks like he went to a party, drank too hard and passed out, then everybody grabbed a nikko pen and drew random shit on his arms.

Attended the game and was hoping for a contest but SEM just didn't show up. Watching them tonight, I’m stunned they were in 3rd on the ladder before tonight’s game. Know they’ve lost Moller but even with him their roster is huge downgrade on last years side, particularly in the backcourt. They basically have no depth. I can’t see them making finals this year even with Nader.
United on the other hand, very strong performance. When focused, their defensive pressure was incredible. Great depth all over the floor, especially in the backcourt and overwhelming height on the interior. Clear title favourites

The kings under Weaver lost Moller and went from being unstoppable to being good, lost GF to Perth. It's not his stats, to be certain I’m not certain what it is, but his ability to make side better is remarkable, same when Prather went down at United. I’ve always been a fan.

Phoenix were talked up at season start and should make play inns depending on injuries but mainly on the back of Kelly coaching extremely well, I hope he gets a chance to put his own roster together at season end.

"their roster is huge downgrade on last years side, particularly in the backcourt. They basically have no depth."

Most teams who are missing two key players look thin for depth. Once Nader is playing the backcourt will look better balanced.

They'll be pretty happy to go 1-1 against Sydney and Melbourne with multiple guys out, the key is to get the job done against the Hawks on Saturday to stay close to second spot, and that's not an easy task now.

Apart from Sauce, Browne, Creek & Te rangi - how is it not Kelly's roster? Weren’t they the only contracted players when Kelly was signed very early in the off season?

Actually I think Browne was re-signed late, so only Creek, Sauce & Te rangi

Did Vickerman get two challenges last night? First one he lost on the Dellevedova call? Then he challenged the Goulding hit on Williams and won? Lost the first, should lose his challenge, then won the second?

The contrived Throwup XXXXL rivalry is boring although at least it has produced these two comments which require further highlighting.

2. Rhys Vague looks like he went to a party, drank too hard and passed out, then everybody grabbed a nikko pen and drew random shit on his arms.

The kings under Weaver lost Moller and went from being unstoppable to being good, lost GF to Perth. It's not his stats, to be certain I'm not certain what it is, but his ability to make side better is remarkable, same when Prather went down at United. I’ve always been a fan.

Did Vickerman get two challenges last night? First one he lost on the Dellevedova call?

I'm not certain how Vickerman won either of those challengers, I thought they were both fouls.

This rivalry is a challenge to be interested in.

I got Hawks winning in Gippsland since Creek is out so major blow to Phoenix when Hawks are healthy playing better ball with Tatum. Got Hawks making a sneaking run to play-ins. Haven't seen enough from Bullets, Cairns yet. Breakers looking good once healthy, scary team to face at the backend.

Creek out for the Hawks game... that hurts.
Outside of him, Sauce is realistically their only good player remaining (till Nader comes in).
Browne? Nah… he's a big pass from me.
Really unsure why they brought him back.
He’s not taking you to the next level.
Sure he scored 20 odd, but many of his misses resulted in fast break for MU. He’s a below average perimeter shooter and in this league at his position that doesn’t cut it, especially if you’re also a below average distributor and defender to go with it.
Defensively was constantly broken down off the dribble leading to layups or lobs (Hukporti beast mode).
They need to move on from him.