The Woe-down.

This should actually be a pretty good game I think, both teams have elephants in the room to sort out - Sobey for SEM, and Humphries/Harrell for Adelaide.

Third game straight with no Kenyon for SEM, reportedly a foot laceration? Ayre yet to see a single minute of playing time too.

DWJ/Sobey are yet to have a game where they've both performed.

Not sure who to tip. Close to a 50/50 game but I'll go 36ers due to home court.

Who wins, who knows. I'll lean to SEM as they are better on paper and you would think it’s time for them to make a stand. Hurt got play some D, he is mostly the worst minus on the team. Sobey, should be sixth man, will his ego and the club be strong enough to make that call. SEM by 8.

gotta call 36ers here. home advantage and ont been too far away in first 2 games. KD has big incentive after comments online this week.

If Harrell plays 25-30 mins there is no way Hunter stays out of foul trouble, and for that reason if no other I'm tipping Adelaide.

First to score 100 wins

Walton won't have another shocker. In the previous 2 games the Sixers have played, the opposing point guard has had a field day. Walton to go for 25 and a SEM win.

Good points by Angus and Pablo

Fair chance Harrell gets Hunter in foul trouble, then Hurt/Vodanovich would struggle to handle him but similarly, I'd be backing Walton Jr to bounce back and feast on Davis and Cadee.

All points to high pressure cracking game.

If Walton starts hitting triples, Sixers might be in a world of pain. Should run Humphries off the bench, and try get him going when he comes on. If Humphries can provide something on offence then Sixers should win.

Hopefully Cadee starts to help get Humphries going. Sixers really can't afford to lose this one with the Hawks in the Gong on Saturday would likely mean an 0-4 start to the season. Sobey might just give us a helping hand for this one.

I am only going off my (old and fading) memory here. Thinking back over the seasons Sobey has been in the league.

Sure. A talented offensive player who can score at times with the best of them. Also very little team success. We all know this.

But I am reflecting currently on his effect on his back court partner in all his teams. Seems most of them have underperformed over the years. Co-incidence or causation?

In the 130 games Sobey played for Brisbane, they were 58-72

A quick back-of-the-napkin calc of his time in Adelaide suggests Adelaide were roughly 13 games positive in the W/L column

So In Sobey's career he'd be almost exactly 50% wins. Without playing for the premier franchises Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, NZ (who have the majority of championships over the past 30 years).

In other words, his reputation as a loser doesn't seem entirely fair.

Whoever plays a bit D might win this game. Commentary have not stopped telling us how good Sobey is.

@ LV , Sobey played for a Lemanis that should've done a lot better, they played finals once and Lemanis could coach.

Thing I like about Trez is that even though he's not an outside threat the ball never sticks with him. If he’s not looking to score he’s looking to move the ball straight away with hand offs into a screen

That block by Trez was clean.

Need Majok Majok in right now

Wouldn't call Sobey a loser. His Brisbane stint was punctuated by shitty roster construction time and time again. Not once did the Bullets sign a point guard that could effectively lead a team. Also the Lemonass experiment of attempting to have Sobey be a point guard was a fail.

Sobey’s attitude has become poorer over the last three seasons though, to the detriment of the team. Notably he and Baynes chased Duncan away. And his ball hogging has really ratcheted up a notch.

I'd be showing Kelly the door ASAP.
Weird rotations and poor offensive sets look very similar to when he was assis at Perth.

Kelly furiously checking the schedule to see when SEM plays Brisbane.

Humphries getting going is a big help. Also the opposition not shooting 50+% from 3 too!

Yes I'd say Kelly is gone, they the players are not listening. SEM have had a tough draw to start season though. I’ll feel for Hunter, he left there as only real defender. Hurt is a stats padder.

@ Ben, wasn’t the story that he want to be the point guard, that’s why he went to bullets. Walton jnr is as good point guard going around and he still not doing great.

Kelly has loss the players & it shows in their effort & poor descion making

Hunter fourth foul because they aren't playing D in front of him, Hurt that time.

@ Dunkman. First time I've heard that, not to say it isn't true. Always thought he came to Brisbane for the opportunity to be coached by Lemonass and ply his wares for a potential Olympic spot.

LOL, just throw the ball at the rim, amateur refs.

SEM has no fluidity on offense. It's so ugly, such a mess.

Hurt's defense is really hurting them.

At this rate, Kelly's job in urgent jeopardy

Yes good summary LK, they are not out of it yet though. Both sides are in trouble re finals at this early stage

Kelly and Greer, probably Mitchell as well, place needs a clean out, same old, same old.

Wow I thought SEM had some issues but thought they'd find their way. Watching this is obvious they are toast... and so is Kelly.

Some members were claiming vodanovic better than smith milner. Think that's been answered three games in. I think vodanovic is about one of twelve season to date!!

Wieskamp chucking a bit this quarter. Really not helping SEM get it back.