With Farley on board it may still be a remote possibility.

DWG - thanks for the eyewitness account.

Boti, meanwhile, gets thoroughly stuck into the team:

You know they're dead. I know they're dead.

So while I hate to rain on the 36ers' wake, truth is they remain alive in the race for mediocrity.

Bottom line though is the 36ers still lost and for the sixth time in a row.

Adelaide has not lost six consecutive games since a streak of seven losses extended between April and May, 1992.

They also made more unwanted history as the first NBL franchise to travel twice to Singapore and twice to New Zealand and return winless from each encounter. Zip.

There may be life in the old corpse yet.

Have to say I agree with Boti once again. I'de prefer they don't get into the finals as this would be just another stat on Phil's resume and not a true reflection of the past years performance both from the team and from the coach.
Still I'de like to see them at least try to be competetive in the last few games and not give the half hearted performances we've been seeing a lot of the year.

I think that if they can win three tough games and make it, they deserve it. But it would make them a bit of a token inclusion in the finals.

I think winning the next three games on current performances is wishful thinking, but one can always hope...

"I think that if they can win three tough games and make it, they deserve it. But it would make them a bit of a token inclusion in the finals"

Perhaps, but wouldn't it be sweet if we finished 8th and took out say the Kings (perhaps more likely to be Townsville) who finished 5th in a superb long range shooting display or we beat them on a last second shot. I want a little payback for being on the wrong end of the stupid finals knock-out system in the past 2 seasons.

It might be sweet, but I think having 12 teams in the comp and 8 in the finals is pretty stupid anyway

totally agree, the final 8 is a joke for the amount of teams. I really think it should be just final 4. With best of 3 games , then best of 5 grand final.

Its a joke u only have to finish with 12 wins for a season and still qualify for the finals!

DrB have to agree totally

Surely final six is the best compromise?

Any team that cannot win 51% of regular season games does not deserve to play finals

I just really want to read the posts on here if by some chance they got into the grand finals and were atleast competitive, every person here that has bagged the team would suddenly say how right they were to sign these people up. All of a sudden they'd be sucking up to phil and telling everyone how loyal they were to the club, while everyone else gave up on them.

I dont think I'll see this though.

Dribbler, don't be so harsh. How many years have the Sixers won more than 51%, won most of their home games, ranked well on the ladder, only to be eliminated in the 1st playoff game. That is also unfair. Let them have a taste of both pies. For the last 3 games of the season, all I want to see is the Sixers that beat Sydney in Sydney, Melbourne in Melbourne and Perth at home. 3 great games won, one each to represent the remaining 3. Its much better to have atleast made the playoffs and lose the next game than not make it at all.

I would like to see, next year when there is 13 teams, a final 13 and the 13th team has a play in game with the Uppercumbuctor West Mixed A grade team. Should be close as they will be playing West Sydney.