Oh no!!!

Without Dench, who will command respect in the paint, hustle and play defense???????

Shane Heal?






Sorry, I though Dicko asked who would ask that without ever having shown an inclination to try any of the 3 himself

How can you smell a rat???? It's an away game in Singapore, not a home game at the Dome...

Hopefully will have minimal impact on the team - Dench only played three minutes against New Zealand and the Slingers have Knight at PF and then two younger guys in Janev and Cameron. A chance for the GOAT perhaps?

Dodman played well against Brisbane here in that trial game, and hasn't played since.

would be good to see both Dodman and Burdon given 10 mins in this game, with maher out for 6 weeks, i cant see us being able to bring our win/loss record to 50% so we may aswell blood some youngsters and see what they have got.

Get on the GOAT

good!

Isaac, that is exactly what he has given whilst playing..

A minimal impact on the team!

If they are looking for someone to play three minutes, miss a three point attempt, and look disinterested I'm available. And hell, I've never been to Singapore!

157049

Whoops - posted that one a bit too soon....

the rotation issue is quite valid IMO. Sometimes a team can play better when its core group (say 8 players) get the vast majority of the minutes rather than trying to share the minutes betwen 9 or 10 players all of whom think they are deserving of them. Having Dench out (or playing 3 minutes like last week) could give the other bigs more confidence and see them be more productive and also help with the on court chemistry that seems to be so lacking this season.

If the rotations are an issue maybe some hard decisions need to be made (much easier with Brett out) and come up with a group of 7 or 8 who play the whole game - and the others whos minutes are reduced will just have to live with it.

Davidson-
-Sutton
Ng-
-Copeland
Chappell-

Ballinger-
-Cooper
Mottram-

Not Confident

Sorry that lineup made sense when i wrote it but it got screwed up when i posted coz of the spaces.

Just raising expectations of Loss to cover Phil's 701st game.

Anyway not a big loss as 36ers play better with out him

We will miss his 2 minutes of court time badly

Return Fire!!!! No wait ....that was that other apparition thingy that promised so much but in the end didn't last.

Just so I get this straight, we're now getting stuck into the guy who was only given 3 mins?

If I were Dench, I'd be jealous of the mop-boys, they're on the court way more.

Boti's article about Dench wanting to earn more court time was interesting today. Dench sounded very confident of being able to contribute. Problem is, he will need to start contributing in a big way, because this team is carrying way too many players.

"because this team is carrying way too many players."

And a coach.

Interesting Quote Though = "(with Adelaide), now I'm in an offence that doesn't have a set conclusion"


So we have no offensive plan, our defence rotaion is a joke, so what the hell is Phil coaching our players - by the sounds of things players just play what they want when they hit the pine.

From picking through this site's knowledge base, I get the impression that the 36ers should be better off without Ax. Indeed, I sense that Phil's coppe a whole lot of flak for signing him in the first place.
So if we win, do we sack Ax? If we lose, do we sack Phil? FFS, you want them both sacked, state your case. NOW.
Oh dear, then there's Shap that'll be suiting up for the game. Remember, he's the guy that wasn't injured when signed, but did his back in on-route to Australia. If you didn't know that, take an ejaculatory draw-back through your nose.
Motts'll play, despite coming late into the program, due to Newdles being pressured (by Houston) into playing Euro league.
In Motts' case, it was PAPER-work (Euro clearance) that stopped him from being a part of our team earlier on.
In summary, if we lose, it reasonably shouldn't be considered Ax's fault.
As an easy-out for you guys, I'll let it be known right now,that Dodds didn't make the flight.
There you go, we're all but guaranteed a loss, & you're all off the hook.
What a guy, am I?

and lots of them I think...

Yeh, sorry about that guys, it was a mix of sh1t on liver, & beer. Trouble is, I'm keyboard-skill deficient, & it takes me a looooooooooooong time to post. ;)
My intentions were good, but on revisiting my post, I do agree, it did get off track, along the way.
Thing is, I'm positive about this group, I see their practice sessions & it's been coming together for some time. Trouble is, it hasn't shown on the floor, game night.
Big game this arvo.