Martin will allegedly be getting court time according to The West Australian this morning.

Actually feel a little nervous about this game, after all the massive upheaval, this will be our first proper chance to get a handle on where we are.

It's only a pre-season comp Nathan, I wouldnt focus on or be overly concerned with results. For instance, I dont think NZ have done all that well in past Blitz tournaments but we all know how they have faired when it counts over the last 3 years...

Yeah dont expect any team to be showing their full hands during the blitz.. just a good opportunity to get some systems running outside of training really.

Any word on live streams for the blitz yet?

Pre season has no bearing how any side will go. In any sport.

Yep the Lions wont the NAB cup and they didn't even make the top 8 this season.Preseason is for working on each teams weaknesses and so forth.

I do want to see how our front court minus Knight goes against the best frontcourt in the league tonight. It should give Gleeson a inat will and what wont work for the season opener.

"It's only a pre-season comp Nathan, I wouldnt focus on or be overly concerned with results. For instance, I dont think NZ have done all that well in past Blitz tournaments but we all know how they have faired when it counts over the last 3 years..."

well said Tornado.

I wonder what other clubs will blame their losses on now that the Cats can't play "dirty"

Perth's players like all other players in the league will adjust to the refs calls or face fouling out.
They are professional athletes so should not have an issue adjusting to some minor changes in how the rules of the game are interpreted

Yes, yes, pre-season, I know. But the thing is, we're finally getting back on the court with NBL opposition and I'm keen as mustard for things to just get started again!

A good hitout tonight against quality opposition. I think sixers will win, without Knight we will struggle but its only preseason. Looking forward to seeing our new players go tonight

13-2 start by Adelaide.

Perth without Knight, Adelaide without Schenscher.

3-20 start and Gleeson unsurprisingly calls the timeout.

*checks Knight's recovery time-frame again*

LOL @ Perth

20-3. Hot shooting, sure, but anything like that scoring pace during the season is fine by me.

11-9 scoring since the time-out, so working out some of the kinks it seems.

I don't want to read too much in to this game but Perth should sack Ennis, Beal, Redhage, Wagstaff, the coach and U'u.

36ers shooting more accurately from the field than the charity stripe, go figure.

@Situation

And Wilbur, he's to blame for this.

Crazy thing is, Wildcats are actually scoring at a good clip by any objective standard - its just the 36ers are at 80% FG

Cats are shooting 53% from the field currently. Most teams would take that in a heartbeat.

I'm extrapolating wildly based on this first quarter alone and have bet on Adelaide for the championship.

4 missed free throws in a row, this League is crap, when is the NBA back!

39 points in a quarter?! Jesus christ!

I'm extrapolating wildly based on this first quarter alone and have bet on Adelaide for the championship.

Jervis Looks like an Early good Find !

I wanted to get in before Centrebet thought about bringing them down from $7. Figure they (and maybe Cairns) are the only value on the board. Perth and NZ good but short, Melbourne bit short too.

61pts in a quarter, someone's getting their money's worth.

Also, that's four fouls on Ennis and counting.

Still some work to do on this not-fouling thingie.

Isaac you read my mind. I put a hundred on Cairns @$13 and two hundred on the Sixers @$9

$12 on the 36ers @ $9.00 :P

Not a great second quarter though...

16 fouls and counting in the 2Q, and 5 Wildcats in foul trouble before the end of the half. Definitely going to need to learn to watch the hands.

Right.

49-57 before halftime, lol, love to see that rate of scoring carried into the regular season.

Wildcats back into it now. 36ers not really playing Gibson much. BJ doing the grunt work. 28 points in the paint in a half by Adelaide sounds like a nice change.

53-59, 36ers way at the half.

BJ going off!!!

They are sharing the shots around very well.
Always good to have a lot of scoring options.

Judging by the shot chart they are getting a lot of layups/dunks.
Almost 20 shots in the keyway by half-time is pretty good.

wow at the halftime scores!!

We've had Taipans full-time scores of around 59...

36ers shooting percentages slowly falling back to the merely super-human ;)

Gibbo has only played 7 minutes, hope he isn't injured

FT shooting could be an issue for Adelaide this season. Three of the guys likely to get to the line are not particularly good shooters. 16/29 so far tonight for the team.

Jervis fouled out. Ennis and Wagstaff on 4. DJ on 4.

Wonder how many of these TOs are offensive fouls?

Ennis now fouled out. Sixers up comfortably after starting the fourth 6-1.

I disagree, Isaac. Ervin was top five in percentage last Season I believe. Johnson is decent. Don't know much about Frye but he can't be that bad.

Shame this game isnt being streamed, looks like a fun one. BJ Anthony having a monster.

The three I had in mind were Creek, Frye and Anthony. Fry is 2/7 tonight and Anthony 6/12. And I said "three of" because I was quite happy with DJ's FT shooting last season.

Adelaide with 10 less FGA than Perth but theyve only taken 10 3pFGA, taking it inside.

Can anyone post game score and leading stats? Can't view livestats where I am. Thanks folks.

Adelaide 92 (Anthony 18, Frye 17) lead Perth 83 (Redhage 16, Beal 14) with 4 minutes left.

This scoreline could pass those of Adelaide v Perth games from two years ago when they had a few shootouts.

36ers 96 Perth 83 3 mins Left 4th Q

Moses, Anthony has been the stand-out for Adelaide along with Frye. Both would've topped 20 points if it weren't for some weak FT shooting. Ervin and DJ providing good support.

DJ has 15 and 8 in 17 minutes.

2 minutes left, Adelaide up 10. For Perth, Ennis, Wagstaff, Martin and Jervis have fouled out. Ennis 14/6/4, Beal 12, Redhage 19 and 7 (8/20 FG), Martin 10.

For Adelaide, Anthony 18 and 7. Frye 17 on 7/9 shooting but 5 TO. DJ 16 and 8 in 18 minutes. Ervin 12/4/3, Petrie 10, Creek 9.

Gibson has only played 7-8 minutes.

Grand final preplay?

For the guys fouled out, Ennis done in 24 minutes, Wagstaff in 20 (surprise!), Martin in 25:30. Jervis in 11 minutes.

DJ and Frye have 4 fouls each for Adelaide. Rest are going OK. Cadee just got his fourth actually.

Cadee now out with his fifth in 26 mins. Had 6 points, 7 assists.

Burdon has 11 points (3/3 3P) and three steals in 11 minutes for Perth.

There are nine good players on this Adelaide team, with a coach who will let them play and demand they play hard. That's a good recipe.

102-91 final score.

Triple figures for the 36ers in a 40 minute game. That's refreshing.

Anthony 19, Frye 19, Johnson 18, Ervin 12, Petrie 10
Redhage 21, Ennis 14, Beal 12, Burdon 11, Martin 10

I think a lot of Adelaide players will seem more efficient this year with a more talented team, a better system and a more tightly called game. Let's hope the Powerhouse gets rocking.

Entree is served!

I think refreshing is an understatement. That was like a Teppanyaki with Joey as head chef.

Great to see Erik have a great game. Hope his only dud games are against the Sixers.

Sixers currently $7.50 for the championship... Who's in?

Boti on Gibson's limited minutes:

Gibson felt a hamstring twinge and did not return to the game as the Sixers revealed their depth and the depth of their desire.

What water has BJ Anthony been drinking? I'll have some of that

It's weird seeing Gary Ervin on a team where he doesn't have to do everything...

Where are the photos? Link?

We play fast tempo and ya cain't scrag us anymore.
Pretty to watch.
Of course, we need to work on freethrows =
120points.

'855, Schenscher out and Gibson barely played. Both teams can improve I think.

The pace we play at, bound for a few turnovers,

......early in the season, but doing it everyday
we get better.

Probably the key thing for the Wildcats out of this game is that Martin played well and put in substantial minutes. Very important test to pass.

As I suspected the 6ers frontcourt will be almost downright impossible to matchup on this season. You combine that with Gibo and Ervin, it is a recipe for a very good team.

For us the biggest positive was Martin. By all accounts he was fantastic in his first game back after his season and some season creer slowing injury. By all accounts he was close to being his usuall self already.Burdon also showing why he is already so highly rated by the Cats was another positive to go with Jervis.

It seems that Adelaide will go 8 or 9 deep this season with all able to contribute straight away.

will schenser add to the line up?
or is he too slow for our new style?

seeing Schenscher hasn't been training, it will take hima while to catch up, while even Perth didn't know how fast we play now.

Dont be suprised.

BJ can do that. He is really underrated. He didnt put up big numbers at the Breakers but i think he wasn't entirely used in the right way. (Has a pretty good offensive game but many people didnt see that)

He fits in with Joeys style nicely so i can see him having a good year. Maybe an 8/9ppg and 5rpg type guy.

"His previous highlight in the NBL was a hit on a player 4 inches shorter than him so he has a very low floor to work from."

I think you'll find his previous NBL highlight involved a "Championship", something not too many of the current Sixers squad could lay claim to.

You would have to smoke a ton of crack to see any resemblance between BJ Anthony's game and Ben "how's my hair" Allen's.

Anthony is tough, can rebound, score and defend. Allen can put product in his hair and possibly dress himself.