Still think they should've upgraded cook jnr, if knight was still there no dramas but we need offence.

Still think they will pull the trigger, great athlete but not what we need a Josh Boone type will be perfect.

I don't disagree. I'm just going to assume that the club are under instructions to give the other teams a chance for a change, and are feeling charitable enough to oblige. Very honourable of them I must say.

Dodgy front court or not, we still should beat the Kings though :p

Hoping for Perth to demolish Sydney

Randle probably won't commit any offensive fouls without Matt Knight there to take any "special" charges and he likes to have big games against Perth. He needs some mates to jump on board though. Can't see it happening going on current form (the past 2 seasons form that is).

Being under instruction not to make a change is ludicrous.
Any team should have the right to make a change.
Its going to be a Melbourne title IMO.

United will shit themselves, until cg43 can prove he can play in finals. New Zealand are the same as Perth, proven championship team's that know how to win when it matters

Perth by a billion.

No NBL team has even scored a billion in a long time Angus, but Perth does have Bryce Cotton

Good chance of Bryce having at least half a billion in the first half.

No joey wrong to bitch and moan to the refs so should be a good game. Hopefully no homicide either so don't have to listen to him try and talk by using sixty words when one will do.

Oh no, I hear the dulcet tones of homicide - no rest from his drivel

Feeling a little better about Perth's chances after Homicide's guarantees

Homicide needs to fuck off.

Randle moaning to refs already. Arrogant prick.

Totally agree. Randle cry baby when things get hard.

Perry Ellis is definitely a bleeder from the head!

what foul!

what foul!

Perry Ellis had blood coming out of his whatever

How about some O boards Sydney?

Vintage Gleeson, trying to milk an extra point off a made free throw.

Are we sure Perth Ellis isn't actually 60 years old with a head like that?

Hahaha^

The Jewish comment

Wow, Homicide played for the Washington Generals!

Poster time for Blanchfield

Is there even a crowd there? Can hear the comments from the bench it's so quiet. R they all playing with their phones? A crowd of mutes? What's going on?

Can homicide get Tokoto's nickname right for once? It's not "Air JP Tokoto". Ffs. How hard is it? "Air Pierre". Not hard at all.

Game is so exciting I'd almost rather read people complain about Homicide in this thread.

Another master class from Gaze too, letting Tokoto stay on the court with 3 fouls without attacking him on D.

Well if that wasn't the most depressing half-time interview I've ever seen. Makes me feel bad for the organisation.

Newly, Cadee, Blanchfield, Ellis, Tyler, Garlepp need to not come back next season

Kinda yawn-inducing game, yeah, other than that rather well executed dunk shot from J.P. Air T.

Good to see The Colonel getting involved in the paint. More please.

If the on-court action isn't painful enough for Kings fans, they also have to listen to a shitty cover version of We Built This City.
:/

Is JVG signing the entertainment as well?

Its an 80's theme night in Sydney.

Yawn of a game so far.

Tokoto has looked really ordinary this round. Poor shot selection, crap shooting, poor hands

Reffing is pissing me off, Brandt 4 fouls in 4 minutes. Two of them were absolutely nothing fouls. Let them play

Four point game at the end of the third.

Game on!

A close one but a crappy one.
Carn Cats. Pull your fingers out.

Homicide proving why he is a dickhead.

Clutch Jesse.
Misses one. No hesitation on the next one.

That's why his nickname is Handom.

WILDCATS!

Last word on homicide - after listening to his expert comments and wonderful advice to the Kings perhaps he should be their next coach

The best talent on the Kings Bench is actually the blonde behind Gaze.

Homicide, I know you probably can't accept this, but the reason why Sydney couldn't close it out is because..... they were playing against a very good team that wanted to win just as much as the Kings did.

Will Corey ever pay any respect to Perth? There's two teams out there Homicide.

Homicide is a troll. Nothing more to it than that.

Nearly got done by the bottom team basketcase. They better do better against Melbourne.

Cooke deliberately gives up driving lanes so he can block shots. Fine when it works, but it often doesn't.

refs were a disgrace last night. Enough said there.

For the Kings, they are failing in the basics, No blocking out for defensive rebounds, no attacking the ring for offensive rebounds, no switching or blocking the cutter when in D, No looking for inside shots in offense.
I do not understand how Tom Garlep can not get court time. How he has maintained his team 1st attitude i do not know. He is 1st onto the court at T outs and breaks in play to give players their towel and high 5 all players. Great team man and also energenic on the court

Yet they came very close to winning game.

Doesn't matter how close they were.
8 years of losing is poor.

Wasn't going to bother but the low scoring piqued my interest. Watched the replay and looked like a decent defensive tussle with both teams struggling a bit with their offensive sets.

As usual Gaze out-coached. The Kings players looked more aggressive on D but the sets are still garbage at times leading to poor rebounding and transition. Farce ultimatum or not, it'd be hard for the players to stay motivated when they know the sets they were running are crap and ineffective.

Strategic-wise, usual mind boggling ineptitude. Certain key opponents in foul trouble and no clue how to effectively exploit that on offense. No isolation, no overloading weak side? Doesn't matter which superstars get recruited with coaching like that.

Shameless, stubborn and misguided. Tarnishing reputation for pride and money. What's going on inside that noggin to think they may have a chance to go on a 13 game winning streak? I said before they'd be lucky to go 8-5, right now they'd be lucky to go .500 in the last 8. Without a new coach, I can't see any sane and capable FAs would want to join the circus.