Agree, could see perth drop this game then win in Melbourne, strange seems to be the mantra this season

I gave up trying to pick NBL 3 months ago.

Toss a coin

Great write up Jack, very amusing and has me even more pumped for this game.

I'm most interested in what Wiley Coyote turns up, the one than looked on track for 100 (go back and watch I think he had 15 points in 4 minutes) or the one that did sweet fuck all for the majority after that.

Also fascinated about Drmic of whom played great against Melbourne but then didn't see the ball in the second half and Conger seems to be a great opponent for Perth, he's always fun to watch (even though his numbers were dreadful last time in Perth).

But for my Wildcats I'm only intrigued by Nick Kay, he looked a bit sore against the Kings and wasn't moving as freely as earlier in the season and had a down game, was that just tired and a shocker or will he remind us why so many think he's worthy of an All-NBL first team spot (hearing Shawn Long could be taking that)

Not technically true, if Melbourne win by 50 or so they'll finish first on percentage.

If Perth win tonight, how much Melbourne have to win by on Sunday to get top spot will depend on how much the Wildcats win by tonight.

If Perth beat Adelaide by 1 point, United will need to win by around 26-27, depending on how high or low-scoring the two games are. If the Cats beat Adelaide by more, obviously Melbourne's target increases.

Jack, hat off to you for your efforts over the season. Well done with the write-ups ;)

Another fantastic preview.
Let's hope that Sobes gets the chewy off his hand in last quarter and can pass off to a team mate in better position.
I think Joey may been been suggesting similar in today's Tiser

If Perth lose tonight, then the Melbourne-Perth game determines more than top position for the winner. The loser most likely would finish third, as Sydney (only game for the round) are very likely to beat Cairns (2nd game for the round). So home court advantage against Sydney would be lost for the loser.

If Perth win tonight, it means they're guaranteed to finish top 2. However, Melbourne would still be at risk of finishing 3rd.

Perth to eke out the win tonight.

Still reckon adelaide will get in, bullets look shot! Personally, pressure is of perth. Having to win both game's to finish top, now have two bites.

Adelaide play well here and on the road hopefully the players decide the game and none of the home cooking garbage.

Bullets look shot

Actually don't mind the bullets, finals are a different ball game. Season just helps you get the chance to compete for the championship.

Finals are are different ball game. Patterson is a gun and a must keep, would slot nicely in Perth though? Cotton and a gun centre in Long? Kay and Norton as the starting 5?

I need revenge for Vlahov and Fisher taking out Jo-Jo in the quarter finals.

It's a daily pain.

The hate festers.

White looks deadly.

Just not at close range.

Lol

#NBLdunk

Well played, Flop.

Drm... trying to Curry mode.

Such bullshit home cooking already

Perth at home = shove a dude out of court and play on. Lol

Stiendl with yet another #NBLdunk

I fully support Froling finishing this shit talk properly.

#WNBADunkComp

Not enough home cooking as down by 8 points.

At least WNBAers know their own limitations and would safely squeak it in.

This thread makes the game so much more enjoyable :)

Well this is utter shite, this reffing. Actually going for Adelaide tonight, cannot bear Perth getting minor premiership. I'd rather sacrifice the prophecy, that's how strongly I feel about Perth

Do or die game for Sixers yet none of their fans are around apart from Pete?

I'm here.

SWOOP CITY

That Perth stadium... just amazing.

I can't wait for the derailment.

I'll bear the brunt of the trolls, gentlemen.

Have at it :)

lol at Manu 'Swoop City' :)

Perfect.

I'm too busy trolling Manu over the Bullets.

Perthworld - I know we'll reach peak hope and then get decimated.

Like a first year rookie, I still buy into the hype.

This after 25 years as a member.

Doing my bit for the team. We need a bit more home cooking.

I was going to wait till half time to cook dinner. But I've whipped out my wireless headphones and I'm getting started on my own cooking now

I can't wait for the derailment

Sixers are doing well with a 10 point lead here but really should actually be up by more, they have missed some easy opportunities

You can't assume colour on your shake in 2019.

DRMIC dun gon Curry mode.

Dayum.

Wilcats.

Why they gotta ignite my hopes?

We know how it ends.

...


But this is f'n nuts from the Sixers.

This is what I expected from melb last night.

Sixers playing with alot of heart. Damn they want it.

I'm still hoping my cats show up tonight. But adl are looking very good against the current Perth witches hats lineup

NBL alive and well when a team shows up with this kinda heart.

Perth's got this unfortunately. They'll be fine

Also, salt free thread is great. Giving each other shit and all smiles. Nice change.

Certainly is Pete, such a close, competitive league. I've watched about 5 minutes of that league masquerading as basketball known as the NBA. Absolutely loving the NBL.

Manu - more than likely, yeah. Too much talent and depth.

We rely on the balls to the wall hero game.

Still... gots to beleeb.

Manu - more than likely, yeah. Too much talent and depth.

We rely on the balls to the wall hero game.

Still... gots to beleeb.

No D on Martin from deep is worrying.

I'm not yelling.

YOU'RE YELLING.

Ooooh wowee we are doing some DUMB things....

I'm almost a "beleeber" atm

This has to be the tightest season of NBL in history in terms of average game margin.

Agreed Gus tuning into NBA and seeing 30-40 blowouts is awful.

30-40 points*

Man, White is SO composed.

HT PER 40-49 ADL

Loving this. Great fun.

Who wants a nice slice of Perth win? $2.60 per slice. I'll take 3 slices please

Well my wildcard has been played out.

Dinner is cooked. And it only closed the gap by 6.

Someone else is gonna have to pick up the slack to help the cats find their way into this

Drimic has chosen the right time of year to activate beast mode. But the Sixers didn't finish off the half overly well and the inability to finish off quarters hurt the 6ers badly last week against United.

The season it has been unpredictable to know which Sixers team will rock up from one half to the next, hopefully it’s the right one and this isn’t our last half of 18/19.

What's on the menu, Flop?

If Wildcats lose tonight how much does Melbourne have to win by?

Depends on the final margin in this game first.

1.

Oh he said lose not win. Weird question then lol

@Perthworld no it doesn't. Melbourne just have to win.

Grilled "swoop" chicken and a cous cous n mango salad, with a roast "steindl" potato on the side.

Had some pork chops that I should probably have cooked tonight. But the game wasn't appropriate for that, I'll have to have them tomorrow

Wow, that's amazing. I had flame grilled Hungry Jacks.

Very solid references /10

We got this.

It's time.

@kr I get that but thought he asked what the margin needs to be for Utd's win to gain #1 if we go into Sunday on 18 wins vs. MEL's 17.

Moving laterally. Shit call.

I will admit I had to look at the box score to see who our biggest spud was ATM. Was gonna go Damo, but didn't wanna burn him like that

Selfish Sobey.

We're fucked.

If the Cats heat up and Perth Arena catches on fire I'll treat myself to some fish and chips tonight.

White is cold AF. Savage.

Cotton to clog my arteries.

Bad puns are good puns. I have no beef with them.


Angus on the other hand... Looking at that adl call where the ball came off Wiley's head...

Digital Rights Management ON FIRE

Un

F'n

Conscious

Chris Reid will do his best to look after Melbourne

Confirmation for me. Angus Brandt is possibly the most frustrating player I have ever seen.

Wiley "LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

He was why we shockingly lost to Japan. Or was that Kay?

Full court press beaten. These aren't your father's Wildcats.

Froling dun broke ya :)

Lol Greg.

He didn't enjoy that screen.

I was expecting a Sixers player starting the biff tbh. It was always bound to happen at some stage in this game

We just Perth'd Perth.

Well, what else is Hire going to do.

Make up call.

Bout time perth stood up amd played physical.

Hoe could have some of these pre-playoff games been.

Hire gonna Hire.

Love it.

This is awesome.

Seems Greg's thug move may have woken up the cats. Definitely woke the crowd up.

Joey be angry. That's his plan B,C and D stolen.

How good*

lol J

Shoulder sore little man?

Awww... you got an owie?

Composure.

Damien Martin being a jerk.

Unusual.

/s

DJ stinking it up.

DJ is legit the dumbest dude in the NBL.

I missed what he was getting mad about?

Did you see why Pete? Or anyone

3QT PER 65-69 ADL

This is over

He wanted a foul called on his weak move. LOL

Moore needs to stop fouling three point shooters. He made a silly foul on Goulding in the Melbourne game that was very costly down the stretch, and no does the same with Steindl.

Yep get the worry beads out people.

DJ habitually forgets he has zero upper body strength.

He then abides by the Sobey / Drmic "launch your head back whilst challenge" tactic.

Rather* frustrating.








*KILLING ME

Moore and Johnson = Dumb and Dumber

Please, for the love of all that's holy (Maher)...

... don't let Sobey go solo mode and kill us.

It's Conger and Drmic.

Or we're out.

Yeah, that's kinda cheating.

Conger taking over.

F'n Sobey.

For the FUCKING LOVE OF GOD bench Sobey

Was that the token home town Perth call where cotton kicks his legs out?

Sick of seeing Martin get away with murder every game.Its ridicolous. He fouled the hell out of Drmic..Drmic couldnt even get his other hand free. Martin living off reputation IMO.

Sobey makes awful hero decisions in clutch.

Love the guy - huge HUGE fan.

But needs to make smarter decisions than a 2m deep three in the first phase of an offence when he's cold as an iceberg.

Yeah, we're dead here.

Perth don't lose in Perth.

No one touched him in that play.

Literally.

No one.

Mvp's doing MVP things.

Wasn't that special. I just wanted to say that.

It's not like he did something amazing like missing a wide open layup

He shouldn't be forced to play PG to be honest.

Lol at Lachy

"Misses the 1st".... Of the and 1

:S :S :S

Thanks Sobey.

Again.

Super sloppy Sixers.

Yeah, we're done here. Sobey. Again.

Man I hate Perth so much

Moore and Johnson AND Sobey = Dumb and Dumber and Dumberer

Sobey reminds me of Westbrook in that when he is on he is on, but at times that intensity and energy can lead him to over-aggressive and force shots.

Why Joey plays the worst clutch player in the NBL in the end, I have zero idea. Congrats Wildcats - we are just fucking awful.

We have zero business being anywhere near a finals series.

Why Joey plays the worst clutch player in the NBL in the end, I have zero idea. Congrats Wildcats - we are just fucking awful.

We have zero business being anywhere near a finals series.

So Sixers need Bullets to choke vs. Breakers now...

Adl ball imo.

Touched his hand and affected the shot. Wasn't called foul. And called adl ball.

Should stay that way

Oh.

Wow.

Did Sobey fuck up?

Again?

Oooooooooooooooooooooooooops!

Another 4th quarter fade out by the Sixers. Yeh we got some bad calls against us but gee, it has been a frustrating year to be a Sixers fan.

Fuck the finals.

We have nothing

There are banners in NBL, not flags.

UP - every year is a frustrating year to be a Suxers fan.

Congrats Cats.

Fucking Sobey.

So fucking selfish.

Why ive been saying that Perth are massive favourites. They are virtually unbeatable at home..no one is winning there. Home Court advantage = championship.

Crazy how people dont recognise just how good they are at home..and still harp on about MU and Sydney.

Perth title,,thankfully Super Rugby is here!

#734265 who do you support?

Sry Pete.

You were a great sport all night. I'm actually a little disappointed that this is the result.

^yup

Pete you may get a miracle tomorrow night.

(probably not)

No back-court there by Cotton?

Cheers Flop - appreciate that.

As were you.

Won't lie - this one stings. A lot.

Better team, better coached, rocking their home. Well played mate.

I'll take my leave at this point sir.


Best of luck in the finals.

Now they're playing fucking Sandstorm. God almighty

Likewise Perthworld - congrats.

Thanks Pete. Its still not over for the Sixers,

I will be cheering for the other results cos I'd love a matchup vs the Sixers for the drama. Even though I do hate them at times. Same as I hate NZ at times.

Geez Adelaide are dumb. You have to foul there.

No usf? Surely a push is not a play at the ball?

Great team, great franchise.

The NBL should model themselves on the Wildcats.

Best of luck.

If you'll excuse me, I'll go cry into my Sixers gear.

Menzclub in Richmond.

Keep at it Pete, you sound like an old school supporter like me. Well done for not stooping to the usual forum antic of extreme sooking.

Can't believe I bought a Sobey jersey for this

ADL were trying to foul. Hire got mauled but the ref didnt want to blow anything.

Poor Joey, he even had his playoff vest on

Appreciate the fun natured thread lads :) Pleasant change.

All the best Pete.

Was there when the d5oor opened Gus. 25? 26 years ago?

Credit where it's due.

Who had a slice of pie for $2.60 at halftime?

Back at ya PW. Enjoy the finals.

Holy Fuck PW, just realised this is the original prophecy. Buzzas beat Perth in semi final series

Win tomorrow first.

Cheers Froling you Numpty! Game turned on your 3rd are stupidly

Big gameday in front of the TV for SWOOP CITY tomorrow - Lightning WNBL GF Game 3 followed by Bullets-Breakers.

The win is in the bag, you'd be best served planning ahead

OMG HUNGRY JACK'S HAVE A NEW NBL AD.

Why wasn't Froling ejected for kicking Hire?

Look at that Cattalini-Rogers Cup!

Let's go brizzy!

What made Damian Martin angry on the bench?

Lochie Read said Melbourne have to defeat Perth by 33pts. The West Australian newspaper said 50.

Who is lying?

Sixers can't close out games when you have sobey, Johnson and Conger as your "go to" guys. Lack composure and too impulsive.

Moore was spent (only been back for a week after time off) which is why he made bad decisions on defense and fouled shooters.

Surely Brisbane don't choke tomorrow, not against Breakers.

C'mon guys stop bagging Johnson and Sobey when they are left carrying the can. They played more minutes and were feeling it. Maybe Joey could have given Deng more than 3.05 mins and Johnson might have brought us home.

Sixers consistently fade with their perimeter shooting in the second half and particularly in the fourth when the pressure is on. Joey seemingly has not addressed that. Perth just kept hitting from the perimeter consistently.

However the season ends Sixers have done extremely well given their budget limitations in an NBL comp where things are not all equal!

Well Done Harry, Complains to the refs non stop, flays his arms around when he is stripped of the ball, kicks out and elbows like a petulant child and screams like a goat to get a foul payed on him... Lady's and gentleman I give you Rookie of the year....What a joke...

Harry has tried to kick a few times throughout the season. But as long as you shake hands at the end of the game I guess you stay classy

Totally agree ShortersBiceps. He gets it from his parents especially Mummy who is a total nutcase when she has been coaching QLD North at AJC Womens nationals. If she had of being coaching Canberra in WNBL Grand Final the other night when Adelaide got that last second winner,security would have been escorting her out of the stadium after the refs had ejected her if the refs were still standing.

Minute spreads really interesting in this game

Perth looks like they'll ride their starters hard come playoffs (Adelaide too if they make it)

Sorry we haven't got the extra import to spread the minutes but we have the real mvp!

Bit harsh on Sobey, he is not a point guard, and is playing out of position due to poor recruiting by the sixers. He would do a lot more damage IMO if he was played on the wing and allowed to get out and run, him playing the point has taken away his natural game.

Is Froling getting suspended for kicking out at Hire?

NBL are soft on these things, yet throws unsportsmanlike foul for those run away fouls.