It was great to see Wildcats beat Tigers on Wed. However I dont want to be a pessimist but cannot even seeing us push them at their local gym. Mainly due to many getting over injuries and our defensive work has a long way to go to slow that team down. I still have faith in squad and Scotty but a very tall task at this stage. be interesting to see if Schensher can hold Anstey to a reasonable score as we certainly havent over last few years. They still havent got anyone to hold Brett if we can set him up .
Huge challenge for Tyndale to see if he has got what we need defensively and score wise. Fingers crossed what a way to bounce back after last 2 games if we could beat this mob

Sadly I don't see it happening with our injury concerns.

Winitana is a huge loss especially with his high energy. I believe he's the missing key and loss will be the cause of a loss.

Also big Luke needs to shut down Anstey.

You wouldn't rule out the chance of a win, but it will be tough. Tyndale defending, presumably Ere, would be an excellent match-up to see.

If we had come up against them without them having lost to the Wildcats, I'd quite like our chances, but I think they'll have that fresh in their minds and Anstey will be out to dominate.

Yeah, I'm also worried that Barlow was scoreless on 0/6.

We are definitely missing Winitana. I wouldn't mind betting that he played more minutes than anyone in the preseason games and he has been sorely missed since the Crocs game.

If Luke doesnt start against the Tigers, that would only make Ninnis look like an amatuer coach. Why would you recruit a player with international experience and HEIGHT only to be playing him off the bench and 20 odd minutes a game at that!

Get with the program, start bringing Mahersy off the bench, move Tybdale to the 2, god knows he's undersized anyways, Bruce at 1, and Holmes 3 and give Ballinger a break at trying to defend bigger guys and put him at the 4!

I expect a competitive game tomorrow night, and I think the 36ers can win.

I think the 36ers can win also. The season so far has been full of surprise wins and losses. Samba, if Ninnis doesn't start Luke, that's a reflection on Luke rather than the coach. Luke has not shown the quality required as a starter. He certainly is not an equal match up to Anstey. The 36ers do not have a player that is. Whoever defends him, needs to come out of their comfort zone and put in an amazing effort to try and contain him. If Luke can do that and do it consistently, then you can expect him to be a starter.

"Luke has not shown the quality required as a starter" 14ppg @ 56@, 8rpg, 1.5bpg in only 26 minutes is not quality enough?

Losing the plot EC.

Height mathcups....let other teams have height match ups WITH US! Does Anstey come off the bench becaise of height matchups?!

Ballinger on Anstey. ( Ninnis just said on radio) His back is ok, but he's had the flu, this week.

Should be a good game, but we need to get more shots on goal (Always been out downfall)

Tiggers: 39/80 FG, 9.25/26.5 3P, 16/22 FT
Sixers: 34/77, 7.25/22, 21/27

Need to make our shots count!

Otherwise all other game stats in our favour, RB 40 to 47 to us, AS 16 to 20, BL (even at 5.5) TO 18 to 17

but, ST 8.3 to 6.8

On shooting, Jacob is the only one shooting over the team % in all 3 areas.

Guys who need to improve:

Coops: 2/10 FG 2/5 FT
BD: 3/11 FG
BH: 8/23 FG 0/4 3P
AB: 15/39 FG

Good D wins championships, but you still need buckets

luke currently given us NOTHING!!

give us something luke!!!!!

in 1st quarter

sixers - 12
tigers - 26

What do you mean Luke is giving 'us' nothing? The entire team is playing like dogs!

quarter time

sixers - 16
tigers - 32

tyndale leading for sixers with 4 points.
luke shooting terrble.
balls 2 fouls.

Embarrassing stuff, did they even do any scouting???

sixers feild goals are at 19% and 3 point at 0%.

damnnnn!.

And who is gurading Sam Mackinnon? Giving up to many offensive rebounds. Ninnis' defensive talk is just that IMO

half time

sixers- 39
tigers - 54

One thing I hate about the new live scoring: how it says 'multiple-3' for example in the stats, instead of listing all three players. You have to click on the box score to find out who they are. Still beats the crap out of the old sportal live scoring.

I can deal with that, considering its 100% better and more professional!

has it just stoped on 628 or is it just mne?

Its stopped, i take the professionalsim ALLLLLLL back haha

Farkin hell!

jynxed!! =[

They've switched to one of the other live score options.

thanks anon. good quarter for us.

Is the scoreboard down at present or is the game over. Just tuned in but can't get anything.

anyone got any updates?

scores?

sportal says:

119-91 in a sixers lost.

no scores r anything.

this means sixers lst 4th quarter by 16.

hard to believe after there 3rd quarter.

One road game left against the Hawks, who beat the Wildcats, who beat the Tigers. Its not too early to pencil in a 4th road loss. Call me pessimistic but I am still waiting for something positive to happen.

This is a joke.

Pigs beat Perth btw.

NINNIS is NOT playing his best 5 to start the game....Surprise surprise we are starting games shockingly. Pull your finger out Ninnis, why bother recruiting Schencsher if you arent going to start him against the likes of Anstey for christ sake! Not sure how Ballinger got those early fouls, but wouldnt surprise me if they were to do with the fact he is UNDERSIZED against Anstey.

Im pissed off at this season already, and now im going out for a beer!

anyone no any box scores?

I listened to www.tigerradio.com.au
Much better than live scores.
mmmmm Sydney Spirit winning a few games..

Camel 31 howd stats end up for sixers?

Luke is a interesting one. His firt half was woeful, he shot terrible and couldnt get his game going but then he comes out and finished the game well hittng a couple of shots and finishing wit 25 points ( according to sprtal)

While i was watching fiba live scores ti it stopped i noticed we got hardly anything outside from brett, bruce and davidson but tyndale was rying to lift the team. He had 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 7 points on a off night for the team from outside.

Dissapointing overall.

Mark Tyndale finished with nine points, seven rebounds, seven assists.

Write up is on nbl.com.au

*excuse spelling mistakes

Yes, they said Bruce, Tyndale, Maher were quiet.
Ballinger was great. Schencher got better as the game went on.
Tyndale was yelling at his team mates. But settled down.
Sixers played zone if Melbourne scored and man if they missed.
Battled away, but couldn't find the basket and slack on defence.
Obviously a pro Tigers call in tigerradio, but not too bad.
Sturt off the bench got the crowd going.